3CorsaMeal
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Caught a 22lb mirror on sunday, not had a fish for ages, i mean probably a year without catching anything worth weighing.
What is your opinon of bait boats? anyone use one?
Considering one, but not sure i can be bothered spending out another £500-700 on fishing gear 
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C2RL R
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yeah mate i'm well into carping. not been much this year, just had 4 night sessions and only managed a 16lb mirror so far. had 3 blanks on a local water i've started fishing again this season. you normally catch a decent low 20 on there but it's been difficult so far.
i dont mind bait boats at all. some people are dead against them but i can't see the problem. i regularly pay 50 quid for a 48 hour session and if i see some big carp under the trees then the boat is going straight out there. i keep toying with the idea of buying one myself but can't jusify it. i just use my mates!
[Edited on 21-07-2010 by C2RL R]
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C2RL R
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i've seen some vids on youtube of some crazy bastard that strapped an underwater camera to his boat that had a live wireless feed to a monitor on the bank. i think if you go that far then it might be classed as cheating.
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Steve
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my late grandad passed on his fishing pools to us, 3 of them full of mirror and common carp, used to fish in them all the time, didnt even have a license
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C2RL R
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does nobody fish them?
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Steve
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yeah we rent them out to clubs
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C2RL R
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i wouldn't let any fucker use them except myself and a few select people!
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Steve
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they maintain them as part of the contract and brings in cash aswell, saves us the bother and nobody in the family fishes anymore, although iv considered starting again
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Baskey
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Used to love carp fishing but got abit board of fisheries. Mainly just go for wild stuff now, alot harder and you often blank but find it soo much more rewarding.
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Behr
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Yeah, off down to monks lake this weekend for a 3 day sesh 
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fir3vip3r
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Yeah Im a crap fisherman, can never catch anything......
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Steve
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carp love sweetcorn, and bread
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C2RL R
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quote:
Originally posted by Behr
Yeah, off down to monks lake this weekend for a 3 day sesh
is that the one with loads of catfish in it?
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scottyp1989
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used to go alot, bet its been about 5 years since i last went. want to start going again but its finding time
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Kyle T
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Hoping to get back into some fishing this summer.
Used to be mad on it, me and my Dad went all the time but not proper carp fishing, give me a waggler or a swimfeeder anyday... sleeping in a tent waiting for an alarm wasn't my idea of fishing 
Spending a week on the Norfolk Broads with my old man next month, so taking a few rods each so we can have a few late nights off of the side of boat for some bream bags hopefully 
More on topic though, I consider bite alarms cheating nevermind underwater cameras My biggest carp was a 12lb common on light float gear, good fight - loved every minute of it.
[Edited on 21-07-2010 by Kyle T]
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C2RL R
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how are bite alarms cheating? they are essential on long sessions or over nighters.
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dame
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iv bein a carp fisherman for about 8 years now and i still carnt stand bait boats i think its cheating and defeats the object and i hate the fish finders.
whats everyones personal best then?
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C2RL R
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27lb Mirror - Cottington Lakes, Kent
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Baskey
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19lb common - random fishing lake in bude
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morpheus22
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i havnt been fishing for carp long. but i caught my pb months back at 9lb lol. my mates a big carp lad goes fishing allover country he uses a bait boat and swears by it.
i watched him using it and its really quite doesnt make hardly any waves, he uses his to take his rig out to the edge of weeds and drop it bang on the edge great bit of kit. but like you say expensive.
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morpheus22
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my PB this will be a tiddler to you big carp lads but it was my second carp ever lol
ignore socks over my jeans was trying to keep some body heat in was fucking freezing
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3CorsaMeal
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pmsl Morpheus you do look frozen
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Happy_2008
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Is that a garage in the lake LOL
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BarnshaW
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25 pound pike out the thames.
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morpheus22
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it was just starting to get abit warmer beieve it or not lol, nah thats not a garage its the old boathouse to get across to the islnad so you could night fish.
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