Oh dear, lets be honest, the weather didn't help, the Carp were just sunbathing and certainly not interested in eating. My lad and myself, 25 hours fishing between us with 5 rods and about every bait and technique you can think of, 1 x 12.5lb Common, very nice and in good condition, 2 x roach, about 1/2lb each and a Crayfish.
The crayfish were demolishing everything on the bottom, it was impossible to cast and retrieve any bait, they even tried to take chunks out of the weights!
On top of all that the banks were alive!
To be honest, I might give it another