In reply to Post #10
I'm sorry but I've learnt never to skimp on the butt wipage. cushelle ultra quilted for my bulleye cheers :D

In reply to Post #16
Nash does bog roll, it's been tested 4 3years and all the field testers got the runs

In reply to Post #10
The 3 buckets all had different bait in. Boilies in one, particle in other and one with groundbait and liquid in.

In reply to Post #1
That lot would do me for week

In reply to Post #18
Can still get that down to 1 bucket just freezer bag each of the items and cut idown on the amount just keep spare in the motor just in case ..

Give armyandy a bell....

In reply to Post #18
Sorry mate do you really need 3 buckets I've been carping nearly 40 years never use one only time over the years when spodding and that's only on big waters maybe 4 times a season but as I said I use freezer bags you won't cut down unless you ditch the buckets or at least as said cut down on amount put boilies in freezer bag and put all bait in one and what is weighing your rucksack down so much

I think us Carp anglers as a general rule have lost sight of the purity of this gentle past time we call angling. If you asked most non anglers to paint a picture in there mind of what angling is. They'd more then likely picture a guy with rod in one hand net in the other in a poncho with a bag slung over one shoulder. In reality this is all you will ever need. As carp anglers we have become to bogged down with paraphernalia making us to comfortable and less efficient.

Over the years ( I only generally fish days ) my tackle has got less and more compact. Shorter rods. Smaller reels. Less bulky bite alarms, ally banksticks. Smaller rucksack containing me tackle box, alarms banksticks, bait, catapult, scales and sling, small towel, binos, light weight waterproofs for if it rains. Food for the day, drink or a flask. With a small compact unhooking matt strapped to the top. Me rods ( two ) are strapped together with a two piece landing net. Dont generally these days take a camera. Not really fussed with pictures. Might take a mat shot with me camera phone. Or for special ones i have a tripod for selftakes slipped in the bag of my Avid collapsible low chair my only real luxury. This can all easily be carried. And due to the fact there not a lot of it I'm ultra mobile. I've never fished as well since I cut down on kit. Do it Ladys and gents. Its liberating..

I think a lot of people now days have gone abit overboard with this scaling down, only taking 3 leds with others in the car for back up, only taking a certain amount of water to make a specific amount of drinks. Obviously if your getting down the lake after work and leaving at 6-7 am fair enough but generally if it fits on the barrow and in the rucksack just take it with you, what difference is it taking a few more leds than having to wind in all 3 rods and walk back to the car if you need another, fishing for me is my hobby I find it fun, this whole treating it like a military operation ain't for me. Iv got mates who take far more kit that I ever do but everything I need is generally on the barrow and in the rucksack, what's the difference between 1 2 or even 3 buckets on the barrow?

In reply to Post #24
Fishing is whatever you want it to be
Minimal go for it
Everything including the sink .. go for it
Somewhere in between ... go for it

It's an individual thing but for me taking next to nothing makes the process so much easier.

Used to do 24 and 48 hours getting a train carrying the gear.... with enough good weed and dark chocolate digestives I could probably have stayed for a month
Never owned a barrow, may need one if I take the kids. Even then I'd be reluctant and bust a bollock a few times before caving in

A lot of people who take a lot of kit ,and it's up to them for sure,do so as it's a psychological helper,it could be construed as the more kit I take ,the better I am ,I'm now going to catch lots and lots of fish because I have the latest ,greatest the best kit ..and even if I don't catch anything ,I can be a sheeple,..yes,sat and surrounded by a years wages, worth of kit..

I can buy my way to success, get a sponsorship, get loads of likes on Instagram,...and give it up next year,or at least until the next cool ,mega hobby comes along ..

Carp angling is many ,many things to many people ,the one saying that comes to mind is ,in some cases not all

All the gear,no idea...lol...

You don't need loads of kit to catch a few fish..its a modern day phenomenon, people ,possibly I feel are so focused on other visual aspects,of how they are perceived by others ,that indeed it may be argued ,the whole philosophy of angling has been lost in process..

In reply to Post #24
Scaling down to me and others on here is not using a barra if using a barra there's really no need cutting back on leads and other bits the weight soon goes down when using a rucksack or carryall every oz counts as I said in earlier post a mate does it really well I've spoke to a lot of people who don't want to use a barra anymore so there looking to cut down so there able to carry it
These companies are making gear for this purpose scopes xtractors quickdraw ta and others but if want to use a barra it's your choice so no need to cut back

In reply to Post #22
How long you've been fishing has nothing to do it. I fish circles round the old boys in my syndicates and get out to shame myself by a lad who's only done it for 6 years.

I use a small bucket for dry stuff, one for fish care, one for whatever perishable bait I'm using.

Freezer bags of bait are asking for trouble on some of the waters I've fished. Two goats saw a guy robbed of not only a take away but a packet or two of boilies as well