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The wool would need to be strong enough ot land the fish without snapping, and you would then need to consider the method of attaching the wool to your line/trace, swivel...etc

Got a cuple of sessions planned for the next cuple of days. Will a Kyrston Mantis hooklink witht he coating peeled back on the hair, be ok to use with a long hair, on an AshimaC-310. I normally use a piece of tubing up the shank of the hook to stop the hair from tangling back on the knot, is this nessiscary on long hairs?

26lb mate from The River Ebro. I generally use short hairs, allowing the bait to sit just a cuple of mm from the tubing that I have on the shank of the hook. Any thoughts folks?

Yes there would be a way around ti,b ut I honestly don't see the difference it can make?

Hi Mate Cracking Result!! With absolutly amazing pics to go with! Well done on that fella, as for bigger fish in the snow, well it's anybodies guess i suppsoe!

Any problem with the boilie tangling?? That would be my utmost fear, therefore causing poor presentation.

Yes, as AB stated, why the need for 3lb t/c?? I presonally have 3x3lb Rage, these are my distance fishing/deabait/heavy weed fishing rods. I have also just sorted a mate out with a apir of 2.5lb rage's and these are fantastic rods. Would definatly recommend them over hyperloops, having used thme in the past, I'm not kean. AS for shops, I'd defintily look at the website for Climax Tackle - they have good service, good deals, and you can always pick up a bargain through them. Hope this helps, if you want any more advcie feel free to reply.

Yes mate, its the strain on the line that is in question. As above, it's basically down to the individual angler and their casting action. I think we have had a thread similar to this before. However the points I would take into consideration would be: The range required Size of lead and bag I would personally say that as long as you have a smooth casting action, rathetr than a sharp jerk then you should ahve no problem with 15lb. Although not recommened, I have cats 5oz leads before on 15lb with no shockleader to prove the extrmees that line can handle, however as I said, not recommeneded, but you should be fine.

Seen them and it's defintaly one of those items aimed at the angler. How can this be better than normal stocking/mesh!? Mesh/stocking can be compressed intoa tight bag which is then airodynamic and will not break up on the cast, unlike the anchor system.

Anybody bene having any carpies? A little thin on the ground aorund me, but hoepfully my net will be wet soon, any fish/pics?

Boxing Day... Thought I would go and catch myself a Christmas Carp Arrived at the venue at 2.00pm, knowing that I would have to be off at dusk, around 4.30pm. My plan of attack being a pair of carp rods, and a float rod, in the hope of trying to tempt either a carp, or one of the large roach that reside in the local venue. I opted for a peg that had a tight group of trees to my left, that were right on the water's edge, providing a slight amount of cover, and with a slightly deeper area of the lake just 3 feet from trees in question. I opted for this particular swim as it stood me well last winter, where I managed a good number of fish right through winter, from three spots around this swim. The venue is a heavily stocked water, around an acre in size, with a small percentage of the resident carp going over 10lb, witht he lake record at just 13lb 3oz, but at a stone's throw from my house, I was not to overlook it, as "knowing it like the back of my hand" applied in these circumstances. The carp rods were baited with a small cheese ball on one rod, and a 12mm bottom bait on the other. Both where lowered into the spots, with a small amount of MB Baits pellets over the top. I fished both rods with slack lines as this aproach has proved succesfull for me over recent sessions. The float rod was baited with a small piece of sweetcorn, and fished again, at the bottom of the marginal shelf, over a *small* amount of sweetcorn. However these tactics did not prove successfull. Slight adjustmants to bait, and baiting were made, but to no avail, and as the rain subsided at 4.20pm I packed up and left, head down Fishing 'The Bush Swim' in the hope of a Christmas Carp

Sound like a good quality pod to me. My only problem would be the versatillity, i.e *how much* you can increase the height at the front and back, and how well it would fair against rough ground, i.e if the legs are adjustable. However for the money it looks good, and ideal to go in partnership with some quality banksticks. Pod for hard ground, sticks for everything else IMO.

ammnesia is even better we have found. On the ebro we were picking cats up on the carp gear. WE used both ammnesia and coated braid hooklengths, to which the amnesia proved better causing the downfall of a 173lb cat on a single pop up!

Personally if it's only for days sessions and the occasional overnighter I would go for the A-Lite. I have seen this and it's another armo-type designed bivvy. The price is good and trakker are a hgood make, it some circumstances better than JRC so I would be inclined to look at the A-lite rather than the Dave Lane, somthing which I will be doing!

No problem mate

Newt, I fish for myself fella, and to achieve your own personal targets is more valuable than proving yourself to anyone else. The fishing on the Ebro is not classed as easy, and we did everything possible to get the rewards that we did. Consider this to be instant angling? You say you could afford to do it (lilypad) then why not smaple it, and see how much you do have to work for your catch. At the end of the day, I enjoyed my trip as you will see in the article, critics that it is instant fishing in my eyes cannot really judge my week having little or no experience, with respect, I have visted the ebro 5 times this year and have experienced the fishing from different parts of the river, and if you think its easy, then your having a laugh.

Hi Lilpad, I see your point, but how can you say that when the fishing there that you call "instant" is no different to that of carp fishing any well stocked fishery. Yes OK, the fish are ther ein front of you, and yes you are put in a well-known area, but its's not that simple. When you turn up in a swim like we did, yes, the fish may well be in front of you, but you have to find out where they're holding up, what they are feeding on, when they are feeding ..etc, not somthing the guide "hands you on a plate". Granted, the fishing is good and very productive and we were catching fish within a day of being no the water, but how can you say that about just the fishing that I experienced? This type of thing happens across the country and abroad, you just have to look at well-stocked/commercial fisheries, OK not on such a scale, but it's basically the same thing. With respect, Nige

Been in the shops for a long time mate. A relative used to be a motorcycle club racer and wouldn't go without it. Although I must say, aldi's price seems good for what you get, lets hope the cost cut hasn't impaired production quality.

Thanks mate, it has really opened my eye's as to why they will feed. Many people think it is a combinaiton of light levels and temperatures, however this poses some questions...

Went stalking for an hour today after work. Had seen the forecast mild temperatures in the week, and was gagging to get fishing as I neared the end of my day at work. I arrived at a local pit at 3.15pm, and was packed up by 4.30pm. Firstly, I walked around and scattered a few dog biscuits in each of the four bays. It took a long time for the fish to come up and feed confidently. I was stood well back from the water’s edge, and groups of fish would come and feed in a “spell” whereby each fish would come up a few times and pick off a few mixers, before swimming off and not returning. As the light levels became less, the fish started to come up and feed confidently. I stood in a good vantage point, being able to place a hookbait to any part of the two bays (where the fish were feeding) in a mater of seconds. I watched a few small mirrors come up and pick off some mixers, before watching a better sized fish fully extend its lips to take in a number of mixers in just a few second son the surface. I cast my mixer past it and gently pulled it to within 4 inches of the feeding fish. My hookbait had been in the water for a while and had expanded; making it less buoyant; with an end result being my hookbait was hard to see as it sat lower in the water. I saw the fish turn its head away from me; in the direction of my hookbait. I knew that in such poor light it would be impossible to see the fish take my mixer, rather than a freebie, so instead I watched the line that lay across the surface. The fish took in two mixers before taking in the one I thought was mine, and it did so pulling the line across the water. I bent into the fish and I made a massive disturbance to the surface as it bow-waved across the surface and then dived down. She hardly took any line, and I bullied it into my net, after what seemed like a minute of being hooked. I was surprised how easily it came in, considering it’s shape: long and thin. In my past experiences these shape of fish have fought much harder than the more plump residents. However I was not complaining as it gave the fish less time to try and ditch the hook. She went 10lb on the nose, and I was pleased and amazed to catch a fish in December from the surface. A December Surface Carp - with the help of PCI's floating baits

Because from what I had seen of the fish when I was stalking it, I was sure it was one of the darker mirrors with no particular scales to be seen. Great reels are the cardinals

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I managed to sneak an hour session in on a local pit on Sunday (December 4th) afternoon. When I arrived i walked round the lake, which basically consists of the main body of the lake with an island, and then four small bays in each corner. I walked around and scattered a few freebie dog biscuits in all of the bays and set up ready for action. The fish came up feeding confidently, and I stood for a few minutes and watched a few fish around 5lb pick off my biscuits by some reed stems. This was enough for me and I lowered my biscuit hookbait into the area! The fish came back and picked off the remaining freebies, all except mine and one other freebie. The fish must then have been aware of my (or my hookbait's) presence. As they started to feed in other areas, and the only other fish to investigate the bait was a common around 8lb. They were slurping like mad in a bay in the opposite corner of the lake, so I walked round to investigate. Upon arrival I saw a nice-sized fish picking mixers off a tight patch of bait. Rather than nailing a biscuit then diving back down, this fish had confindence and just moved its head and stayed in positon whilst it started mopping them up. I was within 4 feet of the fish and lowered my bait right "on it's nose". It took my mixer in with another, and closed it's lips. As it did so, I struck and battle begun. It tore off and I was sure that I had hooked a mirror aroun 11lb. Only after around 5 mintues of heavy fighting did it surface and totally surpise me by being a common! I quickly scooped her with my net and was over the moon to catch my December target so soon in the month. She went 9lb 6oz on the scales and I was chuffed to bits. It came to the photo and there was hardly any daylight left! My Prize on the mat; modern reels not needed with such quality in the shape of the Cardinal 66 My December Surface Capture This Challenge is Rocking and Rolling now!

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