In reply to Post #1
I used to do overnighters around work on Ardleigh Reservoir, which is recorded as 120 acres.
I would finish work at 6pm, drive home, load the gear into the car, then drive to the reservoir, and park in the Ardleigh Lodge Lane. A walk along the bank searching for fish in both directions. If the fish were at Wick Lane, I would drive down to that dam, park up and set up, if in the reservoir between Lodge Lane and main car park I'd decide which was a shorter walk.
If I couldn't see them, I'd head over to the Butterfly arm for a look-see, then decide where to fish.
I got the gear down to what I could but even so it might mean 2 trips with no barrow if I was putting in a lot of bait.
Rod holdall with a small JRC Roamer Dome, 3 rods already rigged up, only needing to put bait and lead on.
Tackle box, rucksack containing camera, stove and cooking equipment and food for evening meal and coffee, bait, scales, buzzer bars and alarms, etc, then my bedchair with sleeping bag folded up in it. I usually also had 5litres of water and a bucket of groundbait.
I used to do overnighters around work on Ardleigh Reservoir, which is recorded as 120 acres.
I would finish work at 6pm, drive home, load the gear into the car, then drive to the reservoir, and park in the Ardleigh Lodge Lane. A walk along the bank searching for fish in both directions. If the fish were at Wick Lane, I would drive down to that dam, park up and set up, if in the reservoir between Lodge Lane and main car park I'd decide which was a shorter walk.
If I couldn't see them, I'd head over to the Butterfly arm for a look-see, then decide where to fish.
I got the gear down to what I could but even so it might mean 2 trips with no barrow if I was putting in a lot of bait.
Rod holdall with a small JRC Roamer Dome, 3 rods already rigged up, only needing to put bait and lead on.
Tackle box, rucksack containing camera, stove and cooking equipment and food for evening meal and coffee, bait, scales, buzzer bars and alarms, etc, then my bedchair with sleeping bag folded up in it. I usually also had 5litres of water and a bucket of groundbait.
In reply to Post #16
5 lites of water makes a lot of tea for 12 hours.
5 lites of water makes a lot of tea for 12 hours.
The routine
Fish somewhere where you can get your car behind you ideally, save barrowing and you can leave the majority of your gear in the car
Minimal gear, quick set up bivvy or brolly with no groundsheet etc.
Food wise, If i am going after work I get something on the way and just take a few bits with me or sometimes take a sandwich, breakfast wise, same as, get something at work or on the way. Brew kit basically or sometimes I just take a bottle of orange juice or water, It's messing about cooking that becomes the bind for me
When you get up put the sleeping kit away then the shelter, rods out last, I usually plod away for 30 minutes then there is no last minute rushing
Can become very tiring though when you have been up netting fish through the night, takes its toll if you are at it regular lol
Fish somewhere where you can get your car behind you ideally, save barrowing and you can leave the majority of your gear in the car
Minimal gear, quick set up bivvy or brolly with no groundsheet etc.
Food wise, If i am going after work I get something on the way and just take a few bits with me or sometimes take a sandwich, breakfast wise, same as, get something at work or on the way. Brew kit basically or sometimes I just take a bottle of orange juice or water, It's messing about cooking that becomes the bind for me
When you get up put the sleeping kit away then the shelter, rods out last, I usually plod away for 30 minutes then there is no last minute rushing
Can become very tiring though when you have been up netting fish through the night, takes its toll if you are at it regular lol
In reply to Post #17
Post #16
5 lites of water makes a lot of tea for 12 hours.
Tea? No way, don't drink that stuff. Coffee for me.
Water for my pasta and coffee for the morning, and I would always refill the water container as soon as I got home. Much rather have too much water than run out.
Post #16
5 lites of water makes a lot of tea for 12 hours.
Tea? No way, don't drink that stuff. Coffee for me.
Water for my pasta and coffee for the morning, and I would always refill the water container as soon as I got home. Much rather have too much water than run out.
In reply to Post #14
Ya we can go to far scaling down becomes uncomfortable in the 80s I would do 4 nights and go to work every day while my mate watched my gear would feel tired second day then I would feel ok
Ya we can go to far scaling down becomes uncomfortable in the 80s I would do 4 nights and go to work every day while my mate watched my gear would feel tired second day then I would feel ok
Recently decided to start a campaign of one midweek overnght session before work a week ,, lasted one night, i couldnt get to sleep at all , turned up for work feeling like proper **** , it didnt get any better as the day went on, mentally scared me for life .
This year I've discovered one of my best edges for overnighters in years. Get one of your mates a ticket for where you fish, knowing he fishes the night before you. Then when you turn up he's done all the boring donkey work of walking it in the pissing rain to find the fish, you can simply turn up and fish where he tells you they have been showing. Honestly it's revolutionised my angling this year. 
In reply to Post #22
This is the best edge yet
This is the best edge yet