I've just seen, on a Catfish group, that Furnace are now allowing this tubing.

In reply to Post #15
Thanks OJ

The Arun, Rother and Adur all have carp. The Arun in particular is not over fished. It has some very big carp and there's always the chance of a very big barbel. One or two stretches allow night fishing, so bivvying up is not a problem if that's what you want to do. My club is about £80 a year, so a damn sight cheaper than an syndicate too.

Roll on June 16th

In reply to Post #1
Firstly I am not a carp angler, I'm an angler that very occasionally fishes for them. I am an all round river angler, and not particularly good either

If you despair at the sort of angler and venue you mention, why not try river fishing for carp. I help out on some Facebook groups and one is for river carp. I quite often see pictures of some stunning fish and have yet to see one of them actually giver a name. The people I meet on the riverbank are normally likeminded, decent people too.

I was due out on 6th June. I could've risked it, but decided to postpone til October.

I was told by one person that lives out there that the 100kms rule only applies to residents, but not to risk trying to get into the country.

A friend that lives there reckons the 100kms rule applies to everyone and is strictly enforced, but it wouldn't matter as I stood little chance of getting out of the port in the first place.

Glad I changed dates

I had something from Angling Lines pop up on Facebook today.

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As others have said, it's a pleasure driving out there and I much prefer it to driving here. Enjoy your trip

In reply to Post #48
I don't know about ebay, but these are the ones.

https://billyclarke.co.uk/gloves/4449-chad-cains-pike-glove.html

Thanks for taking note. I didn't mean to moan, but pike care is even more important than most species as they are fragile.

Just a heads up for anyone wanting a glove. Do not use those filleting gloves in the link on this thread. They will catch the gill rakers and do serious damage if you are not careful. There are far better alternatives if you really want to use a glove. Fox and Savage do reasonable gloves that don't snag the rakers so much. A Muskie glove is the best as they are smooth. A golf glove is also a good alternative.

Remember that a glove is not to stop you getting bitten as you shouldn't have a hand in it's mouth. It's to protect you from gill raker rash, or possibly your hooks if you're not sure where they are.