I tend to take a live and let live approach to technology in fishing. Do the majority of us non-full timers not fish as a hobby for our own gratification anyway.
Life's too short to be offended by how people choose to apply their bait/rigs.

So long as boat, camera, sonar users do not interfere with other anglers outside of their boundaries and those anglers are satisfied with how they went about capturing that carp then I don't see an issue with it (providing its done safely and the carp are looked after).

The waters I fish do not allow them and that suits my angling, but I have fished waters that do allow them and I personally have chosen not to - because personally I felt more of an achievement catching fish without some of the tech available.
That doesn't mean I felt the need to discredit those choosing to use it. It is a pastime that we're all lucky enough to experience in our own way after all.

Most, if not all waters are going to have muppets who do not respect the fish or fellow anglers and users of the spod rod, bait boat, throwing stick or others means are still going to ruin the experience for others through choice or lack of self-awareness regardless.

In reply to Post #1
Do total fishing tackle stock/sell the item you're after?
I recently purchased a power barrow and contacted them re price and they did 10% off for me which made them the cheapest available.
AD no longer offer discounts other than their pink or black label sales it seems

In reply to Post #15
I agree with this. I joined a new syndicate last year which is very shallow and had never experienced so many tufties, coots and mallards diving and feeding on my spots.

I pulled my hair out trying to keep them away - tufty torches, green lasers and the occasional fit of rage waving my arms around and clapping like a mad man. Even shouting expletives or asking nicely didn't work.

But in October I caught one of the lake's biggest whilst 2 coots were diving onto a clear spot in the weed I was fishing. Resetting stiff rigs did the trick as they'd picked the bait up twice before the take.

Since then i've learned to ignore them as ive never actually hooked one, although they've picked the bait up and dropped it many times over and ive still caught.

I've used Kent particles many times in the past, always received my deliveries on a Thursday. Which would tie in well with a Saturday leaving day? Copied the below from their website.
Im sure if you called for a large order they could specify a delivery date?

Order by MIDNIGHT Sunday and you'll get it on or before the following Thursday.

In reply to Post #1
My first and last trip there was over 10 years ago so it may have changed. But I wouldn't go back if it were free, in fact you couldn't pay me to return.

Rat infested, poorly kept, drunken Dutch anglers jumping into the lake & fishing whichever lake they pleased (we have a lake exclusive but they had rods through poke holes directly over our spots) baillifs/owners refusing to do anything about it.

Cant' remember which lake we fished but for every Carp we caught there were 10+ Sturgeon and Grass carp inbetween. The fish were in very poor condition too.

The only positives I can give are that it was close to Calais for a first French outing, and cheap - but you get what you pay for.

There are far better run lakes not far you should consider from my experience instead.

Hi all,

Decided to bite the bullet and get myself a decent camera for fishing as im now managing to get out (and actually catch) way more often than expected.

Im a total novice when it comes to camera usage but my iphone 16 pro just isn't cutting the mustard with picture quality, particularly at night.

So what would you all recommend, would need to be suitable for self-takes and relatively easy to use. Budget 500-600

Many thanks in advance

In reply to Post #1
Avoid it like the plague if I were you.
If you're driving all that way you'll be disappointed when you get there.

In reply to Post #4
They post regular updates on previous weeks on their facebook page.

The lake has changed a lot this season with the original lake being split in two by a spit.

The Sanctuary swim has generally always been the hot peg but you do a walk around before the draw so best to do a couple of laps and find them.

PM me if you'd like i've been on the main lake a few times and once since its been split.

In reply to Post #1
10 of us had a social here in early August and I couldnt rate it highly enough.
Facilities and bailiffs are top notch.

We had 20ish takes between us in the 5 nights we were there.

I fished peg 10 (old peg 11) and landed 6 to 42.14, fish were caught from all over but mostly the corner pegs.

In reply to Post #11
I have witnessed a member on a lake I fish not quite understanding his 'fashionable' 10ft rods won't quite be on the spot when asking everyone else how far the spots are, and then proceeding to wrap up with his distance sticks pegged out to his rods and not a 12ft/4 yard rope.