nodding dog

ay up big g, i get on both sandiways mate and i agree they are hard waters, there is a good head of specimen fish in both of them mate, its just one of them places! its mainly tench and bream in both mate so really its still not quite the right water temp yet mate but they'll kick i any time now, what your also up against is that the water is crystal clear, there is a mass of natural food and probably the thing that makes both waters so difficult mate is the contour of the lake beds in both waters, its like an egg box mate?? there is so many underwater features, gullies, channels, gravel bars etc, plenty of time is needed with the marker float mate finding all these area's. there big fish waters big g and providing u do your homework you can reap the rewards during the warmer months matey!! moore quarry can throw up one or two surprises mate? tight lines!!

i don't have problems myself with paste staying on a bare hook try chucking 50 yards though with paste moulded just around the hook! its a no go these paste aids are made to help such instances and more bream are to be had at distance than close in, personal preference i like the hook showing you hook more fish, tight lines!

paste fishing ya can't beat it matey, i rarely fish anything other than paste for bream nowadays!feeder, straight lead or pole, keep it simple big ball of paste on a hair mate fished over soft 3mm trout/halibut pellets, deadly! get a tin of sardines in sunflower oil, mash them up in a bowl with a fork add an egg(the egg gives it gutts)mix the egg with the sardine mush then slowly add ground up pellet a bit at a time until its soft and doughy, need it with your hands for a bit mould it into a ball and keep it in an air tight bag while using mate. fish a ball the same size as the top half of your thumb on a paste spring hair rigged over the pellet matey! if you don't bag on that i'll eat my undies! tightlines mate!

Evenin all Does anybody know of a deadly flavouring or additive that i can flavour luncheon meat with for bream in summer and winter ???

I've got both of these rods dan and there both quite different from each other. The maver rod has a very soft action right through brilliant for shy winter bites, where as the sigma wand is a stiffer rod although not to stiff, i've had small carp and some decent bream on the wand and it coped no problem, for the money the sigma wand is a bargain and the spare tips for it cost next to nothing dan.

evenin' all, does anybody know where i can buy trout pellets made by TROUW in the cheshire area, i seem to be struggling at the moment getting hold of the size i use ??

hi paul, drennan link ledgers, they come in a green packet. last time i was in stapeley angling centre they had some on the shelf in the match section, give them a bell mate they'll probably post em' to you, 01270 611500. tight lines !!

evenin' all, i've used trout pellets and ground up pellets for a year or two now mainly for bream, crucian and tench, but i was weighing up trying halibut pellets as anybody tried them, are they any different can anybody help ?

three red maggots on a size 16 hook takes some beating

i have to agree with you kwakakid you asked a simple question and wanted a simple answer we all like a laugh and a bit of banter but all that rubbish on one of your previous posts surely would be better held on one of your normal every day chat rooms. i can see where your coming from you ask a question and later when you look again see all them replies you think great some answers to my question, but sometimes all you get is a load of flannel, i'm not moaning or anything i can just see kwakakids point he's trying to get across.

Great how nobody answered your question hey kid, give me you e-mail address and i'll tell you how to make some spot on hook pellets using gelatine, cheers 'the dog'

i've been the last 3 mate its a great day out, theres plenty of stars from all types of angling, theres give aways, demonstrations, tackle for sale, bait for sale you can look at all the new gear due out and best of all theres a bar. i'll be there again they say this years will be the biggest and the best!! o yes and not forgetting theres some smart birds there giving out goody bags, very nice.

hi john, i e-mailed tri-cast and told them the problem with the tips being so brittle and they were'nt interested they sent me a sarcastic reply rambling on about how it was the rod tom pickering used to take glory years ago. although the rods are well made the tips are c**p, i think the eyes are to close together personally, but who are we to say, thanks anyway john.

anybody know where i can get cheap tri-cast tips from or even universal push over tips that will fit. 23 quid from the main dealers what a rip off, can anyone help.

i know bream to you boys are a pest, but can any of you lads suggest certain baits in particular that you seem to take more bream on than others i.e. (boilies, pellets, pastes and flavours etc). cheers 'the dog'

has anybody seen the new shakespeare wand yet, whats it like and do you know when its available in the shops ?

I'll second that mate, cracking idea !!

we all know that comorants are damaging are fish stocks, but has anybody counted the number of grebes on there waters. while fishing a local club water today i counted 18 of the pests, if lets say they each ate 5 fish a piece a day that works out at 32'850 fish a year. shocking really when you think about it, does anybody have any views on the matter ?

does anybody know of a good book on baits and bait flavouring at all ??

i'm looking for a good braid for feeder fishing for bream can anybody recommend one, i've looked at the drennan one is it any good ? any suggestions folks !!

i was thinking of trying red band bird seed as part of my feed for bream but i was'nt to sure about the aniseed that is with in the seed, can anyone tell me do bream like aniseed, i know bream are starting to see a lot more particles know a days so i thought i'd give it a try ??

evenin' all, can any one help, i fish a local stillwater for bream and the problem is they just don't respond to normal feeder tactics. can anybody suggest any other methods and baits etc..