Syndicates

I have been offered the change to join a private members water. There are
carp (known) to 28lb. It is £130 for a 9-month season.

I am unsure. Have I stumbled across a goldmine or are there other things I
should htink about?

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I smile and go off waving
(Amiably) - for that's my way

Baal

http://www.helden.co.uk

Take this option up you lucky devil.
Just look at the Carp Society or RMC site to see the cost of fishing non
syndicate waters.

Bob




"Baal" wrote in message
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I have been offered the change to join a private members water. There are
carp (known) to 28lb. It is £130 for a 9-month season.

I am unsure. Have I stumbled across a goldmine or are there other things
I
should htink about?

--
I smile and go off waving
(Amiably) - for that's my way

Baal

http://www.helden.co.uk

In article , Baal
wrote:
I have been offered the change to join a private members water. There are
carp (known) to 28lb. It is £130 for a 9-month season.

I am unsure. Have I stumbled across a goldmine or are there other things I
should htink about?

Check the rules. How many and which days can you fish? How do you 'book'
a swim?

If you are likely to fish (say) 20 days and it's the sort of water you'd
want to fish that much then £6.50 a day is your benchmark.

If you are able to fish midweek rather than just weekends then there are
plenty of clubs that would cost less and on who's waters you might see
nobody. How many alternative ticket waters costing £6.50 per day are there
in the same area? They'll be underused in midweek.

Then if you like variety remember that you are investing a lot in just one
water.

An acquaintance of mine gave up a (trout fishing) membership recently. It
was costing just under £500 per year and he realised he'd fished the water
only five times in the last two years.

Cheerio,


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Bob & Derek, thank you for your thoughts.

--
I smile and go off waving
(Amiably) - for that's my way

Baal

http://www.helden.co.uk
"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , Baal
wrote:
I have been offered the change to join a private members water. There
are
carp (known) to 28lb. It is £130 for a 9-month season.

I am unsure. Have I stumbled across a goldmine or are there other
things I
should htink about?

Check the rules. How many and which days can you fish? How do you 'book'
a swim?

If you are likely to fish (say) 20 days and it's the sort of water you'd
want to fish that much then £6.50 a day is your benchmark.

If you are able to fish midweek rather than just weekends then there are
plenty of clubs that would cost less and on who's waters you might see
nobody. How many alternative ticket waters costing £6.50 per day are
there
in the same area? They'll be underused in midweek.

Then if you like variety remember that you are investing a lot in just one
water.

An acquaintance of mine gave up a (trout fishing) membership recently. It
was costing just under £500 per year and he realised he'd fished the water
only five times in the last two years.

Cheerio,


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Derek, trout fishing isn't quite the same as carp fishing, kidda.lol.

£130 a year is not bad Baal.
I pay about the same as that but I know I can pop down in the evening and have a bash, or even
just walk around with a marker rod and not worry about the bailiff.

£130. go for it. where in the country is it.

All the best.
Phil.
"Baal" wrote in message ...
Bob & Derek, thank you for your thoughts.

--
I smile and go off waving
(Amiably) - for that's my way

Baal

http://www.helden.co.uk
"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , Baal
wrote:
I have been offered the change to join a private members water. There
are
carp (known) to 28lb. It is £130 for a 9-month season.

I am unsure. Have I stumbled across a goldmine or are there other
things I
should htink about?

Check the rules. How many and which days can you fish? How do you 'book'
a swim?

If you are likely to fish (say) 20 days and it's the sort of water you'd
want to fish that much then £6.50 a day is your benchmark.

If you are able to fish midweek rather than just weekends then there are
plenty of clubs that would cost less and on who's waters you might see
nobody. How many alternative ticket waters costing £6.50 per day are
there
in the same area? They'll be underused in midweek.

Then if you like variety remember that you are investing a lot in just one
water.

An acquaintance of mine gave up a (trout fishing) membership recently. It
was costing just under £500 per year and he realised he'd fished the water
only five times in the last two years.

Cheerio,


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In article , Activeviii
wrote:
Derek, trout fishing isn't quite the same as carp fishing, kidda.lol.

's exactly the same.

Find a fish, don't scare it.
Put something it's likely to try to eat on a hook in front of it.
- don't scare it.
Detect the take and react accordingly.

£130 a year is not bad Baal.
I pay about the same as that but I know I can pop down in the evening and have a bash,
or even
just walk around with a marker rod and not worry about the bailiff.

Sure, if it fits your style, go for it.

Just think it through properly first.

Cheerio,

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"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , Activeviii
wrote:
Derek, trout fishing isn't quite the same as carp fishing, kidda.lol.

's exactly the same.

Find a fish, don't scare it.
Put something it's likely to try to eat on a hook in front of it.
- don't scare it.
Detect the take and react accordingly.

Of course it is different. An edibility premium is paid for Trout fishing,
which is ironic as the very reason Carp where introduced to England was as
fodder for the monks.
The actual mechanics and angling principles are the same though. The
fundamental difference being that Trout anglers tend to have a swarm of
flies stuck to their hats whilst Carp anglers advertise tackle on theirs. In
my younger days, way back in the swirling mists of time, you HAD to wear a
floppy hat to be considered seriously as a Carp angler. Other qualifications
included the sporting of copious amounts of facial hair, all chairs and
banksticks painted black or green and have a strong aroma of catfood. You
counted success in Carp caught to a ratio of rod hours and kept a proud
tally of the number of doubles caught in a season. It was also chic to drop
names like Clifford, Hilton etc into bankside conversations.

ChurchYardYew.

In article , ChurchYardYew
k wrote:

"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , Activeviii
wrote:
Derek, trout fishing isn't quite the same as carp fishing, kidda.lol.

's exactly the same.

Find a fish, don't scare it.
Put something it's likely to try to eat on a hook in front of it.
- don't scare it.
Detect the take and react accordingly.

Of course it is different. An edibility premium is paid for Trout fishing,

In general you may have a point but that particular case was chalk-stream
fishing for wild brownies - hard to find nowadays and iIrc he was restricted
to keeping max 20 fish in a season even if he had gone.

which is ironic as the very reason Carp where introduced to England was as
fodder for the monks.

I've often thought that was too pat an explanation. I'm sure others kept
carp to eat and religious houses ate other species of fish according to
season. Carp are a bit disappointing flavourwise as are trout taken from
the same sort of lowland stillwater.

The actual mechanics and angling principles are the same though. The
fundamental difference being that Trout anglers tend to have a swarm of
flies stuck to their hats whilst Carp anglers advertise tackle on theirs. In

I always wear the same gear (according to weather) for both.

my younger days, way back in the swirling mists of time, you HAD to wear a
floppy hat to be considered seriously as a Carp angler. Other qualifications
included the sporting of copious amounts of facial hair, all chairs and
banksticks painted black or green and have a strong aroma of catfood. You
counted success in Carp caught to a ratio of rod hours and kept a proud
tally of the number of doubles caught in a season. It was also chic to drop
names like Clifford, Hilton etc into bankside conversations.

Yes, well, my opinions on that style of carp fishing are on record ;-)

Ob actual fishing: Once this current cold snap begins to warm we should see
the late season surge on the rivers. This last three weeks is so chancy but
something I always look forward to.

Cheerio,

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