chillfactor Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 So am I mate 🤞 Proper mission getting it back out 250 yard paddle in a boat with a head torch 🚣♂️ yonny and muftyboy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muftyboy Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 35 minutes ago, chillfactor said: So am I mate 🤞 Proper mission getting it back out 250 yard paddle in a boat with a head torch 🚣♂️ Effort = reward mate. Look forward to the pics. chillfactor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muftyboy Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 1 hour ago, chillfactor said: Lost one right on dusk 🙄... wasn't on for long, so couldn't of got a good hook hold ! . Still it's back on the money & hoping for a bit more luck . which seems to of deserted me of late. I know the feeling mate. Was doing a night at my dad's caravan sat night and had a screamer at 2 am. Something didn't feel right during the fight and when I got it close I realised there was a group of mussels the size of a football attached to the line. Had about 3 foot of tubing on and it was an inch above the tubing. Managed to get what looked at least a mid 20 mirror over the net and then ping. Didn't get the net up quick enough to trap the fish but was close enough for the lead to land in the net. crusian and dayvid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Gutting mufty ... Lost a couple of fish over the year . Where a mussel had clamped on my line , & as the fights gone on .... ping . One of them was a lump at st John's proper gutted, still am now you've reminded me of it lol . yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 2 hours ago, chillfactor said: So am I mate 🤞 Proper mission getting it back out 250 yard paddle in a boat with a head torch 🚣♂️ With a life jacket on , pls. ? . 😀 oscsha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 14 hours ago, chillfactor said: Lost one right on dusk 🙄... Take the positives mate. One take is better than no takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 The weather this week so far just hasn't let up blustery & wet non stop which is really ruining my rowing holiday 😁 I've moved again today to area where you just wouldn't want to present a bait , but I spooked a few carp in the silt earlier on this morning out in the boat while trying to work out my next move . So I've packed up in the wet & gone for it , right up the other ending the lake, couldn't find any feeding spots to speak of so just going to fish into the deep silt . yonny and snowmanstevo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Keep at it mate, effort = reward and all that..... chillfactor and snowmanstevo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmanstevo Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, yonny said: Keep at it mate, effort = reward and all that..... What he said !!!! Go get em,mate. 😬😎🎣 yonny, chillfactor and crusian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Well today it became apparent why we've struggled all week , biggest hatch of damsel fly's I've seen . So should think the carp have been pre occupied with the emerging/ changing nymphs. Just bad timing ... been scratching my head all week & I think I found the answer today. commonly and yonny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, chillfactor said: Well today it became apparent why we've struggled all week , biggest hatch of damsel fly's I've seen . So should think the carp have been pre occupied with the emerging/ changing nymphs. Just bad timing ... been scratching my head all week & I think I found the answer today. So does this mean you're going to get Ziggy , Chill ? . 😃 Edited October 11, 2019 by crusian Punctuation commonly and Its-grim-up-north 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonly Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Get on the zig mate😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its-grim-up-north Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 3 hours ago, crusian said: So does this mean you're going to get Ziggy , Chill ? . 😃 Beat me to it lad 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Upper 40 common in the sling looks over 45 ..... pb common . Absolutely buzzing what a scrap ! 😁 Will get it weighed in a bit 😎 crusian, snowmanstevo, dayvid and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its-grim-up-north Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 47 minutes ago, chillfactor said: Upper 40 common in the sling looks over 45 ..... pb common . Absolutely buzzing what a scrap ! 😁 Will get it weighed in a bit 😎 Good grafting! Not just about sitting behind some buzzers half a sleep as some would lead you to think... 😀💪 chillfactor and crusian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Thought of the day? I didn't seem to notice a summer this year... dayvid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 10 hours ago, ouchthathurt said: I didn't seem to notice a summer this year... It has been a very healthy year weather wise. No mental heat waves has meant the carp have continued to feed throughout the entire summer and this is reflected in fish weights. All over the country fish are coming out at top weights, MASSIVE weights. It's also done the environment the world of good. The grass is green and the water is clear, unlike last year when the grass was brown and the water was pea green! crusian, finchey, commonly and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Just seen that Eric's Angling have merged with Angling Direct... Also trying to source Isotopes for a friend for his Rod Butts ...but can only see that Nash really do them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Highy, I think you'll find that nobody "merges" with Angling Direct. They just get bought. Fosters of Birmingham were amongst AD's recent purchases. The place used to be well stocked and staffed by keen, knowledgeable people. Now the place is like a supermarket, staffed by people that don't even know where the keys to the display cabinets are kept. Two words come to mind. "Minimum" and "Wage". I wouldn't trust any one of them to even wash my car properly...……. Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 7 hours ago, welder said: Highy, I think you'll find that nobody "merges" with Angling Direct. They just get bought. Fosters of Birmingham were amongst AD's recent purchases. The place used to be well stocked and staffed by keen, knowledgeable people. Now the place is like a supermarket, staffed by people that don't even know where the keys to the display cabinets are kept. Two words come to mind. "Minimum" and "Wage". I wouldn't trust any one of them to even wash my car properly...……. Ian. Yeh true...same happened with mine...think it was family run at 1st (North West Angling Centre) was an old church turned into a decent size shop. Good staff back then, but now 1 or 2 have been kept on and every time I've been it's kids running the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finchey Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Highy said: Yeh true...same happened with mine...think it was family run at 1st (North West Angling Centre) was an old church turned into a decent size shop. Good staff back then, but now 1 or 2 have been kept on and every time I've been it's kids running the shop. When it was northwest angling centre it was a really good shop I shopped in there for years, very knowledgeable staff what ever type of fishing you were into. And they were very friendly you could just go for a wonder around and a chat.When it got took over by angling direct I went in once and it was just like being in a supermarket and the staff were just there to sell you stuff and nothing else, I was asking about alarms and they where trying to push me the more expensive ones when they found out I was on a lower budget they just didn't seem interested. Never been back since. I'll stick to my local couple of small shops near to where I live and what I can't get there I'll buy online. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 16 minutes ago, finchey said: When it was northwest angling centre it was a really good shop I shopped in there for years, very knowledgeable staff what ever type of fishing you were into. And they were very friendly you could just go for a wonder around and a chat.When it got took over by angling direct I went in once and it was just like being in a supermarket and the staff were just there to sell you stuff and nothing else, I was asking about alarms and they where trying to push me the more expensive ones when they found out I was on a lower budget they just didn't seem interested. Never been back since. I'll stick to my local couple of small shops near to where I live and what I can't get there I'll buy online. 👍 There is still 1 or 2 who will help you out at the Wigan A.D...Tom young lad and a older woman (lady) who really does know her stuff...every time I've been in and with little en she always asks are we ok found what you need and she helped me out once or twice. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmanstevo Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 That shop been there for a while lads. I was seeing a girl in the early 90,s and she lived across the way from the shop. My only worry is what happens when AD own most tackle shops...... do prices go up and up as theve cornered the market 🤔🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, snowmanstevo said: That shop been there for a while lads. I was seeing a girl in the early 90,s and she lived across the way from the shop. My only worry is what happens when AD own most tackle shops...... do prices go up and up as theve cornered the market 🤔🤔 I dont think they will be able to corner the market these days the internet pricing will keep them in check,if they take advantage the customers will vote with there feet welder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmanstevo Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, elmoputney said: I dont think they will be able to corner the market these days the internet pricing will keep them in check,if they take advantage the customers will vote with there feet AD are the cheapest around but snapping up the bigger shops around,it’s only a matter of time before they have major control,the average tackle shop just can’t compete 😒 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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