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I would like to draw and end to this post as i have been given some good advice and have sorted out some one local to me to help out. many thanks to all who have posted. smac

thanks for the offer chris smac

Phil, i have found someone to show me, not to far away from me. i have a car, and can buy a book to show me what to do. but when it comes down to the nitty gritty, best left to them who knows and have been trained or have the experience. we can all put a plug on a kettle, but could we all put a new socket on the wall for that plug to fit from the kettle. a book can tell me what tools i need for a job, which i have just about got what i need, but it cant tell me the practical stuff.. where the hook might be. how to really get it out safely, for the fish and myself. if 10 people say go with someone who knows, and one says dont bother, i know the advice i will go by. regards smac

going to be fishing a local pond soon, where dog biscuits are well used for carp. i have never fished them and would like to give it ago. is there a certain type or brand. how do you present the bait what hook size and method any info would be great, want to try it out on local canal just to get the hang of it before i go and fish the venue many many thanks smac

thanks peter for that. i have talked to alot of people about the right gear and equipment, and the main advice was get a year or two under your belt with someone who knows what they are doing. so im doing just that. smac

your within my price range, give me a total with a bivvy. have looked at ebay, so got the price side in my head. as you say, bidded on one on ebay, without bivvy, but stopped at where price went higher that what it was worth. are what your selling new, or second hand, just as a thought. smac

moved from the north east way 2 years ago. smac

looking to for a full carp outfit if anyone has one at resonable price. looking for 2 rods, reels, rod pod, bivvy, and the likes. please PM me or email me. regards. smac

Im looking for someone to teach me pike fishing, dont want to go it alone, as i dont have a clue and i know you need a year or two experience before going it alone. if some one cn teach me in the middlesex area, i would be grateful and i would in turn for the knowledge supply 20kg mackerel, 20kg sardines and other sea baits that would be used. you can leave a post or PM or Email me. then we can get chat about gear needed, i have aquired what i think are the basics, but you can help me with the rest, many thanks to all who take the time. regards smac

mines in my wallet, it stays there till i get a new one, i take my gear every morning to work, and and home again, just incase i decide to fish on the way. treat your license like your bank card, thats what i say. smac

20 years fishing fish around 10 imes a week, couple hours before and after work and weekends checked in my first year,20 years ago, never since, not even by a baliff of the water i was fishing, they just took my money But could the checks be over looked by the gear we have and carry. one water i fished this year for my first time, i had all my gear, he never checked. then another guy came behind me with just a rod and landing net and small holdall. he was asked. it may have been random, or the gear i had. like the police i guess, you have a 20 year old banger, they are more inclined to stop that than a more newer model. before you all start lol, i know they stop everyone, just trying to get a point across lol regards. smac

Hi all, i was fishing the the grand union canal, but looking for a good pond to fish in the middlesex greenford area, while i was fishing a guy told me about the middlesex golf club had a good pond and they had their own angling club. just wondered if anyone knew of it and whats it like, thinking about going along this weekend on sunday to have a look and find out the deatils. thanks and tight lines smac

i saw one on the back of a van, like the above, it was a security vehical with a picture of a german shepherd dog on it, underneath the dog, it said if you can read this i will charge you stud fees lol. smac

Pm sent smac

i think you hit the nail on the head andy, for the last half hour i put a lure on my carp rod, and after a while my arm was breaking, it was obviously designed as you say to sit on a rest all day. thanks mate, thought i was getting old lol. smac

hi, think i know the place your going, lived in bournemouth for a couple of years, just want to say great choice of place. all the very best and hope many more years of getting out to fish lol. regards smac

just wondered if you lot had seen any spelling mistakes that made you laugh. i was in a cafe, run by asians who had spelled a couple things wrong on there printed menu ie: the full Mounty breakfast apple cramble shepers pie reagrds smac

DAD, how did you get this on 5lb line and dog buiscuits, can you get another one smac

as seph said, what are you going to be fishing for. just wondered what type of water is your local your fishing.

was just looking at the links you posted, was that and up to date site, as every offence seemed to happen a year or so ago.. smac

i know the feeling, went for a couple hours fishing before work, had a good session, got to work anf forgot to take the maggots out my car, once box was fine, but the little pinkies had crawled through the lid in the heat. cleaned them up. but just coming to the end of the fly stage, just the odd one suddely appears on the windscreen while driving along lol. had to leave sun roof open while car was park so they could find a way out. smac

that reply was made to a topic i asked a couple of weeks ago steve. when i saw a gentleman take a large bream from the local canal that i fish, he bolted when i went to ask what he was up to. the same gentleman was there the following week, but blanked from what i could tell. anyway, i think most of us dont really know the laws, and i doubt whether the police would really know the law. there are so many laws for the police to contend with, that these days they shrug things off and get back to doing the the things that bring down statistics in the media. i know this first hand and see it every day. where the police are called daily outside where i work for a certain company, but all they ever say is we dont really fully know the law, its a civil matter. the best coarse as someone metioned is through your local MP, they are there to work for us and if all of us go to our own MP in our own areas, we will start to get a lot of voice. Fishing is the most popular sport per people taking part, elections wont be to far away, we all need to start writing now. as for the sending back licenses, first we make ourselves as bad as those we want to catch, and secondly, we take away the resources that are limited anyway to the EA. so i think its best we all keep our licenses and start writing as licenses holders to all MPs. smac

some one said, the more you handle fish the better. this i tottaly agree with. 2 years ago i became a fish monger. at first it was hard, hands were so sore from spines and the likes i had to ask my wife to open a packet of crisps for me lol. now i handle an clean fish,it might as well be a tim of beans. i also manage the shop now and love every minute of it. oh yes and if anyone wants any pike bait, sardines mackerel cheap. PM me. regards, smac

hey dad, mum said if you can fill the boot, she will be special to you tonight.

hope they dont ban hemp where i fish. just got in from a couple hours fishing, i put out a bed of hemp, fed sweetcorn and fished maggots for the first half hour, then changed to sweetcorn as hook bait and had over twenty roach, over the half pound mark. the same tacktics work yesterday for me so thought i would give it a go today to see if it was a fluke. seems to get past the little perch and small roach. and i fished the lift method on the pole. regards smac