elmoputney Posted December 22, 2024 Report Posted December 22, 2024 On 22/12/2024 at 16:18, kevtaylor said: Good luck mate they're so active right now 👍 Expand Thanks, I hope so I may have overdone the baiting 6 spombs of 12mmers 😂 Quote
B B Posted December 22, 2024 Report Posted December 22, 2024 On 22/12/2024 at 16:11, elmoputney said: Were having a go tonight, rods are on the old dance floor, new bait deployed with 2 rods on spinners with match the hatch pop ups and a single pineapple on a hinge, a few have been out recently (I photographed 2 earlier for someone) I'm as close as i can be without sheeping him up, come on the carps do some eating. Expand Looks good with the wind pushing your way…warm wind ? And the guy opposite you with the big bivvy thats defo OTT 😉 Best of luck 🤞 crusian and elmoputney 2 Quote
elmoputney Posted December 22, 2024 Report Posted December 22, 2024 On 22/12/2024 at 20:57, B B said: Looks good with the wind pushing your way…warm wind ? And the guy opposite you with the big bivvy thats defo OTT 😉 Best of luck 🤞 Expand Nah its a pretty chilly one tbh but yeah does look good, nothing doing yet though. I did spend some extra time levelling my rods since that photo, they look perfect now 👌 Also that dude won't catch he's got a massive spot light on the top of his bivvy, nods r us commonly and B B 2 Quote
B B Posted December 22, 2024 Report Posted December 22, 2024 On 22/12/2024 at 21:10, elmoputney said: massive spot light Expand I bet anglers use that spot light as a marker 🤔 Quote
elmoputney Posted December 22, 2024 Report Posted December 22, 2024 On 22/12/2024 at 21:17, B B said: I bet anglers use that spot light as a marker 🤔 Expand Probably the sensible ones do I stupidly used the buoys on the rope not gonna help in the dark 😂 Quote
framey Posted December 22, 2024 Report Posted December 22, 2024 On 22/12/2024 at 16:11, elmoputney said: Were having a go tonight, rods are on the old dance floor, new bait deployed with 2 rods on spinners with match the hatch pop ups and a single pineapple on a hinge, a few have been out recently (I photographed 2 earlier for someone) I'm as close as i can be without sheeping him up, come on the carps do some eating. Expand You sound like a pro lol Quote
elmoputney Posted December 23, 2024 Report Posted December 23, 2024 Blank n white rod shot. kevtaylor and commonly 2 Quote
bluelabel Posted December 29, 2024 Author Report Posted December 29, 2024 crusian and commonly 2 Quote
bluelabel Posted December 29, 2024 Author Report Posted December 29, 2024 crusian, commonly and jules007 3 Quote
ouchthathurt Posted December 29, 2024 Report Posted December 29, 2024 the boy’s Christmas present going for their maiden outing commonly, elmoputney, kevtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote
jules007 Posted January 5 Report Posted January 5 the new cane rod and mitchell 410 bluelabel, B B, crusian and 1 other 4 Quote
crusian Posted January 5 Report Posted January 5 On 05/01/2025 at 06:08, jules007 said: the new cane rod and mitchell 410 Expand Hello Jules I use Garcia Mitchell 301 reels , and I always have my anti reverse off . Perhaps you have the clutch on your 410 set to give line easily ? . I'm worried that if you get a violent bite your lovely new rod would go flying . 😃 jules007 1 Quote
jules007 Posted January 5 Report Posted January 5 On 05/01/2025 at 19:32, crusian said: Hello Jules I use Garcia Mitchell 301 reels , and I always have my anti reverse off . Perhaps you have the clutch on your 410 set to give line easily ? . I'm worried that if you get a violent bite your lovely new rod would go flying . 😃 Expand Totally get what you say, clutch is set as light as can be crusian 1 Quote
crusian Posted January 6 Report Posted January 6 On 05/01/2025 at 19:36, jules007 said: Totally get what you say, clutch is set as light as can be Expand 👍 jules007 1 Quote
bluelabel Posted January 6 Author Report Posted January 6 To be honest ( if it was me) I'd put a bit of foam rubber in the butt eye and leave the bale open... slackening off the clutch so it spins on a take will impart twist into the line... looks ace though...👍 jules007 and crusian 2 Quote
bluelabel Posted January 6 Author Report Posted January 6 Rod makes a lovely rod doesn't he...? I have a few of his... got 4 coming back home in Feb including a London Pole jules007 and crusian 1 1 Quote
jules007 Posted January 7 Report Posted January 7 On 06/01/2025 at 21:26, bluelabel said: To be honest ( if it was me) I'd put a bit of foam rubber in the butt eye and leave the bale open... slackening off the clutch so it spins on a take will impart twist into the line... looks ace though...👍 Expand there was no need for slack drag orfoam on an open bail, the bobbin on the bank stick was not in use as i was fishing with a stick float bluelabel 1 Quote
crusian Posted January 7 Report Posted January 7 On 06/01/2025 at 21:29, bluelabel said: Rod makes a lovely rod doesn't he...? I have a few of his... got 4 coming back home in Feb including a London Pole Expand 4 , and a Pole ! , Money bags 😁 jules007 1 Quote
bluelabel Posted January 7 Author Report Posted January 7 On 07/01/2025 at 09:21, crusian said: 4 , and a Pole ! , Money bags 😁 Expand Deffo not... did a bit of bartering for some kit.👍😉 jules007 and crusian 1 1 Quote
ouchthathurt Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 needless to say nothing was caught last night yonny, jules007, B B and 1 other 4 Quote
yonny Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 On 12/01/2025 at 13:51, ouchthathurt said: needless to say nothing was caught last night Expand Fair play to you for getting out in that fella. ouchthathurt 1 Quote
jh92 Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 Managed to get setup just before the rain 🤙 I'm on a new water so just waiting for it to get light so I can try and find a bar thats out there. The wind should be pushing into this bay later so hopefully I've made the right decision going into this swim 🤣 commonly, elmoputney and jules007 3 Quote
commonly Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 Good luck @jh92 Looks like a mud bath jh92 1 Quote
jh92 Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 I've made a boo boo coming here 💀🤣 mate there's thunder, lightning, hailstones 🤣🤣🤣 elmoputney, commonly and crusian 1 2 Quote
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