chillfactor

Sorry to here about your lake fella & hope all is not lost for you & your members . Was actually on the phone to the bookies trying to get odds on how long until the reap what you sow comments appeared ..... was odds on so didn't bother ! I know the answer to this question ... but how many of you think that you can have a DO crash in a lake where no fish are present? Anyway smuft a real shame for you as you had put the hard work in & was looking like getting your rewards this season but with a fair wind hopefully all is not lost & the remaining stock pick up quickly for you all .

Mate ... over the years I've been on here you certainly have the knack for the bigguns. Big congrats

100 % mate you need to know the water . I was doing it on a lake where you were fishing over the back of a big weed bed , pointless pulling them straight into the weed , if they were already heading away from it . So would just wait a little while before lifting into it .

I remember pointing out to a member on here , who couldn't see any reason for ever letting a fish run before lifting into it. This was my exact point mate . Unlucky kev ... I just did a two night blank on the syndi , my only excitement were a few line bites from spawning pike

Me too mate ... just goes to show under certain conditions it's still not enough. Tubing can really help too , I've had deep cuts into tubing before would of been a cutt off for sure without it.

Even fine grit / sand & gravel in the weed can be more than enough to cause cut offs & water snails . Must admit to being more than happy with the line yonny put me on to , it coped with those two unexpected catfish charging through lillie beds & that was a proper test for it . I always take two lines with me fishing... a casting line & a snag line , as you never know where you might find the fish .

Absolute belter Nige And one I hope graces my net one day

He knows his stuff mate.... which is why I was happy to give you his number , if your club keeps on implementing his advice the lakes will go from strength to strength, with less fish hopefully the oxygen crashes won't be so harsh on the stock . A good few bails of barley straw can help with algue blooms on a lake that size , could be worth a mention . Fish definitely look better though mate that's for sure

Sunrise & sunset on the same lake different times of year

Muft, I almost said the other day when you had that cracker how they looked in better condition , that's down to you more than anyone mate pushing your club to get some advice . Cracking common

Interesting as always mate , wasn't aware it was one you couldn't get shot of . So are things like blood test treated differently bit like hepatitis ?

Your not wrong Ian .... think it took over two years for him to feel fully recovered from it

Nothing close enough now mate ... it will mean a drive so may as well head up country to the syndi .

A guy I used to bump into on the Severn & always stopped for a chinwag with told me of a mate of his who nearly died after coming in contact with leptospira bacteria on the banks of the severn . Surprising we don't here of more cases like this .

Spot on mate.... certainly going to help + keep a little bit of bait going in . In a bit of a quandary myself now with my local coming to an end because of otters & my syndi being 2 - 3 hours away . Going to have to fish nige's spots