Have you included the kitchen sink?

[FishingMagic]

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[Stealph Viper]

A very well thought out and informative article, Ian.

It is just a case of Stop and Think about the fishing you will be doing and take what is needed rather than what you have.

[Lord Paul of Sheffield]

And I thought I took too much

Good write up - most of us take the Just in Case stuff but this year I've recently cut back and it does work - just needs that leap of faith

[Wobbly Face (As Per Ed)]

Guilty as charged. I did cut down but found I was missing items or equipment for change of method. Stock has gone up again. I need to stick to one method, but then?

[Rickrod]

I think most of us have been guilty of carry too much at times

[Ian Gemson]

I have been progressivly collecting and taking more and more tackle equipment and bait with me for years now, and disgusing this fact by getting bigger and stronger barrows and trolleys as the bend and snap under the huge load of equipment. It all came to head one day when the barrow broke and I was forces to carry everything about half a mile to the car in multiple trips. I still take loads of kit but leave most of it well hidden in the car. And I feel so much better for the lighter load

[Rickrod]

Hi Ian .In the first photo you have a rod holdall over your back is that the greys holdall if so is it any good....?

[Cliff Hatton 2]

...and to think, back in '89 Martin Gay had all those 30s and a 50+ common whilst sitting in the grass with a single rod and a tin of sweetcorn!

[Tee-Cee]

Fortunately I am held in check by watching another angler who fishes a small pit of 3 acres.This pit has some reasonable fish but nothing over 15/20lb-carp wise.No night fishing is allowed and one can say its just a nice little water for a quick trip...really nothing special..
However this fellow angler,who seems to catch very little,carts a massive amount of gear(on an motor driven trolley)to his swim,only to return twice more to the car to collect the remainder!!
He spends an absolute age setting out his swim and its at least 45mins before he casts out......its just amazing to watch!!

When questioned he just says"I don't want to be caught out".......

Anyway it makes me feel better about what I carry-the motto being'if I cannot reach my swim in one go without the aid of a trolley,I'm carrying too,too much'.....works for me(most of the time!!)

[Graham Whatmore]

Good God, just looking at that lot makes me out of breath, in fact what he finished up with would be twice as much as I can manage.

I thank the lord I never got into carp fishing and though I did carry a fair bit when I was matchfishing the rivers it was nothing like that amount. I think its a donkey these carp anglers need not a barra.