Dan Dan

Got some of that line before with AM I beleive, and it's a pile of poo.

elderberries....ahh i remember using these on the canal where the trees overhung on the water. the roach and skimmers absolutely loved them! I don't know about storage, I just take a bait box and pick them as i'm walking to my peg

I gave my huge one to my boss as a joke since he goes to France almost every month to catch cats and carp

Watch where to carp are cruising, and if they disappear/stop at any points along their patrol. I'd wager they stop there for a quick bite, so maybe some more observation is needed?

So I was reading Anglers Mail this week, and it said that the Chub were loving banded pellet over 3mm sprayed pellet. My question is will a pellet waggler be ok for rivers or should i stick with a larger stick float?

thanks for reminding me! *runs doswn to tesco*

I dont think i'd go that heavy, 8-10lb would probably suffice. If you hook a lump then let your clutch do the work and just keep the rod tip low.

I watched my dad land a 23lb carp from the Wey Navigation in a match on a pole with #9 elastic and a 1.2lb hooklength

^This is a good idea.

vaseline should be fine

definately the gardening lol. try taking them down the river and get them catching some silver fish

Very interested in a recipe for perch! Could you PM me something?

Mixing groundbait should be the second thing you do when you get to your swim (after setting your chair up!) By the time you've got everything else ready, it should be the right consistency, if not you can add more water

Float fishing for carp

haha crucial carp! Thats what I called them when I first started fishing

i find tesco value bread the best as its more doughy and stays on the hook better!

Hi banjo! I'd recommend a simple float fishing setup, with bulk shot around the float and a couple of smaller shot to sink the bait. If you have a plummet, find the depth and start fishing at dead depth (just touching the bottom). From there, you can decide whether the bites are coming from that depth, lying on the bottom, or up in the water. Ideal bait would be a couple of pints of maggots, a tub of worms and maybe some sweetcorn! Bread is worth a go too, but quite hard to keep on the hook. When using flake (ie not part of the crust), cover the hook with the piece and just pinch it on around the eye and shank. Don't pinch too much as you'll take away the natural action of the flake in the water. Hope that gives you something to go on!

Lots of club lakes have dip tanks now a days to prevent diseases spreading from other waters, so when you get in a soapy wash down wouldnt do any harm. Just ensure you get rid of all the suds before using it again.

Well I'd definately be up for some bream fishing, I don't really have access to any "slabs" near me, unless I fish the Thames (which is proving VERY difficult for me >_<), so yeah DO IT!

is there any underwater footage? that's the thing I'd like to see more of on fishing programs, the way bait is presented underwater and the way the fish react.

looks like a reed poking up from the water to me Anderoo

Finally sorted my phone out, and here's the picture of that bream from the tiny tributary of the Thames I caught: 5lb-6oz

I think I'm going to take a walk down the canal with my lure rod tonight and have a plug. Have you tried just dropping the lure a couple of metres out from the bank and just walking down the towpath? I've had loads of jacks bombing out from under the near bank, some flying right out of the water to take the lure!

I wouldn't mind some advice on the ways to fish pellet properly, as well as the types and how to prepare them well. I picked up some Sonubait "stay on the hook" 6mm hookable pellets and they fish ok, but i can't get my head round them wanting to eat something green and radioactive looking :S

I think imitation corn would be good, as it won't be plucked off the hook at least.