I struggle to afford high quaility baits But I manage to cut the costs by making every pva bag of boilies count.. Find the fish before you put your bait out !

instead of glug i use cheap Additives like chilli powder, onions , garlic , salt , coffeemate and if used right can be as deadly as any shop bought attractor.

Plastic corn presented over a small handfull of canned sweetcorn is the obvious one but try tinned kidney beans hair rigged in the margins ! dont know what it is that they like or whether they see it as a safe food , all I know is it works and they will remain in the area long after they have eaten the last bean.

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Hi All .

Just getting back into carp fishing after I gave it up when some tea leaf broke in to my uninsured garage and took everything including my terminal tackle.
(no I am lying they left me a landing net handle but took my broken one) .

Most of my stuff was second hand or last years model but i had built it up over the years and could not afford to replace it. so my fishing days were over . so i thought anyway !

The Best Tip you will ever get on this site is KEEP YOUR STUFF LOCKED UP or GET IT INSURED .

Anyway after picking up some cheap and nasty rods and reels from the back of a carp mag
I decided to get back into it this year and after 3 day sessions I have had 3 twentys (26 biggest) and 8 doubles most being high doubles . Not monsters but when your the only one catching on a pressured lake you suddenlly remember just why we all love carp fishing.

Its not your rod reel or bivvy that catch fish! its your brain and whats under the water that counts so dont be put off like I was by the tackle tarts and get out there .#

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