Woodzzz

There used to be a video of how to tie the knotless knot at catchmorecarp.com but it seems that site is gone? Best thing is to keep practising and practising, if you're a perfectionist like me you'll dump dozens of rigs before you're happy with the finished article.

Had my first 30 the last day in November

I thought this was a CARP FISHING forum. How long have catfish been a type of carp? I see ADVERTISING mentioned...where's the mods?

With banana and black pepper? Pukka bait mate. Apply it well and you'll do alright this winter on that.

I am pleased to say that Shropshire has a salmon run! Up in the Shrewsbury area the silver tourists are bouncing off the rocks of a weir pool as we speak. A sure sign that the condition of the water is improving, we havent had a salmon run of this size for a while.

Get on the rivers matey. Trout and salmon easily stalked on, dare I say it, spinners and worms You could try a bit of fluff chucking, but you'll catch more if you dont

Campers! I don't put my bivvy up until dusk. It only takes 30 seconds [the wonders of a fox evo compact] and isn't too much hassle. If you put your bivvy up beforehand you're less likely to move. I am a mobile angler, not a static camper. I don't start to 'unload' my gear until I know what swim i'm sticking in for the night. Of course, there are many baiters and waiters who like to be 'comfortable', if fishing is about 'comfort' stay and home and watch matt hayes on the telly.

The Carp society owe my mate Gaz a pair of TFG Intruder Carp rods after he caught the biggest fish at Horseshoe lake at a fish-in. Maybe they should give him a pair of these for making him wait over four months. :mad:

Is your Dad trying to hook them straight onto the hook? Use a hair rig.

8000. Nuff said. Okuma? LMAO. You don't want him to be in a mood at christmas.

I've seen Fox indicate lots of 'butts' Max Cottis, Andy Little...LMAO Funny cos other companies advertise 'Butt Bangers' Makes you wonder what the advertising strategy REALLY is.

Nash Bullet Braid and Dynon SK are among the better braids IMO.

Tangerine Oil Used to swear by it in my Monster Pursuit boilies.

I only see the use for pods being when on hard ground like a fishing podium or concrete. In every other situation you can use banksticks. I almost always use single banksticks. I had the pod for when fishing on pallets and the like at a few not so well run fisheries. You cant use pods for snag fishing [without using bungee cords to hold them down] and you cant point the rods at the target or fan your rods out etc etc with a pod. If you're using pods on fishing stands and on concretre...the ground is flat. Who needs adjustable legs? IF you're on grass, mud, clay, hardcore...use banksticks! The quattro pod and xpod plus and xpod are ripoffs. I only ever got mine because i got a good 2nd hand deal.

I spoke to the chap grinning at the top of this page about this subject [Matt Hayes] and he pinned the blame on caravan sites. He said that the 'treated' water these sites were pumping into the Severn had severely disturbed the eco system and were to blame for the lack of weed and lack of good fishing compared to days of old. I understand he and big Des Taylor were starting some form of action group to whinge at the Environment Agency, but Matt being a man of his word and all that- it never happened. Would have made a difference if it did. I personally don't enjoy fishing the Severn anymore. I have tried for the carp in the river a few times to the avail of several million chub, but other than that I avoid it. It has become an uninspiring and depleted part of Shropshire.