I am out for a sort day trip today as I have the day off but have had to drop the children at school and collect them. I have worked out I have about 5 hrs fishing time. Hopefully, I will convert this sort trip into a carp on the bank!
I have settled to fish a small bay area, the wind is pushing in nicely. The weatherman say’s it’s going to be a hot one, so I am hoping the wind will help.
Both rod’s have been cast to the far tree line, they have tiny bags on with some boilies in them which have been soaking in a pot full of dip for some week’s.
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At about noon time, the left hand rod was away and it felt like a lump, the rod slowly bent round, as the fish headed towards the snags. I had one option, which was to hang on and hope the fish turned. I could not hold it, so I had to just hang on and applied more pressure when I could and the hook pulled. With that sinking feeling, when you know that fish was a big fat plodding lump, but it was not being stopped today.
I reeled in and checked the hook and it was still very sharp, I was just unlucky the the hook’s hold was not better. Oh well still a couple more hour’s, all could change.
Well, that was the only bite of the day
Till next time
Richard
About richardhandel
I would like to give a brief snap shot of my life and introduce myself;
My name is Richard Handel and was born in 1965 in Suffolk. I have worked as a UK Operation & Intermodule Manager for a shipping company. I live in Hampshire now and am married with 2 young children, both girls so I am a bit outnumbered even the cat is a girl!
I have been fishing since I was about 7 years old. I started on small local rivers in Suffolk, then moved onto gravel pits and then carp fishing. My personal best is a 39.08 mirror, over recent years I have started river fishing again, on the Hampshire Avon, this is a nice break from the carp lakes.
My life has turned a big corner this year, the company I was working for relocated their Operation centre to Estonia. I was offered a job at the head office in London. This would have meant a 5 day commute and working in Stratford. As a family, we did not fancy this, as I would hardly spend any time with the children (and the Mrs). So after 22.5 years, I was given a nice redundancy package and with my wife is working full time. I became the house husband.
This has meant a complete turn around in my fishing, as I can pick and choose when I go. I have found a splendid new syndicate to fish this year, which includes 5 lakes and some 8 miles of river with only 150 members. It's an amazing change to the way I am able to fish.
I am now trying to start my own tackle business and make a bit of a name for myself in the world of fishing, as I have retired from real work.
Richard
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