crusian Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 2 hours ago, elmoputney said: Nah I opted for a recast and a naughty rod for the night 😉 Well I'm off to bed now , Elmo , hope you catch your P.B. soon then you can get your head down for the night . Keep warm and dry . 😊 Its-grim-up-north 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finchey Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Any luck Elmo? I hope you caught your new pb mate. 🎣 😁👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted November 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 14 hours ago, emmcee said: Should just add a bit of water to the crumb and form balls. Leave them to stiffen/harden up then you can throw them like a ground bait ball. I did try that with some liquid but I couldn't get it out far enough without it breaking down, i moved to where I should've been last night this morning, the wind is banging Into the reeds like a good un I've got a couple of nice traps now but it may be too little too late though crusian and yonny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted November 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 12 hours ago, crusian said: Well I'm off to bed now , Elmo , hope you catch your P.B. soon then you can get your head down for the night . Keep warm and dry . 😊 4 hours ago, finchey said: Any luck Elmo? I hope you caught your new pb mate. 🎣 😁👍 Nope probably should've moved tbh, but they were active all over the place, I am now where I should've been, must learn not to panic about setting up in the dark, I've done it before, I blame the A14 for everything bad everytime otherwise I would've been here in plenty of time, still a chance it only takes one bite 😁 crusian, yonny and finchey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) On 24/11/2019 at 17:19, elmoputney said: Start tricking some bait in a spot near it, could work a treat @Highy Mate I'm going with Saturday has some 20mm Baits wot we've been using all year in 15mm...hes chopped and crumbed some up and he is going down Tuesday Wednesday Friday before we get there Saturday... Edited November 25, 2019 by Highy finchey, muftyboy and crusian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted November 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 12 minutes ago, Highy said: Mate I'm going with Saturday has some 20mm Baits wot we've been using all year in 15mm...hes chopped and crumbed some up and he is going down Tuesday Wednesday Friday before we get there Saturday... If there is still a flow and food they should keep visiting I reckon good luck ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 10 hours ago, elmoputney said: Nope probably should've moved tbh, but they were active all over the place, I am now where I should've been, must learn not to panic about setting up in the dark, I've done it before, I blame the A14 for everything bad everytime otherwise I would've been here in plenty of time, still a chance it only takes one bite 😁 Hi Elmo My Son lives up North and we have to drive through the roadworks ( Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme ) every time we visit him , is this what you are talking about ? . I guess you didn't catch this time out , but I can't help feeling from your posts that you are edging ever nearer to success . 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpyian Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 the more time on the bank success will come 😉 crusian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muftyboy Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 On the bank at the moment. Had 3 commons so far , all low doubles. Gonna give it another hour to see if one of the nice mirrors makes an appearance. snowmanstevo, commonly, carpyian and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muftyboy Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Just had a 4th. Another low double common. Law of average says next one is bigger or a mirror. chillfactor, finchey and carpyian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpyian Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 keep them coming pal sitting at home bored out of my mind wish I was out fishing now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muftyboy Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Had one more just as I was getting ready to go. Guess what?. Another low double common 😅. Well happy though. 5 hours fishing and 5 carp. Tried the scopex squid for the 1st time so nice little confidence boost for that bait. carpyian, finchey, crusian and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finchey Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 5 hours ago, muftyboy said: Had one more just as I was getting ready to go. Guess what?. Another low double common 😅. Well happy though. 5 hours fishing and 5 carp. Tried the scopex squid for the 1st time so nice little confidence boost for that bait. Good angling mate. 🙂👍 muftyboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 9 hours ago, crusian said: Hi Elmo My Son lives up North and we have to drive through the roadworks ( Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme ) every time we visit him , is this what you are talking about ? . I guess you didn't catch this time out , but I can't help feeling from your posts that you are edging ever nearer to success . 😃 Thats the one, 🤯🤯 pain in the rectum for me, even if I am not using it, when they close it they usually send traffic round my village so the bypass is gridlocked so I can't get in or out, and the worst of it unless I am going fishing it won't benefit me when Its done as the stretches me or my wife use will still be exactly the same and still as bad 😢 I got it wrong this week bad planning, bad prep and bad decisions were made, I will learn from it though so it's fine and I learnt moving isn't as much of a chore as I thought so that can only be a positive 😁 crusian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonly Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 14 hours ago, muftyboy said: Tried the scopex squid for the 1st time so nice little confidence boost for that bait. I asked a few seasons ago about the best Bait for commons, guess which Bait was suggested?? I used to always use mainline and always seemed to get decent mirrors!! 🤣 carpyian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 13 hours ago, elmoputney said: Thats the one, 🤯🤯 pain in the rectum for me, even if I am not using it, when they close it they usually send traffic round my village so the bypass is gridlocked so I can't get in or out, and the worst of it unless I am going fishing it won't benefit me when Its done as the stretches me or my wife use will still be exactly the same and still as bad 😢 I got it wrong this week bad planning, bad prep and bad decisions were made, I will learn from it though so it's fine and I learnt moving isn't as much of a chore as I thought so that can only be a positive 😁 Keep at it , Elmo , as Carpyian says " success will come " . 😃 carpyian and elmoputney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Nicely done muft 😎 Big commons love a tiger nut 😁 Elmo stick at it fella .... look forward to you posting about your pb 🎣😎 finchey, commonly, Machali and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpyian Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 had some good catches on nash cultured scopex squid this year commonly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonly Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 20 hours ago, carpyian said: had some good catches on nash cultured scopex squid this year Wish I could say the same!! You have to allow for the outer skin to dissolve, I presented it with a cut off and pop up snowman, but no takers😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpyian Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 (edited) caught a couple of nice fish on them I like the idea of the outer skin breaking down and putting all that smell in the area of the hook bait and the little pile it makes by your pop up Edited November 27, 2019 by carpyian commonly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 22 hours ago, chillfactor said: Nicely done muft 😎 Big commons love a tiger nut 😁 Elmo stick at it fella .... look forward to you posting about your pb 🎣😎 Thanks it will happen at some point, would be nice to get a biggun sooner or later though a nice winter 30 would do me 😁, if I don't then I shall keep trying plenty of lakes to have a go at round here and I've registered an Interest in a few for next year already so I have some options hopefully, I've decided I want to have a chance to catch though on shorter sessions, so nothing too low stocked, this year has got me back into it and it's been good on the whole, next year I want to catch more consistently, and be more relaxed so nothing to headbanging but not too easy either basically I am just hoping to find a water that suits me a bit more and certainly somewhere I could happily take the kids, my youngest has taken to reading a Chapman's angling catalogue on the toilet, so proud when I saw that crusian, snowmanstevo, finchey and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 16 hours ago, elmoputney said: plenty of lakes to have a go at round here and I've registered an Interest in a few for next year already Where you thinking elmo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, yonny said: Where you thinking elmo? There are a few little syndicates around, that I think I would like, will just have to see whether I can get on them, I have thought about Earith again but am just going to see what turns up next April now, And there is also the top secret lake to pursue when I can find out who the owner is yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, elmoputney said: And there is also the top secret lake to pursue when I can find out who the owner is PM me if you like, I might be able to help. elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmanstevo Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 I’m claiming it !!!!!! Size 22hook and bread punch roach fishing. Certainly welcome on a very frosty day oop north 😂😂😬😎🎣 commonly, Machali, crusian and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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