Currently carping

[J Richards]

I think if you scale the leads/hooks correctly to the rods (like you have) it could be an edge. I only own 3 3/4 tc rods, so sticking a 1oz lead on it would be stupid .
I have thought about getting 9/10fts but i just know i wouldnt use them.

 

[ouchthathurt]

I got them so I can sling them in the boot for travel, but I’ve been drawn to them for quick day sessions now too. They are great fun to play fish on, I’ve got my eye on a couple of new venues, a canal, a river and a drain, all with good heads of carp in them, they will be perfect for that. Mind you, the baby is due in a few weeks, so I might not get too much fishing in for a while.

 

[J Richards]

I got them so I can sling them in the boot for travel, but I’ve been drawn to them for quick day sessions now too. They are great fun to play fish on, I’ve got my eye on a couple of new venues, a canal, a river and a drain, all with good heads of carp in them, they will be perfect for that. Mind you, the baby is due in a few weeks, so I might not get too much fishing in for a while.

Where in the country are you bud?
Good luck with the liitle one mate, hope it goes smoothly.

 

[Trampster]

Where in the country are you bud?
Good luck with the liitle one mate, hope it goes smoothly.

Errr.... Hastings! It's at the bottom of Ouchy's profile!

 

[ouchthathurt]

The fair Shire of Hastings! Famous for failing to see off the French in 1066…

 

[J Richards]

Errr.... Hastings! It's at the bottom of Ouchy's profile!

The fair Shire of Hastings! Famous for failing to see off the French in 1066…

Just realised you can see that
Never travel your way or would say lets arrange something lol

 

[Had1]

Set up last evening in savage driving rain at the end of a big south westerly on the 80 acre .
Fishing the margins in about 20 25foot of water had a low double common in the evening with a funny long fin .
Winds picked up smashing into this corner and just had a double take 24lbs and 18 mirrors , only got 1 net with me so they both came ashore.

 

[richtic]

Set up last evening in savage driving rain at the end of a big south westerly on the 80 acre .
Fishing the margins in about 20 25foot of water had a low double common in the evening with a funny long fin .
Winds picked up smashing into this corner and just had a double take 24lbs and 18 mirrors , only got 1 net with me so they both came ashore.

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Great fishing well done

 

[Had1]

Grey and cold day just set up on the same lake as last time I posted on here above ... 2 out about 70 yards on a 'shallow' 20foot bit with 35 feet around it .
Other one down the edge in about 10 foot.

 

[ouchthathurt]

Best of luck mate

 

[J Richards]

Good luck mate.

 

[Had1]

Best of luck mate

Good luck mate.

Cheers , had 2 bream on dusk in margin and just had a common 14/15lbs nice lean clean one from one of the further out rods.
Got it back out and 20 more baits out in the stick round it.

 

[Had1]

Lots of activity after dark mainly bream jumping but few carp also. Herons flying over from the marshes behind and birds tweeting still .
Just had a nice low double mirror, as it's an older resident from a stocking in the 90s probably, got a photo but came out a bit crap my camera still blurry at night lol.

Chilly our out now

 

[Had1]

And that was that no more action but a lovely nights sleep in my new winter colemans bag haha

 

[richtic]

My son is braving the weather, had this nice fully scaled today.

 

[ouchthathurt]

Lovely carp, congrats to your son!

 

[J Richards]

Lovely looking fish that.

 

[ouchthathurt]

So with spring in the air and my boys down for Easter, the son and I decided to try for some carp. We headed down to our local pond for a few hours this morning armed with a bag of boilies and a tub of pellets. We both were using our little 9ft rods with 1.1oz leads and braided hooklinks. I chose to fish pva bags into open water, while my boy fished 4 bait stringers to marginal reeds. My boy was first off the mark with a 13lb common he then had another slow take which produced a corker of a common at 26lb 5oz it was a new pb common carp! I had a 6lb common while the 20 was in the net, so I quickly unhooked it and let it go. The boy then had another take which turned out to be an 11lb common swiftly followed by another 11lb common we gave it another 30min then called it a day.

 

[Trampster]

Nice one Ouchy - great report, you boys did good!

 

[flappy]

So with spring in the air and my boys down for Easter, the son and I decided to try for some carp. We headed down to our local pond for a few hours this morning armed with a bag of boilies and a tub of pellets. We both were using our little 9ft rods with 1.1oz leads and braided hooklinks. I chose to fish pva bags into open water, while my boy fished 4 bait stringers to marginal reeds. My boy was first off the mark with a 13lb common View attachment 42492he then had another slow take which produced a corker of a common View attachment 42493at 26lb 5oz it was a new pb common carp! I had a 6lb common while the 20 was in the net, so I quickly unhooked it and let it go. The boy then had another take which turned out to be an 11lb common View attachment 42494swiftly followed by another 11lb common View attachment 42495we gave it another 30min then called it a day.

Those fish are in excellent condition..