In reply to Post #18
RIP Bernie, condolences to his family and friends.

Big respect to the man for his efforts in catching that fish and also making the video.

Always enjoyed watching his vlogs and along with Terry Hearn he has to be one of the best story tellers out there, no bull****, no in your face advertising, solid angling. Best fishing video I have watched for some time.

Crikey even older than I originally thought. 64 years young when I caught it then 😮

A Leney with stocking records going back to the mid 50s so was at least 61 back in 2016 when I caught. Unfortunately it died the year after :(

In reply to Post #28
Great advice Bowlsky

You just have to get you head around the options available to you. I am more than happy to fish the unwanted swims / unfavoured swims.

Next up is to fish as efficient as you can, if the lake is busy then a stealthy approach would be your best bet. I would be fishing singles / stringers / small pva mesh bags fishing for a single bite at a time.

If swims become available you have the choice of moving but I wouldn't move unless I knew there were fish there to move onto.

I set myself a goal whenever I start fishing a new lake to fish a different swim every time I go to the lake until I have pretty much caught a fish from every swim. Building knowledge of all the swims helps out massively when faced with a busy lake when you turn up.

There are lots of good lakes on the Farnham ticket and not jus the yateley waters.

Happy New Year

In reply to Post #9
I use a heavy duty 12v car battery and an inverter I bought from Matalan years ago

It works a treat for charging my laptops/tablets etc.. (For work) and works very well for a few days on the bank if I need it.

I have tried other power packs / lead acid batteries etc.. but I haven't found anything better.

Disadvantage is its heavy.

In reply to Post #1
Did you go to Portugal and how did you get on?

I maybe moving out there for a short time would be good to hear of your experiences 👍👍👍

In reply to Post #1
Trickle some bait in the margins regularly to see what happens regarding fish visiting the spots

Then I would have a couple of adjustable zigs out.

Get your leading rod out and map the bottom out to see what you can find.

catching carp on the bottom in 28ft + water isn't a problem just takes a bit of getting your head around.

In reply to Post #1
Get a set inflating mattress for it. Makes a massive difference in the wychwood.

I used the trakker one but any should do.