In reply to Post #1
I had 47.08 common and three different 30's from a lightly fished water a couple of years ago and still haven't told anyone other than the missis. If I had gobbed off, half the carp fishing population of Cambridgeshire would decent on the water. Only a handful of people fish the place and none seem to know what is in there or even catch anything. Most times I fish it, i'm the only person there. The bubble will burst one day, but so far, so good. Sometimes, you really have to keep below the radar and even sow miss-information to keep people off the scent.

In reply to Post #1
It's easy to work it out. Look up what power draw is for your unit. I think being a smaller 7" screen yours will be around 1A. Multiply that by 12 to get the W = 12. Then multiply the battery amp rating by 12. to get it's W. For example 50 A/h battery will be 60 W. Then divide the battery capacity by the sonar draw in W. That will tell you how many hours life you'll get from the battery. So, for example, for your sonar, a 12v 12A/h battery will last 12 hours. If you want to know how long it'll last on the 100 A/h you have, you'll need to add the figures for the trolling motor, using the same math I have described here.

Personally, for hire boats, I run seperate batteries for my trolling motor and fishfinder - I use two networked Garmin Echomap Utras (12" screens), Garmin UHD 56 and Livescope Plus transducers - that's all to a 100 A/h lithium and then my bow mount trolling motor, a Minnkota Ultegra, is hooked up to another 100 A/h lithium. You are wise to get Lithium batteries - 2/3 of the size and weight of lead acid, plus you can run them right down to 10%, as opposed to 50% with a lead acid. I'm a pike angler by the way, who also fishes for carp. LOL.

In reply to Post #1
Get a pair of Helikon combat trousers - seriously good and very high quality. Military 1st sell them. Craghoppers were once pretty good, now, utter crap and the fit is rubbish too. Like a lot of companies, they've cut the quality to save money and then put their prices up.

In reply to Post #1
Dave Lumb is worth a shout. He can turn things round quite quickly and does a great job. He'll do any kind of custom work you want. Else, Vic Gibson but you'll have a long wait...

In reply to Post #20
Well, I may get some dirty looks in the car park, but my new Audi RS4 Evant ticks all the boxes for me as my fishing wagon. I waited 18 months to get it as well. £79,000 well spent It's only money

In reply to Post #1
From my 35 years of carp and accidental tench fishing, I would say they seem to like red or pink hook baits between 10mm and 14mm, and creamy flavours. I roll my own bait, but I'm sure you can find something in a packet or pot that fits the bill. I actually avoid using hook baits in red or pink on waters where there a lot of smaller tench. If you're targeting tench, I wouldn't use boilies. Sweetcorn or luncheon meat is what I've used with a lot of success.

In reply to Post #1
I also use the 12ft ES for all my medium range fishing - they're fine on smaller waters, mine have Daiwa Castizm QD's on them. But I do step down to my other set-up on those waters where I am fishing less than 50 yards and there's no major snags to deal with...

I use 10ft Free Spirit Hi-S which are 2 3/4, with Shimano 5000RE baitrunners. Perfect combo for smaller waters.

In reply to Post #4
Yep, I've had some issues on there with morons crossing into my bit of water. They need to ban bait boats, always create issues when in the hands of noddies.

In reply to Post #1
Never worn trainers for fishing. Why would you? They're not waterproof for starters. Get some walking boots. Geez, carp anglers!

In reply to Post #22
Spot on mate and anything that gets worn, all the parts are available to buy on line. I scratched a lens last year and it was so easy to get a replacement. I have four pairs of flak 2.0 XLs with prizm polaroid lenses. Where them for general use and of course fishing. I have a pair of standard prizm lenses for driving though. Quality is superb. Comfort is excellent too. Lens quality, top notch. Very important to me as I do a lot of lure fishing from the boat and need to see as far as I can into the water...