So I spent the day on the Elavate Baits stand ! Really good to speak to customers and pass on some knowledge … anyone else at the show ??

Please tell me this is a photoshopped picture, or maybe AI?

Yesterdays planned coffee morning was somewhat of a disaster because of technical issues, but Craig and I eventually had a great catch-up, and talked about all sorts of Carp related subjects! I hope to have any technical problems sorted before next time! Thanks @Craig Pauley, it was great to catch-up mate!!

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“Lighting a flame in your bivvy can = death. I’m a Technician in the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ambulance Service. I’ve seen what carbon monoxide does. You won’t feel yourself ‘getting sleepy’. You won’t wake up gasping. You won’t get a warning. You’ll just drift off thinking you’re cosy and warm… while a colourless, odourless gas quietly shuts your brain and organs down. No drama. No second chance. Then it’s your family getting the knock at the door, trying to understand how a night’s fishing turned into a funeral. All for a bit of extra heat. These are the hard facts so you can make an informed decision: 🔥 Any flame in a closed bivvy can kill you. ❌ Cracking a door or vent is NOT enough. ❌ ‘I’ve done it for years’ means you’ve been lucky, nothing more. Lighting a flame in your bivvy = death. Don’t do it. Make sure every angler you know gets the message, talk about it. Chat. Carp. Community.