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multistrand got it on order......thx guys..hope i get better results on the controller with this line. il let ya know how it goes.

where can i buy some of that multistrand..... can you give me a link to the multistrand line please, im not sure what im looking for exactly for surface fishing....im using a 10 pound mainline atm...i also need a good landing net i got a small 1 which wont hold 20 pounders & a massive 1 which would probably land jaws i could do with a good tack shop online if you know any. il get the multistrand & the net from there il have to order online dont thnik they have it in my tack shop. would you suggest i go 20 pound mainline & use a 10-15 pound multistrand? i dont mind spending a bit of cash i need some good mainline & hooklengths... the mianline will be for ledger & float and as mainline for floating bread could you recommend a excellent mainline that does wrinkle up and good for all types of carp fishing & doesnt go kirly? mine seems to go kirly and wrinkled after a while...

thx guys...excellent advice....i also fancyed trying popup boilys for the surface combined with a hair rig is this advisable & how could i make my own with just basic house hold ingredients? & what ingredient should i use & what procedure would i take. thankew the bread is annoying on the controller setup they keep biting the bait off & leaving the hook ..

yeh can you recommend a home made mix for boily popus so i can use them for the surface

yeah it is they suck it in & out & headbutt it,poke it So il try grease line & longer hooklength thx

Hi, I use a special surface fishing for carp normally with float ledger style but on some pools & pegs its important to get out further & less clumsy than my style so i decided to try a basic float controller with 2 feet hook length from float a size 8 hook & some bread. Iv been watching the fish swim up to my bait & look at it & they swim off 70% of the time,& sometimes they grab it and drop it again. could somone explain why they would do this i know its probably 1 of the following but prefere pro advice... i think its this : line drooping down from bait or my hook is showing. my line allways sinks from the controller to my hook would this be the case? & What can i do....i heard somone mention greasing the line, & what should i grease it with... or is it something else?

steve walkers diagram is exactly how i fish for big carp & i tell u now it works... iv had days of 20-30 carp biggest 17 pound on a pool i fish, but i dont think the carp go much bigger at this pool....so give it a wiz....the only prob iv had with this is if i tighten the lines to much & they take it they end up ripping the bait of without being hooked so i tighten the main line then lower the rod so it gives a bit of slack for the line that dangles with the hook bait on. so it gives them space to suck in the bait & move off......this is because im using bread though, if your using or glueing dog biscuits you might not need any slack in your hook length.. this technique hooks the fish automatically & no need to strike in most cases,the tension of the line hooks them as they bolt off, but beware..........allways leave your bait runner switched on so they can take line & attatch a bait allarm to your rod rest so when they take it & swim off they will take line & your bait alarm will tell u your in ))))) run like hell i bet your in the next peg talking to some guy.lololol Another problem : can cause tangles sometimes.......i use a 3 way swivel from the mainline, but i should probably should be just attaching the hook length to the mainline with some sort of loop attachment which i havnt yet tryed.... i cant really comment on how close the hook length should be from the float iv had mine 2 feet from the float & it works well & i use a 8 inch hook length from the mainline, a pike float & a 3 oz led, the heavier the lead the better as you can tighten your mainlne a bit more for the bolt rig style... another prob i encountered on deep water's is the fact that you have to try and cast a massive length of setup....& vertually imposs to cast over head if you have trees above. so i just do underarm casts as the fish are normally just under your feeet, so i cast around 2 rod lengths out & put a few freeby baits around mine.

wicker dave's link explains exactly how i fished follow his link.

Well i thought id come back & let you all know what the camera is like Im impressed...The camera is a winner for me Totally easy to use, no red eye, awsome pictures & great zoom capabilitys. no let downs on the quality side of things.... the negatives: i was using normal batteries & wasnt impressed with the life of them. i havnt yet tryed the 2500 mah batteries that came with it, il save them for a day out , & the flash wasnt all that powerfull. There are plenty of power saving options and things to turn off which i havnt yet fully tested, perhaps that will pre long the battery life. or maybe il just get some better batteries but all in all it does what i want it to with awsome picture quality no blurring even when i shake the camera whilst taking the shots, it must have anti shake built in ...

It seemed to have good reviews most were 4.5 and 5/5 review so il see how it goes . thx to all for the help been great!

im not an expert on camera's, & i assume your joking about it being rubbish iv just ordered the a700 i really hope your joking there mate & i cant cancel now it's on its way to me

Hi thx mate....I had a few problems getting hold of the a620 from photo sense & most other places didnt have any in stock, but it did say on there sites that it was in stock....i placed the order with fotosense & rang them a day later asking them if it were sent,they said it isnt in stock & they would have them wednesday & sent it thursday so i rang them again yesterday & asked if it had been sent again & they said erm... im sorry we wont have any in till a few weeks maybe even longer so i decided i wanted a camera soon as possible & dropped the a620 along with the variangle & went for the canon a700 with 6x zoom & 2.5 inch lcd. tell me its a good camera

i see the price for 250 but cant find the actual shop when i click on it... any ideas what shop that is for 250?

I see, i wish you had said all that before steve!!! But i can still cancel the camera & order a different camera, if i were to change this camera & pay an extra bit of cash which camera should i go for then, for good shutter,low noise,flip screen a camera which is good for wild life aswell as taking just still pictures il be awaiting your reply so i can re- order. can anyone find it cheaper than this camera I must get it ordered today, i wont get time rest of week , can anyone tell me if the canon S2IS is better than the canon a620 in most accounts...please

]fish 2[/url] And this was the 17 pounder Had nobody to take my picture on that one sorry...but i just brought myself a new camera with swivel lcd so i can do it myself now I hope these pics are not against any rules

]fish[/url] This is one of the fish i had!!

last week i went to holt pools, & had a great day as i originally posted with 30 carp off the top using bread bigest at 17 pound..

iv ordered it right away as there is a deal today , order a bundle for 189 pound and get free binocoluars hehe.... thanks for the help, its ordered should be with me tuesday

Thats ok mate, i allready clicked on to what you did so i wont go wrong with the a620 then steve? at 7 mill pixels it should be sharp and clear? im new to camera's just want to be satisfyed when i get it as i said my dad has nthe nikon with 5 mill pixels & the pics are pretty good, but wondered if the 7 mill would be better for wild life pics & fish pics. im going to order the A 620 if you think it's a good choice. but i saw a review that the shutter was a bit slow on this camera, would that affect moving things?

i thought you meant the canon a620 it has 7 million pixels..... the a 610 only has 5 mill... a 620 better? think il go for the A620 A good choice steve? this is the link to soe packages tell me what you think. canon a620

hey thanks!! the canon seems to have good reviews too 10/10. nice. I like the way you converted my fishing needs into a camera. (movable lcd screen ) good spotting! as i have some nightmares trying to find angler's t take my pic using my old old crummy camera especially when i caught my pb of 17 pound friday!! Price wise that camera is good, is purely gadgets a good place to buy it from or is there another good place with extra's such as il need a tripod & carry case i think for fishing. im trying to find the full package with everything i need. its a pitty that shop is out of stock !

i was looking at some camera's what do you make of this 1? camera or this 1 camera 2

Hi im fairly new to this forum & a keen fisherman, but couldnt help notice the photpgraphy colums...wow!!! some nice pictures in here, i bet those cameras were like 1,000 each... anyhow im looking to buy a descent digital camera for pictures of fish,wildlife,or anything that looks worthy of taking a pic of whilst im out fishing , could u guys help with getting the best for my money, prefere not to use ebay, just a web shop will do, or a camera name & model etc, as atm im using a cheap digital camera called jenoptik jd c 2.1lcd really cheap cost me like 40 quid.....pictures are reasonable but i feel that im wasting ink and photo paper when i do pictures of fish etc. so could someone who knows what they are talking about help me find the best for my money & for my needs im interested in your thought and views on this matter & will take them very seriously ,will £200 be enough for stunning pictures? or bit higher? My dad has a nice nikon 5.1 pixels 5900 coolpix & have seen the pics from it, but i wonder if there's anything slightly better for around 200 or maybe a bit more.& a nice built in video capture would be nice!! forgot to mention as im new to photos's il need something point and click no adjusting of focus etc, & something i can set on a timer as when im fishing i can set it to take the pic whilst i pick up the fish and get infront of the camera quick!! any help much appreciated....thankew.

super chuffed!!!! I started out yesterday on a windy & wetish day on my fav pool.....but still decided to fish the top as i saw some splashes & carp ripples,decided on the basic rig ,carp controller on the top, after an hour or so i had nothing,but saw the carp sniffing at it and off they went without my bait, so i decided that they could see my line or something......so i then decided to try a different method of surface fishing for carp with a bung float & ledger with my hook half way between the float & my rod dangling from the mainline into the water . on my first cast it was only 10 seconds & bump!!!! i allmost lost my rod hehe, ran down the bank on my arse..lol grabbing the end of the rod butt just intime, & pullled out the fish of my life, not big but my best at 17 pound. and allmost every cast i was catching a fish, or loosing one. finished my day off with 30 or more carp weighing from 4 pound up to 17 , most of them were between 9 & 13 pounders.... in the end my arms were ready to drop off hehe...who needs weight lifting . So changing my method payed off bigtime. if ya havnt tryed that method it's worth a go, as the bait is only just touching the water & the line is above the bait , no line on water, & the fish automatically hook them selves which is a bonus if you wanna go chat to another fisherman or do something eolse like cook some food i just leave my bait runner on & listen for the reel awsome day!!!!

just phoned petshop near me they sell hemp seed in sacks of 15kg for 12 pound.