Various

Two rods again, an old Daiwa Moonraker with an Abu 6000c (30 years old) and an Abu Atlantic with a Abu 6000.

Main reel line 15 lb with a 30 lb shock leader.

Single 2/0 blue hook on a short 8 & 12 inch trace (two rods!).The trace was 2 feet above the gripper weights (3.5 oz and 3.5 oz).

12 ft Carbon carp rod 15 lb line. Float tackle.

Considering what had happened just a few weeks before I thought that I was going to have a bumper year. Something weird happened. No fish, nothing - zero. I did try almost everything but nothing was working, I even thought it was just me, but my mates were having a lean time of it too.

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