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Totally bizarre that they are aloud to make these claims... Where is our angling trust stepping in and saying enough is enough?!

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I have for sale a Garbo Squad Max Comp 7 for sale. It is 12 months old and as I have done a lot of my fishing over the summer at cob house I have used very little of the sections above 6+7 . The pole is a delight to use and served me well after selling my power legion. I have used it at 16m and it is a bit tricky but 14.5 is no problems and 13m is excellent. The manufactures spec states it handles like a pole double its price point, this would be £1100 and at 13m I would say they are spot on. Package: 16m pole. 2 Match 3's (1 with middy double 3-4 1 with solid maver latex 6). 6 Match 2's (1 with red hydro, 2 black hydro on pulla's, 1 grey hydro on pulla, 1 double 8-10 and 1 double 4-6 on pulla). Extendable cupping kit and cups. Tubes for all of the above. £350 or £370 posted PM me for more details.

As the topic title suggests I am wondering about the effect to fish behaviour and feeding after an inch and a half layer of ice has melted into the water of a lake? Thank you

I haven't been out since september due to new job giving me lots of work to do and my rugby playing commitments!! It has been even more frustrating taking the school team out on wednesdays but not being able to join in!! It is going to be freezig this weekend but I am venturing out this sunday to my club's silver fish pool and going to nail a good number of roach, I can feel it!! I am really confident of bagging some great sport on casters, chopped worm and pinkies!! Who knows the odd chub and bream may fancy a nibble!! This time last year when I finished work for christmas I was catching crucian carp on the drop while my seat box was slowly freezing to the ground!! You will be surprised how much you can catch, especially roach, they are ravenous this time of year on club pools and commercials!!

Smashing your rig or worse getting a huge birds nest tangle in a rig from getting it caught around something on your seatbox..... makes my blood boil!! The term "any good" used by nosey anglers who know that I am doing very well and simply want to know what I am doing differently to them!! Perch swallowing the hook so bloody deep it is easier to get the hook out the other end!! Floating casters!! Dropping or spilling a tub of bait!! Snagging!! Bream slime!! Not alot really then haha!!

I haven't been on here for ages so hi everybody again!! What a great post to see, I am planning a trip (1st one in 2 months, much needed) to the teme/severn meet this sunday and am targeting roach!! I am taking feeder gear and trotting gear..... but the thing that I am really interested in using is fake baits oooooooooooh i am told the eels are not fussed on these and I have been plagued by these on previous trips!! lets hope a decent roach comes my way!! I haven't been on here for ages so hi everybody again!! What a great post to see, I am planning a trip (1st one in 2 months, much needed) to the teme/severn meet this sunday and am targeting roach!! I am taking feeder gear and trotting gear..... but the thing that I am really interested in using is fake baits oooooooooooh i am told the eels are not fussed on these and I have been plagued by these on previous trips!! lets hope a decent roach comes my way!!

The worcester teme and severn stretches are dead!! loads of my club members are really quite unhappy!!

I shall I answer your question and not rant on what a whip is and isn't!! The idea is for the elastic to tire the fish out eventually and so the elastic moves in!! If you are struggling with too much elastic going out/being stretched you may have too light an elastic and have to alter that for the fish you are targeting... alternatively you may have too much elastic set up so you may shorten the amount of elastic within the pole... Finally when you are playing the fish do not exert too much pressure, fish react in a mirrored effect to this, you pull hard they pull hard.... a famous saying i once heard - play a carp like a skimmer and they'll behave like a skimmer!! only bring the pole up once they are near to you, try adding more elevation also by standing or holding the pole over your head pointing behind you!

However very important as you won't get a bite afterwards if you do not wipe it off!! not sure what it is but it spooks them off feeding?!?!

Crucian carp..... beautiful fish, fun once hooked, frustrating and challenging to hook and finally every time I catch one it seems as if they are pulling a grumpy victor meldrew face as if to say "ohhh I cannot beliiiiiiieeeeeeeeve it, T have been caught, mutter mutter mummgle grumble"

If you want to sink your line whip the rod tip under the water as soon as you have finished your follow through, wait for the float to settle then bring in the slack!! I like to use floats that I have to loadf myself so I can decide how much I want to sink the float!! Hope that helps!!

i like to catch them un-awares!!

a days bream fishing and make sure you wash your nets!! the slime goes very crusty and awfully smelly afterwards!! but it tastes nice

surely you would use your pole then??

More brown colouring, especially the fins. No barbules Their mouths aren't as or at all telescopic They are fully scaled with a lateral line across the middle They are often more rounded in shape

As i do not understand pike anglers I would blame them also!!

not just a carp that is an F1 carp by the looks!!

surely your brother can help you?

Have to get them feeding on the surface.... just as you would on the deck you need to build a swim where the fish feel comfortable eating anything that even resembles edibles!!

do not quote me on this however i have heard it has something to do with the density of the rock when filled with water, so the less dense compresses until it finds a dense enough layer of rock to hold the water!! Also i have heard that if it is loose gravel then the undertow can push the gravel into natural bars and grooves!!

I was fishing an evening match yesterday. When I got to my peg, to my delight, there was all manner of fish stirring up something in the margins, so obviously i set up to fish that swim. With my polaroids on I could see fish entering my peg (a lot of them were rudd as my casters started to float out of my groundbait), the common and ghost carp would get there heads down and eat anything going, resulting in 6 between 5-8lbs!! however whenever i saw a mirror carp going into the swim after it had a scout around it would shoot back off!! Just wondering if anybody has ever witnessed such events.... maybe with two different species instead of two different strains of the same species?? It was a little baffling!!

ebay link: Leeda XGT advanced LEEDA XGT Advanced Power Carp 12.5m Pole 3 Top 2s 1 Match top 3 This has been used sparsly over the last two years for pleasure fishing. Have used on canals and on still waters, the top kits are cut to fit a 2.4 internal bush and the match top three is cut to use an external (so i didn't loose the finnese of the smaller tip when fishing for smaller fish). I have included the elastics from all of the top sets (sizes; 6, 8, 10, 14) and the 'pulla' bungs they are conected to. It has been well looked after and is in a very good condition, there is no wear on the joints (used clean caps and PTFE joint protection spray upon every use) Selling due to the recent purchase of a new pole and not being able to afford to keep both (and i would never switch to my new pole if i kept it as i would stick to what i know) Every advert you'll read will say the pole is stiff and light, this one is no exception, the pole is easily managable at 11-12m. I have included the elastics from all of the top sets (sizes; 6, 8, 10, 14) and the 'pulla' bungs they are conected to Can pay cash on collection or delivery by me (please contact me pre/post sale to enquire/organise this) ... Do not hesitate to ask any questions... ...Will deliver to any WR postal codes... Considering all offers................

ebay link: Leeda XGT advanced LEEDA XGT Advanced Power Carp 12.5m Pole 3 Top 2s 1 Match top 3 This has been used sparsly over the last two years for pleasure fishing. Have used on canals and on still waters, the top kits are cut to fit a 2.4 internal bush and the match top three is cut to use an external (so i didn't loose the finnese of the smaller tip when fishing for smaller fish). I have included the elastics from all of the top sets (sizes; 6, 8, 10, 14) and the 'pulla' bungs they are conected to. It has been well looked after and is in a very good condition, there is no wear on the joints (used clean caps and PTFE joint protection spray upon every use) Selling due to the recent purchase of a new pole and not being able to afford to keep both (and i would never switch to my new pole if i kept it as i would stick to what i know) Every advert you'll read will say the pole is stiff and light, this one is no exception, the pole is easily managable at 11-12m. I have included the elastics from all of the top sets (sizes; 6, 8, 10, 14) and the 'pulla' bungs they are conected to Can pay cash on collection or delivery by me (please contact me pre/post sale to enquire/organise this) ... Do not hesitate to ask any questions... ...Will deliver to any WR postal codes...

yes......... one of my club lakes, that is about 1.5acres in size and that holds a mix of roach, rudd, loads of crucians, few big bream and a few carp which do go up to 15lb but are few and far between!! anyway i went down to have a spot of general sport and started to set up three swims down from this young lad who had his pod set up!! he came over and said will he want me to move his bait from this swim, which i obviously said YES!! Im not too sure if it was the fact he was fishing that wide from his swim or the fact he was fishing 20lb mono with a size 8 hook with a single grain of 'fake' corn hooked on!! Seemingly some of these 'carpers' just don't have a clue!!