thank you for the clarification sam - you are absolutely correct

those comments were examples of statements I have read elsewhere as to why / how baits do or don't work based on a human perception or understanding & I believe they are most likely all untrue.

maybe sensibly / rationally but obviously not very clearly

In reply to Post #141
LOL - says the guy bringing up my previous comments from over 10 years ago & from 3 different websites??? you absolute looper

In reply to Post #139
wowsers - proper stalker action going on here.

shouting at clouds is an old meme from the simpsons mate. look it up - it was a joke

re particles - I assume you are referring to posts in this thread? https://www.carpforum.co.uk/Shared/Messages.asp?TopicID=444802

Not sure how my posts are 'smug' as you put it & there is nothing in there taken from the Bait Tactics videos. I have even posted recently about how good the channel is (and the music)

I've been preparing my own for over a decade now & have been trying all sorts of methods to improve them - way before those videos were created & have commented on this in many places including here, FB groups & on a couple of video calls. I have never been able to control the actual ferment based on the different smells that the particles have created & I plan to try EM1 which I will prepare as suggested by bait tactics to control it this year as well as some other things (bee food probiotic blends, bird seed hydro's & others). I have been attempting bacterial blends for a couple of years & have videos & pictures for proof of my journey way before any bait tactics videos. If I have said any different then please lmk know - I am pretty sure that I have always credited others for methods that I have used including Mark C's garlic hemp which is the gold standard of bait as far as I am concerned - even if it did bring me out in a rash when I spilt it on my arm. I've not watched all of the bait tactics video's but I am not sure he has ever actually talked about fermenting particles? He has posted on creating EM1, CSL & using them to create Hydro's but never anything on particles?

re martin gay - publicly berated? you're talking absolute rubbish pal & quite clearly 'forget'

I posted about a conversation I had with one of his relatives on a post on Cemex which by complete coincidence was started by the same guy that started this one (I don't forget either) Not once did I berate him - I repeated a story that was told to me.

I was quite clear it was an addition to the legend & that we will never truly know. He was an angling hero of mine as a kid & I never once actually said anything negative about him & never expected it to blow up like it did. My words were twisted by Paul Selman on the fishingmagic forum a few years later & I replied on there to set the record straight. That didn't seem to be enough for certain members who went all out to 'prove me wrong' & after further discussions with the family, including his widow Yvonne, we agreed to remove my comments & I have never written anything about it again & I never will. I am still friends with them now & saw one of them yesterday - I will tell them about this post as they will find it amusing.

I thought it was a bit more than the CHIRP stuff - I have a couple of bass angler friends who have seen the full front facing sonar in action & it is phenomenal what they are able to do - multiple screens showing not only the makeup of the bottom but a 3d representation of where fish are in the water, how far away, depths etc - pretty much as if there is no water there.

There are some vids on youtube of a guy in is boat with a load of screens that show a bass in front of him. he casts past it & the sonar screens show his lure move through the water near the fish, it move, strike the lure & then get played in - all in realtime. I believe that it's so much of an advantage that they are now banned in all of the big money bass comps.

I'd love to see it on a boat for carp fishing to get an idea of the makeup of lakes & spots - if the RT7 has this then it will be an absolute game changer for sure

In reply to Post #130
Ian - read it back - it was a direct quote from his post

I agree that it means absolutely nothing, but he's trying to give validation to his opinion - I included it as a satirical dig to show how ridiculous it is.

In reply to Post #133


sure you helped me out by passing my email address onto Ken when I wanted to contact him - I thanked you at the time as did Ken who told you it made his week.

I couldn't give a hoot about your opinion of me - it means nothing coming from someone who has posted to belittle other forum members by calling them cheats & negating their
achievements - something I have NEVER done.

I'm just someone who loves fishing for carp. learning new things with an open mind & sharing things that I have learnt to help others whenever I can - I have done so since carp fishing forums were invented. However, I'll call people out on bull**** - always have done, always will. I see through your whinging, negativity & boring irrelevant anecdotes with self-sense of authority because you've been around the block - giving it the big "I am" - it's sad & pathetic. If you're gonna judge others then expect to be judged back. If you can't take it, don't give it.

I hope nobody who has caught the fish of their dreams using a bait boat & following rules has read your comments in this thread & now thinks less of their captures because that would be a real shame

In reply to Post #5
Proper blast from the past there Dave!

I've done the same with conti's - it is possible to bend them but they are definitely weaker & it's too much of a risk when I can just add a kicker.

In reply to Post #126
.but if you've read what I have tried to convey, just remember you've cheated yourself ,inside

What a load of old twaddle.

All Ive taken from your posts is that you're a myopic, sanctimonious punisher who seems to want to take joy, happiness & a sense of achievement away from other anglers which is extremely sad.

...and I'm sure others echo my sentiments, but are too shy to say on here...

In reply to Post #3
I just had a look at the element on the website - I think I am getting your thinking behind this but I am not sure the tech is possible at the moment

The screen is the control unit & needs to ba attached to the submerged sonar transducer via a cable (wiif won't work underwater) - I think you are hoping that you would be able to use your phone in the same way that you would use the screen to control the imaging & what you're seeing remotely? From what I can tell, the Element won't let you do that.

The real vision / hyper vision relates to the imaging available - basically the quality of what the sonar is able to map / read from the bottom.

In the sonar world, these are game changers for reading the bottom but I think we are a way off them using them in carp fishing on remote controlled boats.

as mentioned - it depends on the materials being used & how the thumbscrew holds the inner section.

since switching from stainless to alloy, I have found that I don't suffer from anywhere near as much twist as I used to.