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Originally Posted by Carpbreakout

Fished overnight at a syndicate I have been fishing, mostly without even a bite. It has been hard going although I have really wanted to catch something before the ticket expires. Mr Whiskey has also put the hours in at this lake so he knows what I'm talking about! So this was my 7th or 8th visit and at long last I had some success! I had gone thinking I knew exactly where I would fish but abandoned that when I got there in favour of my normal approach of walking round until I saw some carp. Although

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Originally Posted by Carpbreakout

Fished Oxlode lake yesterday over near Ely. Quite small, but unusual in that it is very deep, down to 20ft straight off except for a 2 rod length margin that is up to 4 or 5ft deep. The carp cruise around all over the place and cruise into the margins on a regular basis. One can't say there are no carp in there. I should say as well that surface baits are banned!! There is also no night fishing and most people fish on the margin shelf.
I had thought I could slay this place with some zigs

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MAY 4/5th...
7.45 pm the cars loaded with the overnight gear and i`m off to pick the wife up from her evening shift, "bugger i wish she`d hurry up"..i thought......i was biting at the bit to be on my way before the sun falls below the horizon....8 o clock she comes dawdling out the door, 8.15 i was offloading her into the house and i was off up the a50 to the outskirts of leicestershire...

I arrived at the lake just before nine to find four lads on, this did`nt ...

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I was back down the Syndicate on Monday in anticipation of some more surface action.

Got down for about 10am. Tactics were the same as before, as i settled in to a swim.

The fish however, proved difficult. Those that were about, seemed to be tucked under cover, and those that were cruising in open water weren't interested - predictably though, the ones in the snags were taking the occasional mixer. So after watching some fish running a margin about 2ft below the surface, ...

Originally Posted by Carpbreakout

Have you ever had an item of kit and gone through a period where every time you use them you don't catch?

Well I bought a set 3lb tc Daiwa Theories off Karl a while back and nice looking rods they are too, and I use them with some Shimano LC mediums, but despite using them regularly I have had no success. Yet it seemed every time I have used my old TFG Delta XS's I've caught.

I just couldn't understand it. Anyway squeezed 24hrs in last night at Vermoyden, since will

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