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That's pretty much what I was planning for option one - and of course, these days, floating braid mainlines make such tactics so much easier, and circle hooks will make it safer for the fish.

It's been a long time since i've fished the method, but I used to drift deadbaits for pike and zander using a set up borrowed from sea fishing using a sliding float and a power gum sliding knot. Easy to cover a range of depths just by sliding the knot up and down the mainline.

I have the option to fish a large, deep reservoir for pike in the autumn. This is well outside my comfort zone, but I see two possible approaches. 1. I can drift suspended deadbaits - if so, at what depth? 2. I can pop up large deadbaits on a 4oz lead, walk them around a bay, and twitch them back. Any thoughts?

My mrs has had 3 replacement knees! one was knackered in 11 months its replacement is half knackered ,shes on crutches but only had a stick pre op! (There was 6 months of fun pushing her about between left leg and right leg.) Our friend had two and can now run! Unfortunately removing the second knee did far more damage than its predecessor had pre installation . (Err confusing myself now) To stop confusing myself her story is left knee was bone on bone and it was replaced by surgeon 1 ,all is fine . Right knee was bone on bone and replaced a year after the first by surgeon 2 ,it failed 11 months later (came loose in the bone at one end and in the mean time had become obselete ) After 6 months in a wheelchair (just realised she was wheelchair bound twice ,tip you can hire them free from the red cross ) knee two was inserted but removing the other bit in the bone caused lots of damage both to bone and nerves .Knee not right and with damaged nerves means she doesnt know where her knee or foot are so needs crutches to stop her tipping over ,tried sticks but not enough support unless on perfectly flat surface ,unfortunately outside the home in reality nothing is perfectly flat and much fun is had watching re-runs of her falling Unfortunately theres videos of me falling over tripping or in the case last week tripping over a bit of wood i carefully propped up so ii didnt trip over it .Covered in bruises (blood thinners dont help) and more scrapes on side of face than the local drunk discovering a crate of Guinness in a ditch. Luckily i bravely saw in slow motion a close up of tarmac scalpings bravely using my head to slow my fall incase i broke my hip . My right knee is getting painful and our new treadmill isnt helping you just cant bloody win !

My back is actually a bit better now, but my knees are knackered.

Oh, I dunno. At 83 I can almost put my pant on without having to sit down to it.

First visit to the reservoir this year on Thursday. It was colder than expected, and I only managed a couple of fish. The first one fell to a foam spider on the point, and the second to a buzzer pattern. It was my first time fishing an indicator, and it worked perfectly, with me striking at both fish before I felt a pull.

Nothings pointless except if its a broken arrow .i for one miss looking at fish i will never catch or never better .

Deleted, it's pointless now

Been a good month for roach - this one equalled the record: https://www.anglingtimes.co.uk/news/stories/record-equalling-roach-banked-after-run-of-big-fish/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR10QT1ptZHmKphROvvXLFe_iyaxhVG0Da1ur7nKoaTGH7LTGIrhMpqWYRM_aem_AZtN_XdfVP0aNTR0Xd_2fzJfnIADlshvmCXVCM5pxg-3XoUVg2uSVeqABvOb6qGa3DbSsmhPs60pD0HPDXbZArMh

Great fish. As a non-Facebook user, I found it here. https://www.anglingtimes.co.uk/news/stories/potential-british-record-roach-landed/

Dickey Betts, a lynchpin of The Allman Brothers Band, one of the most popular and influential US rock groups of the 1970s, has died at the age of 80. The guitarist and vocalist also wrote classic songs including their biggest hit, 1973's Ramblin' Man

4lb 13oz from a trout ressie on a fly - loads of usual arguments raging online as to whether its a true roach - thoughts anyone? https://www.facebook.com/carsingtonwaterflyfishery https

More good news. The blackbirds have had a successful hatch. A young one flew into our patio door and stunned itself for a moment or two. I went out to check it out and it flew up onto the compost bin, so seems OK. Newt spawning seems to be slowing so I expect most will leave the pond at the next rainy night to search for food as there isn't enough for the large amount of adults as it's a new pond with not much natural food in it. If they stay and get hungry the hatched tadpoles will be dinner. Nature can be cruel.

The last one I bought was about four years ago and is a Xiaomi. It does what I need, but it's hardly current tech. I tend to treat stuff like this as disposable. Most will let you play videos and access the web without any issues. Edit: Just be sure to decide weather you want to use a SIM, or just wifi before you buy.

Ken can you recommend a good alternative cheap (but good) android tablet? Thanks Keith

This is the only forum (so far) that I'm having problems with when using my iPad. I don't have any problems when I access the FishingMagic or the MaggotDrowners forums. I've had the same problem before but Elton solved my problem the last time it happened. My iPad is no longer supported or updated by Apple which I think is probably my problem. Although I can still access this forum I just can't reply or create a post using my iPad. NB: I can't open my virgin email using my dated iPad either. I can use my laptop but because I don't regularly use it I have to wait for it to perform updates for several minutes before I can open the forum. So using my mobile using a stylus is my quickest way to reply or create a new post on this forum. I was thinking of getting the missus to buy me a new iPad or a new android pad which would solve my problem. Keith

A modern android pad will work fine ,most of the problem is the android version can no longer function for some apps.My old pad could no longer use the 'Capta' (the things that asks you to tick on cars or crossings etc to verify your a human) so signing in on some things impossible . Used it to put games on for grandkids and bought an up to date one. Never owned an apple device ,the knowledge that you dont own it (as in the company can remove its service anytime)and its deliberately programmed to fail if they want it to over the air via updates should make people very wary ,saying that my sister loves hers and her job revolves around it is another side of the story.Another naughty thing is some of their tech only works with the latest phone forcing you to hand over a grand just to use their watch ! Never understood using a mobile phone to browse the web either ,you must be missing a great deal using that rather than a 10 or 12" tablet and that onscreen keypad is so tiny aswell my fat fingers enter the wrong letters on this pad as it is lol

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Cheap Android tablets work just as well as an i-pad, but I much prefer a PC plugged into the TV and a wireless keyboard.

I can still post on other forums (so far) Keith

I think I'll just have to bite the bullet and spend some cash on a new iPad. Keith

I've often wanted to post on here however my iPad can no longer post on here (as it is no longer supported by Apple) . So I'm having to post using my mobile phone or get my old laptop to post which is a bit of a pain in the backside. Anyone else having to do this because of their aging iPad? Keith

Perhaps a whole body botox would be nice ? Not sure i get your drift though bacon can be made without additives i used to sell half pigs thats only additive was smoke . Perhaps the nitrite side isnt for safety but to give the excuse to inject the water that carries it ,more water more profit . A top tip to see how much water is injected into your food is to freeze it and see how much free water there is when defrosted ,a pack of sliced ham has a great deal ,more water more profit . Are nitrites needed at all or just an excuse ,parma ham is pork theres no additives apart from salt and it hangs about for months .Bacon lives in fridges so less chance of toxins in the short time between killing and eating the most dangerous bit would be the £2.50 an hour romanians that produce it gobbing on it, nitritaes aint going to protect you from that hazard. On retrospect £2.50 could be the manager of the run down factories wage !

The sodium nitrite is what stops you getting a whole body botox.