In reply to Post #12
Boats are available if needed, it's not like that in every single swim, just an extremity of a particular area, and that isn't a series of obstacles in that one swim just an overview of the lake itself. It's just a typical gravel pit, I've got plenty of experience of snag fishing for big carp having spent many years on frogmore, north met and a few other very snaggy waters doing it both at range and under the rod tip.. I also know what's acceptable, I certainly don't fish areas to loose fish, it's not part of my ethos, I appreciate some of the concerns raised hence asking for opinions on more suitable equipment for the job.
For the most part it's 60-80 yard fishing, some close to snags, weed and pads, equally as much is just open water. but I'd like something that will cover as much as possible if a need arises, and a line that will aid indication and feel when casting more than anything. I understand finding everything in a mono isn't achievable but for the most part it hasnt got to have super sinking properties as It'll be fishing bow string and locked up alot of the time when any obstacles are about.
It's a shame about the braid ban really, would erase all the problems. I'll certainly get a spool of the p line for a look, aswell as any others that may get recommended that may fit the bill.
Boats are available if needed, it's not like that in every single swim, just an extremity of a particular area, and that isn't a series of obstacles in that one swim just an overview of the lake itself. It's just a typical gravel pit, I've got plenty of experience of snag fishing for big carp having spent many years on frogmore, north met and a few other very snaggy waters doing it both at range and under the rod tip.. I also know what's acceptable, I certainly don't fish areas to loose fish, it's not part of my ethos, I appreciate some of the concerns raised hence asking for opinions on more suitable equipment for the job.
For the most part it's 60-80 yard fishing, some close to snags, weed and pads, equally as much is just open water. but I'd like something that will cover as much as possible if a need arises, and a line that will aid indication and feel when casting more than anything. I understand finding everything in a mono isn't achievable but for the most part it hasnt got to have super sinking properties as It'll be fishing bow string and locked up alot of the time when any obstacles are about.
It's a shame about the braid ban really, would erase all the problems. I'll certainly get a spool of the p line for a look, aswell as any others that may get recommended that may fit the bill.
In reply to Post #16
Good luck
Good luck
In reply to Post #16
Having been on here a long time and read many of your posts I'm aware of your experience and wasn't having a pop at you as past post prove your a very capable experienced angler. I'm fishing a very heavily weeded lake but braid is permitted but I'm currently not using it to fish with as I personally don't like it so I'm using nash bullet mono in 20ib 0.40, reluctant to recommend it as it does have a little stretch and we all like different things but I like it a lot, and prefer it to syncro xt in 18lb 0.37 and a few others I've tried.
Having been on here a long time and read many of your posts I'm aware of your experience and wasn't having a pop at you as past post prove your a very capable experienced angler. I'm fishing a very heavily weeded lake but braid is permitted but I'm currently not using it to fish with as I personally don't like it so I'm using nash bullet mono in 20ib 0.40, reluctant to recommend it as it does have a little stretch and we all like different things but I like it a lot, and prefer it to syncro xt in 18lb 0.37 and a few others I've tried.
In reply to Post #18
To be fair I just re read didn't mean to come across as argumentative my bad, it was more just to try and deter others from taking things off track which regularly happens with things like this, I'd just clicked your message to reply to. Appreciate your input, have ordered a spool of .40 and .35 to look at and test at home, interested to see if any others recommendations pop up in the mean time.
To be fair I just re read didn't mean to come across as argumentative my bad, it was more just to try and deter others from taking things off track which regularly happens with things like this, I'd just clicked your message to reply to. Appreciate your input, have ordered a spool of .40 and .35 to look at and test at home, interested to see if any others recommendations pop up in the mean time.