A Bit Of Interactive Bank Chat

[Gazlaaar]

Why take out the 20mm? Oh mince pies! God almighty

 

 

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I need a little more weight in the spomb so I cut out the bigger baits,

[phildalton1982]

I get ya, tried halving the 20mm? Put halves n whole in

 

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[Gazlaaar]

Yeah, all used up now so I've just upped the quantity of 12 and 15 millers

[Gazlaaar]

Right lads I'm off, speak to you in a while

[nigewoodcock]

Your never gonna get those steaming kettle shots Nige if you leave the kettle at home a smoking flask doesn't have the same appeal

They are so last year! It's all about ridge monkey shots this year!!! Lol

[Gazlaaar]

I wonder how many anglers have walked this path with the same dreams I have. I wonder how many more there will be.

[Gazlaaar]

All set and ready to go

 

We have a nice buffet for tonight including a chilli

[gjc1]

fishing the same swim as last time gaz? good luck any way 

[nigewoodcock]

What's happening gaz? Update time!!!!

[Gazlaaar]

Proper clam and quite mate, we're sitting up listening, you can hear a pin drop, it's proper exciting as we've heard a number of fish roll, only subtle, but I feel close to fish, if you know what I mean. Deadly quite, beautifully calm, what an exciting place to be

[Gazlaaar]

fishing the same swim as last time gaz? good luck any way

Yes mate, it's the one I'm concentrating all of my efforts on, I've seen and heard more fish in this area than anywhere else. Put it this way, and I know it goes against the grain, but I'd need a really good reason to fish anywhere else on the pit, you can just feel it in the pit of your stomach

[phildalton1982]

Im off out to my local tomorrow, report anyone

 

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[Gazlaaar]

Im off out to my local tomorrow, report anyone

 

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Report away mate

[gjc1]

definitely phill 

[gjc1]

Yes mate, it's the one I'm concentrating all of my efforts on, I've seen and heard more fish in this area than anywhere else. Put it this way, and I know it goes against the grain, but I'd need a really good reason to fish anywhere else on the pit, you can just feel it in the pit of your stomach

doing the same sort of strategy myself ,i can get at the pre baited area from 3 swims without disturbing anyone ,im baiting from a double swim in the middle, into 2 separate areas (baiting with an idea from you , spreading the bait about a little bit rather than concentrated)1 at the left and 1 at the right of the swim then if the middle is taken i can still fish one rod on the edge of a baited area " well thats the plan for now anyway ,mondays the next outing ,baits prep'd and waiting  and fermenting nicely !

[gjc1]

cm temps are due to drop up here after monday "hence mondays planned outing " 

[Gazlaaar]

The temp is definitely down a couple of degrees tonight,

[Gazlaaar]

doing the same sort of strategy myself ,i can get at the pre baited area from 3 swims without disturbing anyone ,im baiting from a double swim in the middle, into 2 separate areas (baiting with an idea from you , spreading the bait about a little bit rather than concentrated)1 at the left and 1 at the right of the swim then if the middle is taken i can still fish one rod on the edge of a baited area " well thats the plan for now anyway ,mondays the next outing ,baits prep'd and waiting and fermenting nicely !

Just stick to your plan, and tweak if need be,

[phildalton1982]

Report away mate

Well, ive run out of boilies, not had chance to get some so its tigers n corn, possible single pop up.

I fished all out boilie last week, make a change to fish non boilies

 

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[phildalton1982]

When you get the religion Phil, PM me, you might just change your catch rate.

I love tigers, dont use em enough

 

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[Gazlaaar]

Nothing to report as of yet this morning, I've been up a while, the wind has picked up, it's slightly warmer, and that chilli from last night is definitely making the inside of my brolly warm lol

[Gazlaaar]

Back home now, no fish, bur the show was good last night, it felt so good, but as fishing is sometimes nothing materialised. Never mind, next time will be my 13th session on there so fingers crossed

 

I'm already looking forward to getting back

[Gazlaaar]

Next session plans

To change round the baiting up, I have been putting in a kilo of bait before I fish every session so far, so now I'm just going to fish and do the baiting when I'm done.

It's gone into the areas for 7 or 8 weeks now and I think it's enough to see me through. I may up the baiting a bit, I'm not sure yet, I'll see how it feels.

I've gone back to 20 millers just for hookbaits and slightly longer rigs.

Now I'm starting to think about winter coming I've got a couple of bits to get, nothing major but I want to be prepared

[Gazlaaar]

doing the same sort of strategy myself ,i can get at the pre baited area from 3 swims without disturbing anyone ,im baiting from a double swim in the middle, into 2 separate areas (baiting with an idea from you , spreading the bait about a little bit rather than concentrated)1 at the left and 1 at the right of the swim then if the middle is taken i can still fish one rod on the edge of a baited area " well thats the plan for now anyway ,mondays the next outing ,baits prep'd and waiting and fermenting nicely !

Just for the record

I'd like to hear about your exploits, it sounds like you have a challenge ahead

[gjc1]

 not sure if this is really the right place but !

         aye just a bit  gaz   !  cant do interactive bank though im a bit of a technophobe and only do dumb phones  ,im just really getting a feel for the place, though ive spent a fair while just looking around before the fishing started ! ( i was hoping to start around may/june but building work unexpectedly started and i had to delay) and i have settled on an area that i know has and does produce fish occasionally " recon im wearing a trapper badge  " pretty much agree with whats been said about baits by yourself and big common and settled on particles " as ive a  lot of confidence in them from when i last fished for carp 30 odd years back and happy to stick with them for the duration plus its a big water with little pressure on the carp "or other species"from large quantities of boillies or other hnv baits so its natural ish ,whether this is the right approach or not time will tell ! theory behind the particles is i  can use a variety of particle hook baits  or fish a nut based boillie over the top (so it has a link to the basic background taste) giving a bait size the fish are used to ! im pre baiting twice a week regularly with about 1.5kg each time and generally trying to fish the morning and day after the pre bait and putting in about 1/2 a kg on each spot on leaving !  

   its taken a couple of sessions to get the feel of the tackle again so it becomes second nature ,and something i dont have to think about !,(i spent a day on a commercial just to give me a day casting,baiting up and handling fish again which helped ),its getting closer now to the stage where i can start thinking of doing a few over nighters ,im fortunate that i can get out mid week as despite the size of the water there are very few accessible swims and im limited due to a few mobility issues 

  i will get there eventually no major rush ,im just enjoying being back on the water fishing for carp again.im having another session monday and ill get out later in the week as well ,each time out gets better and i discover something new and fresh about the water