In reply to Post #29
But at what point does a venue become to over stocked or be deemed somewhere where you will not grace your presents with? I'm sure if someone said to me at 14 "do you want to catch a fifty? I would have jumped at the chance, and I bet the answer would be the same at anyone moaning on here. Ask me the same question now and yeah I would go to one of these venues for a dabble it's my choice which it's what it's all about. Fair play to the lad.
But at what point does a venue become to over stocked or be deemed somewhere where you will not grace your presents with? I'm sure if someone said to me at 14 "do you want to catch a fifty? I would have jumped at the chance, and I bet the answer would be the same at anyone moaning on here. Ask me the same question now and yeah I would go to one of these venues for a dabble it's my choice which it's what it's all about. Fair play to the lad.
In reply to Post #31
Looks like it is to me....a father giving his son a opportunity to jump on the ladder .... or maybe the 14yr old lad has got the force and is the Jedi of the future crap scene,
Looks like it is to me....a father giving his son a opportunity to jump on the ladder .... or maybe the 14yr old lad has got the force and is the Jedi of the future crap scene,
Carp fishing has become a Circus enjoy the ride or get off 🤷♂️
Good luck to the boy fish of a lifetime or maybe not 😉
Good luck to the boy fish of a lifetime or maybe not 😉
In reply to Post #32
Reading through this I don't think anybody has knocked the lad?
Reading through this I don't think anybody has knocked the lad?
In reply to Post #35
He went carping , had a result, wont sleep 4 a week and everybody knows, move on
He went carping , had a result, wont sleep 4 a week and everybody knows, move on
In reply to Post #33
Having re read the carp feed account I'm sure he is the next carp Jedi as I can't have become that cynical surely to think that .....very convenient though as it is I'm sure it's a case of jedi
Having re read the carp feed account I'm sure he is the next carp Jedi as I can't have become that cynical surely to think that .....very convenient though as it is I'm sure it's a case of jedi
In reply to Post #32
One to two fish an acre of any size is sensible stocking I'd say.
You could argue that some people haven't got lots of time on their hands and what I'm suggesting is simply not on their radar - I'm a weekend angler due to work. All the same, the places I've listed in previous posts are just daft, the fortunate thing about all of this is that places like where I'm fishing, because the stock is so low, the water so large and known to be as hard as nails is super quiet - 4 anglers on a massive water all weekend and I'm one of those lucky 4, awesome.
One to two fish an acre of any size is sensible stocking I'd say.
You could argue that some people haven't got lots of time on their hands and what I'm suggesting is simply not on their radar - I'm a weekend angler due to work. All the same, the places I've listed in previous posts are just daft, the fortunate thing about all of this is that places like where I'm fishing, because the stock is so low, the water so large and known to be as hard as nails is super quiet - 4 anglers on a massive water all weekend and I'm one of those lucky 4, awesome.
JUST brilliant 14 years old got a 50+ and now a 70 + already very impressive ! chuffed for the lad bet the old man is pleased and gutted at the same time eh lol that kids a good angler and got a great future Congratulations to him 
In reply to Post #38
Fishing a big, low stock hard nails water doesn't make you a good angler though, finding them and catching them without living on there and boring them out is a different story.
Fishing a big, low stock hard nails water doesn't make you a good angler though, finding them and catching them without living on there and boring them out is a different story.
People have been spending alot of money on fishing holidays all around Europe for years,for what low stocked waters with a chance of a certain fish or big fish and plenty of them.Now there are venues like that in the UK it causes all this bull**** when one of the big ones is caught,people need to get a grip.Carp fishing is dead,in my day it was amazing There are waters out there to suit everyone's fishing,go and enjoy it as tomorrow it might be taken away from you
There are waters out there to suit everyone's fishing,go and enjoy it as tomorrow it might be taken away from you
In reply to Post #41
Spot on.
Spot on.
In reply to Post #40
Again, ad hominem. I never claimed to be anything. I pointed out the plus side of these crazily over stocked waters, a sliver lining if you will. I'd happily fish forgotten places with just a handful of mid doubles in and let the rest of um fish places like the Mill etc.
Again, ad hominem. I never claimed to be anything. I pointed out the plus side of these crazily over stocked waters, a sliver lining if you will. I'd happily fish forgotten places with just a handful of mid doubles in and let the rest of um fish places like the Mill etc.
In reply to Post #41
>in my day
Lol, you started in the 90's pal at your age. It had already started to go south by then. Eh, and stop trying to mix up Europe for this country. Stick to this country, mkay? Mkay.
>in my day
Lol, you started in the 90's pal at your age. It had already started to go south by then. Eh, and stop trying to mix up Europe for this country. Stick to this country, mkay? Mkay.
In reply to Post #44
I meant ppl on this thread not when I started so what the **** do you know.I love my fishing because I do it on my own terms,I fish waters I want to fish for fish I want to catch,I don't care what other people want to do or catch it is their choice and who the hell are a bunch of grumpy old stuck in the past people to judge anyone
I meant ppl on this thread not when I started so what the **** do you know.I love my fishing because I do it on my own terms,I fish waters I want to fish for fish I want to catch,I don't care what other people want to do or catch it is their choice and who the hell are a bunch of grumpy old stuck in the past people to judge anyone
In reply to Post #43
Whilst I find myself agreeing with a lot of what you say I'm long past caring about these type of venues as I realised a long time ago they serve a purpose for those that don't care about the history of UK carp fishing or those that just want big. The days of the quite estate lake and farm/hammer pond are numbered sadly as they are being bought up and made private or for commercial purposes. In my area the vast majority have gone this way and places I fished in the seventies and eighties are shadows of what they once were. Guess I've just become one of those grumpy old men and will soon be telling everyone in my day blah blah blah.
Whilst I find myself agreeing with a lot of what you say I'm long past caring about these type of venues as I realised a long time ago they serve a purpose for those that don't care about the history of UK carp fishing or those that just want big. The days of the quite estate lake and farm/hammer pond are numbered sadly as they are being bought up and made private or for commercial purposes. In my area the vast majority have gone this way and places I fished in the seventies and eighties are shadows of what they once were. Guess I've just become one of those grumpy old men and will soon be telling everyone in my day blah blah blah.