smufter Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) Went out with my daughter yesterday despite the weather forecast of high winds. It wasn't too bad as the swim we were in was pretty well sheltered, but still no luck. 5th session on the trot without so much as a bleep. Beginning to realise now why I don't particularly like winter fishing. A guy turned up as we were packing up in the peeing rain, setting up for a 48. Respect. Not for me. 14 hours of darkness a night at this time of year in the freezing cold and wet is not my idea of fun. Much prefer 5 or 6 hours of darkness during June/July. Edited February 4, 2017 by smufter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Before we got blown off the lake this evening... Fishing, coffee, and Sky. This evening around 9.30 gale force winds blew the bivvy inside out, blew the rods off the rests, and scared the hell out of Sky and me as I had to chase the bivvy down the bank to catch up with it. Packed up in the dark, and drove back to Ipswich. Even that wasn't easy as the A120 was closed between Braintree and Marks Tey, so came back via The Colnes before joining the A12 at Colchester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Ridgers Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 2 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said: Before we got blown off the lake this evening... Fishing, coffee, and Sky. This evening around 9.30 gale force winds blew the bivvy inside out, blew the rods off the rests, and scared the hell out of Sky and me as I had to chase the bivvy down the bank to catch up with it. Packed up in the dark, and drove back to Ipswich. Even that wasn't easy as the A120 was closed between Braintree and Marks Tey, so came back via The Colnes before joining the A12 at Colchester. Urm i guess your up north as in Surrey was calm . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Ridgers Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Planning to go friday with a bit of luck .. been far to long .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigewoodcock Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Got to the lake at 8.45am this morning. Put the rods out and 4 spods over the top of them. Started setting the new TITAN up for the first time and one of the rods was away at 9.20am. A lovely start to the day. crusian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 1 hour ago, David_Ridgers said: Urm i guess your up north as in Surrey was calm . Essex/Hertfordshire border, Lea Valley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 11 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said: Before we got blown off the lake this evening... Fishing, coffee, and Sky. This evening around 9.30 gale force winds blew the bivvy inside out, blew the rods off the rests, and scared the hell out of Sky and me as I had to chase the bivvy down the bank to catch up with it. Packed up in the dark, and drove back to Ipswich. Even that wasn't easy as the A120 was closed between Braintree and Marks Tey, so came back via The Colnes before joining the A12 at Colchester. Hi Nick Sorry to read about your woes . Is your Bivvy damaged again ? . We didn't have any gales on the coast in Suffolk , you must have had rotten luck . The A120 has been closed for me before - coming back from Stansted Airport and just wanting to get home . It's good to see Sky is watching intently for any bites . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 13 hours ago, smufter said: Went out with my daughter yesterday despite the weather forecast of high winds. It wasn't too bad as the swim we were in was pretty well sheltered, but still no luck. 5th session on the trot without so much as a bleep. Beginning to realise now why I don't particularly like winter fishing. A guy turned up as we were packing up in the peeing rain, setting up for a 48. Respect. Not for me. 14 hours of darkness a night at this time of year in the freezing cold and wet is not my idea of fun. Much prefer 5 or 6 hours of darkness during June/July. Well hopefully you had some quality Father and Daughter time . Have a great 1st day at your new job on Monday . smufter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Not fishing g at the mo but have been putting a few handfuls of bait onto a few spots as well as a good spread on a lake I shouldn't... He who dares Rodders! Also, I've been feature finding on a lake that doesn't seem to hold much, if anything at all but could be worth a super secret ninja session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 2 hours ago, crusian said: Hi Nick Sorry to read about your woes . Is your Bivvy damaged again ? . We didn't have any gales on the coast in Suffolk , you must have had rotten luck . The A120 has been closed for me before - coming back from Stansted Airport and just wanting to get home . It's good to see Sky is watching intently for any bites . The wire holding the spokes in place snapped again. It's whether I can be bothered to repair it again. It takes about 2 hours to to as I have to snip the second wire on the arm, take the spokes out of the holders at the outside, and put them back in the right order (4 spokes have storm pole attachments), then rewire it in order one by one. It is a pain in the rectum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 33 minutes ago, salokcinnodrog said: The wire holding the spokes in place snapped again. It's whether I can be bothered to repair it again. It takes about 2 hours to to as I have to snip the second wire on the arm, take the spokes out of the holders at the outside, and put them back in the right order (4 spokes have storm pole attachments), then rewire it in order one by one. It is a pain in the rectum! Well you regularly use your Bivvy , so why not treat yourself to a new one . Then you could repair your damaged Bivvy at your leisure and carry it as a spare ? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Just checking it worked (our swim on Friday)..... cloud9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 9 hours ago, crusian said: Well hopefully you had some quality Father and Daughter time . Have a great 1st day at your new job on Monday . Had a great day despite blanking. But we both couldn't help thinking "roll on Summer!!" Looking forward to starting tomorrow. Fingers crossed and thanks for the comment. Rob crusian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 4 hours ago, smufter said: Just checking it worked (our swim on Friday)..... Hi Rob Lovely colours . Is that your Collie ? , if it is I don't think you and Nick really need bite alarms your dogs will alert you to any activity in double quick time . salokcinnodrog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 I have Interax's problem on work PC, so I can't like Smufter's photo at the moment, and pick up quotes from previous pages. but I really do love that picture. Last few times I have been, Sky wouldn't have known what the buzzer sounding is; it hasn't happened for a long time I got into work, and put an Oval Brolly and overwrap aside to pay for later in the day, and I think it might get used next weekend, as I seem to have Saturday and Sunday off crusian and jh92 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 3 hours ago, crusian said: Hi Rob Lovely colours . Is that your Collie ? No mate, not ours. Belongs to the bailiff. Her name is Jess and a friendlier dog you couldn't wish to meet. crusian and salokcinnodrog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 4 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said: I have Interax's problem on work PC, so I can't like Smufter's photo at the moment, and pick up quotes from previous pages. but I really do love that picture. Last few times I have been, Sky wouldn't have known what the buzzer sounding is; it hasn't happened for a long time I got into work, and put an Oval Brolly and overwrap aside to pay for later in the day, and I think it might get used next weekend, as I seem to have Saturday and Sunday off Next weekend off ? , excellent . Hopefully this is your luck changing ! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayvid Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 last night i landed 4 Carp, lost one and a Bream. jh92, crusian and buzzbomb 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam77 Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 13 hours ago, smufter said: Just checking it worked (our swim on Friday)..... Is this by any chance White cottage lake ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 10 hours ago, adam77 said: Is this by any chance White cottage lake ? Sure is! Will look much nicer during the Summer months though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizClarke Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Hello, New to this site guys! But if there is any ipswich fisherman on this site with tuns of info, Please comment on my recent topic of Ipswich Fishing (Hidden Gems) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh92 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I can't remember the last time I caught a carp so I'm off to a little stocked puddle for the day. I've got new rods so I could do christening them as well haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 minute ago, carpmachine said: Looks fantastic mate, love lakes like this, you are going to enjoy your summer. I'll be doing a few more overnighters than I have done over recent years, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just now, carpmachine said: Have you joined or doing the day ticket stuff. I have joined, but it's not like a "normal" syndicate, more like a cross between one and a day ticket water. You are "vetted" by completing an application form and going for an "interview" with the Bailiff. Once given the green light, you then pay a membership fee and pay a further fee which varies depending on the session you decide to fish. It works out a similar price to day ticket waters around here, but the bonus is that the vetting, interview and membership fee tend to keep the idiots away. No buzzing alarms at all times of the day, no knobs spodding across your swim, and complete peace and quiet with like minded individuals. Heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Happy Birthday mate. I was 61 myself about a week or so ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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