Rod Shots

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couple of rods out on a little pond I found ten mins from the hotel I’m staying at. On a week residential course for work. 

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another evening, another few hours spent by the lake side 

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[jh92]

Canal/basin 👍

[salokcinnodrog]

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Dusting off my old shimano aero 11ft 2 1/4lb tc carp rods and 6000 shimano baitrunners on a little pond in the Mole valley. Literally fishing under the rod tips, my baits are each side of the end of the boards. I’ve not used these rods in maybe 15yrs, but this lake didn’t suit either my 12ft 3lb fox torque or my 12 3.5lb fox horizon rods, average carp mid-high singles, with the odd low double, so a lovely through actioned rod like these ones are so much more matched and more fun to play carp on. 

[crusian]

On 12/07/2025 at 08:28, salokcinnodrog said:

That's a lot of swans , Nick , reminds me of Mistley 😀 . 

[salokcinnodrog]

3 hours ago, crusian said:

That's a lot of swans , Nick , reminds me of Mistley 😀 . 

There are 'only' about 30 on the lake this year, from over 100 2 years ago. Bird flu took a big hit on them, more so than the geese. 

The lake, which is just up the road from Lopham Fen seems to be a spot for young swans to grow before they go get their own territory. The 2 dominant pairs, there were 3,  but 1 was killed in a swan fight keep moving them about.

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another evening with the rods out 

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another evening spent behind the rods 

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sun up on a productive overnighter.