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Hi use a fishmeal type boilie and cover it in mesh such as this http://www.bristolangling.com/8529/Fox-Arma-Mesh.html and a video to show you how here or use shrink tube such as this by carp'R'us called rap-it http://www.anglers-cabin.com/www.anglers-c...ch=&sought= Ive used this shrink tube before on lac du st cassien and despite it being black (and much cheaper) I caught carp no probs. http://chandlery.marinestore.co.uk/search/index?query=shrink Use maize but also use trout pellets around your hook bait, that should help to pull in the crays which will in turn attract the carp. Good luck and pm me if I can help any more. Cheers Matt

"She proudly brought it to the back door to show us." Hmmm does that mean that the dog picked up its excrement and dropped it at the door??

Thats very curious as the E.A have no juristiction over bass fishermen thats sea fisheries or something similar. I find it difficult to imagine the EA giving an answer like that to something that has nothing at all to do with them.

I once saw this done succesfully at a NASSA conferance. A naked guy knocked on the door of my room where we were having a social and asked if I could light his candle, at which point he turned round to show a roman candle protruding from his backside. Of course I lit his candle and he was last seen running down the corridor jumping in the air each time the roman candle fired off a different coulored projectile. Gr8 conferences in them days. Loughborough uni I think it was

"Q[Of course Phill it could have been licenced,ticket holders who had just been fishing the out of bounds area? Anyone know if the law would class that as poaching or not!?" When you buy a ticket you enter into a contract to abide buy the rules if you break those rules the contract is no longer in effect so you are then committing an act of theft.

Make sure they know you want a licence for carpe they have a more expensive trout licence. If you fish for just one night you probably won't be bothered but if you fish for longer and are not in an official night fishing area you may have problems.

I've caught loads of carp on hair rigged polystyrene. Over groats. I'm sure they thought it was the biggest groat they had ever seen. This was before 'imitation baits were all the rage'

well done beautiful fish

Leave the turkey uncovered on the kitchen work top. The cats will eat it then for sure !

As the licensing authority for elver netsmen the EA also do enforcement patrols in many areas of country

Hmm now BP could be just what I'm looking for. Iv'e been trying to source some bloodmeal to use for catfish but since BSE it is proving hard to find maybe Black pudding is the answer?

Iv'e used both and would recomend the JW for larger rivers and the r&s for smaller rivers. althought he r&s looks great it doesnt take to kindly to bigger leads. and fells 'spongy' on the cast and playing fish. Though I havent tried it I'm sure it will perform great with light leads close in.

Having hookpull probs all the time no matter what I try. On new version not original

twenty years ago it prodeced some impresive bags of 2lb roach but in recent years these seem to have disapeared. it is known for its pike though. it has suffered a lot with cormorants in recent years and as a consequence the fish are sometimes shoaled up in a small lagoon behind the watersports building where the black death fear to tread. But I think this area is closed to fishing you'll have to ask, or just fish and wait for someone to inform you not too! Its deep in the area most heavily fished ( grassed area motorway side ) which can make it difficult. Good Luck

Back leads are definately a plus on most waters in the area of your bait, but the biggest mistake some people make is to use them indescriminately on weedy waters. If weed is present between your rod and lead your line will be lifted of the bottom. No longer keeping it out of the way of patrolling carp.