Hi pal there catchin about 30 yard out on 12mm Double expander popups on drop over a bed of custard creams (Sainsburys own not cheap Tesco shit)

Tight lines Pal see ya there

All 8mm hard pellets whether you fish the wag, bomb or pole.

8mm???? you going to catch skimmers then nathan??

Gloves , Bait wise you will need 11mm , skrettings elite pellets . it will be all bomb and pellet fishing , with either a single or double 11mm pellet on a long hair. when you start getting liners come up on the wag…

On the wag I would be still feeding the 11mm pellets over the top , but have some varied size hard pellets for hair rigging on the wag , from 8mm upto 11mm , and even diffent colours , it could make all the diffrence. Single pellet is best on the hair.

You dont need to bollock the bait in , just keep pinging 2 or 3 pellets over the top.

99% of the pegs have a feature to cast to , but dont think you have got to go tight . its normal to fish well off the islands and far banks , and catch. On Tanners you have a bar running through the islands from one to another , this is where you normally start , but if your not catching , drop short until you find them.

I’m not sure if Pines will be in , but if it is then if I was fishing it I would attack in on pellet and corn on the pole.

All lakes are between 5ft and 7 ft , I think Josephs is a little deeper in places.

Pm Dave Britain , he may be able to help.

@carpcruncher wrote:

8mm???? you going to catch skimmers then nathan??

Gloves , Bait wise you will need 11mm , skrettings elite pellets . it will be all bomb and pellet fishing , with either a single or double 11mm pellet on a long hair. when you start getting liners come up on the wag…

On the wag I would be still feeding the 11mm pellets over the top , but have some varied size hard pellets for hair rigging on the wag , from 8mm upto 11mm , and even diffent colours , it could make all the diffrence. Single pellet is best on the hair.

You dont need to bollock the bait in , just keep pinging 2 or 3 pellets over the top.

99% of the pegs have a feature to cast to , but dont think you have got to go tight . its normal to fish well off the islands and far banks , and catch. On Tanners you have a bar running through the islands from one to another , this is where you normally start , but if your not catching , drop short until you find them.

I’m not sure if Pines will be in , but if it is then if I was fishing it I would attack in on pellet and corn on the pole.

All lakes are between 5ft and 7 ft , I think Josephs is a little deeper in places.

Pm Dave Britain , he may be able to help.

My 8mm are big! What are the 11mm Elite then, trout pellets?

Nathan , The 11mm elites are what Andy sells at stafford moore , you can also by them from most fishery farmers , in 25 kilo sacks. in 8mm , 10mm , and 11mm . They are a high oiled pellet , which is what Andys fish are used to . In the winter they just use a low oil coarse pellet , in 8mm and 10mm as it breaks down quicker , and in the winter the carp prefer that as opposed to the high oil pellet.

I’ve got some 8.5mm trout and coarse pellets but some are bigger, dodgy sized coarse pellets! Caught on both but thought the coarse pellets might be better there for wag as they sink slower?

Hello all
I was there a week last week.
Best methods were shallow wag and 8mm pellet on both Tanners & Woodpecker. Try the bomb if it goes quiet.
For the skimmers fish expanda @ 4-5m with loads of groundbait and micros.
Pines, I wood fish hard 6mm pellet up against the islands for carp & expanda short for skimmers, tench crucians.
Whatever you do,, enjoy it as its a great place!!
Our best weight for our lads was 261lb on the open match which he won on shallow wag.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Neil

On tuesday 13th of April,woody’s was won with 269lb,he caught them all on 4 pint’s of 8ml coarse pellets.

@njdudsbury wrote:

Hello all
I was there a week last week.
Best methods were shallow wag and 8mm pellet on both Tanners & Woodpecker. Try the bomb if it goes quiet.
For the skimmers fish expanda @ 4-5m with loads of groundbait and micros.
Pines, I wood fish hard 6mm pellet up against the islands for carp & expanda short for skimmers, tench crucians.
Whatever you do,, enjoy it as its a great place!!
Our best weight for our lads was 261lb on the open match which he won on shallow wag.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Neil

Hi, did he use trout or coarse pellets?

@slippery wrote:

On tuesday 13th of April,woody’s was won with 269lb,he caught them all on 4 pint’s of 8ml coarse pellets.

Hmm, thanks, think they’ll eat owt on the right peg!~clap

Nathan , I would take a high oiled pellet mate , its getting warmer and warmer at the minuite , and that would be the best way to go.

8mm course pellet.
We took skrettings with us

@carpcruncher wrote:

Nathan , I would take a high oiled pellet mate , its getting warmer and warmer at the minuite , and that would be the best way to go.

Even for wag mate? You got a ticket by the way?

gloves u can get the pellets you need from swans in coventry. I’m down there in may , from the 15th , I will be taking what I normally take , which are the elites.which is what I normally catch on. ~clap

@gloves007uk wrote:

@NathanWatson wrote:

@slippery wrote:

On tuesday 13th of April,woody’s was won with 269lb,he caught them all on 4 pint’s of 8ml coarse pellets.

Hmm, thanks, think they’ll eat owt on the right peg!~clap

nathan see you down there mate
anyone else coming ?

Yes mate, I’ll be the best looking 1 arriving late! How will I recognise you??????

~think ~think well not from your good looks , and the two satelite dishes on the side of your head…..or will there be a builders hat on your head , with a bottle of vodka one side , and a bottle of coke the other , with a straw going from each in your mouth~clap

Over 300 miles for me mate, prefer to get there late and avoid draw queue!

@carpcruncher wrote:

~think ~think well not from your good looks , and the two satelite dishes on the side of your head…..or will there be a builders hat on your head , with a bottle of vodka one side , and a bottle of coke the other , with a straw going from each in your mouth~clap

You fishing it or what?!

No!!

Good!! Thanks for the advice!

@gloves007uk wrote:

@NathanWatson wrote:

@carpcruncher wrote:

~think ~think well not from your good looks , and the two satelite dishes on the side of your head…..or will there be a builders hat on your head , with a bottle of vodka one side , and a bottle of coke the other , with a straw going from each in your mouth~clap

You fishing it or what?!

you carnt say that
nathan if you was to beat me and win the match you havnt got the balls to turn up late again ~clap ~clap ~clap ~clap
as as for good lookin must beat him hands down ~clap ~clap ~clap

Wanna bet? And I wasn’t late! Just not early!~clap ~naughty

@NathanWatson wrote:

Good!! Thanks for the advice!

cheers Nathan..whys it good??~think

@carpcruncher wrote:

@NathanWatson wrote:

Good!! Thanks for the advice!

cheers Nathan..whys it good??~think

1 less star to beat!

~clap oh ok then…………………ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

It was only 2 pints of 8mm truthfully,couldn’t see the need to feed any more as they were there from the start,happy days ;@)

John price you have p.m.mate

Stafford fished reasonable on Sunday, top weight of 145lb from peg 3 Tanners (on the bomb)and another two weights over 140lb with 120lb odd not even picking up a section win, so it was very tight. The fish followed the wind, so if you drew the end of the lake without the wind you could not compete, like myself, peg 13 Tanners. Still had a near 70lb though edge dwelling and on the bomb. It was too windy for the waggler to work properly.

Beware though Andy is using Tanners, Woodpecker and Joseph’s on Sunday. Alot a carp anglers fishing Joseph’s now and catching big fish, upper teens and twenties. Could very interesting for the anglers drawing Joseph’s?

@gloves007uk wrote:

carnt miss me with the blue willis worm polo on thats if you turn up on time mate? lol
oh and i am by far better looking as well

Just follow the stink of PISS

Anymore up to date info,as i am there(13 of us)this Saturday.Staying for 1 week,thanks in advance.

the weather is the key to s/m. follow the wind. every peg is capable of winning a match. ask andy what bait is best although i only take 8mm pellets and if fishing the lead either use 2 on the hair rig or an 11mm. feed little at the moment to start and see where it takes you. tench are very active on woodpecker especialy 26/28 tight over. the fish on tanners seem to love the islands and on certain pegs you have to go beyond them to catch 27/6/5/3 come to mind. some anglers are catching shallow 18″ just casting and leaving the float to wander without much feed 32/34/36 woodpecker are best for this. try waggler to depth as this is still producing in certain areas as is paste down the edge. both will catch but neither will win money yet. if the wind is north blowing into the low numbers on woodpecker run to pegs 20/22/24. hope that helps