This week’s trip nearly didn’t happen. I was absolutely knackered from the previous week’s fishing and gardening jobs, and then, on Wednesday morning, I came back from work to find a burst pipe behind the washing machine.
A quick trip to Screwfix later — £2.45 spent — and I fitted the new one, tested it out, and then headed down to the lake.
I decided to go via Meadow Lake rather than the Airfield Lake, only to find there were just two anglers fishing. Must be fate!
After going around the lake twice and taking a good look at the weather, the wind was howling into one of the bays, and it looked absolutely perfect.
I baited the area with a couple of Spombs of Jurassic Particles hemp and buckwheat, followed by a good few pouchfuls of a mixture of Nutrabaits boilies in various sizes.
For the hookbait, I would be fishing a 24mm EnerGize Harded Hooker, combined with Hobo Armour end tackle and a Castaway-PVA small mesh PVA bag filled with a mixture of Nutrabaits pellets soaked in hemp oil.
The combination produced… 2 carp, including an absolute beast of a common at 42lb 11oz.
Fate or luck does sometimes come into play with fishing. You just have to be there when it does.
Until next time,
Richard 🎣
Until next time.
Richard
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