In reply to Post #45
I lost a fish just before I packed up around 14.00 it felt like a decent fish but I got cut off on something was gutted . Packing up was a nightmare it was really bad I could barely stand up and had to push loaded barrow head first in to the wind which was very hard work the drive home was not much fun either. I was quite impressed with how my 4 year old tempest composite stood up to the wind though.
I lost a fish just before I packed up around 14.00 it felt like a decent fish but I got cut off on something was gutted . Packing up was a nightmare it was really bad I could barely stand up and had to push loaded barrow head first in to the wind which was very hard work the drive home was not much fun either. I was quite impressed with how my 4 year old tempest composite stood up to the wind though.
Still out in it now... I can't remember ever being so pleased about blanking! 
In reply to Post #47
I take that back, 31lb 10oz common... made the whole trip worth it.
I take that back, 31lb 10oz common... made the whole trip worth it.
In reply to Post #48
Does it still count if it's wind assisted?
Well done fella
Does it still count if it's wind assisted?
Well done fella
Anyone have their bivvies blow up in the wind? hope all are safe this morning anyone who chose to fish in that weather must be mental.
It's still blowing a hoolie down here ATM. Gusts of over 70mph, trees down, power lines down. Not nice. Hope everyone who fished was OK. Keep safe. It's not over yet: the Express, that bastion of up-to-date weather news (sic!), says snow is coming.
In reply to Post #50
Tempest brolly V1 with Cyprinus Utility Front still standing... had to use bank sticks for front pegs though! Let's see what happens when I try and pack it away...
Tempest brolly V1 with Cyprinus Utility Front still standing... had to use bank sticks for front pegs though! Let's see what happens when I try and pack it away...
In reply to Post #52
I'm just about to pack up from a very windy rain swept Hertfordshire water, no fish but the tempest xl stood up to everything that was thrown it
I'm just about to pack up from a very windy rain swept Hertfordshire water, no fish but the tempest xl stood up to everything that was thrown it
We are now getting the snow here in Staffordshire.At least the wind has died down
In reply to Post #50
My mk1 fox sieve held strong on a windy bedfordshire pit
My mk1 fox sieve held strong on a windy bedfordshire pit
In reply to Post #56
I didn't know Pink Floyd were bringing out a new album.😊
I didn't know Pink Floyd were bringing out a new album.😊
In reply to Post #56
Less than quarter of a mile from us.
The thunder was the loudest crack I have ever heard and the incredible lightning blew all our fuses. Luckily we had got everything turned off, as we could see the broiling sky approaching. Even so, when we got everything back up I thought that the electrical charge that passed through the ground had burnt out my motherboard. Luckily, after three failed attempts to turn the PC back on it came back. BT phone and internet were badly disrupted but at least my router didn't fly 10 yards across the room.
It has been a hairy old couple of days and it seems there is more to come!
The thunder was the loudest crack I have ever heard and the incredible lightning blew all our fuses. Luckily we had got everything turned off, as we could see the broiling sky approaching. Even so, when we got everything back up I thought that the electrical charge that passed through the ground had burnt out my motherboard. Luckily, after three failed attempts to turn the PC back on it came back. BT phone and internet were badly disrupted but at least my router didn't fly 10 yards across the room.
It has been a hairy old couple of days and it seems there is more to come!
In reply to Post #59
I think we are due 50mph plus winds this weekend
I think we are due 50mph plus winds this weekend