elmoputney Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 I thought I would start a blog of my next adventure, I first fished at this syndicate approx 20 years ago for a year, I think this is where I should've gone last year but I am excited to be heading back, I should be having a night on there Saturday if the old Coronavirus doesn't throw a spanner in the works, been a mental week hasn't it, the shops are bare everyone seems as anxious as I normally am on a daily basis, so I am really looking forward to just being able to chill out after a tough week, The target has to be to catch consistently and catch a 30lber this year, there seems to be a few in there so should be a realistic target, I am going in confident this year ready to smash those targets 👍 Will update as i when I go ..., dayvid, crusian and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Must've been the noddy hat but proves I can smile crusian, yonny, jh92 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finchey Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, elmoputney said: Must've been the noddy hat but proves I can smile Lovely fish mate well done.🙂👍 elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Awesome @elmoputney. Great pic too👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 26 minutes ago, yonny said: Awesome @elmoputney. Great pic too👍 Self take and used the video light just to brighten it up, I was really pleased with the outcome 👍 crusian, yonny, B B and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Just thought I would add a couple more pics from my last trip, now everytime I see that last pic and a lot of my rod shots I get so annoyed with the wonkyness 🙄 I think I may have to get an auger of some description, I keep hearing Iain Macmillan saying "you won't catch sh1* if your rods aren't level" 😁 Even the tension poles look a bit wonky 😭 It never used to worry me but it is definately becoming an issue that needs addressing 😬 jh92 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, elmoputney said: "you won't catch sh1* if your rods aren't level" Level rods is more important than location imo. jh92, elmoputney and crusian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, yonny said: Level rods is more important than location imo. 😁 Thing is you have to look at them a lot while your fishing, and it just eats away until you get annoyed that it's not level, I actually got annoyed just as darkness was descending, I had started recasting them all and it just lolloped to the right so I had to sort it out and rechuck them all as I felt I may have moved them a bit, then in the morning when I got the take they moved again 😫 Is a spirit level going too far or is this an item that can be used but just not talked about 😅 yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, elmoputney said: Is a spirit level going too far Yes lol. Although some bars have them built in now! elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmcee Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 36 minutes ago, yonny said: Level rods is more important than location imo. Exactly haha. At least then you can still look the part whilst blanking. yonny and elmoputney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 26 minutes ago, yonny said: Yes lol. Although some bars have them built in now! Wouldn't that send you mad though constantly checking they were still level, at least with a spirit level you could lock In the car or something 😏 yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) The red thing in my pictures is a jag palm saver that has a level in it lol one of the kids bought it for me as a Xmas pr3sent a couple of years ago Edited March 31, 2020 by framey yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 44 minutes ago, framey said: The red thing in my pictures is a jag palm saver that has a level in it lol one of the kids bought it for me as a Xmas pr3sent a couple of years ago Is that also a matrix piledriver ? Is that a good piece of kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 It is it’s very good but could do with being possibly 2” longer sometimes but then if it was 2” longer we’d want another 2 on top of that the piledriver is lighter than the 2 jag excavator sticks I used to carry elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 2 hours ago, framey said: It is it’s very good but could do with being possibly 2” longer sometimes but then if it was 2” longer we’d want another 2 on top of that the piledriver is lighter than the 2 jag excavator sticks I used to carry That's what a few reviews said, but I ordered one anyway should be fine for me I think I'm only using short sticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Will be perfect the longest ones I use are only 9” elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 42 minutes ago, framey said: Will be perfect the longest ones I use are only That's what I thought the short ones for the singles are 13cm shouldnt need much persuading to get those in the ground, so next rod shot will be straight 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted May 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 Well It would appear, fishing is now back on the menu from Monday at 6am for me, I plan to be packed and ready Sunday night ready for an early start Monday, I think lots of people will also have the same idea so the lakes may be fairly busy, i might try and fish one of the other lakes Monday just to stay away from the crowds this week, and I think this may help me get a better swim on a less popular lake rather than fitting in around others, it's a lake I've never even walked round and have no idea about, but I am keen to see how my approach stacks up on a new water, I've cleaned and greased my reels,and have fresh line, created my pva bag mix just needs more liquid boosting, got loads of rigs tied, just need to make a load of bags, sort my kit out, etc It's quite a well stocked lake I think, so I am going to approach it in a match style and try and build up the swim with regular baiting and recasts, I have 24 hours so I want to try and make something happen with it, if I can get them feeding then I will try and keep them feeding, I'm going to fish bold, fish hard and love every flipping second even I make a compete hash of it😁 finchey, yonny, dayvid and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted May 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 Some good bait prep done this morning, ready for Monday morning 11 Pva bag rigs baited and bagged, ready to be hurled into the pond Bucket full of chops, Coolbox full of stinky, oily, spicy seeds, If I run out of bait it will have been a session to remember, I am debuting the tfg air bomb though so a few casts may go astray 😁 ..., yonny, emmcee and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) I am just glad I can drive to the swim ☺️ 5kg + Bucket full of chops and 12mm lers 2 buckets full of stinky, oily, spicy seeds, probably 4kg dry so probably a lot more wet, it was quite wet still so I thought I would add some pellets to soak up some of the juice, they expanded and popped the lid, oily liquid all over the garage floor Oops 😂 wd40 used to clean it up 👍 Pva bag mix big bucket 4kg 18mm boilies +1kg of 12mm Pva bags and hookbaits in one bucket My water bucket with liquids in 😁 and seriously I questioned whether I would have enough for a 24 hour session 😂😂😂😂😂 I think I need some bigger buckets 🤣 Edited May 17, 2020 by elmoputney commonly, yonny and dayvid 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonly Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 The very best of luck tomorrow mate 🤞 elmoputney and yonny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, commonly said: The very best of luck tomorrow mate 🤞 Thanks can't wait tbh, it's been a funny last few weeks I think I need the chance to think and reflect, and if I don't get time for that hopefully I will catching a couple which is never a bad thing 😂 commonly, crusian, finchey and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B B Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Hope you get a bend or two on your rod 🎣 elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Big Bass said: Hope you get a bend or two on your rod 🎣 Thanks me too, I can't sleep I'm that excited 😂 yonny and dayvid 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hows it looking Elmo? You seen owt? elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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