In reply to Post #67
Ha. Sorry my head has been melted dealing with people in work 😂 flew straight over me

In reply to Post #65
Used to be some proper arguments i remember off an old forum. "Thats not a mere" "thats not a real mere" blah blah. Alot of dicks in carp fishing as we all know and even a Wikipedia post proving them wrong doesnt do it.
Murders was used figuratively not literally

In reply to Post #62
Its like ive heard gravel pits up north refered to as pebble quarries 😂

Hi Guys.
Im looking for a few ideas of lakes i can fish from the van on thw swim. I want to take my 2 boys fishing but cant be arsed with the bivvies and beds. Im northwest based. The only one I can think of is Wyreside for a few pegs.. anywhere else people can think of. Preferably a campsite setup so there are toliets and showers etc
Many thanks in advance 👍

In reply to Post #12
Older gear especially the Aquas were built different. A mate of mine has a few and the old dome tent/bivvy of his is still going strong. He obviously doesnt use it much but what a bit of kit. My old Armo mk2 made in Stapeley lasted years till it got moused at the back of the garage one winter 😢 I was gutted. Got it cheaper becuse they stitched the wrong badge on it in the shop haha.
My old Solar stainless sticks I also bought from Stapeley 20+ years ago I still use.

In reply to Post #53
I think I know which water you mean if the sand quarry (PA water?) is in relation to my reference but im talking about another water not far away. If you dont mean my comment im sorry 👍 but thats called a mere as well for some reason youre right. What makes a mere and what doesnt can cause murders between Anglers haha.

In reply to Post #52
A kettlehole mere in Shropshire is a deep sided lake formed through glacier deposits. The meres in Cheshire are mostly shallow (?) and the ones in Shropshire are for the most part deeper. The Mere, Crosemere, Colemere, Blakemere, Newton mere, Bomere all have depths over 30ft.
The Cheshire ones are for the most part shallow although I know there are deeper ones.
The subject of what makes a Mere is different in different counties if im correct? There used to be many arguments years ago about what is a "proper" mere on other forums I rememeber. Haha. Used to get alot of people riled up which is strange for carp anglers 😂
I maybe talking complete ***** but ive looked online and the one I fish is a kettle hole mere made by glacial deposits. 🤷🏼

In reply to Post #51
Sorry I mean dont work for me in that depth. Not ever caught on a sb popup in those depths. Fished next to a br one the only rod to ever go for me is the br. The balanced bottom baits sb have been amazing for me this season so far. I have about 4 different flavour & colours of the sb cc pops and ive caught on them on another lake which is 8ft depth maximum. Ive had a pot of Cork ball pops from sb for years and ive never had a touch on them on the deeper water in god knows how many years of trying them. Nothing is exactly laboratory conditions when fishing but you know when something just doesnt work for you. Got alot of confidence on the sb baits. Just not in deep water for me.

In reply to Post #42
The mere i fish is upto 45ft deep and I regularly catch from around the 25-30 ft deep mark. The specialised dont popup a rig in that depth (i only use the crushed cork) and the 13mm baitrooms dont last long. The 15mm baitrooms do what I need them to do in that depth for 24hrs+. The wafters he makes are amazing as well.

In reply to Post #45
Krill and Berry. My catch rate and the size of the fish went up massively once I started using them. Wouldnt like to go fishing without them to be honest