Hi Colin, yes 46lb, and believe it or not it's not the complex record, they had a 50lb out of one of the other lakes and the fish I caught has since been out over 48lb !!

@@CarpBites on the website they don't appear to of updated it

Thanks Colin 👍

Using distance sticks to measure the distance, place two bank sticks a rod length apart, once you find a spot you want to fish put the line in the spool clip with the rod pointing up, wind in and then wrap the line around the bank sticks, in this case 12 and a half wraps.

@@CarpBites ? I kind of get it did you invent it

@colinbailey5273 No I never invented it, it has been around for a while. It's is a really good way to get distance to islands or far banks too, to stop overcasting into trees etc.

Nice one, cheers Rob👍

Hi mate, I think Northfield is the best, but the cats are an issue. It does get very busy there with most of the best swims sewn up with people fishing till there mate arrives and then passing swim on. It can be very frustrating.

Hi, I can't comment on this as I have not tried, I suggest to buy a section of pipe to experiment with.

I'll report back my findings.

22mm corks go in stiff (which you want) and pushed into position with a mallet and a screwdriver marked to the depth the spigot will go. Using a heat gun I pushed in 1 side 12.5 cm deep and the outer pipe shrunk back which was a nice side effect. I decided to stick out 7cm for the spicot clip hole bit as 12.5cm would become problematic keeping flared. I did 1 test flare and it is workable. I hope to have this done coming week and test over the weekend. 25mm Conduit pipe and 21.5mm overflow pipe from toolstation. Got clips from amazon will recommend when tested. To be continued...

flaring was a bit hit and miss with keeping it flared but I managed to flare 8 1.5 meter pipes and used pipe clips from amazon, 6mm diameter pin, 10mm long £4.99 for 8. I used a trakker spoon and float (£25 total, previously cygnet baiting pole stuff).

Took it out for a test run on my local pond. It took me 50 minutes before I was fishing with 2 rods. Couldn't keep the 1st one in. Run after run as I was fishing a tricky bush you can't cast to. I'm waiting for the rowrunner (its in the post) and yes its needed. Line was falling of my reel which was a bit annoying. 6 takes in 3 hours , had a few hook pulls unfortunately, landed 2. I'm happy with the session, learned loads.

Cheers Clive 👍

Thanks Pete, hopefully catch you there next year!

@@CarpBites whereabouts are you based mate? You seem to be on the A303 a lot.

I live close to Stonehenge!

@@CarpBites not too far from me then. I’m in Andover.

Fair enough 👍

Cheers mate, yes its a good venue for a social 👍

Cheers Sean, yes they are always good, plus the lake was perfect for it.

I think I got it off ebay

It's an old link www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Deeper-Pro-Plus-Chirp-Universal-Mount-Bait-Boat-Arm-For-All-Deeper-Sonar-/303491621556?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

Cheers Chris, car should be fine by then, having to borrow a car for this weekends trip though. Look forward to seeing you next week 👍

Cheers Trev, yes it's an absolute nightmare, had to borrow a car to enable me to get out this weekend. Any lake can be a ball ache at times, just need to sit through the bad times and wait for the good ones, they will come. Be lucky mate

@@CarpBites Oh no that sucks 😞 sorry to hear that.. yea I only did a 24 so made the most of it I guess, should look at doing longer session down the line I reckon?!

Cheers Wayne, was a challenging session, nice yo win something aint it! 👍

You won't regret it!

Thanks Clive, been a real headache this week, especially as I am now on long planned social, had to borrow a car to get here! Big fan of the AA, my wife works for them!

Thanks Gary, the delks are complicated, but I'm getting there with them. I try and be as real as possible in my vlogs, if I'm struggling, I'll show it, after all I am no professional angler, just a fella who loves fishing, and sometimes watching the pros can get boring.

@@CarpBites yeah I know mate👍🏻 Delkim do have short videos on how to the important things..but teaching an old dog new tricks ain’t easy tho

Thanks Rich, glad you enjoyed it. It was a slow session and I think uou can see how it was getting to me. Delks are primed as I write, fingers crossed 🤞

Meat feast, defo not 🎍🤢🤮

Great vid , I prefer the Meaty ones my self with loads of BBQ sauce

They are 12 foot Sonik Tournos 3.25 lb

All recommendations are gratefully received, thanks for watching and enjoy using the pole, be lucky mate 👍

Cheers Mate👍

Seems that way! But seriously, when combined with dark pellets they are amazing.

Thanks for the kind words Clive, be safe and be lucky mate 👍

Cheers Ken 👍

Thanks Mark 👍

Thanks Stu 👍

Cheers Sean, hope it was because you were tired and not me boring you!! Hope you enjoyed it. And hope you get back to full health soon mate.

@@CarpBites really tired after surgery mate. I just couldn’t stay awake until the end each time 🙈. Brilliant vlog

Thanks Ashley, Its simply a samsung s23 with voice activation switched on.

Cheers Gary, its so good to finally get a fish for the camera again !

Cheers Ross, hopefully I'll be down soon!

Thanks Carl, I have dreamed of a 40lb carp since the 80s!

Cheers Nathan, unbelievable when I saw it in the net, a monster!

Cheers Mo 👍