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NASH BLOG 1 FOR WWW.ANGLERSMAIL.CO.UK (Mon, July 30)
WOW – what a year it's been, what with the launch of so many successful products like the Titan Brolly AS, the unbelievable fish catching Zig bugs, our De-Cam mainline mono that carp can't see or detect and not forgetting the Siren Bite Alarms. It's hard to believe we have had time to work on much else…. how wrong could I be?!
As well as a number of blockbuster products there has been a staggering amount of epic new developments just beginning to come to fruition and although I can't say much at the moment – just wait to see what will be hitting the tackle shop shelves near you in the autumn.
We have also been continually pumping out the most cutting edge video material both through our successful You Tube Channel Nash TV and our action-packed promo DVD that we launched in the early part of 2012. It's well worth checking out Nash TV whether you want to see our latest products, the most up to date techniques, some really humorous clips or just some enormous carp. Have a look: www.nashtv.co.uk.
2012 is also the third year of our ever expanding fishery roadshow. The show team are now venturing all over Europe and will also be visiting a lake near to you –it's well worth checking out any of the up and coming dates or venues and popping along to get involved in all things NASH. As for me – I have fished this year more than ever and loved every minute of it.
At the moment Kevin (Nash), the office team, all of our consultants and field testers are out on the bank living it, for us it's not just a job its a way of life – carp fishing – I wouldn't change what I'm doing for the world. Good luck for the rest of your summer – hope you get amongst some stunning fish.
I've been extremely busy this year with the alterations to the legal labelling of bait now the 'powers that be' have re-classified fishing bait as 'fish feed' that could end up in the human food chain. Not that any commercial fish farmers would spend carp bait money on stock pond fish but in some countries they do still eat what they catch.
It's taken all winter to work it all out, get the translations done, scrap the old packaging, buy in new, purchase printing machines etc, just what UK manufacturing needs isn't it, more un-seen overheads. It's left a bad taste in my mouth and has put us behind on production and development so my personal fishing, running my lakes and everything else has suffered a lot. We've only just caught up really and are sorry for any Nash Bait users who have had a job to get hold of our baits.
Anyway, that's the boring stuff, the exciting bits are I've got a long list of new developments I'm working on and also a few products from the past 2-3 years that are nearly finished. Two are boilies, my passion. Both the nearly finished boilies are catching a lot of fish on the waters they are being tested on. Also wherever they've been taken as 'never been used before baits' they are working and catching from the off which means just like all Nash baits, the new boilies will provide both instant and long term success.
Floater fishing can be devastatingly effective at this time of the year but as angling pressure mounts carp can become increasingly hard to tempt off the top and will often stubbornly refuse to take a floating hook bait.
The new Riser Pellet mix from Nash is proven to provide an edge, this unique floating pellet mix causes preoccupation on the surface just like hemp can do on the bottom and really increases the chance of a carp making a mistake. But rather than fish a floating hook bait in amongst the pellets, try a Nash Zig Bug anchored two inches below the surface – deadly!
I guess I don't need to tell you how up and down the weather has been this summer ( mainly down and what a summer eh…) and how difficult that has made the fishing at times.
Because of the changeable fishing conditions one thing that I have picked up on is that the carp are not settled at all and there is no consistent area, tactic or approach that will work all the time. With deluges of rain one moment and a brief window of sun the next no wonder the carp are all over the place. For that reason I would encourage you to have many strings to your bow and when you do fish to be able to cover all eventualities.
On some sessions I have been stalking in the edge, then floater fishing at distance, spodding at range and then boilie fishing at close range….and that is just in a 24 hour session. So be prepared for this. Have some floater and zig rigs made up and don't forget your 'Riser Pellets' which are great on the surface and with Zigs.
Have plenty of bottom bait rigs tied up and no matter how much of a pain it is to lug gear having a spod and floater rod with you can produce dividends.
Even on overnighters I will move and have started to change the habit of a lifetime by now setting my Profile brolly up last thing…if at all. On numerous occasions I have found and caught a few fish and then they have moved so having to pack down the minimum of gear is better…. If you are prepared and adaptable you will catch a lot more this summer and I hope to see them in Angler's Mail magazine or meet you on the bank
This time of year I like to carry my stalker rod and visit lakes for a couple hours of stalking, normally in the evening after it has been sunny. In these conditions when it has been hot , carp are easy to locate. Just taking a rod and a few other bits and pieces can really bring you success. Offering loads of excitement or alternatively it can be so frustrated leaving you pulling your hair out !
Bait wise I use Nash mutant plastic corn and loose feed hempseed, mixed with a tin of sweetcorn. For the rig a simple set up comprising of a small lead set up on a Diffusion Leader with a running lead, will suffice. The sharp end normally consists of a Fang X size 8 tied KD style. The Mutant corn will take flavours but the best thing I like about them is they sit perfectly on a KD rig, due to the correct bouncy. With a PVA nugget on the hook you will know the rig is sitting perfectly and it is then just a case of waiting for your rod to bend round on a confident take!
I have to admit that my carp fishing has been put aside lately, instead I've been using the odd weekend to get out and do my first few sea fishing sessions on a mate's boat.
Dan aka 'Boo Boo' has been bringing the boat down to Essex and we've set sail in the Southend area so far. Having never tried my hand at any form of sea fishing it's made these sessions pretty exciting to say the least. It's all a learning curve but we've managed some nice fish considering how little we know. My biggest and best so far has been a smoothound which we guessed to be getting on for double figures, as well as the smoothy we've managed a few bass and other species – all very good fun on a 9ft stalking rod!!
Work wise, it's manic! The new gear is coming in and flying off the shelves quicker than we could hope for so it's good to know you guys and girls like the gear! The weekend just gone was The Great Northern Fishing Show at Cudmore Fisheries and I think it's safe to say it was a great weekend for all who attended, we met plenty of keen anglers and managed to catch a fair few carp for the kids which is always rewarding – Bolt Machines, Riser Pellet and Zig Bugs doing the business throughout the weekend!
At a little over 22lb a recently caught baby plated mirror might not be the biggest fish in the lake that I'm currently fishing but it's one of the nicest looking ones and also rarely caught. It fell to a Scopex Squid pop-up fished on a hinge rig over a light scattering of freebies rather than my often used choddy.
The reason for a change in presentation was down to the area that I've been consistently baiting and catching the odd one from which had started to become much clearer so there was no need for chod rigs anymore. Sometimes we only have to change one thing to win a bite and with the addition of a boom section I was lucky enough to get it
right this time and won this bite. I've no doubt the next stage of this journey will be bottom bait presentations so I'll be ordering some Nash Fang-X's soon. Being as we are now in the middle of summer scratching time and the water has gone tap clear I'm also thinking of giving the Diffusion Leaders a go to see if they'll make a difference during what I call the tuff time of year.
Like I said earlier I'll only be changing one thing at a time to see if they make a difference. This way I'll learn as I go and won't get confused by throwing too much at them at once.
I was chatting to a guy at my lake earlier today and we both agreed one of the hardest things about summer carp fishing in the UK is the unsettled weather. It can go from hot to cold, windy to still, or heavy rain to bright sunshine in the space of an hour. This makes it hard to try and predict or get a tactic to work for any amount of time.
I usually walk around my day-ticket water, Mustang Lake, three times a day and at this time of year, I can see carp on the top one minute, then the next fizzing up in the deeper areas. My advice to all the anglers that come down, is to stay open minded and try a few different things that might respond better in different conditions. A static approach using the same rig and bait on any day-ticket water for 24 hours is not the best approach in my experience. Simply changing from a yellow hookbait to a pink one can make a massive difference on well stocked venues.
One thing that does stand out in the warmer months is just how effective pellets are. I would not go to any decent day-ticket carp venue in the UK without a mixture of pellets and considering that I love to solely use boilies for most of my fishing that says a lot for just how much I rate pellets. Talking of pellets, they're great scalded up and moulded around a lead or method feeder. You can ball them up as well and fire them out with a catapult, which is much quicker and different to spodding.
Lastly my own summer fishing has taught me to always look in the margins all the way around the lake before I start. Summer carp love getting in close, even sitting or feeding right under the swim. Too many anglers are guilty of not even considering baiting a spot in the edge, but it is still one of the best places to catch carp in the next couple of months. I never head out without my polarised glasses, I'm sure they catch me several extra fish each summer.
Its funny how we often refer to the lakes that we fish as 'still waters' when in actual fact nothing could be further from the truth. At this time of the year even on the calmest of days if you take a very close look in the margins you'll see there's so much activity going on below the surface.
Just recently I've watched strange micro currents that seem to occur at different levels as they swirl and rush through tiny gaps in the weed, the minute creatures and small snails that inhabit these areas have to work really hard to move against these currents or even just to stay where they want to be. There's a real storm going on and it's fascinating to watch. The hatches of natural food that occur during the day are fascinating too, being aware of these natural occurrences can be a real asset.
On the lake I'm fishing at the moment some days the water is full of natural food, it's like a soup and the fish can literally swim around with their mouths open hoovering up the food. A Zig Bug fished mid water is the only thing that seems to produce a bite on these days. But then there are other short periods when the water is gin clear and devoid of any creatures. This is the time when the lake really fishes well and a simple rig and standard bottom bait produces multiple bites.
Keeping in tune with your water really does provide an edge! So join us again here soon for the next Nash Carp Blog to stay in tune with what we're doing, plus some more handy hints.
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ROCHESTER— The Lilac City was filled with the holiday spirit just one day before the first of December and two days before the second annual Rochester holiday parade. Dozens braved freezing weather to witness the city's second annual holiday tree lighting ceremony Friday night.
Moments after approximately 200 attendees held a count down for the lighting of the near 30-foot tall tree, Mayor T.J. Jean read for the crowd "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Dozens cheered as the Frisbie Carolers, of Frisbie Memorial Hospital who sponsored the event, performed favorite holiday tunes and Studio 109 dancers danced to several winter-themed numbers. Young children looked on in wonder and many families visited the Citizens Bank stand for cookies and hot chocolate, which seemed to hit the spot amid frigid temperatures.
Jana Thibaudeau, a local business owner and Rochester resident, attended the event with her 4-year-old daughter Jillian, who she hoisted up onto her shoulders for the evening. Jillian said she was excited as her mom said she likes to support events like the annual tree lighting and see what the community is up to.
10-year-old Jared Grondin visited from Lebanon, Maine, with his mother said he was looking forward to the event even though it was nearly 24 degrees in the city around 6 p.m.
President of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Laura Ring said she thought the event was a great success, along with Events Manager Patti Buonopane. Ring noted the event began only two years ago after the mayor was first asked to assist in the lighting of the tree.
"It looks like we had a bigger crowd here than we did last year," Ring said.
Immediate Past Chairman of the Chamber Gerry Gilbert, of the Profile Insurance Group, acted as master of ceremonies for the evening and thanked the crowd for coming out. He noted the tree was donated by Rochester residents Sandra and Jim Miranda. Members of SUR Construction and well as Urban Tree Service assisted in the transport and placement of the tree along with the city's Department of Public Works. Ring also applauded the Rochester DPW for working so quickly this past week to decorate the downtown area with Christmas lights on all the trees.
Rochester elementary school students along with the St. Elizabeth Seton School and Jack and Jill Kindergarten made the decorations for the tree, seen gleaming in the blue, white, green, red and orange lights in red and white paper material. Gilbert noted students of the Richard Creteau Vocational Center as well as the Monarch School of New England strung and laminated the students' decorations. Monarch students also worked to hang the bountiful supply of decorations beforehand.
Rochester fire and police assisted in the event as well, with fire officials working to light the tree and the police assisting with traffic direction as a lane of the downtown road was closed. Rochester Truck Repair provided the sound system for the evening.
Following the event, a line was seen out the door of Federal Savings Bank, where Santa Claus sat and waited for children to sit on his lap and tell him their Christmas wishes. One young girl whispered she wanted a Barbie doll while Santa pulled her close and said, "We'll see what we can do about that."
Marketing Manager of Federal Savings Bank Tiffany Melanson estimated there were about 100 people already to visit Santa approximately 20 minutes after the tree lighting wrapped up. Attendees were encouraged to visit many local stores who were offering discounts following the ceremony, as well.
"We just like to give back, not only through donations, but through community events," Melanson said.
Officials added the city will hold its annual holiday parade this Sunday at 3 p.m. They invited everyone to attend for an afternoon of cheer and merriment.
Lilac City lights up its tree
ROCHESTER— The Lilac City was filled with the holiday spirit just one day before the first of December and two days before the second annual Rochester holiday parade. Dozens braved freezing weather to witness the city's second annual holiday tree lighting ceremony Friday night.

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This Blog focuses on Ancestor Stories, both the stories themselves about my family's ancestors and discussions of where they come from and how to prepare and share them. These stories may be non-fiction or fiction – we will always tell which is which, of course. Also see my KINNICK blog and The HOMEPLACE Series Blog, left sidebar, scroll down.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wordless (Nearly) Wednesday - Smith Family Christmas 1938
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Smith...Thomas...Could we be related down the line?
Check out my Smith and Thomas kin
My, you have your families nicely organized! I am jealous... Oh, well. My Smith side, thanks to LVene's research, is small and very well known, on this side of the pond. She also researched her Thomas side, and I see no connections.ReplyDelete
I do appreciate the interest and the question. You are a very faithful follower, if not a cousin! ;-)


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Regents for the Texas A&M and University of Texas systems are poised to raise tuition rates at most campuses starting next fall.
The University of Texas System is considering increasing rates at all nine of its campuses over the next two years.
The main Texas campus in Austin would see bumps up to 3.6 percent each year for undergraduate students, raising about $25.7 million. President Bill Powers has said the money will be used to improve academic advising and other programs to help students graduate in four years.
The latest news from around North Texas.
Rates at Texas A&M's main campus in College Station would not go up. But undergraduate rates at the system's other 10 campuses would increase about $10 per credit hour.
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