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That’s the one and only me holding a carp looking all serious look,Mufty. Was a bit of a micky take on another group....... normal service was has resumed 😉😬

Still in the baby league compaired to the rest of you but a new pb for me today just shy off 11lb

After what can only be described as an emotional 2 wks it was great to be back on the bank for a gentle day session. Was over the moon to catch this pretty common even tho I felt I fished rubbish 😂😂😬

FUMING is not the word...rang my local A.D to see if my order was in store...after all the rigmoral...basicaly the order not processed and has been missed...luckily I got a refund. Soooo...on my way home I chanced Go Outdoors...they didn't have the Sonik Spod Reel but the basic 8000....so i picked up the 8000 reel...2 spools of Braid...2 lots NGT distance sticks (1 for mate)...proceeded to till. After putting it through she replied £35...????????? She handed me all the gear so I walked to car....looked at receipt to see if half price...she had NOT put the reel through...saving of £45. So now ordered 2 x Spombs & Spomb Float off eBay.

Not the perfect pic, but another fish from the reservoir, 23lb.

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!

3rd time out..not a bad day 5 carp best of them 9lb 8oz remembered the matt this time carp care and everything..found out not to buy rig's off amazon had 3 of um give on me with anything decent on.

Well done all 😎 I blanked 🙈 Had one of those sessions that anything that could go wrong did lol . Just hope that's out the way in readiness for France. Did manage 2 bites on last morning after working hard for a few days, only to get cut off with the first one & got done with a drop back bite on the second right on last knockings.... just to rub in lol . Still had a great time with good friends though & a much needed chill out

Never be afraid to move. Numerous times I've moved after catching fish. Most times its paid off but there will always be that time when you should have stayed. I recall one time on my old syndicate and I'd had 3 fish one morning. The wind turned and as soon as it did I was packing away. Another member questioned why move after 3 fish and I just said i know the fish will move. He wanted to know where I was going as his gear was on his Barrow, naturally I said nothing. He said, well I'll jump in here then when you move, I just laughed and moved. I got to the swim I wanted, cast my 3 rods. Half hour later I saw the first fish show about 70/80 yds away to my right. I had 3 fish in the following 2hrs. The other bloke set up in my swim and blanked. You can't catch if the fish arent in front of you, it's that simple.

Does that make them a school year of fish 🙄

Just had another common but only a baby ...mid teens I should think . Was supposed to be on our way today but going to stay another day or so ... it was a brave phone call to the misses 😂

What he said !!!! Go get em,mate. 😬😎🎣

ha I do give great hugs 😀😉 I quite like doing the short sessions, they are good for making you ring the changes and think fast I still think we could learn a lot from match angling they don't sit about waiting for bites they make them happen

2nd Fish...6lb 9oz...no pic

Guinness for me......... only if your buying tho. 😉😬😂😂

That makes 4 tight northeners cause I'm the same.🤣🤣🤣

and Me 😁😁

@crusian I've used it in 20 for weed and 12 for casting, both perform really well. It's the green I use but thats because I didn't know you could get it in brown!

MOST rigs are an alteration of a basic braided knot less knot rig learn that and you can adapt it to make most of the rigs out there to using different materials hooks etc

Hopefully these pics will turn out - Gripz size 4 - smaller than others, but very curved in the point.

Good grafting! Not just about sitting behind some buzzers half a sleep as some would lead you to think... 😀💪

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.

Every kids party is planned for 10am Saturday mornings (in my book)...

They certainly have...but the Mrs usually has jobs at weekends now she has finished her hobby for the season...but on a plus note she can start taking the lad to his footy games and hopefully some autumn/winter mornings for me 🤞🤞

Glad my kids are 28 and 26 lol

Defo nothing to do with dropping leads boys. Have a look at this: http://gardnertackle.co.uk/2018/05/carp-fishing-dropping-the-lead-sam-meeuwissen/

I can't wait to get there myself,just got to finish work, pick up the kids,go.for a family dentist check up then race back home get the car packed and head to the lake why can't it ever be easy 😀

I enjoy it everytime...it will happen eventually 🤞...i know i lost a GOOD easy 20lb a feww weeks ago...but thats fishing...my targets are a 20lb and a (Decent) Mirror Carp out of my local lake (only a handful in) maybe even the "Named sturgeon" out a lake i go... Mate had it last week.

Most of us do lol

Not with my casting technique mate - that's all I know. Don't forget that with the Multi your talking about an extremely low pop-up, maybe if it were higher it wouldn't be able to turn and catch under the putty, but it can. Granted it's quite rare that it happens but occasionally it does. A lot of this will depend on how stiff the hooklink is, I know that with the materials I use, big blobs of putty are a no no Urban baits pop-ups stay up for days, hold up a size 4 and only require a small amount of putty, I've tested a lot and these work perfectly for me 👍

Some absolute Stunners there @chillfactor...fish of dreams for some people (ME😂😂). Keep it up pal...how long left ? 👍🎣

Cracking fish chill you look about done bet the drive home will be a slow one. 💪

Don't worry I have since come to my senses for the time being I think 😬😬🙄🙄🙄

Agreed use a multi if you want to use a similar rig

Watch out for throwing stick shoulder , Chill. , and hopefully your back is nice and supple as well . Have a great trip , and show us the big kippers ! . 😃

Good luck,Phil. Who you going with mate,do we know him. Im sure you’ll work hard at finding em and catching em ! Look forward to possible updates 😬😎🎣

To be fair you've always got a big cheesy grin when you are holding a carp mate.

I'm debating whether his account was hacked or it was a change of colours... I tend to favour the former, but until I know, the account is on hold. For me, more PVA, seem to be going through loads again on mesh and stringers.

Already am lol got some cinema tickets for anniversary or some other kind of occasion and went to use them was naff all on so we went and watched Aladdin with will Smith it was ok tbf first time to the pictures with the wife since Harry Potter 2 with the kids.

Still use mine and they just stay like that on my alarm and stuffed in my mat at the end of the session. In saying that I’m a scruffy angler and everything just gets bodged together at the end.🙄🙄 Very versatile indicator,my mate has the newer version like yours Highy and there not as beefy as mine but still do a job.

Machine 💪🏼😬😎🎣

If you put them in an airtight bag they go into a sleep type state, take as much air out as poss, then just tip out what you want for the day in your Maggi box, they come around in a few minutes. keep the bag sealed. Not sure how long you can keep them like that, but I think they'll be good for about a week.

You won't know till you try your self

Yep...even 30's... Yep...bait a spot and some times even fish a completely different colour to be inquisitive...

So that slightly pained , frowning look is because you are thinking " where are those big old originals ? " , and not because you are a miserable [censored] ? . 😁

Well experience comes from trial and error, I have rigs that i am happy with, I reached this conclusion as a result of going through the trial and error phase in my formative years as a new carper years ago. Simple thing was there wasn't really anything in the way of dedicated carp mags that were available when I was trialling things, I remember early issues of carpworld coming out and devouring those, but other than that, if I wanted to indulge in rig information, it was reading books or talking to other anglers on the bank. I used to have junior anglers who would ask me to teach them rig tying, and why not? I learned how to tie a hair rig from an older carper who showed me on the bank. I also get confidence from choosing the correct venue, I have two club books that I fish. One lake fishes better in the summer when the other is choked with weed, yet in the winter when the first pit dies a death and the carp seem to vanish off the face of the earth, the second pit is now far less weedier and the fishing is coming into its own. It fishes well right through the winter and into spring. Knowing where to target and when is also key to catching regularly.

I did, of course, mean the loop for attaching the boilie. Sorry I didn't make that more obvious. But as I say, the ESP stuff is a mess, even using a "braid friendly" baiting needle. I have the loop as large as I can, bearing in mind I'm only using 14mm baits but still no good. I shall carry on using it, but limit it's use to rigs where I don't need a boilie loop.

Could be worse least i wasn't eastern europeaned most of has been on the banks for a few weeks now, they had a weed boat due to how chokka it was/still is. lot of the regulars are saying they have never seen that much weed on mallard last years summer and the good sun we had this year really helped the weed. I'm a Hi Karti man A S N A rubbing alcohol

Stumble out of the bivvy, trip over, knock yourself out and fall into the lake? I can do that when sober, add alcohol and weed and it is curtains.

Why would you change if you've had good success on a certain bait?