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Go for large lob and plenty of worm flavour for the liquidised bread. Good luck

shot out at dawn for a quickie! Nothing doing........ No sign of fish

A great idea Spud to look to other methods to catch fish. Quiver tips are a fantastic invention. I love trotting a float but when my eyesight finally fails I will most def' go for a quiver tip and then onto an audible alarm. Why not start by teaching yourself the basics of using a quiver tip on waters where there are more smaller fish. Experiment with weights and line, position of rod rest and the angle of the rod to the weight. Join a local library and watch a few videos. Watch the saturday shows on discovery home & lesiure. Ask anyone who will listen, but always start off with "How do you do that" and then thank them for their advice (no matter how idiotic). Try using the quiver tip for a spot of freelining on a river. It will help separate the knocks from the bites. Build up the experience. Then come back here and tell me how to do it better. Good luck.

The satellite images and the google website are certainly a marker for the future. The resolution at present for rural areas is a joke. Remember that the need for this service is driven by local gov etc wanting to keep tabs on development (and possible taxation?) The OS data is the best option at present. If you can get access to the OS data with a programme on the PC it is a much better option. Theier website viewer is plenty good enough to explore a local area. You start off on the old 1 inch survey series and then focus in down to a plan. It is really breathtaking.

Def' go for the whip. 3-4 m is the optimum. The kids always went for the 3m. I always set the rigs to 3m and left a 1m tail on the 4m with a loop to connet the rigs to. It made the setting up so much easier. The biggest plus is the quick setup and tangle free use. Depends on the water of course but we never really used the elasticated ends. There was always something more exciting about the direct connection to the fish.

I think that it is the bit where you suddenly leap at the ground shouting "Ha" and the following trail of giggles that really sets a worm hunter apart from the rest of society. I wonder if John Wislon giggles and laughs like he does when he catces a fish?

Day 1 on my local carp puddle about 4-5.00 am sun coming up. Nondescript bivvy. Sudden signs of waking, youth comes out and straight into the drink. His mates **** themselves and we all snigger. Voice from down the bank. Are you alright Steve. Day 2 on my local carp puddle about 4-5.00 am sun coming up. Nondescript bivvy still there. Voice from down the bank. About time for Steve to have his morning dip innit?

I would be interested in any advice on worm training. At present I resort to the hard work out and a bottle of stout.

Copper sulphate solution but shhh it is now illegal nuff said

Go on go wild get a lob

Many folks came to catch a 52lb (well thats what I heard last) cat in a neraby lake in Onehouse, Lakeside, near Stowmarket, just opp the pub. Apparently there are some 38 lb nippers as well. You do need to spend a night session or two to catch them. Personally I enjoys banking 2 1/2 lb perch in a simple afternoon session. best wishes

Have you done the remove reinstall hokey cokey that MS loves. Then look up new drivers. This is not to be confused with molesting the knights of the road. After that a quick bounce around the yard works wonders, well at least I feel good. Usually followed by wanging it into the field. Is there a readme etc on any setup cd. Look for quirky little connecting up rituals. Last resort Try the red fez juslikethat ritual.

I thought that AVG would remove the file after the next update, reboot and pitstop.

On my local rivers in Suffolk eels are getting rare On one hand it is sad on the other hand is the slime

well done the reverend sadly the pool has dried up now... on the MOD range at thetford

Shred the hedge and make sure that you mix the lawn clippings with straw or torn newspaper etc

try asking at Hanningfield, I understand that some of the bays might be suitable (but I am not sure that it will all year round) Chigboro' is more manageable.

You do need a really loud alarm when you are watching telly or listening to the radio .

I think you end up just dropping it in the water, or you throw it at any aquatic bird you are not on speaking terms with..

Unless you are a fan of shovelling tons of slime you are best advised to make three heaps before you compost. One pile of nitrogenous "fuel", one pile of fibre and one pile of greens. Only bring the three together when you have sufficient to make layers of equal thickness of all three. We have 3 large rabbit hutches that produce two wheelbarrows of straw waste each week (including droppings etc). This is the fibre I have a "muck heap" this provides the fuel. The greens comes from the kitchen waste, weeds and areas of the garden that I keep for green, nettles etc. I use 4 bins of about 1 cubic metre. I move the contents of each bin on into the next one. I end up with 1/4 to 1/2 cubic metre of high quality compost, nothing even remotely like it in a bag in the garden centres. it is only the final bin that produces loads of worms on a regular basis. When there is a lack of greens I have to burn the straw. Again this produces a small amount of rocket fuel for plants. Oh yeah, the rats and mice do love it as well (I live in a "rural" area and the bins are right in the hedgerow) but a constant vigil with the bait sorts them out. I just add them to the next layers. I am not sure that I can see how the plastic tubs can really get up enough heat to any real damage to the weed seeds. This sort of heap positively steams in a frost. I hope that helps someone somewhere. if anyone wants to turn the bins just let me know

Kids still do enjoy scrappin about in the soil. We allowed the kids to have a bit of wild area in the garden. A large hole was dug over a number of years by most of the kids in the area. No matter who was visiting they seemed to end up in borrowed wellies in the mud. The hole started as a bear trap, went on to be the channel tunnel, became a WW1 trench and then became a Saxon Round house before it ended up a WW2 pillbox. A quick look round the neighbouring gardens shows an amazing array of patios BBQs, gazebos and lawns. But no area to scrap about in for kids. My kids have moved into mid teens and the garden now has a BMX track!! In back filling the hole (for my personal safety) we found no end of buried polastic soldiers, toys and occasional piece of garden tool. Kids haven't changed but parents seem to have changed.

A tip for next time Luncheon meat Cut it up into maggots, small 1 inch worms etc. They dont move much ( ) but they are always worth a go. If you are keen on the fruit flavouring then dont forget jelly. It sticks well when mixed up with boilie paste, cotton wool etc etc. But I must admit that worms and maggies are my fav. Although lincheon meat and jelly are tasty.

The little beggars even chewed through the lids on plastic bait boxes to get at the cornflour. Left the maggies and licked the flour off??!! I did ask the maggies if they wanted to press charges but they were too embarassed and didnt want anyone to recognise them.

Do you think we could get one of these on a string at Lidl with a "fish finder label" on it. No batteries No loose connections Nah it would only upset the VMs

http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pages/c....23.p.Rain_Coat_ What is he so happy about? If I was wearing that I would def' not be happy.