In reply to Post #3
Enjoy mate. Crays didn't bother me much but the ones I saw in the margin (look under the decking at night) were bloody massive

In reply to Post #1
I fished Willow lodge last August and had 11 bites landed 10. All fish were in good nick and biggest was a low 30 fully scaled with 4 20s from memory. Can only advise based on my experience - saw a few shows in an area, found a clear area and filled it in with pellet, corn and chops. Caught all my fish on fake yellow dumbell wafters. Island swim might be a bit different but I'm sure you'll have a great time, lovely set up down there

Edit: oh and pretty much every bite was in the morning up until midday.

In reply to Post #1
Sold Shimano baby pits for these reels last summer because I was trying to be tarty - terrible decision

In reply to Post #77
I'm looking to kick off my bait making by using the bs1 mix after reading this thread (which has been bloody useful). Just wondering if anyone else has made a batch? If so, what sort of flavours (if any) have you added? Cheers