In reply to Post #21
Agree actually but I was annoyed at the time of writing, ive changed it now but I can't change the title unfortunatly

In reply to Post #13
No chance, it motivates me to shove it down their throat

In reply to Post #10
They know exactly where it is, its a feature that is easy to find once you know where it is. Looks like branches on the deeper, its gone from being clear as a bell on the deeper to being covered in the space of 5 days, its not tiny bin lid spot either. I'm having a grappler on it next week to pull them up. I know they will read this board, maybe if they read in words what they are upto they will realise just how pathetic they are

Thanks lads

In reply to Post #4
cheers mate will do, yeah been seen catching. I've got the before and after maps stored on my phone so I can show them no problem. I know for fact other members have had problems with them being abusive etc aswell, ive been gold on numerous occasions

In reply to Post #2
I'm going too

Right, picture the scene, you're fishing for a handful of special fish in 100 acres of water, only a few anglers fish it reguarly, it has some serious depth for inland u.k waters so it narrows down the hotspots quite a lot, and a couple of special case cousins who fish the lake as a pair ( hopefully not in an incest way), happen to think they are a hierarchy and as a result you are not allowed to fish in certain areas they are trickling a little bit of bait in, this doesn't limit to one spot, this can be 2 or 3 different areas at anytime of year, and the areas change depending on season.

You can use a rowing boat on this water and Today I've turned up to fish an area they know I have been doing well in to find on my deeper reading it has been covered in fresh snags. Basically one of the special cases has gone out in a boat and placed snags in the water so I can't fish the spot. This isn't the first time things have happened to try to discourage me from fishing.

These pair of idiots have such a high opinion of themselves they believe you are spying on them to see where they are fishing so you can benefit from their hard work. What none of these special cases understand is i have a fully completed deeper map of the whole lake and can place my baits by GPS on this map anywhere I fancy. These special cases are still using standard sonar, they think that they are the only ones who know the spots when i have a map of the bottom right infront of me .

These lads think they're the nuts but you have to ask why they need to go to such lengths to stifle my fishing, its obvious to me they are jelous im doing well and worried im going to bag the big girls. How pathetic is that?


I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets targeted because I'm successful, any other stories?

I still struggle to get to sleep at night when carp fishing even after doing it for 30 years, the anticipation of what might be to come in the morning especially, still keeps me up until the early hours

In reply to Post #1
I've got a set of the XTC ci4, 14000

Thoughts, i' ll start with the negatives, closing the handle can be a pain in the backside until you get the hang of it.

Line can get behind the spool if you are not careful, not in use but if you get a bit of slack on the bank somehow it can unravel from the spool and fall behind it, easily solved when you know about it though and a quick look at the spool before a recheck confirms its good to cast

I've never been a fan of the square cap at the back of ultegras either, thinking a different shape would be more pleasing to look at but that is minor.

Negatives for me that is it.

Positives,smooth retrieve and nice build, I have the dark blue ones that is imo a much better colour than the 'bin bag' black I had on a previous pairs of XTD's. The QD is great, the clutch feels quality, unlike the XTDs that had a plastic feel about it.
I really like the size of spool with tiny body aswell.

I had never seen the 14000 XTC's in the flesh before buying them through mail order and I was a bit worried I'd be disappointed in them after owning a set of the XTD's that I thought felt cheap & nasty, I was gutted on receiving my previous XTD's after owning a set of XTB's before them, i sold my XTB's to buy XTD's and the feel in quality difference was instant.



Got to say though I'm well impressed with my new Xtc's ci4's and feel its money well spent . They feel like a carp reel should do, not cheap, not nasty, smooth retrieve, nice to play a fish on , feel great on the rod, and upto the job in hand

In reply to Post #47
Also zigs are live too if you're using the much used zig foam

Carp don't need to smell attractant in cork, they pick things up out of curiosity, drop a piece of cork in the margin on a rig and it looks like a boilie, and carp pick up boilies all the time