muftyboy

My mate fishes specimen lake at furnace quite a lot. It's got a few cats in there but nowhere near as many as the others. I've fished it once and it's a nice little lake with the swims nice and spaced out but it's far too overpriced for what it is.

Keep an eye on them mate as I have had them split before 48 hours in the past. Also when cooking I boil until I can crush them into a mush between my thumb and forefinger. If they bounce out they are not ready.

Thing is he's gonna get all the haters spilling there venom his way anyway. I know these sort of lake are not everybody's cup off tea but nobody deserves abuse just for catching a fish.

I read that he said that he has been carp fishing since 82 and he wants his 5 minutes of fame so will be going for the record.

Will it be accepted do you reckon?. Apparently the lake done 3 different 60s In a week. Sounds more like a French type venue .

I've never tried with the tinned ones. I'd imagine as they are already soaked In water they wouldn't really absorb much . Turmeric is one of my favourites when preparing them myself, especially in the colder months.

Great bait imo. Good for baiting up with too as they are so cheap. If I'm just baiting I'll use straight out of the tin. If I'm gonna use them as a hookbait too then I prepare them myself as the tinned ones are too soft. They take on colour and flavour really well too.

Total opposite for me. The older I get the harder it seems to drag my butt out of bed.

I'll be honest , I had to look up what furtive actually meant. Let's hope there's a proper lump still lurking in there.

It's the 1st time I've fished a water like this. Living where I do it's a very rare thing. Anyway fished free line prawn earlier, 2 foot from the bank. Resulted in my 1st fish . Only a little one but we saw a couple more that looked a lot bigger.

Going again tonight after work. Haven't been this exited about fishing in ages.

He was banned mate. It was a very talked about topic for a while. Personally I think the forum is a worse place without him but he did like to try and wind a few people up.

I use quite long hairs so I'd be worried about the bait being wrapped around the hook or some sort of tangle . It's a small stick for me every time. I have at least 4 or 5 made up in case of miscasting when casting to a feature.

So there was only room for one rod where we were fishing so I was ghillie for the couple of hours we were there. My mate managed this lovely common. Will be my turn next.

Be getting to the secret lake just before dark. One rod , pva sticks already made up and a loaf of bread just in case they are on the surface. Can't wait.