A 17 hr session

So on Monday evening I pack the car with the gear and head on out to the lake for a overnight session. Having spoken to another member, I was informed that the fish still hadn't spawned and that there was no one else on the lake. a quick pit stop at Salisbury's for some milk and food and into Johnson Ross for a new weigh sling getting the Trakker sanctuary.
I arrive at the lake to find 2 cars in the car park. I load up the barrow and my mate I spoke to earlier arrives and unpacks. I head out to the lake finding a guy set up in the far end of the lake in a swim I didn't fancy. I plum for swim 6, a swim I have caught in many times before. I set up the rods with a Mainline Cell wafter on a semi still D'rig with a COG lead setup cast out to the pads. and the second a coated braid KD rig with a Cell barrel and 10mm milky toffee snowman style, again attached to a COG lead and cast to open water. Dad arrived with tonight's dinner of Fish n' chips.

I scattered a few dog biscuits to try and tempt them up in the water. I only succeed in feeding the wild fowl. While having a coffee I hear a noise that sounds like my baitrunner going! I look down and notice that my line is tight and the rod tip bouncing. I strike into a fish but it heads straight to the lillys embedding its self. I eventually loos the fish to the hook like breaking. The reason I didn't hear the alarm go was due to the batteries running out on me.
I re-rig and bait and cast back out adding a few fee offerings. I settle down for the night. Nothing wakes me apart from the cold air and the need for a wee. 4am rolls around and nothing. The kettle goes on and I watch the water. fish had been crashing, head & shouldering out up in the far end in front of the other angler. the morning goes by without a bite. So I pack up with the result of a lost fish to be had. Not the trip I was expecting but there is always a next time.

I plan to upgrade my Korda Stow bobbins to the mk2 version that have just been released as they have a improved line clip and a coloured body. The other the other piece of tackle I'm looking at upgrading are my alarms. I currently use Fox MXR that I have had for a number of years now. There is nothing wrong with these at all. I just want something else form my alarms that these don't give me. What it is I'm after is being able to see the LED indicator from either side of the alarm, which these only have on the left side. So what I'm looking at are the ATT underlit alarms but at £300 for 3 and the receiver its a bit pricy. I have seen the new Pro-Logic SMX which have the added benefit of having sound out of the head and build in snag ears which have L.E.Ds i the top indicating a forward and drop back bites. and only cost £150. Choices choices.