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Predictions of things we will see. (87 posts / 23,652 views)
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #1 16 Jun 2021 11:07
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What are your predictions of things we will see within the next year of carp fishing.

1. Anglers sponsored by companies outside of fishing. I.e joe bloggs sponcored by monster Energy drink, Nike, or screwfix.

2. Aerospace grade hooks. £20 packs of hooks made from exotic metals, titanium, inconel etc, claiming to hold a sharp point longer.

3. colourful rod blanks.

4. Baiting poles banned on many lakes.

Spod Spod
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Post #2 16 Jun 2021 12:14
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Tubs of Pop-Ups at £40 plus.....oh....wait.....

Seriously though I reckon you could be right on baiting poles as fisheries lose tethered fish....no different to a baitboat really in those circumstances yet they are considered cheating!

Lots of tackle for sale on eBay as the Furlough Carpers stop going



yonny yonny
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Post #3 16 Jun 2021 12:37
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In reply to Post #2
Lots of tackle for sale on eBay as the Furlough Carpers stop going

I hope so mate, the way it's going on most open access waters just isn't viable. It's bloody awful.
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #4 16 Jun 2021 12:44
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Im suprised many day tickets havent offered tackle rental. Rods reels and bivvy all set up in the swim for when you get there, already clipped up at the right amount of wraps. Just bring your own crate of strongbow dark fruits.
maplecream
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Post #5 16 Jun 2021 12:44
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A hike in syndicate prices!
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #6 16 Jun 2021 13:28
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In reply to Post #4
Can you imagine the state of the gear after some of these people you see on the bank have used it
Spod Spod
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Post #7 16 Jun 2021 14:01
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In reply to Post #3
Syndicates have been just as bad mate, couldn't get a swim on mine last Wednesday......good job I phoned ahead.
Spod Spod
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Post #8 16 Jun 2021 14:02
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In reply to Post #4
That sounded a good idea until you got to the "dark fruits" bit......
sharpda sharpda
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Post #10 16 Jun 2021 14:48
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In reply to Post #9
Underwater cameras on all the popular spots on day ticket lakes.

Tackle that is strong enough to stop great white sharks let alone carp.

Prices going up and up to cover for all the sponsored anglers
Innocenti Innocenti
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Post #11 16 Jun 2021 15:57
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In reply to Post #10
Underwater cameras is right, with the choice of baitboats available today it will be the next "edge"
Maybe even torpedo your boilies onto your chosen clear spot that you can actually see real-time.
With drones,boats and submarines it's like going to bloody war.I fear for fishings future as I know it.
Frenzy Frenzy
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Post #12 16 Jun 2021 16:18
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I dread to think.

Its all become a far cry from what angling should be or was.

Appreciate times change, but todays modern carp fishing is sickening at times...is that down to social media platforms that provide a wider audience for mass advertising and bitching?

i dont know, all i know, ive all but given it up these days simply because i hate the way our hobby has headed.

i will continue to look after and nuture the lake i run, it will never become commercial and members are cherry picked.

the future will be fishing behind fenced, hicked prices, full of poxy "team members" and "promo" fools fishing for likes on facebook
Belch Belch
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Post #13 16 Jun 2021 16:32
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In reply to Post #1
Ali Hamidi running a new cutting edge carp consultancy called ADROK . . .

Prices will be more than anyone else's but hand-made in a Thai sweatshop and fully tested by the man himself from his lake side apartment / office on Gillhams . . .
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #14 16 Jun 2021 16:52
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In reply to Post #12
I used to hate the way carp fishing was going. Untill i realised i only saw the things i didnt like on social media. Once i ditched that, i realised carp fishing for me hasnt really changed at all.
Si_Fisher Si_Fisher
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Post #15 16 Jun 2021 16:53
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In reply to Post #1
Even more bell ends and insta punishing hashtag W-ankers sucking dick for boilies
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #16 16 Jun 2021 16:53
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In reply to Post #11
It cant be too long untill fiber optic line gives you real time footage from a camera in your lead.
snapper1 snapper1
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Post #17 16 Jun 2021 16:58
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In reply to Post #1
I hope a company like shimano bring out a boillie that's so good , oops thay havent
AideyKaye
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Post #18 16 Jun 2021 18:14
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In reply to Post #14
I see your point, but the social media aspect and mainstream TV has made angling so accessible to joe public that day tickets and some free stretches of river are now a chore to fish.

As for my predictions for the year...

1) We'll lose another magazine or two. The print has been dying for years because you cannot re-invent the wheel.

2) Some bright spark will eventually create a business in Calais selling bait to the masses of anglers who will suddenly want to go to France when it re-opens, despite never wetting a line over there.

3) As said, baiting poles rather than the anglers involved will be banned as people proceed to purchase every spare section going and ship out baits where they should not be angling.

4) Instagram will still be unbearable and incredibly boring. When I was a kid, seeing a pic of a UK 40 or 50 in Carp Talk took an extra few seconds to move on from. Today, you flick past them like they are an advert because 99/100 that's exactly what they are, an advert from a salesman for a company. Hardly anything is sacred anymore.

5) and talking of sacred, the urban scene will have another explosion of popularity, which will no doubt bring it's pitfalls as we hear about little timmy getting robbed of his scopes on a park puddle in Slough or some other cesspit.

6) money and greed = scandal. We'll have a few of those too.

7) More exclusive weekly booking waters like in France, filled with big fish that has just left a stock pond. At present, we have seen a massive rise in (laughably named) "syndicates" charging upwards of a bag of sand. If that's the future of fishing in this country, you can keep it. An xbox costs just over 200 quid. Just saying.

Some things I would like to see in the future?

1) More accessible fishing for youngsters. It would be nice to actually find a pond with silvers in it, and not have to worry about a gammy 10lb mirror smashing the elastic, this leads onto...

2) Transfer fishing rights of all rivers and canals to local authorities like the French have. It maintains footfall, keeps eyes on the river in regards to poaching and pollution, and stops funds from clubs paid for by river anglers being funnelled into club waters. Plus, I cannot get a ticket for a stretch of river I want to fish because the membership is filled with anglers who have no interest in flowing water. A massive dream, but one that would benefit angling as a whole and will revive the match scene which has also been swallowed up by the obsession with pounds and ounces of pale mirrors.

3) For every pound of fish you stock into a lake, you have to stock a pound of "nuisance" fish to provide food for both predators and birds. It's also beneficial for both the ecosystem, and for kids getting into fishing. It will also make "syndicate" owners think twice about stocking a 50lb mirror if they know theres a truck behind it with 50lb of bream in it.

4) Children fish for free under the age of 10 on all waters, as long as they are fishing for silvers. Otherwise they have to pay. Gives an incentive for people to get their kids to do the "apprenticeship", rather than teaching them that fishing is all about pounds and ounces sat behind three rods
Slackrack Slackrack
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Post #19 16 Jun 2021 19:41
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In reply to Post #18
like it fella
Scott888
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Post #20 16 Jun 2021 19:46
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In reply to Post #19
The bright spark creating the bait service in Calais is a good shout. I imagine if you could create a bait collection service near the tunnel you'd make a fortune before others did the same.
tight-line-lew tight-line-lew
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Post #21 16 Jun 2021 20:25
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In reply to Post #20
Out here in Slovakia certain bait companies are charging over 20 euros a kg on boilies
Spod Spod
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Post #22 16 Jun 2021 22:32
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One thing you won't see in the next 12 months is the Nash Titan Hide Camo XL.....
newcarper78 newcarper78
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Post #23 16 Jun 2021 22:47
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In reply to Post #22
Holy **** Matt, Are you still waiting for that? Wasn't it due in February?
scaley&dark
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Post #24 17 Jun 2021 00:35
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Yep, fish at any cost anglers will loose ticket/s 🎫 due to liberty taking with baiting poles

Otters will take many more big carp across the UK, and these losses will be put online to show everyone how devastating they are. Fence it or lose it.

Supply and demand will see most ‘Syndicate prices' jump up again this year or next.

For a lot of people, Pounds and ounces will be almost as important as likes, unless you truly fish for pleasure

Supply of tackle from the Far East will still be delayed and more expensive, due to Covid friendly manufacturing and expensive shipping costs.

Another wonder rig will emerge using loads of bits, costing a small fortune, looks like a jingle and jangling Xmas tree, but will have a catchy name

This forum will become even better

Spod Spod
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Post #25 17 Jun 2021 07:41
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In reply to Post #23
It was first due in December, then February then early April, then early spring, now late June/early July..... ....I gave up in about 6 weeks ago and got my money back...
Bristolsaint40 Bristolsaint40
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Post #26 17 Jun 2021 09:23
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In reply to Post #25
The 153 guests currently lurking register and make the forum more active again?
Zack
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Post #27 17 Jun 2021 10:05
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Reels that you can disconnect the handle from the "drive" once you have the bail arm in the right position on the rests so that you can turn the handle freely and then put it back into "gear" when the handle itself is in the correct position so that all your handles match. This would avoid having to rotate your reels a few times, so that bail arm and handle positions are in your preferred position.

Me, I don't worry about where my handles are, but, "Tackle tarts" with OSD would crave for such a feature on reels.
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #28 17 Jun 2021 10:10
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In reply to Post #27
Hate to say it, but I'd love that
AndyCarper82 AndyCarper82
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Post #29 17 Jun 2021 10:47
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Prices qnd supply of equipment will go back to how it was pre pandemic once China manages and gets over the Covid outbreak in the Guangdong province and the world returns to a new post pandemic normal.

Spod Spod
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Post #30 17 Jun 2021 11:39
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In reply to Post #29
I wouldn't bank on supplies being back to normal for a long time.
Belch Belch
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Post #31 17 Jun 2021 11:55
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In reply to Post #27
. . .yes - but it would also have to ensure the spool is 'automatically' fully retracted into the body at the same time . . .
Goose Goose
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Post #32 17 Jun 2021 12:33
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In reply to Post #29
Naa, people pay the high price so why go back, more cost effective for a manufacturer to make the same or more profit from less product as it reduces overheads.
tight-line-lew tight-line-lew
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Post #33 17 Jun 2021 12:59
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In reply to Post #22
Or nash consultants on Holme fen
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #34 17 Jun 2021 18:52
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Carew Carew
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Post #35 17 Jun 2021 19:44
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A set of rods with detachable guides. You will be able to cast to the horizon with one rod and then transfer your reel and guides to a player's rod.
chunkiesgreat chunkiesgreat
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Post #36 17 Jun 2021 20:10
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In reply to Post #1
I think you'll see the end of closed seasons on the river as we know it.

I think it's a real possibilty that with climate change the seasons changing that the traditional closed season needs to be moved or lost altogether.

Contriversial I know.
tazi tazi
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Post #37 17 Jun 2021 20:30
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A best bivvy thread....
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #38 18 Jun 2021 03:00
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In reply to Post #1
more and more lakes and rivers will see rises in people stealing fish and ducks ,swans etc for the pot
as we are simply unable to police it well enough and those that are caught get off too lightly so no real deterrent

any tackle AND VEHICLES being used should be confiscated and destroyed would be a start when they realised they would lose their wheels I think it would make them think twice ?
JamieWest
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Post #39 18 Jun 2021 07:17
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More “what's the best mono” threads on here...
AideyKaye
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Post #40 18 Jun 2021 09:24
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In reply to Post #38
Thing is, most people now don't own their own vehicles. There's probably something written somewhere that means they cannot confiscate them as they are owned by a lender rather than the person driving it. When was the last time you heard of a car being crushed for not paying tax etc?
DirkDiggler DirkDiggler
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Post #42 18 Jun 2021 19:06
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The continuance of men who simply refuse to go home....bivvies becoming a second home as working from home now means working from the bankside.

Divorce at a higher rate because of the above.

The continuance of the bucket grand prix.
VLT VLT
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Post #43 18 Jun 2021 21:26
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The number of variations of Trakker's tempest overtaking the number of people on the planet.
Heron66 Heron66
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Post #45 19 Jun 2021 09:51
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In reply to Post #15
mal mal
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Post #46 19 Jun 2021 12:03
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The carp factor. A new TV show created by Simon Cowell in which unknown anglers compete in a weekly show to win the carp factor crown.

Each week they fish in the style of a famous carp angler - 'it's Fairbrass week - get in!' - and are judged by a team of experts. And Louis Walsh. With the loser being sent home until only one remains as the carp factor champion winning a sponsorship with cowell's new bait company 'they'll swallow anything baits'.

Imagine the sob story montage sequences of the poor lads growing up - 'when I was a kid I had to fish a water that only had 50 thirties in it' .... 'I once had to sell my gran to pay for bait so I could fill it in' .... 'I'm from essex"

It'll be won with a 73lb catch by a 14 year old who only picked up a Rod by accident as it was in the way of his iPhone

Stokebloke Stokebloke
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Post #47 19 Jun 2021 12:18
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In reply to Post #46

Not bad for you that.
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #48 19 Jun 2021 19:53
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Nash stalking shoes. Nike air max with a 6 inch high density foam cuban heel and memory foam inner sole to make your footprints silent. £1400.
johnnyfubar johnnyfubar
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Post #49 20 Jun 2021 05:15
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In reply to Post #1
Hi Leroy

"What are your predictions of things we will see within the next year of carp fishing."

Hopefully the big companies will start listening to the small voices and actually supply what's desperately needed.

Mrs Fubar has been crying out for an all weather camo bra and knicker set for years.

The dog's not happy there's no dedicated bank-side puppy food range on the market.

Hopefully all companies will expand their clothing ranges.

And rumours of a camo re usable spork are quite frankly welcome, and I for one hope they are true.

Best

Jon
scozza
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Post #50 20 Jun 2021 10:28
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Endless claims for the British carp record, the pinnacle of U.K. carp fishing with another soulless **** stock fish from an artificial environment
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #51 20 Jun 2021 11:37
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Another thread on here of grumpy stuck in the past miserable gits moaning about a big fish being caught.Scozza will finally tell us all his sex change op went well
mal mal
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Post #52 20 Jun 2021 12:16
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Hang on.... Is scozza thinking of becoming a bloke?
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #53 20 Jun 2021 12:18
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scozza
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Post #54 20 Jun 2021 12:26
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You can both **** off
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #55 20 Jun 2021 13:17
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jam-ie jam-ie
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Post #56 20 Jun 2021 21:54
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What with the way marine biologists can track whales how long is it before some lakes have trackers on all the known big uns that can be viewed in real time
chunkiesgreat chunkiesgreat
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Post #57 21 Jun 2021 06:37
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In reply to Post #1
The French travel thread reaching 500 pages
kells kells
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Post #58 21 Jun 2021 08:48
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Definately a lot more of these Holiday lodge type venues cropping up. People expect a bit more from there fishing these days then a muddy dugout and ****ting in a bucket on a venue and paying for the privelege. As a Society we've become very sanitised and it seems we dont mind paying that little bit more for the finer things when on the bank.
mark1009
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Post #59 21 Jun 2021 15:33
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Unfortunately I can't afford it, however I would love to have a lake exclusive in France for a week or two. With the option of staying in a plush log cabin with all mod cons. I'd do the same in the U.K. if the fish were of a calibre I'd like to catch. I'll be down the club lake on my holiday in my bivvy hoping to catch a 30lber. I don't feel jealous for people who have the money to live their dream. "One day rodders".
AndyCarper82 AndyCarper82
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Post #60 21 Jun 2021 20:06
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In reply to Post #51
Thanks.
This made me laugh......
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #61 21 Jun 2021 20:17
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Singlebleep Singlebleep
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Site deviant...
Site deviant... Post #62 24 Jun 2021 12:41
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Fishing from home (FFH). This will be the same as working from home (WFH)

Either a real or virtual set up at a lake which you can control from the comfort of your living room. A electronic scaled down rod for casting and playing the fish in your living room and a joystick to set alarms, send out your baitboat or drone.

Pick your avatar and link it to AI to mimic your favourite Angling Superstar, picked from the list of internationally acclaimed big name sponsored anglers. Fancy a side bet? You can bet on fish caught, fish lost, mirror or common etc etc, all major betting platforms represented, plus for high rollers ( committed anglers) special VIP gambling account with free trips to see the stars fishing real lakes. Scroll down the menu and pick a takeaway to be delivered to your virtual bivvy ( house) door. If you have a good session go on the interview page and give an instant update vlog to your fans. Suggested phrases will flash up for you to use so you can come across as a right bellend.
wandle1 wandle1
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Post #63 24 Jun 2021 12:45
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Lol,brilliant...


A traditional version as well,cane n pin,tea and cake ,and Chris or BB can congratulate you by letter,handwritten..!!..,on the first virtual double landed..
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #64 24 Jun 2021 13:18
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Ive been expecting for a while to see Pre-baiting services. Save yourself the effort and let someone else bait up for you 3 days a week, ready for your weekend session.
tight-line-lew tight-line-lew
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Post #65 26 Jun 2021 08:03
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Backside concierge service. Meet you in the car park , barrow your kit to your pre made dedicated swim, and a hug at the end of your session when you blank
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #66 26 Jun 2021 08:05
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In reply to Post #65
Is this still avaliable?
noj
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Social photographer...
Social photographer... Post #67 26 Jun 2021 08:14
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Backside concierge
Steady on
scozza
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Post #68 26 Jun 2021 08:15
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Backside concierge service. Meet you in the car park

I would drop Braders a pm, he would definitely be interested in that



tight-line-lew tight-line-lew
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Post #69 26 Jun 2021 08:20
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In reply to Post #68
To be fair I do anything for a tenner
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #70 26 Jun 2021 10:29
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In reply to Post #68
Already booked it
scozza
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Post #71 26 Jun 2021 11:05
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I get the impression there's a few more on here too,, especially the non carp section

tight-line-lew tight-line-lew
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Post #72 26 Jun 2021 11:10
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Booked and paid cheers mate . Bring fresh underwear
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #73 26 Jun 2021 11:26
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braders1978 braders1978
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Post #74 26 Jun 2021 11:27
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To be fair Mal looks like a woman from behind with his flowing locks
scozza
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Post #75 26 Jun 2021 11:31
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He even wears woman's clothes
Goose Goose
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Post #76 26 Jun 2021 11:38
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Top trumps but still early stages, we will see a modern fox bivvy that does NOT leak.
mal mal
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Post #77 26 Jun 2021 12:44
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Only in your secret dreams scozza....











.... And on Thursdays
scozza
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Post #78 26 Jun 2021 12:59
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That's because you are my bitch
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #79 1 Jul 2021 11:33
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Self reeling reels.

Some company has to soon market one of those electric multipliers to be used for spodding.
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #80 1 Jul 2021 12:12
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sit on and ride carp barrows
allrounder2
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Post #81 1 Jul 2021 12:59
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rob marsh has had one of those for years!
ip100 ip100
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Post #82 1 Jul 2021 13:51
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Didn't dam make one of those years ago?
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #83 1 Jul 2021 13:55
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Dont remember that one, I know Mitchell made some reels with bite alarms built in, becaise i had some. Absolutely god awful things
ip100 ip100
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Post #84 1 Jul 2021 13:56
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Dam definitely did those too! Never saw the Mitchell ones but the dam where bloody awful too
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #85 1 Jul 2021 14:10
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Mitchell electric full runner. I might be imagining it but im sire they played a tune as well
mal mal
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Post #86 1 Jul 2021 22:04
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How about musical reels ? Fitted with those old school music box barrels so the faster you wind the quicker the tune goes...
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #87 1 Jul 2021 22:08
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Ive a set of Tournies that do that
kells kells
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Post #88 2 Jul 2021 09:28
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Inflatable bivvys..... I know, it's been done before.. but wait for it.

Integrated inflatable bed or beds.. Now wheres that number for Nash..
tazi tazi
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Post #89 2 Jul 2021 10:45
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Could slot in the very best of Des O Conner.
Tadpole2 Tadpole2
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Post #90 7 Jul 2021 12:29
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Joe Morgans Carpangle on Youtube going subscription only after six months..... Hang on a minute....
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