Great podcast absolutely love these. Feels like your in the room and part of the banter till you notice your sat alone and laughing out loud to yourself.
My biggest confession is a few years back I was fishing a gated complex and decided to order a takeaway, had a call from the takeaway bloke saying he was stood at the gate with my food. I asked my mate who had rode down on he's pushbike if I could use it and he said yeah. So I steamed off on he's bike got to one side of the pond and misjudged the corner and ended up neck high in water in the smaller pond next to the one I was fishing. I managed to get he's pushbike out but by the time I had got to the gate soaking wet, phone included the takeaway bloke had buggered off. Ended up back in my swim hungry, wet and with my mates bike covered in pond weed and stinking silt with him rolling around laughing. Wounded was an understatement
Cheers guys, amazing advice from you all especially dovey as I’ve always wondered how to find carp when they’re not jumping or bubbling in the winter. Liners is what I’ll go for this winter
I have a confession. Was fishing a really shallow lake about 8 years ago. Lovely complex with a cafe on site. Had a good spot going but as usual in this situation i attracted the attention of the resident swan. Over the course of my campaign i had countless wipeouts from this swan at all times of the day. One afternoon i was baiting up the spot with 15mm boilies and as per the swan made a B line for my spot, in a moment of weakness i turned the catapult on the swan, hitting it square in the face with a boilie. This startled it and it took off into flight, after a really messy takeoff the swan collided with a power line on the field next to me, causing a huge spark and smoke at the conductor about 200yards away. Luckily the swan was fine and went off into a bush to sulk but i started to notice some commotion down at the cafe. Yes you guessed it, the power had blown in the cafe 😅😅 I shit myself, hid in my bivvy not knowing what to do, a little while later the owner came round, cursing the swan saying the f**ker flew into the lines and blew the power in the cafe. I told him what happened, thinking i was definitely getting banned and to my surprise he took it really well but i have to admit i only told him i scared the swan with my arms and voice.
Not so much a confession but a story. I would have been about 5 and it’s my earliest memory. Me and my dad went fishing in -7 degrees because I was pestering him to go. He knew we wasn’t going to catch but being the hero he is he took me anyway. We was absolutely freezing and had no water apart from what was in the hot water bottles. Anyway we used that water to cook our boil in the bag rice. It’s safe to say it was the worse rice I have ever eaten it tasted like rubber. Not only that the same night we had an old Coleman stove and we turned it on to keep us warm. The next thing that happened was scary. The whole thing tipped over and the bivvy was on fire. (We had lost some hair). We managed to put the fire out however we had a circle the size of a wheely bin lid in the top of the bivvvy. This was mine and my dad’s longest memory and he was the reason I got into fishing 21 years ago at the age of 5. I do have the photos if you would like to see them. Take care Merry Christmas Joe Green
My targets for 2025: I’m joining my first syndicate so my target is to simply fish more. It would also be amazing to catch a 30. Never had one so will be gunning for that next year 👍
Same here mate,my syndicate have just restocked the lake with some incredible fish including 3 epic 30’s as the target fish. Best of luck to you and tight lines.
Love the format of the show fellas!!! Okay a little funny one for you at my expense. Fishing a swim I’d kind of become familiar with and was wading out to cast the rods, between sessions the lake (90 acre) had risen by a foot within 5 days…. An unsuspecting me hadn’t noticed the increased water level having arrived at one o’clock in the morning… one step for mankind… you’ve guessed it the additional foot of water totally took an unsuspecting Joe Armstrong by complete suprise!!!! Soaked head to toe in December 😢 at 2 o’clock in the morning!! PS: Dovelin, I’ll go turkey with you 😂
Group of us booked a trip to France. Hired a long wheel base van to fit all our kit in and was taking over a cooker and freezer for the lake owner of where we were visiting. To say the van was overweight was an understatement. Got to the euro tunnel and the hire van was leaking oil so they wouldn’t let us on the train. One of the group got a bit tricky to customs so on our way back to the hire place to swap vans the police pulled us over for looking overweight (tipped off by customs) we then had to go to the weigh station and was told we would receive a fine through the post for being over weight. By that time the hire centre had closed and we couldn’t pick up a new van until the next morning. They gave us two smaller vans instead of one as they never had a replacement. We got to the lake a day late, The fish spawned for the week we were there. Then on the last night one of the group decided to drive out for supplies and forgot to drive on the other side of the road turned straight into a French farmer. When he drove back along the gravel path to the lake the front of the van was like a snow plough collecting all the gravel as it went along. Once home we had a lovely £1,500 bill for being over weight and £800 excess for the damage to the van. Apart from that it was a great trip.
Gents as always another cracking podcast! My confession is about 3 years ago my uncle took me to a syndicate water we fished either side of a corner he had a screaming run just after I cast out , after a couple of seconds I realised I’d cast straight over his line , he called over asking if I’d got his line but unable to bring myself to tell him I lied and said I was into a fish as well , I cranked my line in along with his line and a lovely mid 20lb mirror popped up attached to his hook, I quickly netted it unhooked it ,worried that he was gonna have the hump I covered his hook in a load of weed that was in the margin and put his line back in the water , after a few minutes I shouted over to see how he got on , he said he’d lost it in the weed ( 😅) I then called him round to take a picture of my carp ( or so he thought ) that I’d now claimed and to this day he still has no idea ! Sorry uncle Alan 🙊
My carping calamity….In the early 90s, I was setting up my shelter of choice, a wavelock brolly and sew-on sides. The lakeside banks were rock hard, so I used to use one of those Gardner solid aluminium screw-in pole with a T bar. I couldn’t get it to bite at first, so I decided, with hindsight rather unwisely, to sit on the T bar and use my not-so-slim physique to help it along… Unfortunately, as I sat down, it rocked sideways, and the T bar slipped out of the cross hole. The pole shot straight through my jeans and underwear and upwards … I’ve never moved as fast removing myself from the offending item!!! The pole is still in my parents’ garage, and every time I see it, it sends a shudder down my spine… 🤦♂️
Question: Why is tackle design going backwards? Every sport on the planet is using lightweight materials except carp fishing. For example, a bedchair used to be about 8kg, today they’re 12kg. A bivvy used to be 6kg, today they’re 14kg.
@@ApexCypher_ : You’re incorrect ….just looked it up. Original Aqua Armadillo was 7.5 kg + another 3kg for pegs and ground sheet. If we accept that a lot of newer bivvies are probably a bit bigger ( as are bed chairs) and have additional features like inner skins ( my Avid HQ does and that avoids the need for a winter skin) and porches and peaks then the fact that a lot of bivvies weigh 13 /14 kg ( including pegs and groundsheet)is hardly suprising. I’m not familiar with the Solar bedchair but the fact that it is Memory foam will certainly add to the weight. If you want the comfort it’s going to add to the weight. The other comment about Chinese made products and forced Labour is utter rubbish. Back in the day I had a cheaper bedchair from a firm called Badger ( I think)….it weighed a ton simply because it was made of steel tube and not aluminium which is a lot lighter than steel. They could make them lighter if they were to use Titanium but that is not an option because of cost. Therefore aluminium is the best option.
2 targets, get out more and catch my first UK 30lber. I’ve had every number up to 30. I’ve fished lakes for years and not caught one and someone new to the lake will rock up and bang, 3 x 30’s. Tight lines everyone and hopefully see you guys at Norton.
was fishing in france 1 year, chilling in my bivvy, my mate screamed out loud,ive only gone and got a baiting needle stuck in my head. said how you manage that, well he said i went to scratch my head and wallop its now in my embedded .. well i said we have 2 options, either hospital or i push it through skin and cut end off, yeh cut end off hospitals too much messing about.. i grab his skin grab the needle manages to push it through, but into my finger, im now literally stuck to his head 🤣🤣🤣. now we had to crab walk to my bivvy find my pliers and cut needle in half. he was now free but i still had to push needle through my skin to get needle out.. was very painfull but very very funny. more funnier than i can put into txt. emailed with pics
My biggest calamity: I was having a couple of nights at my local fishery it was pretty quiet the first night then I woke up to find some people had broken in and taken some of my kit as well as other peoples. Then that night I had all the nets, unhooking mat and buckets in my bivvy in case they came back and did a double bluff. The next morning I had a absolute scream of a bite then it swam through my other lines and all the kit it was in my bivvy so I had to walk back and things were going everywhere then nearly lost the fish at the net but managed to get it in JUST. And it was a 31 pound beauty also my PB.
Loving the new format lads! Great listen ❤ Question for you all? If you could only use one hook bait for a big un! What would it be? Bottom bait? Pop up? Whafter? Merry Christmas to you all have a good one! ❤
Here's an idea for you guys, in your Dovey/Spooner verses series, how about you guys taking on sea or beach anglers! think that could be good for a few laughs, by the way I do try my best to catch carp from any water just love the unexpected nature of the catch big or small, keep the pod casts going big thumbs-up
A few years ago I was fishing on Sycamore Lakes at Skegness it was 1st April I had a couple of mid doubles my mate Dennis came for a walk round to see me and told me that they were walking around the car boot when his wife Gill had a phone call to say her son had had is new Jaguar had been stolen. She was very upset. Five minutes after she had another phone call to say April fool. It was funny and then Dennis and I had an idea why don’t we give our mate Martin a ring he had a caravan on site and tell him we had a thirty pond carp in the net. We gave him a call he was excited to see my massive carp. The next thing we saw Martin running along the top of the lake in his dressing gown and pink crocks. So Dennis and I stood looking down at the empty unhooking cradle as he got to us we both burst out laughing so much it brought tears to our eye. It was so funny Martin was fuming which made it even more funny. Martin said he would have his revenge on us.
So my confession is that a few weeks I jumped into Damian's swim after he'd left. Fished at 11 wraps and caught nothing. I did however dig up a rucksack full if money😂
Listening while driving work van enjoyed that much had to watch it again Damo definitely need ma to write a book and not so much of a confession as I used bait boat to get t what I thought was a prime spot as I got the boat into position thought great that’s a bite and low and behold boat was snagged on a branch went to the other side to free the boat and the boat got free with aid from my net pole bang straight into the lake head first 😂still blanked 🤦and not surprised
My bankside confession is that i will 'work from home' while actually being at the lake. I hotspot my work laptop to my mobile phone for wifi and work, all with rods out. Ive even been in meetings where ive told my colleagues im having connectivity issues, so when i had a bite i'd slam the laptop closed, land the fish, take pictures then dial back into the meeting while blaming my internet connection 😂
Guys, a very big well done for these podcasts, great idea and a great concept. I enjoy all the podcasts as I like hearing other people’s stories but I really enjoy the uncut series. As far as getting our goals out there, for meany years my goal has been to learn more and catch at 30. Well it’s only bloody happened this year hasn’t it! I’m 31 years old and I’ve been fishing since 7/8 years old, not only did I catch four 30’s on my first ever trip to France at the start of the year but I also finished off the year my my first uk 30 and it was a mega one! So the natural goal for next year surly has to be a 40? Also had a little idea for the podcast, I would like to see an everyday person as a guest sometimes for a different opinion, like one of the boys from the warehouse or even a listener? Just someone who isn’t involved in the industry but loves fishing. I think it would be a great listen, 4 blokes that are heavily involved in the industry with the opinion of someone who isn’t involved and is just working a normal 9-5 with a family.
This relaxed format is a complete winner for me, I enjoy both podcasts equally but do feel you miss out if you don’t watch this one, good luck to spooner with his hunt for a 50lber in 2025,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,43,44 lol
@ he recently fished my lake for mainline, complete opposite tactics too me and tripled my best day so any comments off me about his angling is tongue in cheek I was so impressed I bought his dog dinner,(wait that’s doesn’t sound right lol) he’s not only a great angler but a very genuine guy happy to give his time. Let’s hope his 50 is caught on camera it will be nice to see his reaction both happiness and relief
QUESTION: how would the lads recommend a foreign angler (from say, South Africa) choose between local tactics like a feed ball with attractants on it, versus the more European tactics like PVA bags or rigs over an area of feed? Also, have the lads incorporated any 'foreign' tactics into their own fishing and what were the results?
Brilliant again lads love your podcast hope you all have a very merry Christmas the whole team and your friends and family was hoping to get a UK 30lb and break my pb this November but no success so might try sneak a session in before Christmas would love to know if any of you guys ever struggled to get your first big fish or was it very easy with availability as for me can't travel to far so making it happened is very select 💚💚💚💚💚💚💯💯💯💯💯😅
Question guys. Do you think we can over flavour our hook baits and what’s your thoughts on too much enhancement. I’ve used all enhancement flavours over the years, and I can’t really say a dipped/enhanced bait has caught me more than a standard hook bait? Be interested to hear your thoughts. Thanks
Confession :- So my wife said " Could I come fishing with you " !! You disappear most weekends what is the attraction " ? Well I didn't think she would come so there was a very warm sunny weekend in the weather forecast coming up and we invested in a two man bivvy . First night had a nice takeaway and caught a couple of small fish . The following morning I was up and about early tatting about sitting behind the rods and I heard " Morning ." behind me I turned to see my wife standing in front of the Bivvy in PALE BLUE PYJAMAS !! and a towel over her arm and said are there any showers , I said no please please get back in the Bivvy and get dressed NOW ! . I thought that I had got away with it but a couple of mates on the lake spotted her and being a small venue it spread around like wildfire . Later that morning Ernie the Bailiff came around and absolutely pissed himself. To this day I often get reminded of it , she has since accompanied me on most trips and we have had some great fishing adventures and holidays . Fortunately she's now fond of Camo green clothing 🤣🤣🤣 and is a very proficient angler .
Confession time: I used to fish a lake in the middle of a racecourse. One of the rules was that you could fish on the morning of the race day if you overnighted but had to be away for nine am. Lovely jubbely, easy peasy, Roberts your father's brother. . . . . Until one of channel four racings big lense TV cameras on a cherry picker 50ft in the air decided to zoom in on muggings here coming out of my bivvy, stretching, yawning and farting (apparently you could see when I lifted my leg). It wasn't until I turned to drain the main vain that the cameras turned away. They were doing a visual check whilst the talking heads in the studio were discussing the evening race. It went out live! It was seen by plenty of my friends but I wasn't too annoyed, i just wish that id have seen it.
My first and funniest calamity was when one fish wiped out both my rods and 3 of my mates rods and he didn’t wake up and when we woke up in the morning to play it off I said his alarms must’ve died, while saying this I had another run and I then then the fish got snagged and instead of asking for help I tried to net the fish and ended up loosing it. While having a little tantrum the guy next to me ( dunno who he was) managed to catch the fish with my rig and about 10 ft of line. So I decided to give him a hand and managed to beat my previous pb 😂
💥🎣💚 my worse bankside drama was dropping my phone in the canal as i was juggling a phone call and a bite at the same time also lost the fish and another one close to this is when some old boy took all 3 of my rods out which had backleads on 🤦♂️ illiterally had to cuddle my rods and chase the boat 😢 lost a few bits but luckily kept hold of my rods and reels 🎣🎣🎣 theres more but i couldnt fit them all in to be fair loving the podcast 🎣🎣🎣💚💚💚
My 2025 target is to just get out more, I regained my CAPS ticket after 4 years of being without it due to membership being full, I’ve been for 4 days this year which is criminal and spent more time in a tackle shop the on the bank. Would love to get on an embryo water maybe the one off the a14 can’t remember the name. On the plus side I’ve bought pretty much everything on my to purchase fishing list this year at last! Basically paying Kordas wages with the amount of gear I’ve got now 😂. Just need to find the time to use the kit and get some bites
Well many moons ago back in the early 80s me and three other mates used to fish the airman pit in Bedfordshire anyway what I actually done was unpeg ones bivvy turned it completely around pegged it back and after about ten minutes I pulled on of his lines sounding his bite alarm , well because it was completely zipped up , 56:13 he hit the front of the bivvy thinking it was the front door,he then bounced backwards flying back on his bed chair knocking everything over and took forever to work out what was going on . Well Neil it was me. You was a very heavy sleeper thank god because I would have never have got away with it . I know you will probably watch this podcast and read the comments .😂😂😂
My confession. I was on embryo roughs this year, only one on the lake. I had a nice 27lb common the night before and it went dead in morning. Being the only one on I grabbed and rod and a net and went lapping for shows. As I was walking down one side I heard something bosh out on the other said of the island. I went running down the bank to try and get eyes on it and jsut managed to see where the rings were disappearing. I got round to the lookout swim, and cast a single pop up out to where I thought the show was, I popped the rod on the floor jsut as my phone rang. I was chatting away to the Mrs when the rod ripped off, in the act of trying to put my phone away I’ve missed my pocket and dropped kicked my phone in to the lake, stumbled and fell one legged in to the lake. Picking up the rod with one hand and trying to rummage for my phone with the other all the while the water getting cloudier and cloudier. I managed to find my phone but lost the fish. Merry Christmas
My target for 2025 is catching one finally out of Pettis lake at Norton Disney I’ve had 3 runs 1 snagged up and pulled out when he went t out in boat and 2 hook pulls at net.
Confession. I was fishing an old quarry I’d discovered had a few old carp in that no one really knew about. I’d also just bagged myself a stunning girlfriend who was coming down to meet me at the said quarry. Unfortunately due to the overwhelming excitement and the law of sod it was the one day I had to evacuate my bowels, which I did with eye watering relief next to a near by bush. Feeling better I continued to catapult out more bait and cast out the rods and wait for the mrs or a carp. After a few hours or so and no fish the mrs had arrived with her yampy dog. I span round with a welcoming smile which soon weakened as her dog had made a beeline round the side of the bush I’d visited earlier that day. After a mad tug of war between dog and owner I watched the dog appear with some tissue poking out the side of its mouth. it seemed the chocolate lab had found my chocolate slab and had fully indulged. The smell was extreme as it had been given time to ripen in the midday sun. Pretending to be disgusted, I comforted her and told her that there are some dirty b******s around these days. She never came to visit me down the quarry again after that.
My confession Me and the missus was on a 48hour session once and she couldn’t hit this one particular spot tight up against an island she tried and tried but still couldnt do it, so being the loving caring boyfriend I am I say “pass me your rod babe I’ll show you how it’s done” I clipped up the rod, went to cast out and slipped on the bank as I cast, chucked her rod in the lake and fell in the lake myself.! the margin was quite deep and I didn’t have spare cloths with me! Funnily enough I hit the spot she was trying to get and after retrieving the rod out of the lake she left it in the same spot and caught her pb.! And I blanked that session 🤦🏼♂️ 😅
My biggest fishing blunder... went to Belgium with @fishwithcarl and on the second day dropped my brand new phone in the lake..... jumped in to save it (took my trousers down didn't want them to get wet) next thing I know I have 4 cameras filming me in my wet boxers. It's in his video. Anyway get to the end of the trip with a dead phone put all my gear in the car close the boot go to say by to the lads. Only to realize I had locked my keys in my car in the middle of nowhere in Belgium with a tunnel crossing to get to. So ended up having to break a window with a bivvy peg and a chopping board. Fair to say could have gone better. Ontop of that I went there to catch Carp and got everything but grass carp, 4 different varieties of sturgeon pike the lot. Oh well atleast I can forget about it. Oh wait it's on UA-cam
Got to the bank tied three rigs cast out fish showing all over me blanked reeled rods back in next morning with no rigs on the end So I tied tree rigs left them in my tackle an cast out 3 leads 😂🤦♂️
Not a confession but an amusing story, was on a day fishing session with Father-in-law, Brother-in-law and my Son, it was a moist day we were on a lake with a sloping bank get up to reel in and recast a rod and slipped on the bank and fell to the floor, as I am rolling towards the lake trying to grab onto any cluster of grass to stop the roll to a chorus of laughing never mind saving me drowning as I am not the strongest swimmer, into the lake I go and luckily the margin was only waist deep, no change of clothes and plastic bags on my feet with sopping wet trainers to drive home in 😂😢
Biggest confession is that I have been pretending to be paralysed for nearly 15 years, please don’t tell my the DWP, my carer or family because I don’t want to load and unload the car myself. I enjoy my cup of tea and bacon sandwich while they are bringing the gear to the swim
My confession While fishing my local lake I have waited years for a ticket for I’d found a lovely swim, commanded a nice spot of water and because of the layout nobody close to me. One evening a couple of blokes having beers sent a bait boat round the top of my swim and dropped their rig effectively in my water I called up my inner Karen and went over to where they were saying bait boats aren’t allowed and that they’re wandering out of their swim. I was greeted with calls of noddy and told to go away with a capital F. Muttering to myself I returned to my swim to sulk. At around 2 am I’m awake and see a blinking light float across my swim and rage hits I get the waders on while watching where the boat goes. Because the moon is bright I get a pretty good idea on mateys “spot” I sit for 2 hours seething I then take action. I SAS my way around to the margin he’s dumped his rig climb in the water and using my light can see his rig (water is clear) it’s too deep for me to reach so I climb out run back to my swim and get my net release it from the pole and fit my rake to the end I return to the invading rig gently use the rake to snag the hook link crouch in the bushes and start yanking in the rig I can hear his alarm scream but before he hits the rod the hook bait is out the water I take my scissors and cut the link leaving a length of line and hook wrapped in my rake I run back round as quietly as I can and make it to my swim to hear, “F**K sake it’s snapped me off” I’m not even sorry
Hi Lee, Here are all the details mate: COMPETITION: Prize: Damian Clarke’s custom Kaizen Platinum Rods x 3 (13ft 4lb TC) Entry: Send us your BEST Bankside Calamity or Confession (Funnier the better) to podcast@korda.co.uk Deadline: Midnight 24th December 2024
My biggest confession was 2 years ago Christmas Day me the misses and kids all had Christmas dinner with the plan of driving up to my mum and dad’s for the evening. Now at this point the misses is dragging her feet didn’t really fancy it, in the end I got out of her go fishing. The car was loaded before she could change her mind. On the way out the house she said remember I’ve got work in the morning make sure you’re home for the kids. Yes no worries babe of course. Got to Aldenham lake absolutely Baltic conditions. Settings it in the dark happy as Larry. Set up got the rods out, now got my chest waders on to put my back leads on. Stepped on to a boulder and it rolled before I knew it I was head first into the lake chest wader’s filling up. Panicking managed to pull myself out of the water. Shivering absolutely froze solid I decided I’ve got to ring the Mrs to come pick me up. At that point I worked out my phone was in my pocket. I couldn’t get home because the bottle of Baileys I bought for the boilers is now been drunk and I was over the limit to drive the phone was absolutely Mullard and wasn’t working I had to strip down and luckily enough I had a pair of longjohns I love this in the car to change into. So bearing in mind consequently no phone couldn’t drive I sat in my favourite with my stove on all night trying to keep yourself warm. Must’ve fallen asleep missed getting home for the kids the missus went to work at the time I woke up. I had to drive down to the shop so explain what happened. Walked in there like a drowned rat still shivering from the night before and lucky enough she was working. Because in our eyes I can see she wanted to absolutely throttle me.
This is my Confession about a trip to one of the best carp lakes in France which shall remain nameless. The content of this confession is quite personal, and involves the venue bailiff, who should also remain nameless, but we will refer to him here as the Grand Fromage! The lake in question is in the Champagne region, is around 35 acres in size and has the most beautiful blue coloured water. It also contained carp of gigantic proportions. The bailiff, a big man in both stature and standing, I took to him instantly. We spent the first part of the week chatting about fishing related stuff , and I found out we were of a similar age, both from Essex, and had many mutual friends. I can't describe exactly what i was feeling about the Grand Fromage, it was a bit strange. One of the days was particularly hot, I was sitting in my swim with the Grand fromage and he suggested we have a swim to cool down. As he stripped down to his boxers I was in awe of some of his striking tattoos. Anyway, we went armed with a lilo, him on one side, me on the other and we paddled out into the cooling waters of the lake. It was then at that moment about 50 wraps out in the crystal clear cooling water when our eyes met across the lilo that I worked out what the feelings were that I was having. I fancied him and he fancied me. I cannot go into much more detail here for obvious reasons, but let's just say that it was a trip of a lifetime. I achieved a few personal bests without catching a fish. Unfortunately the said bailiff is home now and no longer works at the lake. I have tried to rekindle the carpy connection but have failed up to now. The moments we spent walking round the lake holding hands will live with me forever.
Afternoon Mike, thanks for great feedback. COMPETITION: Prize: Damian Clarke’s custom Kaizen Platinum Rods x 3 (13ft 4lb TC) Entry: Send us your BEST Bankside Calamity or Confession (Funnier the better) to podcast@korda.co.uk Deadline: Midnight 24th December 2024 The NEW Thinking Tackle Podcast UNCUT will now be available every two weeks.
This format is killer, so much knowledge, keep it going boys! Merry Christmas 🎅
Great podcast absolutely love these. Feels like your in the room and part of the banter till you notice your sat alone and laughing out loud to yourself.
Hahahaha belter
My biggest confession is a few years back I was fishing a gated complex and decided to order a takeaway, had a call from the takeaway bloke saying he was stood at the gate with my food. I asked my mate who had rode down on he's pushbike if I could use it and he said yeah. So I steamed off on he's bike got to one side of the pond and misjudged the corner and ended up neck high in water in the smaller pond next to the one I was fishing. I managed to get he's pushbike out but by the time I had got to the gate soaking wet, phone included the takeaway bloke had buggered off. Ended up back in my swim hungry, wet and with my mates bike covered in pond weed and stinking silt with him rolling around laughing. Wounded was an understatement
Damien needs to write a book
Cheers guys, amazing advice from you all especially dovey as I’ve always wondered how to find carp when they’re not jumping or bubbling in the winter. Liners is what I’ll go for this winter
I have a confession.
Was fishing a really shallow lake about 8 years ago. Lovely complex with a cafe on site.
Had a good spot going but as usual in this situation i attracted the attention of the resident swan.
Over the course of my campaign i had countless wipeouts from this swan at all times of the day.
One afternoon i was baiting up the spot with 15mm boilies and as per the swan made a B line for my spot, in a moment of weakness i turned the catapult on the swan, hitting it square in the face with a boilie.
This startled it and it took off into flight, after a really messy takeoff the swan collided with a power line on the field next to me, causing a huge spark and smoke at the conductor about 200yards away.
Luckily the swan was fine and went off into a bush to sulk but i started to notice some commotion down at the cafe.
Yes you guessed it, the power had blown in the cafe 😅😅
I shit myself, hid in my bivvy not knowing what to do, a little while later the owner came round, cursing the swan saying the f**ker flew into the lines and blew the power in the cafe.
I told him what happened, thinking i was definitely getting banned and to my surprise he took it really well but i have to admit i only told him i scared the swan with my arms and voice.
😂😂
Gets my vote. 👍
Really enjoying these podcasts whilst at work. Just four mates taking the piss and chatting about fish 😂
Not so much a confession but a story.
I would have been about 5 and it’s my earliest memory. Me and my dad went fishing in -7 degrees because I was pestering him to go. He knew we wasn’t going to catch but being the hero he is he took me anyway. We was absolutely freezing and had no water apart from what was in the hot water bottles. Anyway we used that water to cook our boil in the bag rice. It’s safe to say it was the worse rice I have ever eaten it tasted like rubber.
Not only that the same night we had an old Coleman stove and we turned it on to keep us warm. The next thing that happened was scary. The whole thing tipped over and the bivvy was on fire. (We had lost some hair). We managed to put the fire out however we had a circle the size of a wheely bin lid in the top of the bivvvy.
This was mine and my dad’s longest memory and he was the reason I got into fishing 21 years ago at the age of 5.
I do have the photos if you would like to see them.
Take care
Merry Christmas
Joe Green
My targets for 2025: I’m joining my first syndicate so my target is to simply fish more. It would also be amazing to catch a 30. Never had one so will be gunning for that next year 👍
Good luck fella 👍🎣
@ Cheers mate 👍
Good luck mate 🎣
Same here mate,my syndicate have just restocked the lake with some incredible fish including 3 epic 30’s as the target fish.
Best of luck to you and tight lines.
@@46mower Cheers Mate
Love the format of the show fellas!!! Okay a little funny one for you at my expense. Fishing a swim I’d kind of become familiar with and was wading out to cast the rods, between sessions the lake (90 acre) had risen by a foot within 5 days…. An unsuspecting me hadn’t noticed the increased water level having arrived at one o’clock in the morning… one step for mankind… you’ve guessed it the additional foot of water totally took an unsuspecting Joe Armstrong by complete suprise!!!!
Soaked head to toe in December 😢 at 2 o’clock in the morning!!
PS: Dovelin, I’ll go turkey with you 😂
Group of us booked a trip to France. Hired a long wheel base van to fit all our kit in and was taking over a cooker and freezer for the lake owner of where we were visiting. To say the van was overweight was an understatement. Got to the euro tunnel and the hire van was leaking oil so they wouldn’t let us on the train. One of the group got a bit tricky to customs so on our way back to the hire place to swap vans the police pulled us over for looking overweight (tipped off by customs) we then had to go to the weigh station and was told we would receive a fine through the post for being over weight. By that time the hire centre had closed and we couldn’t pick up a new van until the next morning. They gave us two smaller vans instead of one as they never had a replacement. We got to the lake a day late, The fish spawned for the week we were there. Then on the last night one of the group decided to drive out for supplies and forgot to drive on the other side of the road turned straight into a French farmer. When he drove back along the gravel path to the lake the front of the van was like a snow plough collecting all the gravel as it went along. Once home we had a lovely £1,500 bill for being over weight and £800 excess for the damage to the van. Apart from that it was a great trip.
Gents as always another cracking podcast!
My confession is about 3 years ago my uncle took me to a syndicate water we fished either side of a corner he had a screaming run just after I cast out , after a couple of seconds I realised I’d cast straight over his line , he called over asking if I’d got his line but unable to bring myself to tell him I lied and said I was into a fish as well , I cranked my line in along with his line and a lovely mid 20lb mirror popped up attached to his hook, I quickly netted it unhooked it ,worried that he was gonna have the hump I covered his hook in a load of weed that was in the margin and put his line back in the water , after a few minutes I shouted over to see how he got on , he said he’d lost it in the weed ( 😅) I then called him round to take a picture of my carp ( or so he thought ) that I’d now claimed and to this day he still has no idea ! Sorry uncle Alan 🙊
Great podcast, I really enjoyed it especially the Ritchie story 🤣
My carping calamity….In the early 90s,
I was setting up my shelter of choice, a wavelock brolly and sew-on sides. The lakeside banks were rock hard, so I used to use one of those Gardner solid aluminium screw-in pole with a T bar. I couldn’t get it to bite at first, so I decided, with hindsight rather unwisely, to sit on the T bar and use my not-so-slim physique to help it along… Unfortunately, as I sat down, it rocked sideways, and the T bar slipped out of the cross hole. The pole shot straight through my jeans and underwear and upwards … I’ve never moved as fast removing myself from the offending item!!!
The pole is still in my parents’ garage, and every time I see it, it sends a shudder down my spine… 🤦♂️
Question:
Why is tackle design going backwards?
Every sport on the planet is using lightweight materials except carp fishing. For example, a bedchair used to be about 8kg, today they’re 12kg. A bivvy used to be 6kg, today they’re 14kg.
Think you’ve probably weighed a sleep system if it weighs 12kg !!!……6kg for bivvy ????……what were using FFS ?……must have been an Argos tent . 😁
@ Aqua Products Armadillo was 5kg.
@ Solar C-tech memory foam bedchair is 14.9kg. No sleeping bag.
@ Trakjer RLX 8 leg bedchair 15.7kg. No sleeping bag.
@@ApexCypher_ : You’re incorrect ….just looked it up. Original Aqua Armadillo was 7.5 kg + another 3kg for pegs and ground sheet. If we accept that a lot of newer bivvies are probably a bit bigger ( as are bed chairs) and have additional features like inner skins ( my Avid HQ does and that avoids the need for a winter skin) and porches and peaks then the fact that a lot of bivvies weigh 13 /14 kg ( including pegs and groundsheet)is hardly suprising. I’m not familiar with the Solar bedchair but the fact that it is Memory foam will certainly add to the weight. If you want the comfort it’s going to add to the weight. The other comment about Chinese made products and forced Labour is utter rubbish. Back in the day I had a cheaper bedchair from a firm called Badger ( I think)….it weighed a ton simply because it was made of steel tube and not aluminium which is a lot lighter than steel. They could make them lighter if they were to use Titanium but that is not an option because of cost. Therefore aluminium is the best option.
Good podcast ..love solid pva bagging caught uk fish to 43lb ...
2 targets, get out more and catch my first UK 30lber. I’ve had every number up to 30. I’ve fished lakes for years and not caught one and someone new to the lake will rock up and bang, 3 x 30’s. Tight lines everyone and hopefully see you guys at Norton.
Absolutely fantastic podcast and production lads! Keep it up. I'm going to try and get out in the cold weather now.
Brill as always love the podcasts especially when not out fishing myself makes a great pass time and facanating listen
Brilliant entertainment. Merry Christmas guys.
Cracking idea in making yourselves targets for the year. Maybe mine will be getting out more than 10 times in a year
Damo needs a book too 100 percent....Great work boys indeed loving these podcasts keep it up fellas
was fishing in france 1 year, chilling in my bivvy, my mate screamed out loud,ive only gone and got a baiting needle stuck in my head. said how you manage that, well he said i went to scratch my head and wallop its now in my embedded .. well i said we have 2 options, either hospital or i push it through skin and cut end off, yeh cut end off hospitals too much messing about.. i grab his skin grab the needle manages to push it through, but into my finger, im now literally stuck to his head 🤣🤣🤣. now we had to crab walk to my bivvy find my pliers and cut needle in half. he was now free but i still had to push needle through my skin to get needle out.. was very painfull but very very funny. more funnier than i can put into txt. emailed with pics
Keep the great work going Lads. Merry Xmas to you all.
Brilliant podcasts
My biggest calamity: I was having a couple of nights at my local fishery it was pretty quiet the first night then I woke up to find some people had broken in and taken some of my kit as well as other peoples. Then that night I had all the nets, unhooking mat and buckets in my bivvy in case they came back and did a double bluff. The next morning I had a absolute scream of a bite then it swam through my other lines and all the kit it was in my bivvy so I had to walk back and things were going everywhere then nearly lost the fish at the net but managed to get it in JUST. And it was a 31 pound beauty also my PB.
Great podcast
Loving the new format lads! Great listen ❤
Question for you all?
If you could only use one hook bait for a big un!
What would it be?
Bottom bait? Pop up?
Whafter?
Merry Christmas to you all have a good one! ❤
Here's an idea for you guys, in your Dovey/Spooner verses series, how about you guys taking on sea or beach anglers! think that could be good for a few laughs, by the way I do try my best to catch carp from any water just love the unexpected nature of the catch big or small, keep the pod casts going big thumbs-up
As usual, fantastic podcast, great content and a what a laugh 👌🏼🎣
Not sure if it’s the hats but Damo looks happy…. Normally very serious…great show boys
A few years ago I was fishing on Sycamore Lakes at Skegness it was 1st April I had a couple of mid doubles my mate Dennis came for a walk round to see me and told me that they were walking around the car boot when his wife Gill had a phone call to say her son had had is new Jaguar had been stolen. She was very upset. Five minutes after she had another phone call to say April fool. It was funny and then Dennis and I had an idea why don’t we give our mate Martin a ring he had a caravan on site and tell him we had a thirty pond carp in the net. We gave him a call he was excited to see my massive carp. The next thing we saw Martin running along the top of the lake in his dressing gown and pink crocks. So Dennis and I stood looking down at the empty unhooking cradle as he got to us we both burst out laughing so much it brought tears to our eye. It was so funny Martin was fuming which made it even more funny. Martin said he would have his revenge on us.
Again loving the podcast gents 👍
Great watch as always never fail these podcasts 👌🏻👌🏻
So my confession is that a few weeks I jumped into Damian's swim after he'd left. Fished at 11 wraps and caught nothing. I did however dig up a rucksack full if money😂
Lend us a score😂
Great episode. Love it
Great to see Dovey with a fringe 😂
Listening while driving work van enjoyed that much had to watch it again Damo definitely need ma to write a book and not so much of a confession as I used bait boat to get t what I thought was a prime spot as I got the boat into position thought great that’s a bite and low and behold boat was snagged on a branch went to the other side to free the boat and the boat got free with aid from my net pole bang straight into the lake head first 😂still blanked 🤦and not surprised
Loving the Grinch Hats 😂
My bankside confession is that i will 'work from home' while actually being at the lake. I hotspot my work laptop to my mobile phone for wifi and work, all with rods out.
Ive even been in meetings where ive told my colleagues im having connectivity issues, so when i had a bite i'd slam the laptop closed, land the fish, take pictures then dial back into the meeting while blaming my internet connection 😂
I’m going to do that
Have a great Christmas lads, and everyone else at Korda💥💥💥💥🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Brilliant video again guys 💥💥💥💥
Guys, a very big well done for these podcasts, great idea and a great concept. I enjoy all the podcasts as I like hearing other people’s stories but I really enjoy the uncut series. As far as getting our goals out there, for meany years my goal has been to learn more and catch at 30. Well it’s only bloody happened this year hasn’t it! I’m 31 years old and I’ve been fishing since 7/8 years old, not only did I catch four 30’s on my first ever trip to France at the start of the year but I also finished off the year my my first uk 30 and it was a mega one! So the natural goal for next year surly has to be a 40?
Also had a little idea for the podcast, I would like to see an everyday person as a guest sometimes for a different opinion, like one of the boys from the warehouse or even a listener? Just someone who isn’t involved in the industry but loves fishing. I think it would be a great listen, 4 blokes that are heavily involved in the industry with the opinion of someone who isn’t involved and is just working a normal 9-5 with a family.
That hat suits damian 😂
This relaxed format is a complete winner for me, I enjoy both podcasts equally but do feel you miss out if you don’t watch this one, good luck to spooner with his hunt for a 50lber in 2025,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,43,44 lol
How many carp has Neil caught during his entire carp fishing. Maybe 1477982? There must be an actual number
@ he recently fished my lake for mainline, complete opposite tactics too me and tripled my best day so any comments off me about his angling is tongue in cheek I was so impressed I bought his dog dinner,(wait that’s doesn’t sound right lol) he’s not only a great angler but a very genuine guy happy to give his time. Let’s hope his 50 is caught on camera it will be nice to see his reaction both happiness and relief
QUESTION: how would the lads recommend a foreign angler (from say, South Africa) choose between local tactics like a feed ball with attractants on it, versus the more European tactics like PVA bags or rigs over an area of feed?
Also, have the lads incorporated any 'foreign' tactics into their own fishing and what were the results?
Brilliant again lads love your podcast hope you all have a very merry Christmas the whole team and your friends and family was hoping to get a UK 30lb and break my pb this November but no success so might try sneak a session in before Christmas would love to know if any of you guys ever struggled to get your first big fish or was it very easy with availability as for me can't travel to far so making it happened is very select 💚💚💚💚💚💚💯💯💯💯💯😅
Question guys.
Do you think we can over flavour our hook baits and what’s your thoughts on too much enhancement. I’ve used all enhancement flavours over the years, and I can’t really say a dipped/enhanced bait has caught me more than a standard hook bait?
Be interested to hear your thoughts.
Thanks
Thanks guys ❤
Confession :- So my wife said " Could I come fishing with you " !! You disappear most weekends what is the attraction " ? Well I didn't think she would come so there was a very warm sunny weekend in the weather forecast coming up and we invested in a two man bivvy . First night had a nice takeaway and caught a couple of small fish . The following morning I was up and about early tatting about sitting behind the rods and I heard " Morning ." behind me I turned to see my wife standing in front of the Bivvy in PALE BLUE PYJAMAS !! and a towel over her arm and said are there any showers , I said no please please get back in the Bivvy and get dressed NOW ! . I thought that I had got away with it but a couple of mates on the lake spotted her and being a small venue it spread around like wildfire . Later that morning Ernie the Bailiff came around and absolutely pissed himself. To this day I often get reminded of it , she has since accompanied me on most trips and we have had some great fishing adventures and holidays . Fortunately she's now fond of Camo green clothing 🤣🤣🤣 and is a very proficient angler .
Confession time:
I used to fish a lake in the middle of a racecourse. One of the rules was that you could fish on the morning of the race day if you overnighted but had to be away for nine am. Lovely jubbely, easy peasy, Roberts your father's brother. . . . . Until one of channel four racings big lense TV cameras on a cherry picker 50ft in the air decided to zoom in on muggings here coming out of my bivvy, stretching, yawning and farting (apparently you could see when I lifted my leg). It wasn't until I turned to drain the main vain that the cameras turned away. They were doing a visual check whilst the talking heads in the studio were discussing the evening race. It went out live! It was seen by plenty of my friends but I wasn't too annoyed, i just wish that id have seen it.
My first and funniest calamity was when one fish wiped out both my rods and 3 of my mates rods and he didn’t wake up and when we woke up in the morning to play it off I said his alarms must’ve died, while saying this I had another run and I then then the fish got snagged and instead of asking for help I tried to net the fish and ended up loosing it. While having a little tantrum the guy next to me ( dunno who he was) managed to catch the fish with my rig and about 10 ft of line. So I decided to give him a hand and managed to beat my previous pb 😂
💥🎣💚 my worse bankside drama was dropping my phone in the canal as i was juggling a phone call and a bite at the same time also lost the fish and another one close to this is when some old boy took all 3 of my rods out which had backleads on 🤦♂️ illiterally had to cuddle my rods and chase the boat 😢 lost a few bits but luckily kept hold of my rods and reels 🎣🎣🎣 theres more but i couldnt fit them all in to be fair loving the podcast 🎣🎣🎣💚💚💚
My 2025 target is to just get out more, I regained my CAPS ticket after 4 years of being without it due to membership being full, I’ve been for 4 days this year which is criminal and spent more time in a tackle shop the on the bank. Would love to get on an embryo water maybe the one off the a14 can’t remember the name. On the plus side I’ve bought pretty much everything on my to purchase fishing list this year at last! Basically paying Kordas wages with the amount of gear I’ve got now 😂. Just need to find the time to use the kit and get some bites
Is that an otter with a Korda logo on it? Is so where can I get one
Well many moons ago back in the early 80s me and three other mates used to fish the airman pit in Bedfordshire anyway what I actually done was unpeg ones bivvy turned it completely around pegged it back and after about ten minutes I pulled on of his lines sounding his bite alarm , well because it was completely zipped up , 56:13 he hit the front of the bivvy thinking it was the front door,he then bounced backwards flying back on his bed chair knocking everything over and took forever to work out what was going on . Well Neil it was me. You was a very heavy sleeper thank god because I would have never have got away with it . I know you will probably watch this podcast and read the comments .😂😂😂
My confession. I was on embryo roughs this year, only one on the lake. I had a nice 27lb common the night before and it went dead in morning. Being the only one on I grabbed and rod and a net and went lapping for shows. As I was walking down one side I heard something bosh out on the other said of the island. I went running down the bank to try and get eyes on it and jsut managed to see where the rings were disappearing. I got round to the lookout swim, and cast a single pop up out to where I thought the show was, I popped the rod on the floor jsut as my phone rang. I was chatting away to the Mrs when the rod ripped off, in the act of trying to put my phone away I’ve missed my pocket and dropped kicked my phone in to the lake, stumbled and fell one legged in to the lake. Picking up the rod with one hand and trying to rummage for my phone with the other all the while the water getting cloudier and cloudier. I managed to find my phone but lost the fish. Merry Christmas
I am now officially a PVA bag convert. Smart liquid is the key 👍🏻
My target for 2025 is catching one finally out of Pettis lake at Norton Disney I’ve had 3 runs 1 snagged up and pulled out when he went t out in boat and 2 hook pulls at net.
Awesome.
My target is a 20+ from the canal and any carp from a hard lake i fish regulary 🤞💪🙏🎣💚
When will the framed bags be coming out in the dark kamo lads
Confession.
I was fishing an old quarry I’d discovered had a few old carp in that no one really knew about. I’d also just bagged myself a stunning girlfriend who was coming down to meet me at the said quarry. Unfortunately due to the overwhelming excitement and the law of sod it was the one day I had to evacuate my bowels, which I did with eye watering relief next to a near by bush. Feeling better I continued to catapult out more bait and cast out the rods and wait for the mrs or a carp.
After a few hours or so and no fish the mrs had arrived with her yampy dog.
I span round with a welcoming smile which soon weakened as her dog had made a beeline round the side of the bush I’d visited earlier that day. After a mad tug of war between dog and owner I watched the dog appear with some tissue poking out the side of its mouth. it seemed the chocolate lab had found my chocolate slab and had fully indulged. The smell was extreme as it had been given time to ripen in the midday sun.
Pretending to be disgusted, I comforted her and told her that there are some dirty b******s around these days. She never came to visit me down the quarry again after that.
My confession
Me and the missus was on a 48hour session once and she couldn’t hit this one particular spot tight up against an island she tried and tried but still couldnt do it, so being the loving caring boyfriend I am I say “pass me your rod babe I’ll show you how it’s done” I clipped up the rod, went to cast out and slipped on the bank as I cast, chucked her rod in the lake and fell in the lake myself.! the margin was quite deep and I didn’t have spare cloths with me! Funnily enough I hit the spot she was trying to get and after retrieving the rod out of the lake she left it in the same spot and caught her pb.! And I blanked that session 🤦🏼♂️ 😅
Spooner and dovey Ali and Bobby 🎣
Fk me there is going be a lot of holes outside Ritchies caravan now lmfao🤣🤣
My biggest fishing blunder... went to Belgium with @fishwithcarl and on the second day dropped my brand new phone in the lake..... jumped in to save it (took my trousers down didn't want them to get wet) next thing I know I have 4 cameras filming me in my wet boxers. It's in his video. Anyway get to the end of the trip with a dead phone put all my gear in the car close the boot go to say by to the lads. Only to realize I had locked my keys in my car in the middle of nowhere in Belgium with a tunnel crossing to get to. So ended up having to break a window with a bivvy peg and a chopping board. Fair to say could have gone better. Ontop of that I went there to catch Carp and got everything but grass carp, 4 different varieties of sturgeon pike the lot. Oh well atleast I can forget about it. Oh wait it's on UA-cam
Got to the bank tied three rigs cast out fish showing all over me blanked reeled rods back in next morning
with no rigs on the end
So I tied tree rigs left them in my tackle an cast out 3 leads 😂🤦♂️
My target is a twenty an a thirty also the match side reach fisho or maver final.
Where is the correct email to send to?? I missed it.
Catch a canal carp and river carp no matter what the size for me
Not a confession but an amusing story, was on a day fishing session with Father-in-law, Brother-in-law and my Son, it was a moist day we were on a lake with a sloping bank get up to reel in and recast a rod and slipped on the bank and fell to the floor, as I am rolling towards the lake trying to grab onto any cluster of grass to stop the roll to a chorus of laughing never mind saving me drowning as I am not the strongest swimmer, into the lake I go and luckily the margin was only waist deep, no change of clothes and plastic bags on my feet with sopping wet trainers to drive home in 😂😢
South east syndicate availability, please !!!! Someone help me ?????
Biggest confession is that I have been pretending to be paralysed for nearly 15 years, please don’t tell my the DWP, my carer or family because I don’t want to load and unload the car myself. I enjoy my cup of tea and bacon sandwich while they are bringing the gear to the swim
How much for wendy’s kidney?? I need one 😂
My confession
While fishing my local lake I have waited years for a ticket for I’d found a lovely swim, commanded a nice spot of water and because of the layout nobody close to me.
One evening a couple of blokes having beers sent a bait boat round the top of my swim and dropped their rig effectively in my water
I called up my inner Karen and went over to where they were saying bait boats aren’t allowed and that they’re wandering out of their swim. I was greeted with calls of noddy and told to go away with a capital F. Muttering to myself I returned to my swim to sulk.
At around 2 am I’m awake and see a blinking light float across my swim and rage hits
I get the waders on while watching where the boat goes. Because the moon is bright I get a pretty good idea on mateys “spot” I sit for 2 hours seething I then take action. I SAS my way around to the margin he’s dumped his rig climb in the water and using my light can see his rig (water is clear) it’s too deep for me to reach so I climb out run back to my swim and get my net release it from the pole and fit my rake to the end I return to the invading rig gently use the rake to snag the hook link crouch in the bushes and start yanking in the rig
I can hear his alarm scream but before he hits the rod the hook bait is out the water I take my scissors and cut the link leaving a length of line and hook wrapped in my rake I run back round as quietly as I can and make it to my swim to hear, “F**K sake it’s snapped me off”
I’m not even sorry
That defo happened!🤥🤥 your next confession should be i made it all up! Please give me the rods!!
Where can I send my confession. Bit long for the comments. 😂
Hi Lee, Here are all the details mate:
COMPETITION:
Prize: Damian Clarke’s custom Kaizen Platinum Rods x 3 (13ft 4lb TC)
Entry: Send us your BEST Bankside Calamity or Confession (Funnier the better) to podcast@korda.co.uk
Deadline: Midnight 24th December 2024
My biggest confession was 2 years ago Christmas Day me the misses and kids all had Christmas dinner with the plan of driving up to my mum and dad’s for the evening. Now at this point the misses is dragging her feet didn’t really fancy it, in the end I got out of her go fishing. The car was loaded before she could change her mind. On the way out the house she said remember I’ve got work in the morning make sure you’re home for the kids. Yes no worries babe of course. Got to Aldenham lake absolutely Baltic conditions. Settings it in the dark happy as Larry. Set up got the rods out, now got my chest waders on to put my back leads on. Stepped on to a boulder and it rolled before I knew it I was head first into the lake chest wader’s filling up. Panicking managed to pull myself out of the water. Shivering absolutely froze solid I decided I’ve got to ring the Mrs to come pick me up. At that point I worked out my phone was in my pocket. I couldn’t get home because the bottle of Baileys I bought for the boilers is now been drunk and I was over the limit to drive the phone was absolutely Mullard and wasn’t working I had to strip down and luckily enough I had a pair of longjohns I love this in the car to change into. So bearing in mind consequently no phone couldn’t drive I sat in my favourite with my stove on all night trying to keep yourself warm. Must’ve fallen asleep missed getting home for the kids the missus went to work at the time I woke up. I had to drive down to the shop so explain what happened. Walked in there like a drowned rat still shivering from the night before and lucky enough she was working. Because in our eyes I can see she wanted to absolutely throttle me.
Have i missed something? What was the email address, got a hilarious video to share
Rich needs to change his name to Broke 😂
What is the difference between conspiracy theories and the truth? … about 6months
Thumbs up under this comment if you've had a UK 50 👍
#PrayforSpooner
This is my Confession about a trip to one of the best carp lakes in France which shall remain nameless. The content of this confession is quite personal, and involves the venue bailiff, who should also remain nameless, but we will refer to him here as the Grand Fromage! The lake in question is in the Champagne region, is around 35 acres in size and has the most beautiful blue coloured water. It also contained carp of gigantic proportions. The bailiff, a big man in both stature and standing, I took to him instantly. We spent the first part of the week chatting about fishing related stuff , and I found out we were of a similar age, both from Essex, and had many mutual friends. I can't describe exactly what i was feeling about the Grand Fromage, it was a bit strange. One of the days was particularly hot, I was sitting in my swim with the Grand fromage and he suggested we have a swim to cool down. As he stripped down to his boxers I was in awe of some of his striking tattoos. Anyway, we went armed with a lilo, him on one side, me on the other and we paddled out into the cooling waters of the lake. It was then at that moment about 50 wraps out in the crystal clear cooling water when our eyes met across the lilo that I worked out what the feelings were that I was having. I fancied him and he fancied me. I cannot go into much more detail here for obvious reasons, but let's just say that it was a trip of a lifetime. I achieved a few personal bests without catching a fish. Unfortunately the said bailiff is home now and no longer works at the lake. I have tried to rekindle the carpy connection but have failed up to now. The moments we spent walking round the lake holding hands will live with me forever.
Hi another good podcast what is the email address for the competition please ?
Afternoon Mike, thanks for great feedback.
COMPETITION:
Prize: Damian Clarke’s custom Kaizen Platinum Rods x 3 (13ft 4lb TC)
Entry: Send us your BEST Bankside Calamity or Confession (Funnier the better) to podcast@korda.co.uk
Deadline: Midnight 24th December 2024
The NEW Thinking Tackle Podcast UNCUT will now be available every two weeks.
@kordathinkingtacklepodcast No worries 👍 and thanks for getting back to me
@@kordathinkingtacklepodcast hi I've emailed my story over its quite long but worth a read 👍