In reply to Post #12
I paid £460 incl postage for a 3+1 set when they came out in 2018

Simple question. If you use Ronnie's and have bream in your lakes do you hook plenty of bream or not?

Asking for a mate whose not on the forum. He's looking for a 2man bivvy that's relatively high as he's in his 60s and doesn't want to be hunched over in it. Not looking to break the bank but bivvies seem to be very expensive these days regardless.

Any recommendations based on experience. In recent years I've used a Tempest, M3 Compact and brollies which were all way too low and small for him apparently!

Cheers.

In reply to Post #1
I'd go with the Garmin SV9

In reply to Post #2
Cheers. Just looking for inspiration really! Baiting strategies, time of year, rigs etc etc I love reading how anglers tackle these type of waters. I've found a few good articles by scouring my stash of Carpworld mags but always looking for other sources. I've read one of Tim's books and while it was OK, I'm not a huge fan of his writing.

Has anyone any recommendations for books where the author is mostly fishing silty venues. I'm thinking of the Shropshire and Cheshire Meres etc? A lot of books are based around Pit fishing.

In reply to Post #5
Cheers all. I take the point they're all good quality baits and it's where and when you apply bait that's important. I guess I was wondering why this particular bait seems to have become less written about or fashionable in recent times. I've used the Live System and done very well but have been considering the XXX for sometime now. The fact it's not likely to be used by others makes it even more attractive to me...

Looking for advice on this bait from long-term users. I'm fishing a tricky lake where the small stock seem to switched onto naturals and not overly interested in any baits . The lake is full of snails and mussels so lots of calorific-rich food freely available.

I'm considering using the XXX as a food bait over the next few seasons and wondered if anyone has any experiences they'd share. My thinking is the GLM within may be attractive to fish already feeding on snails and mussels already but maybe that's too simplistic?

Cheers.

I'm sure this has been done to death so apologies but do any shops do bulk deals for Sticky?

Currently fishing a heavily stocked water with way too many small fish (carp only in the water). It's due to be netted this Winter which should help but in the meantime I'd be curious to hear any suggestions for a tactic to target the bigger fish in this scenario. I've had bigger fish by using single baits away from heavily baited areas. Obviously I can just use bigger baits which is the next step but any other tips? Cheers.