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Post by Dodge on Oct 7, 2010 20:03:57 GMT
Right then lads ;D, apart from the margins, does anyone know of any clear spots on elsons? I understand if some of you don't want to give this info away. After all we do have our secrets!! Mine is not telling the wife just how much i do spend on kit  lol. I have done some marker work but never found any & i don't always like to crash a 3oz lead about for hours on end, it doesn't go down well with your chosen swim or the lads next door  Regards dodge 'tt' |
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Post by nookie on Oct 7, 2010 21:25:34 GMT
dodge....from my experience of elsons...you wont find any 'clear' spots out in open water.
plenty of them along the margins...a walk with a pair of polaroids will help u find them...but be aware that the fish do sometimes shy away from these spots...as everybody fishes them...for obvious reasons
most of the open water areas are covered in silk weed of varying thickness...with thicker pondweed around the marginal slope
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Post by Dodge on Oct 7, 2010 21:40:58 GMT
Thanks nookie. i think your right about the clear spots in open water, or lack of them!! I also belive what you said about the fish shying away from the clear spots in the margins, but at the same time they know its where they can get free food and must came back for a boillie or two (In warmer weather anyway). Cheers anyway mate. regards dodge 'tt'
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Post by poacherbaits midlands on Oct 8, 2010 21:12:49 GMT
its funny...i recently fished a water that was fairly heavilt weeded.....siltly in most parts and on observation...the fish avoided the "clear" areas.......what i did mange to suss out was a 6 inch drop in depth from silt to hard spot....which to me = fish feeding.....with the aid of 3....yes 3 marker floats...2 of mine i always use and 1 of my mates, i managed to figure out the size of the area...baited fairly heavily for the stock in the lake and caught 3 of the lakes biggest residents....  |
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Post by Dodge on Oct 9, 2010 6:05:21 GMT
The hard work paid off then, That has to be good angling.
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Post by Dodge on Oct 17, 2010 18:06:54 GMT
me again lads.well ive just done 24hrs on elsons & yes i blanked again! 15 nights now (over 14 months) with only one fish. i fished the dug out & prob batterd the hell out of it trying to find some clear spots with the marker rod for over an hour (anyone got a snorkle & flippers they can lend me lol). ELSONS WILL NOT BEAT ME, I WILL NOT GIVE UP ON GETTING MY 2ND CARP OUT THAT LAKE. "Please send all tips on a postcard to........... Dodge "i feel so sorry for you" green! lmfao 'big time'. Catch you later my jedi carp anglers.
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Post by shagnasty on Oct 21, 2010 16:34:52 GMT
How about instead of using a marker for hours to find a clear spot try using just a light lead to "lead about" with. Take the marker off and use that rod. Cast the lead around the swim and try and feel the lead donk down. If u get a donk and you pull the lead back and it feels clear of weed clip the line up on the reel clip. Then walk the rod out along the bank and place a marker on the ground once you have walked out to the clip. Now you have a marker on the ground to walk your fishing rod out too. Clip this rod up to the same distance and put a rig and boiie on it and it's ready to be cast out to the spot you found with the lead. I just read all this back and it dies sound confusing but sometimes it's easier to find spots doing this instead of using a marker. Markers sometimes don't come up that easily in weed unless you use a suitable boom. Hope this helps a bit. Also don't worry about fishing in the middle too much, there are some good spots near bushes etc in the edge. Good luck and don't give up.
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Post by Dodge on Oct 21, 2010 18:13:30 GMT
Thank's for the tip mate. i will never give up on elsons, there are some banging carp in there.
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Post by Dodge on Oct 3, 2012 4:29:23 GMT
Well i hope to be able to find some with this bad boy!!  |
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Post by Dash on Oct 3, 2012 5:45:13 GMT
Cheat....... ?!!! ;-)
Still seeking a modest 15lb+!!!
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Post by greatblondini on Oct 24, 2012 19:45:49 GMT
 thats more like it "el dodgey" |
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Post by Dodge on Oct 24, 2012 21:30:00 GMT
That get funnyer every time I see it mate.
Fecking well funny ;D
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Post by poacherbaits midlands on Oct 25, 2012 16:19:45 GMT
thats more like it "el dodgey" PMSL...thats BRILL...poor old dodger..he's a rite noddy and thats before he got a bloody boat... ;D |
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Post by Dodge on Oct 26, 2012 15:59:54 GMT
10kg plus matching pop-ups now  |
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lol. I have done some marker work but never found any & i don't always like to crash a 3oz lead about for hours on end, it doesn't go down well with your chosen swim or the lads next door 
Regards dodge 'tt'
