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Apologies for the delay in getting this sorted.
In order to keep the SHB thread fast (to load) I'll create a new thread every now and again
All threads (new and old) will link to each other so that no information / photos are lost
Below is a link to the original thread, it's BIG and if you use the 'Read All' functionality to view all posts on one page, expect your computer to slow down. Best bet is to flick through page by page.
Link to original thread
Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Report and Q+A
Link to next thread (Oct 2024 onwards)
Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Report Oct 2024
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In reply to Post #435
I spy......
 
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In reply to Post #434
Hmmmmm.......
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In reply to Post #433
Perfectly true that. Fished a number of small pressured waters where the fish are tucked away in undercut banks literally under people's feet. One of the first things I do on a new small water when there is no one about is to take my top off and have a good feel about. People would be amazed at how many there are and how far back they go.
Noticed Mr Penning with a pot of TC1's in the latest TA vid. 🤔
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Sutton 2. Scans of prints. The Dead End swim. Second day as a member, 2006.
The undercut previously spoken about was just out of shot on the left. I had to cast a bare lead above those small pads into the low branches. Then sneak round with a leader with rig and lead attached. A pair of scissors and a landing net pole. Once I had retrieved the lead and had the bare line in my hand, it was then a case of manoeuvring the line along the bank at water level, under the over hangs. Once into the right position, with the rig attached it was a case of feeding the lead hanging off the crook of the landing net pole under the bank itself.
Carp are absolutely petrified of lines. The older, more cute they are, the more line paranoid they become. The only place on any lake where there are zero lines is right in the edge. Next time you go fishing at night for carp…. Don’t cast out. Stand at the front of your swim with a bright torch all night. It will enlighten your angling. You will see them if you can be bothered to sit there all night long. The busier the lake is with lines, the more they will seek out refuge in the edge. Turn up in the dark, fish a swim with deep margins, single hook baits. Fish with no lines out in the lake whatsoever. Fish will gather at night in front of you. Your catches will absolutely skyrocket. You will catch the biggest fish in any lake.
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James Pails, Dinton White Swan, GPB1 13mm balanced. What a gorgeous carp!
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In reply to Post #430
Cheers Mark 👌👌👌
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Here you go Ian. That's a 13mm Hutchy S2 pop up holding up a large 1/0 Owner sea hook with ease. Any size carp hook on a multi rig will be absolutely fine for 48 hours.
SHR or Chods, needing to hold up large hooks with a large barrel swivel as well, a 16mm is always best.
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We just went through the busiest two week period we have ever known. We will be completely up to date with all orders later this week. The moment that we are, the S2 specials page is being added to the website this week. When this happens, there will be a price increase across the entire range of our hook baits. Over the next two weeks we will be stocking firstly, both the TackleBox & FishOn tackle shops with a range of our S2 & Garlic hook baits. As previously mentioned, to allow this to happen there has to be a small price increase going forwards. We are about to start stocking some of the other biggest tackle shops in the country on an on going basis too. There has to be a small price increase for all that to happen. We'll make less, but we will sell a lot more going forwards.
You will still always be able to buy them from us, but you will also be able to buy them from certain larger tackle shops now going forwards as well.
Hutchy S2 (white)
RedBerry/Vanilla S2 (brown)
Scopex/Pineapple S2 (pink)
CherryCola S2 (pink)
Banoffee S2 (yellow)
These are all being added to the website this week in both 13mm & 16mm, CC pop ups & balanced.
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In reply to Post #426
Ian, 100%. Will put you in some 16's as well anyway.
The 13mm are all 10-15% more buoyant now, since both Paul and Carl last ordered. The 16's are too.
GPB2, TC2 & Bug 13mm are even more buoyant than the S2 or standard Garlic (GPB1).
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Well done to the forum member who banked the 104lb+ UK brace of proper ones that unfortunately cannot be shown on S2 last week.
Forum member Rich, 50lb9oz, 35lb13oz, 32lb7oz. First time he used some of the new turbo charged S2. Well done Rich.
Jacko, 'The perfect' common, RedBerry/Vanilla S2 over scopex squid freezer baits
FishOn Ricci, upper 30 & mid 40, Hutchy S2 balanced over shops particle & boillie crumb
Forum member Johnny, first cast with Hutchy S2, biggest fish in his lake, well done John.
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In reply to Post #425
Good for 24/48 fella?
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In reply to Post #422
I find the 13 cc's are fine with a 4 on a multi-rig.
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In reply to Post #422
Size 2s I’d say not. When i use the 13s on size 4s if i need just a tad more I tend to put about 3mm of 8mm zig foam under the hookbait and there perfect then.
The bug ones may do as they are really buoyant but mark may be able to help further
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Lads, can anyone offer feedback on the buoyancy of the 13 mm CC's? I tend to use quite agricultural rigs (size 2 and 4 spinners) and sometimes leave them out for a full 24 hrs or more. I know the 16 mm CC's will p*ss this, but I'm not sure about the 13's?
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Jacko Lucy, the Half Lin, RedBerry/Vanilla S2 over Scopex Squid.
Lee Petty, Dinton White Swan, Hutchy S2 over Shrimp
FishOn Ricci, Scopex/Pineapple S2 over shops fermanted particle and boillie crumb
Jude, GPB1 over Midlands mixes particles
Forum boss Karl, three on an overnighter. Various as singles.
Rob, GPB2
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Thames, around 2006, Hurst park, Hampton Sailing Club, willow tree photo spot again. One of a number of very distinctive fish which I caught back then, which I never saw another angler ever holding in a photograph. The fight from this fish was absolutely insane. I thought it was a catfish while playing it. The river widened considerably at this point where my swim was located. It was the reason the area was chosen in the first place. On a river, anywhere the river widens, will generally be shallower, and weedier. Virtually every single carp I caught from this swim was jet black. Tanned from laying in amongst the safety of the sailing club jetties and the shallow water behind the sailing club all day long in the sun. The sailing club is out of shot just to the left in the centre of the river on stilts. The island containing the houses is also just out of view to the right.
The pub lit up opposite is the Bell in Hampton.
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Roach Pit, 2013. The big fully. I caught this fish from the little swim in the corner by the day swim. I caught her by walking the lake at 2am listening out for shows. They were showing in the open water at night, but returning to the snags during the day. Most of the fish were in the main snags, over by the outflow pipe from the farmers field opposite. But this big fully had taken up residence in a corner all on its own. Your ears are the very best weapon you have for locating carp at the right time. Knowing where the carp are during the day is good, but knowing where the carp are at night and early morning is far more important. They will never normally be in the same places as they are hanging around during the day. Yet no one ever walks the lake at night. This often leads to situations where carp anglers on any given lake, are all set up in the areas where the fish spend the days. Often shallower and weedy areas, or snags. Whilst the deeper, often weedless areas will be where they tend to head at night. Bite times. These areas will often be completely devoid of anglers. By being awake from 12am - 4am while everyone else is asleep, you find this out very quickly for yourself. You will also pin down the carp in your lake, gaining valuable information that no one else has. A simple S2 cast to the edge of the snags she was sitting in that morning, led to this carp being on the bank just an hour after casting out. Every broken freezer bait placed inside the snag as an appetiser, plus every broken bait placed around the rig was still there after the bite. If you are able to use a boat, you will see this very often when using our hook baits. Every single grain and crumb is still there after the bite. The S2 will go first virtually every single time without fail. This simply does not happen with anything else, not unless it is sight related, during the day. What makes them snatch the S2 first, is completely sensory related to food. Two completely different things entirely.
I have been very lucky to catch three beautiful large fully scaled carp. In my opinion, this is the second best of those three.
Those polaroid glasses up on that hat were a shocking decision for the photos. What a div.
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This was 2007 I think. Johnson’s Road & Island. The Beach swim, Road side. Opposite this swim at very long range, there is a massive gap in the long bar that runs the entire length of the Road lake. The bar has trees and bushes growing all over it. Similar to how the Snag lake used to be. Nowadays the gap in the bar is right in front of a load of houses on a large new build housing estate. When I was a child, that was the stables corner of the Snag lake over just beyond that far corner of the Road lake. I would often fish the snag lake in the stable's swim, whilst my old man was fishing nearby on the Road lake. Around where the car park is now, slap bang in front of the big gap in the bar. It had become fashionable in more modern times, to fish the 'drive in' swims further along the same bank at extreme long range, now that the entire far bank was no fishing. Fishing the snags right up the back in the far corner on the far bank. I caught so many from that Beach swim gap at long range, in such rapid time too. Lashings and lashings of fermented garlic hemp. Two big hits of fish. Unfortunately, Limp Tail and the Clive Williams fish were already dead. It was these two I went there to catch. Two of the best big mirrors that ever swam in the UK. Kept away from public consumption in the main for twenty years. I also dearly wanted to catch the Snag Lake mirror too, that was still alive, but I never got that in those trips before realising that Limp Tail was dead and jogging onto the Ocean. I’d caught the Snag Lake Mirror numerous times as a very young child, before it even had that name. When it was smaller and lived in the snag lake. It was one of the few snag lake fish that were relocated by locals, when it was clear the snag lake would be filled in for the housing estate. As previously mentioned, the mirrors from the snag lake were taken to a new stock pond type lake further down in Kent by at the time the new controlling club, where they eventually grew into monsters.
The fish below are 'The Perfect' common, and 'Black Spot'. I have terrible photographs of both. My camera had ran out of battery from catching to many in one trip. I think someone edited my photos of the Perfect on a Spectrum ZX81, before they ever passed the photos onto me.
Kindly, one of my customers Stevie, has allowed me to show both of these fish in corking previously unseen photographs from more recent times. He caught them both on our GPB2. He had his best ever years fishing by a long way, from the moment he first started ever using them.
These fish are so old, they are likely dead now.
The Perfect
BlackSpot
Stevie with the Perfect.
50 years being angled for, and still virtually mint. A testament to all of the anglers who fished the historic pit over the last 50 years.
Stevie with BlackSpot
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In reply to Post #416
I'm glad you like it 
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In reply to Post #414
Enjoying this series. Pls keep it coming Mark - real fishing.........
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River Medway in Kent. This fish was a well known old Ballast Pit fish from the 80’s & 90’s, that went by the name of the 'Little Leney'. I was told it eventually grew bigger than the fish in the same lake known as the 'big Leney'. It got flooded from the Ballast Pit more than a decade previous to this photo. First into Barden lake, then into the river itself. I caught it miles downstream from where it was initially flooded into the river. It was swept many miles in those initial floods. It took up residence in the Wateringbury stretch. It’s really common for lake fish which get flooded into any river, to stop at the first stretch downstream of where they came in that has a marina. Wateringbury had that marina for this fish to hide in. It’s somewhere for them to escape when the river is in flood every year. A saviour every winter from certain death for a clueless lake fish that ends up in a river. Most of them just get swept to their death when they get flooded in, then out to sea.
This one was a survivor. He would have gone over weir after weir. The marina gave it a place to hide and saved him when he first went into the river. It will be long dead now, it was already seriously old when I caught it.
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It's 06:00 here, I've been up since 04:00 writing this stuff whilst my family sleep. OldGeezer (Gerry) and another member of this forum Tim, who is also suffering a terminal illness like Gerry is. Both of them, have badgered me for ages to write a book about my fishing and the bait. That's just not me though, it never really has been. Ask the magazine editors/book producers who have always asked. But I will write stuff on here continuously for the next few weeks when I get the time. Just like now, mainly for those two constantly asking me. It's become something Gerry has mentioned so many times in the past year. So if you are reading this as a guest, and you like any of what you read... If you can afford it, please go donate a few quid to the hospice currently giving end of life care to Gerry, OldGeezer on here, OldGit on the old RMC/Cemex forum.
Tinhead has put a thread in General carp chat. They only get partial funding from the NHS, relying on charity.
The Hampton Hammerer.
My years fishing around Hampton, Weybridge and Walton On Thames, coincided with the serial killer Levi Bellfield prowling these same places for victims. He was stalking these areas at night, smashing young women over the back of the head with a hammer before dragging them off. He would later gain nationwide notoriety for snatching Millie Dowler from outside Walton train station after school. She went to the same school as my son. This episode traumatised my son and all of the kids at her school who knew Millie. For a few years before this, he was already well known locally by the name the ‘Hampton Hammerer’. The entire areas women were wracked with fear. I was asked over and over again by numerous locals who had become friends, why on earth I would actually chose to sleep outside in the most public areas, whilst there was an active nutter prowling the streets and parks at night. They could not get their head around it. My answer was always the same. If I could walk through the north Peckham estates at 04:00 without a single care in the world, or trot down Brixtons back streets late on a Saturday night. Then fishing in the very poshest parts of West London were literally the safest thing in the world to me personally. People die most days in the ghetto and no one hears about it. Some cowardly sex-pest serial killer targeting young women and girls, would need far more than his silly hammer if he was going to deter me going fishing at that time. Casper the carp dog would have literally had him for breakfast. Locals thought I was absolutely mental though. The entire surrounding areas would become like a ghost town late at night during the Bellfield years, until he was caught.
One night whilst fishing at Weybridge with a pal, we were shocked by armed police who basically rushed us from behind the brolly. Bellfield had smashed a European lady over the head with his hammer in Hampton that same night. Her possessions had just been found next to Walton Bridge, where he had clearly driven to after the attack and threw her stuff out of the car window. The police were searching for an active serial killer, they were not in anyway interested in us. But they absolutely scared us witless at 3am, we thought they were there for us! Over the next few days the police divers searched the river extensively by Walton Bridge. One of the divers was a carp angler who had been to France. He was going mental about four monster catfish, including one Albino that were sitting bold as brass under the bridge. They were monsters he said. I knew he was telling the truth the moment he mentioned the Albino. I had seen this very catfish myself in the entrance to Sheperton marina. One of the normal brown cats that policeman saw, was a catfish my friend Dave had previously broken the Thames Catfish record with from the marina swim.
The common, was my Thames PB for a long time. It’s a scan of a print. Taken right outside the Thames Court pub/hotel, at the bottom of the Chertsey to Weybridge stretch. I clumped them from here, they often gathered behind the posts in the large area at the top of the weir.
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In reply to Post #412
That’s an incredible fish.
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2017. Looking down the public park moorings at Marlow on Thames, towards the church and bridge. The former England goalkeeper David Seaman used to live in one of those houses over on the right. The Thames carp which he caught a long time ago, were from his garden. Lucky man. The second boat moored on the left in the top scenic photo, was the photo spot for the self take photos of the gorgeous underslung mouthed linear.
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Roach Pit 2013, BlackSpot. Another big mirror from the M tree line spot, in the gully out on the plateau. The otter fence provided the perfect marker for walking out the lines to place into the clips. All three leads would be cast six inches apart. The new ACE hooks were being tested at the time, these were sharpened to the maximum with a file. The spot was rock hard pure gravel. Any rig that did not get a bite, the hook would be blunted so badly from being repeatedly sucked and blown onto the gravel by big carp. They were so adapt at spitting out rigs for fun. I blunted FAR more hooks than I caught carp. I could go through two packs of hooks a trip, but only bank one big carp.
Even when I was not there the fish continued to show on the same spot. Over and over again. I had some of the best anglers around sneak out there in the boat for a look when I was not there... Confused as to why the carp would continually show on the same spot over and over again, when there had clearly been no bait on the spot for many days. Visibly to their eye there was no bait on the spot. It was only three foot deep and the water was crystal clear. There had been no bait on the spot for three or four days since I had left, but still the fish continued to show one after the other. They told me. This eventually led to said anglers asking, why is this happening? The answer was a build up of minerals and the fermented garlic, which I was applying through the hemp. This was leeching deep into the gravel. Those fish, would continue to scour the bottom out, showing like crazy many days after the last grain was long gone. It perked the attention of the better inquisitive anglers, who had never seen the like before.
You simply cannot ever achieve this type of feeding scenario with boiled baits.
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The Sonning Linear
If anyone remembers the very beautiful linear that Dave Lane caught from Sonning Eye at a similar time to him landing the big fish the Eye. It was a very spectacular long linear of epic proportions. As I have previously explained, all of these carp that Sonning contained back then were ex Thames carp, flooded in naturally in the first place. Including the Eye. That linear was a very classic Thames carp. They become land locked, until the next massive flood returns them to the river from wench they came in the first place. When Sonning floods, it is joined to the river in often ten places along nearly a mile of bank that borders the river Thames. That linear was one such fish that flooded back into the river. Although the monster fish the Eye was never seen again, the linear that Dave Lane caught from the lake at Sonning was seen again, I saw it myself in the Thames. It was caught from the Henley to Hurley stretch many years ago. Then it went on the missing list for the best part of a decade. It had got flooded back into the Thames, and the famous Eye clearly would have gone with it at the very same time. Considering that the linear only ever got caught ONCE when it entered the river again, who’s to say that the Eye did not survive and just go onto the missing list. The aforementioned stretch is one of the longest on the Thames, and most of it has zero bank access. It was at the Hurley end of this stretch that I would encounter the stunning beast on a Summers day. I was fishing from an island. It was an absolute dream, no public, no dog walkers, complete peace. On the front of the island I had the weir on the Hurley stretch, the stretch which at the time contained the former Thames record linear. A completely different fish to the Sonning linear spoken about here. On the back side of the island, I had the lock cut of the Henley to Hurley stretch. There are three weirs at Hurley, all connected by back channels. The former Thames record linear used to live in one of these back channels for many years. It's where it was first caught from as a completely unknown fish. I had to boat my kit across the lock cut to access the island (no longer possible). One day I saw a fish cruising between the EA tugs moored there, a fish that blew my mind. It was the Sonning linear. It was now absolutely massive. It had been on the missing list since a bloke off the old Cemex forum “ExKingsMeadChef” had caught it further up the same stretch some decade before. I sort of became obsessed with catching him for a while. Took my eyes of the main prize slightly. I put that Sonning linear bigger than the Thames record, which was 47lb at the time. Stupidly long, and absolutely jet black. Carp simply do not get anymore proper than that fish. It’s been missing again ever since I saw it that day. This was nine years ago now. It’s very likely brown bread.
Ex Thames record linear, first time it was ever caught from the river by my friend.
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2006, scans of prints. Days only Sutton 2, the big fully. Day five as a member. I came out very last in the opening draw on day one. I could not get a swim on the first day. I had to wait until 1pm for someone to leave a swim which they had given up on. That evening, I lost the big common at the net (40+). The following day I caught the unknown mirror at 39lb15oz. I did not fish on the fourth day. On the fifth day I caught the big fully at 40+. She was my personal best for a while back then. Unfortunately she died last year. All of these fish and so many more came from a large undercut, which went some ten foot underneath a large trees root system, right under the bank. Undertows had carved out a large cave, where all of the big fish lived, they clearly dominated it as their own spot. Situated between the back pads swim, and the dead end swim, the tree roots were on a little point that jutted out. It was their cave, their home. No pasties allowed when the kings and queens of the lake were in residence. On every single lake you will have the same kind of areas. The spot which the biggest fish in the lake decide is their own. These areas will often be undiscovered by anglers for many years. It's where the fish hide from us when the pressure is on. The best of these areas are dominated by the biggest fish in the lake. They will always be the hardest places to cast a lead. I had to use a landing net pole to get the lead and the rig underneath the bank.
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In reply to Post #393
The capped pipe, a very sad story 😒
Will make a good read for those that don't know the full goings on.
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Dean, Yateley South, S4 cc pop ups, what a lovely carp.
Josh, off the radar big mirror S2
Mark, second 39lb+ common in past few weeks from his Kent syndicate GPB1 over FishOn fermented particle
FishOn Ricci, part of a five 30lb+ haul from his Essex syndicate. Scopex/Pineapple & Hutchy S2 balanced over shops fermented particle and bollie crumb.
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In reply to Post #389
Dunno what of, but... I'm innocent!!!
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Donated but didn't see this before.
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In reply to Post #395
Donation done
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In reply to Post #399
A strawberry bait? FFS you kept that quiet. I’ll take a kilo because ill eat most of them 😂
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In reply to Post #399
Donated top bloke gerry 
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In reply to Post #398
I've made a donation. Lost for more words.
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In reply to Post #397
I think so Roland. They are all going up, you will see them all. You are the man for this info.
Thanks.You just put a big smile on my face telling me TOLO is still alive.
Bob, of course there should be, you go and do it. Tell them to write 'For Gerry' and someone will get picked at random in a couple weeks time. We will send them a load of Toffee/Banana S2 & Plum/Strawberry oil S2.
No one whatsoever has even seen them yet.
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In reply to Post #396
Donated
To reach as many people as possible do you think this should have its own thread?
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In reply to Post #393
I believe that one is still alive, Mark. And yes, a proper original from the 80's stockings.
Of that batch, I don't believe there are more than 4 maximum still left. Baby Torpedo (aka Three Scales), Scattered Lin (aka Inter Cities Mate) and a low twenty that hardly ever got caught - though I'm not sure even if those last two are still alive - I'm sure I've seen a pic of you with Baby Torpedo?
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A just giving page is running for the hospice that are now giving palliative care to OldGeezer off here. Gerry is no longer at home now. If you can afford to donate, the Micheal Sobell hospice are really looking after him well. Mark your donation 'for Gerry'.
Can someone turn this into a live link please.
https://www.justgiving.com/page/nathan-stonehouse-1724002828189?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fnathan-stonehouse-1724002828189&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share
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Jimmy below, met the secretive Graham brothers in 2017. Every fish he has caught since then has been on one of our hook baits. He has an off the radar album that carp fishing will never see, not until they are all dead. Some below that can be seen,
Jimmy holding a very rarely banked 43lb+ scaly last week, S2
Holding one of the last big orginals from Home Pool. S2
Holding BlackJack, S2
Cradling the JC (Jesus Christ) common from Ashmead. S2
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Roach Pit, 2013 top photo the 'Wind Tunnel' swim. 2014 bottom photo, 'The Pipe'. 'The Other Long One'. The very first, and also the very last carp which I caught from Roach. An original, original it would be termed as now. The oldest fish in the pit when I fished there. Unfortunately it would be lost in the fish kill the following year. One of the harder fish in the pit to catch. Liked an S2 though. The drainage pipe which this swim took its name from, would eventually play a massive part in the eventual death of all these carp when it was capped off. That's for later.
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River Thames. Scan of a print. Late 90's. The willow tree photo spot, Hampton sailing club. I fished this swim so much, I actually made a large dip in the soft grassy ground over a few years. I had to move the brolly in the end as it made a big puddle when it rained hard. The dip is still there, it's just covered by long grass now. If you walk down to the Hampton ferry crossing point, turn right into the bushes, my swim was right in there. To the left, slightly upstream, I had the sailing club building in the centre of the river. To the right, I had the ferry owners house on the end of an island, with a large no fishing zone downstream. The owner of the ferry and boatyard opposite, is an incredibly important man on the river Thames. He’s a lord high admiral. In the late 90’s, one of only two on the entire two hundred and forty mile river Thames. Basically for all boaters/river dwelling folk, he is God. His front room looked out across my swim. Him and his family were my eyes and ears when I was not there. He had zero interest in fishing, or carp… But he could see how important they were to me. We got on so well in the end. Became great friends. He was previously super wary of all anglers, it took a long time to win his trust. Unfortunately, in later years around the early 2000’s, Hurst park became popular with long stay carp anglers. The Ferryman and his neighbours became super hostile to all carp anglers. You cannot blame them, not when people are casting 5oz leads at their home or super expensive moored boats. Worse still, crapping in full view of their family homes windows.
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Not sure of the date. This was around a year before Subsurface Vol 1 came out. Gaz Fareham took the top photo. Took him and a mutual friend of mine Toddy to Goring to discuss me being in his publication. I was meant to write something, but never got the time because of work. It ended up as some interview.
Caught this fish twice from opposite George Micheal’s house. His cousin was in my class at school. His family had a hairdressers in south London, his uncle used to cut my hair throughout my entire teenage years. I met him at the bottom of his garden whilst out in my little Bic boat. I met George Clooney while out on the Thames in my little Bic at Sonning. Also met him later whilst living in Sonning for a year, he recognised me in a shop as 'the fisherman'. I have met the Iron Maiden drummer on the river in Windsor. Was watched intently by the Sultan of Brunei from his window whilst out in my boat in Marlow. He watched me come across the river in the rain with an army gortex on. I imagine he was pressing panic buttons as I paddled across the river towards his house. I've had a sub machine gun stuck in my face by a different rich Arabs bodyguards near Weybridge whilst checking out his boat house, all whilst out on the river in my little orange Bic sportyak.
Lakes are boring.
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Jaco on a three night trip to France. Proper water. Proper fish. Well done Jaco. GPB2
FishOn Ricci, one of five big 30lb+ from one trip to his Essex syndicate. Scopex/Pineapple S2 & Hutchy S2 over shops particle
Other half of Stoke Carls brace of 38lb+. GPB1 over Inception & Midland mixes particles
Jacko, TC1 & TC2 over Scopex Squid freezer baits
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In reply to Post #386
Truth hurts eh SamB. Keep crying. You lot want to stop playing **** **** games and no one needs to say anything in the first place.
You lot are a joke acting like that.
Every single word in that post you got suppressed Sam was the truth. It was your friend Colors (Stephen) who had the thread removed from General Carp Chat.
I understand that all of you lot want to sell some bait and services. Good luck to you all. But play nicely, or I'll play like you lot. But with the truth. I hope you all understand. Because no one will suppress posts for you on the larger forms of social media. I'll show it ALL to the whole of Europe if you lot want it.
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Late 90's, scans of prints. I caught this fish from the Thames next to the entrance to Walton marina, casting right across the river, over to the entrance to Shepperton marina. It was a very long cast to the opposite side of the river back then with a 4 or 5oz gripper and 15lb line. There used to be two massive steamer boats moored just upstream from the Shepperton marina entrance. Not end on end, one tied to the bank, the other tied to the side of the first. The fish would sit under them boats, it gave massive cover. The outside steamer worked all day, so you could cast tight to the bank side steamer. Later the big steamer would return and park over your leads 12 foot below! It could only be fished when the flow allowed, being some one hundred or more yards across the river Thames. I had recently split up with my sons mother, she had moved to Walton on Thames. So every weekend, after having him, I’d drive him back and go fishing on Sunday night afterwards. This went on for years. My main spot, was Hurst park, that's where I clumped them from at the time, Hampton sailing club. That's where the willow tree photo spot was. But this swim here was one of the main back up spots when the fish were not at the park and was baited constantly. This poor fish had clearly recently been in a battle with a boat prop, or gone over a weir in floods. we had to superglue both of its pecs up and it had a large bit of it's tail missing.
A few years later I put some Thames photos up on the old RMC forum. This particular fish was
known, Shepperton marina had been fished/poached for donkeys years inside the marina. There were lakes by the marina, Penny Lane being one. So clearly this fish was a well known one to that area. Soon after that, I went fishing as normal when I dropped my son home. I done one night at the park in Hampton and blanked. Packed up and drove the five miles or so up to Walton. After baiting up first, I carted all my gear down the steps to the marina entrance swim. But there was someone there this time, tucked up under the bridge. This was the very first time this had ever happened to me on the river back then. It was Terry Hearn the slippery git. That was the first day I ever met him (very briefly). I was not at all happy that day, even though I was meeting someone I had admired. I gave up on that swim there and then, and never fished it ever again. People had clearly put two and two together, and decided I had caught all my Thames fish I’d put up on the RMC forum from there. Hurst park was ALWAYS kept a massive secret after that. Probably the busiest area on the entire Thames now. It was very, very different way back then. My poor mate Dave who took all my Thames photos was so unlucky, he used to catch bugger all from the river. He carried on with the marina swim long after I gave up on it as blown. We used to sneak through Shepperton marina and bait up off the wall by the main rivers entrance. Then drive back over the bridge, cart the kit down to the swim and cast one hundred yards or so across. A few weeks later the fish were there, Dave finally caught a couple of half decent fish. He went down there to bait up, and Terry was actually set up on the concrete wall, behind the little fence that we used to jump over to bait up... Dave was absolutely distraught, literally crying on the phone. Terry must of got kicked off though, as a week later there was a massive new fence erected by the marina staff making it impossible to bait up ever again. Dave did go onto to catch the back then Thames record catfish from the marina swim. He used to strap a big wooden boat to the Thames wall after dark and fish until first light. He could catch them for fun from the very toughest of pits, but the Thames carp were so cruel to him in the main.
The spectacular linear was caught from the same swim by my friend Simon. It was his first and last ever Thames carp. He'd begged me for a while to take him, his PB was 24lb I think from some hole in the ground day ticket. He caught this stupendous Thames linear on his only ever night on the river (in a going swim). I really wanted to catch this fish, but it was never seen again.
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FishOn Ricci, scopex/pineapple S2 over shops particle.
TackleBox Liam, redberry/vanilla S2
Stoke Carl, part of his biggest ever brace. 38lb+. GPB1 over Rollin Inception and Midland mixes particles.
Bob, Hutchy S2 cast at showing fish as single
Thank you Jamie, it does actually mean a lot to me.
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In reply to Post #381
Unfortunately that is what they do.
There was the big post about the Immaculate Common coming out of Gigantica, but instead of naming the bait, it just says 'fishmeal'. Clearly it wasn't caught on a Mainline bait, otherwise they would have been all over it.
I appreciate business is business and they are only interested in selling Mainline boilies, but credit has to be given where credit is due, IMO.
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In reply to Post #381
That's been going on since someone had the idea to make money out of this pursuit we love called carp fishing.
Caught on said bait. But actually caught on something else
Caught on said hook.
Caught on said hooklenght
Caught on said line
Caught on said rod.
I think you get the picture.
Where moneys involved there will always be deciet and half truths..
  
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In reply to Post #381
Unfortunately it happens too often,the whole "I caught it on X boilies". All just to either satisfy their sponsors or get sponsorship or to simply throw a 'blind' . It must be seriously frustrating knowing that they have caught on your hookbaits and someone else's bait is getting the plaudits. At the end of the day,you know what your bait is capable of doing! Keep up the good work 👍🏻
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In reply to Post #381
That's taking the absolute piss. They should just not mention the hookbait at all if they're going to lie about it!
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Dan Bruton, GPB2 pop ups over Bait Asylum Garlic Meat Marine.
I've known Dan since he was a very young bloke on Fen Drayton. He's a lovely bloke. He has caught some obscene fish over the years. He has caught some other incredible carp on our GPB2 that we should be able to show you soon. The venue has gone no publicity recently, but Dan banked them just before that. Out of respect he will check first that is okay before giving us the photos.
If you saw this advert from the largest tackle company in the UK yesterday. Those hook baits in the photos are our 13mm S2 crushed cork pop ups. The lad purchased for the first time and turned into a hero at Carthagena syndicate instantly. Reading that lot, you would never think that was the case. But that's the truth. With photos of our hook baits all over the photos too. But another bait being screamed about in a well worded advert. He caught them on our S2. That's what is on the hook. In his words they transformed his fishing in the very short time he's had them. I spoke to him AFTER I was sent this advert in screenshots. If this was never sent to me, I'd have never have seen it. I'd have never have even known. That is happening all of the time now. I guess I should be proud. But it leaves a really bad taste. Could anyone please tell me that they would be happy to see the results of their hard work in adverts selling rivals products? Because this is happening all of the time now. If they do not want to mention what the fish is ACTUALLY caught on, then don't use fish caught on them in adverts selling their product. Creating illusions for novice anglers. 99% of novice carp anglers reading that advert think that was caught on something else. There's right, and there is wrong.
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Roach Pit, 2013. A few months after SHB first started. Scale On The Shoulder I think this fish was called. One of the few fish that survived the fish kill in 2015. S2 over fermented garlic hemp. The swim itself was named The Wind Tunnel. Every fish I caught from this swim, bar a couple, came from the middle of the big M up on the skyline. Directly where the rods are pointing. At exactly this point out level with the island, there was a small divot that had been made across the entire plateau that ran off the side of the island. This long divot was the trail line/roadway of big carp. As they moved from the deep water over to right, across the shallow water of the plateau at night or early mornings, scrapping their bellies across the bottom as they went. This would be when they were moving into, or vacating the big weed beds right over to the left on the same plateau, out where they would sit most days basking in the sun. This had created a long road across the shallower water over the years. It was only a few inches deeper than the surrounding area, but it was clear to me from the boat exactly what it was the very first time I went out there. We were only allowed to use the lakes boat to bait up if applying a lot of bait. A massive advantage for a life long boat angler like me. The slightly deeper divot, was their little roadway into and out of the heaviest weed beds in the pit. This would be happening early mornings and in the evening. Bite times. By the time I had caught tonnes of big fish from there just six months later, the spot itself was an entire foot deeper. It went from three foot, to just over four foot at normal water levels. They dug that gravel out like a good un. Two separate braces of 40’s, a mid 50, and to many other big fish captures to even mention them all from this one swim in 2013. They all came from the M for Mark spot up on the tree line, fate? Roach Pit only had a stock of some thirty five - forty odd fish in 27 acres in 2013. Not like some of the waters of today classed as 'super waters', that contain literally more than a thousand carp.
It’s when the carp world in general, first really started to find out about the power of the S2.
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Forum boss Karl, new UK PB 47lb8oz & 31lb. S2 & GPB2 balanced. Well done top rod!
Forum member Rueben, DNA Bug crushed corks which were only ordered ten days ago.
Alfie & Matt, Walthamstow yesterday S2 balanced
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Forum member Nigel with a new PB, only his second fishing trip since last November, life and work getting in the way. No time no problem. BlackSpot at 56lb8oz on an S2 balanced and Tels common at 41lb7oz on a GPB2 balanced from his Kent syndicate. This is the gawd knows what number of captures now of one of the biggest carp in the UK on our hook baits. First time in a couple of years it has been an S2 again. Well done Nigel.
Mark Cunnington author of the Syndicate series of books, 32lb & 27lb+. GPB1 & GPB2 balanced over FishOn particle
Forum boss Karl, 35lb+ GPB2 balanced
FishOn Ricci, 33lb & 29lb Hutchy S2 & Scopex/Pineapple S2 balanced over shops particle
Jacko, Hutchy S2 over Scopex Squid freezer baits
Chris Bromley, two rigs that were cast out at the Woolpack on his over nighter last week. Both produced a carp.
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In reply to Post #376
I only fished it for one winter really in 2012 Bob. Went back the following winter a few times.
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In reply to Post #375
No not me, that must be another Bob.
Andy was a great observer of the water, never took his eyes off it for a second, even when making tea which we used to drink all day long.
There was plenty of characters over there, apart from Posh Richard and Shakey I can't remember their names but I can still picture their faces.
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In reply to Post #373
Bob, are you Dempseys mate Bob that I gave the Trakker Ultralight nylon cover to from one I had for spares?
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In reply to Post #373
Yes we have met I think Bob now you just said that. I took photos for The Furniture Man up the Lockwood down by the far tower. Lovely bloke. I know Tom's dad Andy. That's where Tom get's his nice bloke personality from.
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In reply to Post #371
Maybe we have met?
Tom's dad used to take him to Walthamstow in the 00's.
Me and a chap called Pete Graves used to meet them there, Pete took his son Aaron with him, Aaron and Tom were roughly the same age.
Steve the furniture man was also part of the group.
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In reply to Post #364
You did not reply after I gave you some more information Kells. I am guessing you read it as you have posted elsewhere since.
I'll say it again. Zero to do with Tom Maker. I knew him from Stow when he was a kid. He's a lovely lad. I'd imagine it's likely very little to actually do with the other paid angler either in that other post either. He's only doing as he is told by his employer I'd guess. He went and caught two incredibly special fish the first two times he used them. Imagine that. Then you can't have them for fear then of losing your job. Whatever has happened I don't want the bloke to lose his job. But do I just sit back and let this stuff happen without saying anything? Someone tell me? Because this is a fairly new situation. Our customers span a majority of the bait companies now. But the people using their bait, are actually catching the carp on our hook baits. I'm not stupid by any stretch and I understand why I/we are a problem. Tough luck though, make better bait or suck it up.
Would you like that if it was you though Kells? How would that make you feel with that extra information? Watching other people create illusions, with not just your stuff, but the free stuff you helped them with. Then you are getting attempted chargebacks on top.
Then just over a few weeks later after all that, Cherry Cola pop ups.
I've always been lost with the situation. When they first got Ricci using their freezer bait, they used to post up on their page the fish was caught on one of our hook baits, and we would post their bait on our page like we do everyone else's. At some point, that changed. They stopped mentioning that the fish were actually caught on our hook baits. I have no clue why. I've never had any dealings with them to know what or why any of it. One minute things are okay, next minute nothing is.
No problems for me or mine whatsoever. They just constantly create awkward situations. They just created one between me and at least four of their anglers.
I DON'T APPROACH ANY OF THEIR ANGLERS TO USE OUR STUFF. Never approached anyone. They end up using it because they want too. I'm not sure that any of these companies actually realise the damage caused for themselves when normal everyday anglers watch fish banked on our hook baits appearing on these companies social media, loosely implying something else. I don't even fish anymore to see this stuff myself. I am just told constantly by people seeing what goes on. The carpworld talks. Information spreads fast.
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In reply to Post #368
Reminds me of the time I was fishing peg 5 at Rainbow for two weeks I was with an old time angler, Tim Paisley who'd given up his swim for Rod & Mally rang my mate John who had also known rod since the early days of Savay when Bob Davies had started the syndicate to say Rod was turning up Friday afternoon as most did back then and could John go around and introduce him to Pascal etc...
We had been on a week and around mid morning John got a call from Rod they were at the gate it was to be their first ever visit to Rainbow, John went round to meet them and they spent about 4 or 5 hours in the lodge John came back to the swim pissed as a fart and said Rod and Mally were on their way round, within minutes there was a massive bang up the bank as Rod parked his 4x4 into a pine tree which was lucky as it stopped him careering down the bank and into the channel between 5 & 6, he fell out the truck rolled down the bank where I'd just landed a 48lb common he was very excitable to say the least, I met him several more times at Rainbow, the man could drink.
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In reply to Post #368
" I'd just never seen anyone that drunk before." 🤣🤣
Great story. Keep em coming. 👍
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'Kent carp', or 'not Kent carp'. Johnsons Railway. Whatever its name is. I’m terrible with fish names. I caught this fish or its alter ego as a very young child on sweetcorn. It was nice to have it again here, as I have zero childhood fishing photo’s due to a family break up. I was fishing the Road & Island at this time, hoping to catch Limp Tail, it was already dead without me knowing. I went back over the Railway, just through nostalgia for a couple of trips before I started fishing the Ocean again. There was only two or three mirrors left in the Railway. One of them was Kent carp. I grew up fishing this lake/complex. My dad and his brothers fished it very extensively many years before I was even born. I was taken as a very young child, caught special fish from all of the lakes. When I was around ten, The Carp Strikes Back was first launched. Rod still fished the very first week of the season on the Railway or the Road & Island. This particular year it was the Railway. I was sent around to his swim to pick something up for my dad. Mr Hutchinson was on the floor in front of his bivvy, I wrongly as young kid thought he was dead. I ran back around the lake screaming all the way like a lunatic. I got a clip round the ear for that. He was obviously not dead, I’d just never seen anyone that drunk before. It was a tradition to open the season up with a good drink back then. He had a massive influence on me as a young kid. He was such a lovely man. For the best angler in the country, he still always had time for a young kid. I wrote to him not long before he died. SHB had been going for a couple years. I had never written and sent anyone else a personal letter in my entire life. I wanted to thank him.
The swim in the corner of the road bank where this photo is taken, one of the really big fish in the Railway was found dead here by me when I was a very young child in the margins. The fishes head had been chopped clean off. Talk between my dad and his pals, was of voodoo practices, people sacrificing the carp. That's what they thought. A few weeks later while there with my old man, a load of jet ski’s had turned up. Old man Johnson had apparently given permission for all these blokes to Jet ski on the lakes (for a few quid). One of the little speed boats that came with the jet skiers had clearly killed that big carp. Likely sped over it as it was sitting in a weed bed I guess and chopped its head clean off. I don’t know what happened to them jet skier blokes, but I do know after a few very heated altercations, they never returned to the Railway ever again.
I was allowed to fish whatever lake of old man Johnsons that I wanted on the complex for free as a child. My old man had a sporty XJS Jag, it was really low to the ground. The track regularly smashed the bottom of his motor up. He got the ump with it so much, he hired diggers, purchased all of the materials, and took one of his charge hands and five of his scaffolders down Johnson’s, sorted out the worst bomb craters down the long track/road into the venue. It’s a long old track. Paid their wages all weekend. Old man Johnson (multimillionaire) would not even pay for the petrol for the diggers. That’s how tight he was. I was allowed to fish for free, whenever old man Percy on first the bicycle, then later the moped would come round for the money..... He always thought I was trying to have him over bless him. I think he was paid on commission. Old man Johnson must have become absolutely mega rich when he sold the land the snag lake was set on for the houses. They filled the lake in, and a large part of the Ocean too for the housing estate. The snag was my favourite of all the pits. It was full of absolutely pukka fish. They all got stolen when the housing estate was built. All the stunted commons got thrown into the Ocean next door. If the mirrors that went on to become giants elsewhere, had of been put into the Ocean…. Carp fishing would have seen some really special carp, at British record size. Greed, as usual, they went into some new **** stock pond type lake down in Kent near Milton Pan instead. Grew into monsters some of them. I caught a tench just ounces off of the British record at the time when I was a kid from the snag lake. Fred Wilton, who always fished the Island side of R&I for tinca’s as an older gentleman, was totally blown away by the amount of big tench I caught from that lake. He made me feel really special when he looked at my polaroid photos of them. He was absolutely dribbling. Told me that I would never understand how lucky I was. I was never fishing for them, they just loved my sweetcorn.
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I'm in Brazil with my apparently minging missus for the next ten days or so. Made sure she's hidden so no CF children/trolls get frightened. It's only 22:30 here, 02:30am in the UK. We are completely up to date with EVERY single order on our website, right up until 14:00 today. If you need to get hold of us regarding an outstanding, or a special order you want to place... From now forwards, please only WhatsApp message the work mobile phone (free international). Normal texts will cost you a fair bit. All orders are going out rapidly now.
When my time is not involved with my family, or bet365brasil, I''l be continuing the basically free book on here. That's how interested I am in carp fishings media. You lot reading in can have it all absolutely for free. You'll get far more posts about my previous angling over the next ten days, because I have a far more time than usual. When I get back, the S2 specials page will be going onto the website. S4 balanced, TC1 & TC2 barrels will also be added. The TackleBox & FishOn will both have full stock within weeks. The plan is for Johnson Ross & Yateley Angling to follow just afterwards, that's if they both still want them.
The cameras in our work place are ready to go online when I get back. I can't bloody wait for that!
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In April this year, a very well known angler paid by them turned up very publicly in the comments on our social media, asking where his £200 odd order was (they had tried to deliver three times some ten days earlier). This was all very strange indeed, considering there is not a great history between me and them, ever since I refused to go meet the boss in 2013 after our S2 absolutely blew their new Krill out of the water on Roach Pit. There have been numerous very petty instances ever since. First time this bloke who told me he gets paid £20k per year, and clearly gets everything for free from them used our hook baits.... He caught the big common out of Walthamstow on an S2 at 45lb or something. The second time he used them a few days later, he caught a very rarely banked mid 40 on a guest at St Ives lagoon. Paid full whack for them. I was told I was allowed to have the photos. I truly believed this might actually be a calming of the storm. We were about to start making Krill hook baits. So I very foolishly sent him a large amount of our hook baits for free the following day. Started making him some special 20mm bottom baits. The day after he got his free stuff, and the day before he told us that we could post the photos, the story suddenly changed. The photos could no longer appear on our social media. But he could throw us a few punters from his tuitions and new media business and wants to pay full price again in the future. Basically not let the masses (you) know, that he is actually catching everything on our hook baits. Will cause a big problem for him with his employers (bit late for that). He was told in no uncertain terms to take his selfish sponsored angler glasses off for one second and think like a normal human being. He was told that was not happening. We would not be selling tonnes of bait for his boss off our backs (again) and helping them to create some poxy illusions for their novice paying punters. We went our separate ways. He has tonnes of our hook baits, enough literally for a year or twos fishing. Will now sell tonnes of bait for them off the back of the results using them. Does not want to use the stuff he's actually paid to use and shove down your throats constantly and given for free, why not? What's wrong with it? (Chortle). Two weeks after this, one of his friends showed up on an old social media post. Shouting this blokes name saying he had been recommended. Messaged the work phone also singing this blokes name. Got his stuff, the cheapest thing we sell, and instantly tried to do a credit card charge back. Goods not as described.Clearly some ploy for me not to say anything about what had happened. (Bothered). At the exact same time as all this was going on, a near identical situation happened with another of their non paid (free bait) anglers. It will never happen again. No one gets paid by us to create illusions. No one here needs zigs, casters, maggots or worms. Ricci Connolly & Andrew Parkinson were both Roach Pit anglers. I knew neither of them when I first fished Roach pit. They have used the hook baits EVER since, because of what they witnessed first hand on Roach Pit in 2013. They do not go fishing without them ever since. Parky's best mate is Tony Kingdom, owner of Furzebray and Dynamite consultant. Does not go fishing without our hook baits. No one had to buy any of that. It's real.
I have numerous very damning audios and screenshots of the entire conversation from the very start to finish with the paid angler above. Including capture photos. I'm so sorely tempted to go show them online to the whole of Europe. It really shows the outright sense of entitlement that these idiots have after a few people blow smoke up their arris.
This was late April. The Cherry Cola post shown below is June, just a couple of months later. That's zero to do with Tom Maker. That's just them. They have also cleverly ensured that I will never appear on either Cine Carp or Joe Morgans one between those two months and the story above. I had already agreed to do something with Joe this year, that will no longer happen because of what his pal did above. Control the media, control the sales. It's been the game for years, first with the mags, now via the internet. You will notice that all of the video/media producers are also instantly connected to a couple of 'gangs'. Underwater sales pitches. Never been interested in any of the poxy noddy media anyway for the past 40 years. It's made me a 500 times better angler because of it.
Tell me again that I'm reading to much into it?
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In reply to Post #364
Yeah, one of my blokes who uses our stuff is obsessed with the film Finding Nemo. There's Atlantic Krill in the film, so on that basis it would be cool for us to just bring out a bait called 'the Krill' 6 months after they released their Krill? That's just silliness. Do you see us selling a Mulbz pop up? Or a Buccu whatever it is five minutes after them? No.
Why were they not making Cherry Cola pop ups for him before? Why have they waited until we bring out a Cherry Cola S2 to do that? Five minutes later? And you don't believe they are watching? Really?
Would never do things like that. That's embarrassing.They have seen it and thought we'll rip that off instantly. But then I did not purchase my business, I don't have to pay everyone to use my stuff and I certainly do not need anyone else to formulate my bait for me.
You don't know anything that's been going on this year. I'll read into it what I will, because I actually do know what's been going on. You likely will soon too.
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In reply to Post #361
Think this is more to do with Cinecarps and Sticky baits user Tom makers love of Cherry Coke. Wouldnt read anymore than that into it Mark to behonest.
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Walthamstow, January 2013. A couple of months before my Roach Pit ticket would start. The month after SHB first started. Part of a brace of upper & mid 30’s on a freezing cold day session. Long running naked chods on fluorocarbon, fished into the thickest silt. A spare rod with 30lb braid and a small 1oz lead was utilised, with a weakened treble on the end. This would be cast out into the silt, and retrieved until the popping bloodworm beds were located. Once the bloodworm had been found, it was then a simple case of getting a rig presented on top of the silt. Long running naked chods with S2’s absolutely devastated them. They had never seen an S2 before, and likely never seen the naked chod before. Standard practice for most, was to cast to islands where you would find rock hard spots, or fish the areas of the lake with harder bottoms. I caught stupid amounts of fish all winter, all came from the thickest silt in the main. In some places this would be five foot of silt, and two foot of water on top. The carp did not care, they absolutely loved it. When it got dark, you could shine a bright torch out into the two foot of water and see what looked like roach moving on the surface. It was big carp in two foot of water and five foot of thick black silt. I caught two fish that winter that they thought were both long dead. I caught other big fish that had been on the missing list for a number of years. Clearly living in the silt and feeding exclusively on bloodworm, until they saw an S2.
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Top photo is a GPB1 that had been in the water for 24 hours.
Bottom photo is an S2 that had been in the water for more than 12 hours.
The reason both the land and water mollusc's are still SUPER attracted to both hook baits after so long in the water... Is NOT because either of them are made from cardboard, with a sprinkling of bum fluff and a nice smell. Sight lures, with a chemical signal and nothing else.
It took me 25+ years of hard fishing, messing about with what you are about to read below, to get to where we are today with the hook baits.
Both of those hook baits in the photos are 100% real food with natural cork. The actual 'thing', that is really still massively attracting those mollusc's has been impregnated into the the cork, deep inside the hook bait itself. They can still sense it. The food on the outside of the hook bait itself, has been liquified during our curing process. This also makes it far easier for the mollusc's to detect.
That's why they are all still so attracted to those hook baits, so many hours after both hook baits have been out in the lake.
Works exactly the same way with the fish.
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Happy Tuesday to all of the shameless shiesters looking in...... "Buy me another Yateley-Boy"
Every breath you take, every move you make, we'll be watching you....
Edit... Forgot forum member Andy with a stunning 28lb+, GPB2 over ABS K2.
Mark Cunnington, long 40lb common. TC1 balanced over FishOn fermented particle
Forum boss Karl, 35lb+ GPB2 balanced.
Lee Petty Dinton White Swan, S2 over Trent Shrimp
FishOn Ricci, Hutchy S2 balanced over shops fermented particle
Chris Bromley, first trip back to Woolpack in months, working all Summer. 4th time he has caught Lucy the Leather on our hook baits in the past 18 months. Scopex/Pineapple balanced S2 this time over Baitworks Creamino
Jude, GPB1 balanced over MIdland Mixes particles
Seb, GPB1 balanced over Midland Mixes particles
Chris, Cherry Cola S2
Dean GPB1 bottom bait barrel
Dean, Hutchy S2
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In reply to Post #334
Another member of the same boggle eyed group of Thames carp that clearly used to swim around in the river in same little group as the famous Eye from Sonning, before that fish ever got flooded into the big pit at Sonning. Then much later, this same group of carp effected by this eye parasite, would also swim around with the former river Thames record linear for a couple of years when that fish ended up in the same stretch as them in Marlow. That monster fish would be dead within a couple of years of linking up with this same group. I caught this particular mid 30 twice within four months in 2017. It's a very classic spawned in the river Thames carp. That scale pattern of the small scattered scales was a very common one amongst the older strain of Thames carp. If you look along the Thames floodplain, all of those famous pits that used to contain long scaly big carp of a strain the same as this fish here. Summerleaze, Taplow, Sonning, the list goes on and on. All of them contained classic Thames carp that were flooded into all of those pits naturally, long before carp fishing had even taken off.
If you look at this fishes eye in the first photo, you can see that it's very blown up and distended. It's far more noticeable on the bank than in these photo's here. It has the same eye parasite as the fish in the post this one replies too.The exact same eye parasite as the famous Eye from Sonning was effected by. In some fish the eye completely blows up. In others like this fish here, it just becomes very swollen and bloated. I caught two bream and one tench in the same area effected by the same eye parasite, which is only passed by contact.
This particular Thames carp, has long outlived the Eye, long outlived the former Thames record linear from 2017. That record has been broken at least twice by a different fish since. Unlike that linear, an original spawned in the river Thames carp has held the record again for the past three or four years.
It's just not been common knowledge.
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Forum member Tom again, 59lb+ this morning Telliats, S2 bottom bait barrel with Hutchy S2 pop up
Adrian, two scrapper 40's last two trips to Welly. S2 over No Nutz freezer baits
Steve, Hacche Moor, S2 over Baitworks freezer baits
FishOn Ricci, big Essex common. Scopex/Pineapple S2 over shops particle/Krill
Richie, 32lb+ Furzebray, Hutchy S2 13mm cc pop up
Stoke Carl, GPB1 over Inception freezer baits
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In reply to Post #357
Makes you wonder why everyone messes about with little hookbaits.......
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In reply to Post #356
One of very few capture shots with any real impact.
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In reply to Post #350
That is perfectly proportioned, a real beauty.
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Aaron, 59lb14oz, GPB2 13mm cc pop up, over Baitworks Atlantic Heat, well done Aaron.
Forum member Vik, first time using Scopex/Pineapple S2, Wraysbury
Forum member Tom, Telliats, S2 barrel with Hutchy S2 pop up as snowman
Forum member Sam, two early mornings on Sutton 2 this week, lakes fishing hard, S2 over Poacher T&M.
Carl, GPB1 over Rollin Inception
Jude, GPB1 over Rollin Inception
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In reply to Post #348
I have followed a similar method and boil hemp chop garlic gloves like you said and just leave in bucket I have some prepped for months it's rancid but what a reaction off the fish, it's honestly changed my fishing they love it 👌 done same with your maize recipe 👏
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In reply to Post #351
Any of them!
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Fishing a new lake now just wondering what hookbait will be the one for my new water it’s 6 acres and gin clear full of weed the place is like a egg box so up and down
What hook bait would suit this water
There is tench in there they can be a paid but no bream
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2006, scan of a print, days only Sutton 2. First time this fish went over 40lb. T&M bottom bait tipped with an S2, wrapped in peanut butter paste. Second time I caught this fish in three months. I'd caught him on my second day as a member, a couple of months before at 39lb15oz.
He was 41lb+ here I think.
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In reply to Post #343
Quote... @mark - do you have a list of the specialist you are doing?
The hutchy ones and cola etc.. I think there was a post further down the threat or on a previous one somewhere but can't find it.
We have Hutchy S2 (white) Scopex/Pineapple S2 (pink) RedBerry/Vanilla S2 (brown) Cherry-Cola S2 (pink), DNA Bug (Natural). We have plenty of all of those in 13/16mm balanced or pop ups. If you would like to order any of the above, please start your WhatsApp message to our work mobile (contact page of website) with the full name which will be on order first. Followed by exactly what you require, quantities and variations. They are the same price as our Garlics until they go onto the website, when they will be slightly more expensive. You will be told exactly what to order from the website to cover the special orders. Anything extra you order from our website on the same order will come as normal.
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Quote... Cam you repost the garlic hemp method please? Cheers Matt
It’s so simple to prepare. 3/4 fill a large bucket with a secure fastening lid with dry hemp. Take 3 or 4 large complete garlic bulbs, cut them in half against the grain. I do not even cut all the way through, just enough to open up every segment to the water. Place the garlic in the bucket and fill the bucket with warmed water. Place the bucket in a sunny spot in the garden for one - two weeks with the lid tightly snapped shut. If the sun is shining everyday it will take 5 - 7 days. More time if not so sunny. Don’t keep peeking everyday, you will make it take far longer. You should either blow the lid off the bucket, or the bucket will look like it’s going to blow up. There will be a thick white scum on the top of the water. The smell will blow your socks off. It should make you wretch. Pour the whole lot into a big pot and boil outside. Bring to the boil, then place the whole lot back into the bucket, lid sealed. Leave to cook further. When it has cooled, drain the water and remove the garlic. It will not be as fierce now. Into a large bucket, put 500g - 1kg of salt, and enough hemp oil to throughly coat the lot. Stir it all up. This will last in the bucket for a week. After spawning until into October, this will out fish any boillie/freezer bait that has ever been made.
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In reply to Post #343
I would say the S3 is my favourite of all the baits
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In reply to Post #343
I use the s3 as toppers for snowmen with ABS k2. Don’t know why, but it works! Lovely spice note to them
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In reply to Post #344
Can they be done different colours or only certain ones?
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In reply to Post #343
Pineapple scopex red berry vanilla cherry cola rod Hutchinson all based on s2
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In reply to Post #342
Anyone try the s3?
@mark - do you have a list of the specialist you are doing?
The hutchy ones and cola etc.. I think there was a post further down the threat or on a previous one somewhere but can't find it.
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In reply to Post #341
Try this one - its post #74 :
https://www.carpforum.co.uk/Shared/Messages.asp?TopicID=428451
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In reply to Post #339
Cam you repost the garlic hemp method please? Cheers Matt
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In reply to Post #339
I always think I'm doing the hemp wrong as I don't think it's that disgusting. Or everyone else are just lightweights.
Mind you, most don't roll their own these days so have never smelt some of the old fishy flavours........ 
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We are getting lots of anglers messaging and calling our work mobile before the bank holiday weekend asking about delivery times. We have just sent out more orders in four days than we ever have ever sent out before, we are completely up to date with every single order to our website. Right up until this morning. Everything has left us. If your order was not delivered Tuesday or yesterday, you should expect delivery today or tomorrow.
If you need to get hold of us regarding an outstanding order, WhatsApp message is always best. Our work mobile lives on silent permanently if you have tried to call us. But your WhatsApp message will get seen very quickly. WhatsApp messages are completely free, UK & international.
Adrian, Welly, 55lb13oz, S2 pop up over NoNuts freezer baits
Forum member Daniel, S2 bottom bait with Krill topper fished over fermented garlic hemp and maize.
Jude & Callum from Stoke, GPB1 balanced over Rollin freezer baits & particle from Midland mixes. Well done both of you they are gorgeous carp!
Jude's dad Carl, GPB1 cc pop up over Rollin inception
Dean, Yateley South, DNA Bug crushed cork and S4 pop ups.
Forum member Carl, S2 bottom bait barrel with a topper fished over his own home rolled freezer baits
Richie & his daughter on family holiday, sneaking out and catching 30+ commons early morning. Hutchy S2
FishOn Ricci, S2 balanced over Krill & shops fermented particle
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Forum member Kev, Long lake syndicate in Reading. All these three yesterday within a few hours. Brace of mid 30's and a 29lb+. GPB2 13mm balanced. Top one had not been banked for a year. Only caught 7 times total in last 9 years. He also had a 21lb common and 18lb mirror before these. Well done Kev.
Lee, Sandhurst, Cola S2 13mm over Trigga
Mark, club lake, S2
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Darren, very first time using our hook baits. Baby Barbless from Johnsons Railway. One of the oldest carp in the country now by some stretch. This fish was in the Railway, when the famous old Yateley carp were still swimming around just down the road in Kent.
Not caught for more than a year. GPB2 pop up.
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In reply to Post #334
That’s a cracker of a fish.
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In reply to Post #331
James, Thames died for me in 2017 with that biggun (publicly anyway).
I caught this particular fish three times during a four month period in 2017.
This fish very likely used to swim around in the same little gang as the famous monster carp from Sonning 'The Eye' many, many moons ago. That fish got its name, not from the lake (Sonning Eye)... But from the eye parasite which had completely eaten away one of its eyes on one side. This fish below is a lake escapee originally, not a spawned in the river original. This Thames 32lber, plus a few other very old fish I caught from the same area that year were all affected by the exact same eye parasite. It only has this eye. The other side is hideous. Completely blown out. It's only passed by contact I was told. I've caught fish the length of the river Thames, but only blown out eyes from this one little group of carp (plus a couple of bream) in the exact same area. Never seen it anywhere else. 'The Eye' was originally a Thames carp 100%, like all of the fish in Sonning Eye, old and new. At one time decades ago, that famous old fish clearly swam around in the exact same little gang of big Thames carp as this fish here in the river.
When people talk of the Eye and the others all being 'lost' to the Thames in floods.... They just returned home really.
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Forum member Sam, Sutton2, S2 over Poacher T&M
Chris, Cherry Cola S2
Mark S2 over Wraysbury McNut
Richie, Hutchy S2
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Because photo's of carp upset these joeys so much, we'll have two today. Roach Pit 2013 again. Part of a brace of mid 40's.
The linear, 45lb something here. Two photographs there, that have never been shown publicly before. Numerous cameras taking photos. Some with flash, some without.
S2
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Freemasons, second ever night on the famous Kent venue. Went there to get a bite, after long runs of blanks on the Ocean.
S2
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In reply to Post #286
Not entirely sure what's gone on or what I've missed.
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Forum member James, Hutchy S2 and normal S2. 58lb6oz & 69lb7oz the best so far with still three nights left. Well done James.
Lee Petty, first night back on Dinton White Swan, Hutchy S2 over Trent Shrimp.
Forum member Carl, GPB1 over DNA Bug
Mark, lovely leather TC1 over Wraysbury Baits McNut
FishOn Ricci scopex & pineapple S2 over Krill & shops particle
Josh, S2 over Krill
Andy & his boys, Hutchy S2 over creamino
Jacko, Hutchy S2 over scopex squid
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In reply to Post #283
Took delivery of my usual s2’s this week.
Few freebies thrown in which is much appreciated.
The hutchy smells amazing cant wait to try them out.
Cheers mark as usual great service and top hookbaits which have genuinely
Changed my results tenfold over the past few years.
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Five 50+ from this years French trip to Secret Garden, Cognac-La-Foret for Jez.
All 16mm white S2 balanced again.
57lb12oz
53lb12oz
50lb12oz
50lb11oz
54lb120z
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In reply to Post #278
Thanks mate 👍
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These are just the monsters Jez caught before July, ever since he discovered our white S2 16mm balanced.
Bloody hell Jez. Well done.
45lb10oz
52lb4oz
54lb8oz
57lb12oz
50lb10oz
47lb12oz
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This is Jez. He's a friend of forum member Rich on here. Jez struggled when he first joined Wellington Country Park he told me. Kindly, Rich off of here showed him some white S2 balanced which had previously transformed Rich's angling.
Jez said that was the exact moment when everything changed for him.
The fish below were all caught in July from Welly. On white S2 16mm balanced. Well done Jez.
Drop Scale 47lb14oz
Last week. 36lb6oz
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In reply to Post #278
Going Monday Greg.
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In reply to Post #277
All sorted mate
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In reply to Post #276
No bother mate 👌
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In reply to Post #275
I will reply right now mate. Sorry.
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In reply to Post #274
Alright mate looking to place order sent you a msg on WhatsApp mate 👍
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In reply to Post #273
We have tonnes in stock right now Phil. Everything listed in that post below. If you want to order anything from there. WhatsApp or text a list through with the full name which will be on the order. You will then be told what to order from our website to cover it. It's just because these are not on there yet.
They will go out on Monday Phil. You will have them Tuesday. They are the same price as our garlics for now.
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In reply to Post #272
Got ya mate.... I'll keep my eye open
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In reply to Post #271
This is a copy & paste from an earlier post Phil. They are available as special orders from now up until they go onto the website. I'm not going to be about much now over the next couple of months. We have four tackle shops to stock, and all these hook baits to have added to the website. There's a good chance that will be a new website. Send us a message to our work mobile Phil. Start it with the full name on the order please.
We have Hutchy S2 (white) Scopex/Pineapple S2 (pink) RedBerry/Vanilla S2 (brown) Cherry/Coke S2 (pink), DNA Bug (Natural). We have plenty of all of those in 13/16mm balanced or pop ups. If you would like to order any of the above, please start your text or WhatsApp message to our work mobile with the full name which will be on order please first. Followed by exactly what you require, quantities and variations. They are the same price as our Garlics until they go onto the website, when they will be slightly more expensive. You will be told exactly what to order from the website to cover the special orders. Anything extra from our website on the same order will come as normal.
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In reply to Post #270
How do I buy some of yout Hookbaits? I seen your website but some of the flavors I have seen on here I cannot find on your website. Guessing there one off kinda things?
Kind regards
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Roach Pit, April 2013. My first UK 50+. Long running naked chod, with five pre soaked chocolate orange freezer baits around it.
I would go onto catch it three times in total before I gave up my ticket the following season, just before the fish kill. It was also caught another twice during that same period by others on an S2 & F1.
The reason that I look like skeletor in this photo, is because I'd recently been in hospital for the best part of two months a year before. I thought I would never get to go fishing again. I was still pretty mullered here. And absolutely on my arse financially because of it. Literally starving and too proud to ask for any help. This was at the time when the carp world in general, first saw the S2 publicly.
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In reply to Post #261
Very decent!
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Package arrived this morning, many thanks Mark.
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In reply to Post #7
What flavour are the Hutchy S2 please?
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In reply to Post #265
I pm’d Mark earlier this morning with his generous offer to send me a tub of something after the wrong announcement. He send me a pic of the parcel packaged up within an hour.
I’ve already told Mark privately, it’s incredibly kind of him to send out something even though I didn’t actually win (or see I was wrongly announced) as he didn’t have to at all. Thank you!
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In reply to Post #263
I won the guess the wait of Old Geezers brace.
My prize has arrived.
Many thanks Mark
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In reply to Post #186
1222
Thankyou
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I won on Sunday, told Mark what I wanted yesterday and they arrived this morning, great stuff!
They look and smell fantastic and I look forward to catching a few on them.
The competitions were a good idea  , thanks
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In reply to Post #261
Thanks Mark pm my address.
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Woahhhhh messed that up twice!!! Thank you to the member who just messaged me to tell me.
MrCrabtree guess 1500, 63 out.
Greekski 1612, 49 out.
BobCross guess 1596 33 out.
BobCross please PM me your delivery address, well done you won.
Greekski please PM me your delivery address, I incorrectly announced you as the winner second mistakenly. We will send you a tub of something you want as well.
MrCrabtree please PM me your delivery address, I incorrectly announced you as the winner first mistakenly. We will send you a tub of something you want as well.
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There were 24 tubs of GPB2 16mm balanced with 9 spare. There were 20 tubs of GPB1 16mm cc with 14 spares.
35 to a tub. Plus the spares. Total is 1563 hook baits.
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In reply to Post #254
Only when it's about my missus or family. That was started by the pedo Mozzi about my missus on my personal Faceache. Later under a fake profile. His pals who were using a mentally ill person to cause chaos on here... They all saw "that's the way to get the bite". So it continues.
That's just to far. That just shows the level of scum rat involved. It's been going on for so many years now. Last years ones were here for so long first. Claiming to be disgruntled customers first. Literally hundreds of backhanded digs before the, ah let's just let him have it moment. These people are bonafide crazy, with a serious amount of spare time on their hands.
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In reply to Post #249
And I would bet that you couldn't care less what others say!!
Keep making new customers and counting your profits whilst others hide behind a keyboard being bitter and jealous of your success.
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In reply to Post #249
2288 please
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Comp will now end today at 7pm, not tomorrow.
Luckily long before being accused of making it up as we go along at 3pm yesterday, I'd already photo'd those three bowls in the comp after they were all tubbed up. I just took photos of the time stamps of both photos too. Yesterday at 12:53. I'll post all four photo's with the winner later. You can see the exact amounts yourself.
Thank you to any of you who recently defended me/us whilst I was not here. That's been the entire reason for these three comps. Just to say thank you to you lot. I was with my new born child. I had to turn off my phone for three days, because of messages from kind members/customers of this forum telling me what was happening.
I already knew and had discussed with people from this forum of what would happen during these comps. And it did happen. I'm not mystic Meg either. A long time ago on here, some blokes (former members) said they were "going to take us down". Very publicly too. Their business went under (again), and they have come back numerous times under various fake profiles. Some threads are still there where they are baiting me constantly. It's always my family. Because it's to get a bite and nothing else.
The AI crap trolling carp fishing currently comes from the same Facebook bait group as I was lured to by the pedophile Mozzi & his mate Viking. They had numerous fake profiles on there too. The same bait group run by a current member of this forum who thinks he's a comedian. All coincidences of course.
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In reply to Post #239
Crazy how many threads turn in to an argument on here. Three free competitions so far that anyone can enter to win £100 worth of free bait and it still ends up in an argument......Some people are just CRAZY!!!!
Don't worry about it Nigel. It's all gravy, I'm glad it upsets the bitter mugs.
That was Tinhead and SecretAgents choice of stuff that went with yesterdays delivery. Hopefully you both got them today.
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In reply to Post #186
1170
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1208
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2410
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3254
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1234
Just realised already guessed by someone else 
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In reply to Post #235
Crazy how many threads turn in to an argument on here.
Three free competitions so far that anyone can enter to win £100 worth of free bait and it still ends up in an argument......Some people are just CRAZY!!!!
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In reply to Post #235
Calm yourself down fella, you really are reading too much into my jokey comment.
No hidden meaning or subtle digs, chill out man
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In reply to Post #235
1066
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In reply to Post #225
Quote... Twelvety... with a wavy hand. The League of Gentlemen sketch of a bodged stocktake, where they have not really sold anything at all....
Is that what you think? It's what you are trying to imply. Why? While everyone else is having a bit of fun, you're doing something else entirely. You see, there is far to much of this going on in the shadows. Man up Dave, come out and say what you actually want to say. You are Dave of Merseyside baits, right? Home bait rollers group on faceache. What are you even doing here on this thread? Why's it upsetting you? Why the cryptic hoo haa and liking your own message straight away you looney?
The reason for these comps is not a stock take. That's not even daily stock being produced in those photos currently. Two of the biggest tackle shops in the land are waiting for stock from us, right now. Followed by two giants soon after them. The stuff we are selling as special orders on here, we could go post to people on other forms of social media, or just add it to the website and sell out instantly of all the stock we have. To much aggro.
The real reason for these comps, is as a thank you to the 'normal' members of this forum who stepped up and defended me recently while I was away in Brazil with my missus and newborn son. Muggy weasels, who need to hide behind fake profiles on a forum to say what they want to say using my family to try to get a bite. Imagine being that kind of man/men/weasel. Imagine having that much time on your hands. Lucky that some of us are working to pay for these weasels isn't it Dave? I have been shown the whole lot. The forum owner has it all logged. Exactly while all that was all going on, I was meeting my son. My missus is thirty years old, she's hardly a teenager. So these £300 worth of comps are just my way of just saying thanks to those 'normal' people on Carpforum who defended me.
You want to backhanded hint that we are not selling anything? You want to have a bet about that Dave? How much do you have to bet with Dave? As much as you like. Your house if you own it? Your pension? Your dole? The day after I saw my son for the first time, I took £117k off bet365 in three hours while I was being trolled on here. Ask DNA boss Jason. He spoke to me that very same day. I'm good for the dollar scouser, are you?
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In reply to Post #186
2683
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Is there another comp running? Save me the trouble of scrolling back to find out..??
"EDIT" Shot in the Dark... 1227.... 
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In reply to Post #186
1993
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1964
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1300
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In reply to Post #186
1234
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Englefield Lagoon, April 2015, A fish called the long one. If you zoom in on the side with the black eye, you will see it has a two pronged barbule like a snakes tongue. Now baby black is no longer, I am guessing this is now the king of that pond. This was the first time it went over 40lb. Third ever trip, first time using our S4. Long running naked chod with five S2 bottom bait barrels scattered around. That spring, there was me, a mate from the river Matty Birkett, and Alan Welsh who I'd fished Kingsmead Islands with 20 years previous (before all the simmos went in from K1). Engy was still on the RDAA open club ticket at the time, but no one was fishing it really. It was such bliss in 2015. That changed massively over the following couple of years when it was to become much, much busier. I only did six trips in total in 2015. Went back the following year just once.
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In reply to Post #218
Blimey of all the numbers 
In that case I've buggered up, never mind I've already won the first competition.
I hope you win
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In reply to Post #216
Oi!
I've already bagsied 1111! 
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1800
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1200
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1655
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1500
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In reply to Post #186
Taking 3 times the volume of those small dog bowls, and dividing it by the volume of a sphere with a 15% loss factor (as per Thetpin’s theory for space lost for sphere’s when touching each other), you get the answer to be 2674.
PS, if you believe any of that b/s, then good luck to you.
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Well done Secret Agent.
Last one. Another £100 worth of hook baits to the winner. How many individual hook baits in those three bowls below. Closest guess to the exact number by Wednesday night at 7pm is the winner. One guess each.
Secret Agent and TinHead, yours is going today.
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In reply to Post #184
well in buddy! congrats
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Yay!!!
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In reply to Post #181
Yes Secret Agent but I've captured the thread in case anyone edits their post 
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I've been through it 3 times and I cannot find any guess closer than Secret Agent's guess of 2500.
Well done Secret Agent, please PM me your full name & delivery address.
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That's the exact number below. I make it Secret Agent with 2500, 11 out. Anyone closer than that?
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In reply to Post #107
6321
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In reply to Post #107
2122
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2550
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1545
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1640
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2400
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2288
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2290
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2112 - which is also a pretty good album 😁
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In reply to Post #161
Wow that’s some fish, well done
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In reply to Post #161
Thanks ❤️🙌🏽
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Forum member MattSaunders, 37lb8oz, fish called 'Liz' from his syndicate. TC2 16mm balanced. Well done Matt that's a stunning mirror!
FishOn Ricci, 46lb6oz. Third trip new syndicate. Scopex/Pineapple S2 13mm balanced over shops fermented particle.
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In reply to Post #107
2021
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In reply to Post #107
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In reply to Post #149
1961
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In reply to Post #107
1200
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2039
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2601
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1931
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2702
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1368
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2010
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1517
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In reply to Post #129
2400
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1192
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1754
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2250
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1965
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2235
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In reply to Post #107
1440 👍
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3300
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1653
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Well done!!!!
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Something tougher this time.
Guess exactly how many scopex/pineapple S2 & red berry/vanilla S2 hook baits are currently drying in these two photographs.
I will know the exact number when the stuff gets tubbed up.
Post your answer in the comments. You get one guess. Whoever gets closest to the exact number of hook baits by 7pm this Sunday night (4th)... We'll send the winner £100 worth of any of our hook baits of your choice on Monday morning.
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In reply to Post #105
Replied Bob. Well done
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In reply to Post #104
Great
If they were more recent captures I would have said they look big enough to be 30+
But in those days a brace of mid 20s would've been a very special capture so I went for 2x25lb and 2oz for luck.
I've sent a pm, if for some reason you don't get it please let me know
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25lb6oz & 24lb12oz making a total of 50lb2oz.
It was the two weights not the total I had wrong.
Tinhead guessed exactly. Please PM me your full name & delivery address.
We will have another comp, for another £100 worth of hook baits later today when I can think up something.
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In reply to Post #102
Is 25lb10oz + 26lb8oz not 52lb2oz total ?
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Yes. I'm a div. I should not have opened my mouth this morning. Waiting for Gerry to message me back. He has disappearing messages turned on, so the weights have now disappeared.
I had the total combined weight of 50lb2oz written down from the other day, but now have lost the two individual fish weights.
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In reply to Post #11
Such an amazing old picture.
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In reply to Post #98
61.11
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In reply to Post #11
54.15
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In reply to Post #11
57lb 13oz
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59lb 10oz
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In reply to Post #88
Haha you ain't the only one
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In reply to Post #89
65lb 4oz .
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51 14
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In reply to Post #86
Guilty, hadn't realised 😅
One guess only so thats me done, good luck to all
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In reply to Post #84
And yet there are still some who have managed to guess an already guessed one
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Maybe there is, but you can narrow the range down and there’s a lot of guesses in that range already
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In reply to Post #81
Really? There are over 300 different weights between 40lb and 60lb.
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In reply to Post #11
80lb 4oz
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78.6lbs
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Getting harder to pick a weight no one has picked previously 😂
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In reply to Post #11
58lb 4oz - Lovely brace shot
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55lb 9oz
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62.10
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48.14
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68lb 11oz
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72lb 2oz
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In reply to Post #11
54.13
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65lb 7oz
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55.01
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50.08 .
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54lb 8oz
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In reply to Post #11
54.06
What a brace OG!!
Hope you’re well mate.
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67Ib 12oz
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58.13
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In reply to Post #11
72lb 14oz
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48lb 12oz
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In reply to Post #11
64lb 4oz
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68lb 4oz
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51lb 10oz
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53lb,3oz...
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51lb 1oz
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In reply to Post #1
54lb 10
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In reply to Post #11
51.11oz
Epic pic that is 👌
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In reply to Post #11
What an amazing picture, them two magnificent fish don't even get close to the attire or the snout hanging from his mouth. Proper carpy 👌
I'm gonna go with 65lb7oz.
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In reply to Post #11
52lbs 8oz
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55.12 great picture Gerry
Michael
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In reply to Post #11
52.10 If i win mate donate them to a worthy cause
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52.12
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57lb 4oz
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85 ld 12 oz
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62lb 08oz
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54lb 8oz
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52lb 7oz
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59lb 2oz
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53lb 10oz
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53lb 2oz
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51lb 8oz
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49lb 7oz
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Guess the combined weight of Gerry's (OldGeezer) Taplow brace. The combined weight of the two, including oz's.
Post your answer in the comments. You get one guess, so make it a goodun. Whoever gets closest to the exact weight of both combined by 7pm Sunday night... We'll send you £100 worth of any of our hook baits, first thing on Monday morning.
If two members are tied, it will be whoever posted their answer first.
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Richie & son, Hutchy S2.
Steve, Hacche Moor, GPB1
FishOn Ricci, Scopex/Pineapple S2 over shops fermented particle
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In reply to Post #6
I've never seen a shark there either. Seen dolphins from the beach.
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I will post a few of my own photographs. Once a week or so. Remind me of when I used to be able to go fishing.
Orange-Scale, Roach Pit, 2013. Part of a brace of mid 40's the same morning. S2 over fermented garlic hemp.
The bloody appendage on this fishes tail was very strange. Whenever caught, it would bleed. The whole tail would instantly become bloodshot through stress. Never seen this on any other carp before or since.
I have seen commons that turn from dark, to light colored though stress in seconds on the bank. Or fish that profusely bleed from the gills through stress. But never an extra appendage like Orange had that would fill with blood.
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As many who have been messaging asking the past few days will know, we are taking special orders for the turbo charged S2 again. They are not going onto the website just yet. We are in a great place with our waiting times currently, with no need to upset that by adding four hook baits to the website at the same time mid Summer.
We have Hutchy S2 (white) Scopex/Pineapple S2 (pink) RedBerry/Vanilla S2 (brown) Cherry/Coke S2 (pink), DNA Bug (Natural). We have plenty of all of those in 13/16mm balanced or pop ups. If you would like to order any of the above, please start your text or WhatsApp message to our work mobile with the full name which will be on order please first. Followed by exactly what you require, quantities and variations. They are the same price as our Garlics until they go onto the website, when they will be slightly more expensive. You will be told exactly what to order from the website to cover the special orders. Anything extra from our website on the same order will come as normal.
The TackleBox & FishOn, will both have a load more airball pop ups very soon.
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In reply to Post #4
No I read an article on sharks showing signs of cocaine use in waters around Brazil,marine biologists have discovered it in their bloodstream
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FishOn Ricci, just his second trip to a new syndicate in Essex. 44lb12oz one of the biggest in the lake. A stunning 30+ too. Scopex/Pineapple S2 balanced 13mm over shops fermented particle.
Forum member Rich, first trip since April. 43lb+ Welly ghostie. He also had a 33, 32, 30, 23 and a 19. White S2 balanced.
Aston, GPB1 pop ups.
David GPB1 pop ups
Aaron, new lake S2 pop up
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In reply to Post #3
No braders, there's not really coke in Brazil, not in my part anyway. I've lived in London my entire life. Cannot go on a night out without seeing people sniffed up, or being offered class A drugs of some kind. It's normal for us in Europe. I've never once seen or been offered class A drugs in Brazil. In their fourth largest city too. Never seen anyone visibly sniffed up there either. Drugs are not acceptable or in any way normal there whatsoever. Not like it is here.
You're thinking of Columbia
They recently legalised weed in June though, out of the blue. Previous to that, a young Brazilian lad would go straight to jail for a long time, for just a few spliffs. Far, far harsher than here.
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You have not been testing cocaine on the sharks have you Is this going be the new wonder bait for sea and carp fishing
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Hope you're all well. I've been on holiday in Brazil for the past couple of weeks, having a great old time (apart from the final) with loved ones. Still here now. It's only 8am and absolutely schorcio.
We are totally up to date with all orders up until yesterday, barring just a few.
I seem to have missed out on all of the internet fun on here from my fan-club though apparently.
Forum member Andy GPB2 balanced over ABS K2
40lb12oz
39lb+
34lb4oz
Forum boss Karl, first ever UK 40+ GPB2
43lb7oz Swan Valley
Forum member Sam, Sutton 2, GPB1 balanced over Poacher T&M
Lee, Hutchy S2 over Trent Shrimp
Forum member Mark, 39lb8oz, GPB1 over FishOn particle
Forum member Tony, one of the Redmire commons Wraysbury 36lb4oz S2 over Active Nut
Josh, S2
Forum member Martin 49lb15oz, Red Berry/Vanilla S2
FishOn Ricci, Scopex/Pineapple S2 over shop particle
Dan Hutchy S2
Aaron S2
Forum member John, Scopex/Pineapple S2 over ABS K2, back of camera photo last night 32lb10oz
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