I believe that the same apples with tackle and methods Dave.
There will be some anglers that will take everything they have and chop and change so regularly they never give the method/swim/bait a chance to work.
See it quite a bit on our pools and I will be building a couple of swims towards the middle ledge and the margin and once I start to catch on the one you can guarantee that some of the other anglers will abandon the swim they have been feeding and try to catch from the same areas that I have. (ledge/margin -and not my peg, but some do try- bloody wannabe Carpers


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They either start hammering the bait in or cast all over the swims trying to find the fish.
Its usually the "all the gear no idea" brigade and all they have to do is ask & watch.
Will help anyone if they are civil.