Have you ever got the point where you just see carp fishing as a load of fcucking bollox?

I've had enough of it this year, even mid week is stitched up. Too many dickheads spending too long on the bank.

What's really done it for me though this time,and I'll gladly accept that it's more than likely just me who feels like this, is just the sheer selfishness of people. The lengths that people are going to, in terms of the amount of time they spend on the bank, the amount of bait they're putting in, rule breaking, intimidation and general bullsh1t.

What comes next when the 3 day sessions or kilo's of bait or planned stitch up's don't come off? How you gonna' keep your 'results' up when the next bloke starts using a set-line or a fcuking trawler net?

All just for fcucking bragging rights.

Honestly I've had enough of it. The whole chav infested culture of Carp fishing these days is geared towards the adolescent hero worship of what are often, or at least appear to be very, very dull people whose only talents and achievements seem to be spending huge amounts of their 'proffesional' time boring semi-tame carp after semi-tame into submission - Hutchy and Binyon they're most definitely not. It's stupid and I'm not sure I want to be a part of it any more there's more to life and certainly a lot more to fishing


Anyway,bollox to it. I've had me moan and I'm off to dig out out my Chub rod and Creel.

YES!

you need to find yer own little bit of paradise john..theres places where people dont even bother ..get back to the basics somewhere unused..and throw a rod out for a big perch while yer at it..peace n tranquility hmmmm!!!

yeah john....mee too....

The odd times ive been able to get out this year have been down to oxford on a syndicate at a cost of £750, to find it totally stitched up and all the pegs that are known producers being rotered, and then having to make do with a crap peg!! That isn’t angling in my eyes; it’s just become one big rat race!! I remember when I used to start getting butterflies when I got near my venue in anticipation years ago now it is just stress hoping there is a decent peg free.

Just hope we get a nice cold winter. That'll get rid of most of 'em

To be fair, you expect the waters to be stitched up at weekends, but if I couldn't even get a decent swim mid-week I'd wonder why I bothered too.

And if the syndicate fee was £750, I'd expect those running it to keep the numbers low enough to ensure that swims were available at weekends, particularly for those travelling long distances to fish.

You need to find yourself a nice quiet syndicate, where you can still enjoy carp fishing as it should be....

Paul is right,find yourself somewhere new...and unfortunatley travel is going to be involved,whether it be a syndicate or other. The problem then arises of time and money and time on the bank and results...depending on size and stock of course.

J.

Anyway,bollox to it. I've had me moan and I'm off to dig out out my Chub rod and Creel. [/quote]

You have answered your own question mate. When the carp fishing gets on your nerves do exactly that. I promise you will enjoy it and when you decide to carp fish again it will be with fresh eyes and ideas.

Could'nt have put it better myself Johnny boy !!