#TeamFin angler David Grocer has been having some recent success whilst tench fishing, catching some lovely fish on a variety of #Fin baits including Smokey Jack tipped with a Pink Pepper Squid popups, and Catalyst with a Pineapple NButyric Acid popup… David tried both combinations recently and was delighted with the results! www.spottedfin.com
Lots of rain and even thunder today.
Richard
Deeper have a new product coming your way
The Deeper Chirp+ is the next step forward in cast-able sonar/fish finder and being part of the testing team was a great privilege for me. Being able to pass on information that has become part of this product, is just amazing.
I was lucky enough to get my hand on one quite early and I have been using it over the past 3 months. What can I say is that the Chirp technology is by far the best and to have this in such a small castable device is amazing.
It has helped me catch a number of carp since I have had it. Notably, the 9 fish I had in the February school half term this year. Without the advice the Chirp gave me to pinpoint the perfect spot, I could have easily blanked. Read the blog (no Chirp images, as I was testing it at the time), this trip was a real red letter session.
What can I say? Other than another brilliant bit of kit from the Deeper team.
Deeper Chrip+ Spec
A traditional sonar sends out a single frequency pulse at a time. A CHIRP (Compressed High Intensity Radiated Pulse) sonar sends out a continuous flow of frequencies, ranging from low to high and because of this, the sonar readings are much clearer and have a higher resolution compared to traditional sonars.
With a target separation of 1cm / 0.4”, you’ll be able to easily pinpoint target species even when they are amongst a school of bait fish or track the tiniest lure when vertical jigging.
With CHIRP, surface clutter and noise are minimal, so you can expect precise sonar readings in very shallow water and locate fish as close as 15cm / 6” from the water’s surface. To the other extreme, you will be able to distinguish bottom huggers in water as deep as 100m / 330 ft.
Discover fish holding spots faster by scanning an area with the wide angle beam, 47° (100 kHz). Use the mid angle beam, 16° (290kHz) to drill in on that hotspot you’ve located. Home in on your target species with the very detailed, 7° (675kHz) narrow angle beam.
80% in 45 minutes, 100% in 75 minutes. Get back on the water, fast.
Every sonar scan and bathymetric map you create with your Deeper CHIRP+, every point of interest (aka waypoint) you mark using the Deeper App, all in one place with Deeper Lakebook™, your personal journal for better fishing.
Material:
ABS enclosure, Titanium inserts
Sonar type: 3 Frequency CHIRP
Narrow CHIRP 675 kHz (cone angle 7°)
Medium CHIRP 290 kHz (cone angle 16°)
Wide CHIRP 100 kHz (cone angle 47°)
Target separation:
1 cm. / 0.4 in Narrow Chirp
2.4 cm. / 0.94 in Medium Chirp
2.4 cm. / 0.94 in Wide Chirp
Depth Range:
15 cm. / 6 in – 100 m. / 330 ft
Sonar Scan Rate:
Up to 15 / second
Sonar modes:
Standard, Ice fishing, Boat, Onshore GPS
Temperature sensor:
Water surface temperature sensor in Fahrenheit / Celsius
Operating temperature:
-20°C to 40°C / -4°F to 104°F
GNSS (Global positioning systems supported):
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS
Operating time:
GPS ON up to 4.5 hours
GPS OFF up to 6 hours
Charging technology:
Fast charge
80% in 45 min.
100% in 75 min.
Internal battery:
Lithium Polymer, 3.7V Rechargeable, 950 mAh
Power adapter (not included in the box, recommended):
Input 110V/220V. Output Micro USB, 5V 2A
Connection Type:
Wi-Fi
Connection Range:
Stable connection up to 100 m. / 330 ft.
Color:
Military Green
The GO2 100% Milled Betaine is one of our best selling groundbaits, but it also makes an amazing paste!
Simply add it to water (around a 1:1 ratio works great) and mix it well until you get it to a soup like consistency. At this point you’re going to think, what do Spotted Fin know, i’ve just ruined my bag of groundbait!
At this point, leave it for 15 minutes, write us an angry email saying how we haven’t got a clue what we are on about. After a quarter of an hour, as if by magic it has turned into the perfect paste. Mould a lump around your hook and start bagging…
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Its been far too long since my last trip. But with kids birthday party’s, spawning carp and a week camping in Wales, time soon passed and we are in June. There are only 7 weeks until the school summer holidays. Time to get the fishing hat back on.
After plenty of walking and looking, I decided that the best area was off one of the island swims. The southwesterly wind had clearly pushed some carp down into this area. As I didn’t wish to disturb the fish, I only cast out two small bags into the area the carp were showing themselves.
I set up both rods with a helicopter-style set up, a Ronnie rig made up from the SF end tackle range and would use pop up on both. I was just to try and catch the carp’s eye. I would then switch one over to a wafter later on for the night.
It was just before 3pm when the left-hand rod burst into life. As always, the carp kite left as hard as possible in this swim. Doing their best to get around the small island which is to my left and leads into a small shallow bay area. This links to a channel which runs around the back of the island. It was fighting hard and gaining ground on me fast; it’s the shallow water and their big tails. You just can’t spot them. At one point, I was convinced that the fish had come off, but it was charging towards me. I think it was heading for a small gap between the island and my bank. At this point, I was knee deep in the water, the rod tip hard on the bottom and I was just holding on trying to gain line. Finally, it was under the rod tip, but no sooner there, it was off out into the lake once more in. It attempted to repeat the process – no way. I was very lucky the first time and didn’t fancy my chances a second time. I managed to turn the fish, gain control and slipped it nicely into the waiting Nsr.
15 ish Common
It may not be a monster, but these carp can give a brilliant fight. This is what it’s all about.
With the rod rebaited, I was very happy, particularly as it had been a long time since I had had a take in daylight hours from here. Let’s hope there are more to follow.
It was just after 8pm when the next take happened. I was more prepared for the fish heading left this time and had control a lot sooner, which was a great relief.
14 ish Common
A bit smaller than the last, but very welcomed after my long break.
My next take came just after 3am. It was a similar size to the previous 2. Interestingly, it didn’t try to head for the tree this time (just as well), it headed into open water. No pictures this time. With the rod re-done, it was back in the sack. Just before 5am, I decided it was worth rebaiting the right-hand rod. I had not heard a single beep on that rod. It goes to show that if you’re not quite in the right spot, they will not pick your bait up. With that in mind, I moved that rod more to the right.
It was certainly worth re doing that rod, as it was off within half an hour. My 4th fish of the night was landed, also a similar size to the last. It’s amazing how this lake changes after they have spawned each year. I am 100% sure the high water temperature caused a lot of the blank nights last year.
Well, its nearly time to head off home and I am not going to moan about this trip out. It had been a few weeks wait and it’s great to get amongst some carp again.
One in the NSR
With pack up underway, the right-hand rod was off! Straight out into open and then processed to kite right. This was a big issue, as there is a nasty tree in the water here. I tried my best and thought I was going to be ok. But NO, it found the tree and underwater branches. I put the rod on the rest and opened the bail arm – in the hope the fish would find its own way out and continued packing up. No such luck. It was time to strip down as my waders were not on the car, oops. I grabbed the rod and my weighting pole and headed out up to my armpits, but still couldn’t get out far enough. I put some more pressure on from different angles, this was a pointless exercise. I had no option other than pull for a break, which I really hate. I was confident the carp had already shed the hook.
I bit of a disappointing end to a very good trip out.
Until next time
Richard
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Despite the rain my youngest and I are out for the night.
Fingers Crossed
Richard
Pleasant few hours on the lake last night.
Richard
So much hype surrounding the ‘Method Ready Pellets’ recently, primarily designed for the match fishing market, carp anglers have been finding untold uses for them!
PVA bags, spod mixes, moulding them round leads and hookbaits. Thanks to the unique process used to produce these they stay as a formed pellet on the lake bed for far longer than traditional micro pellets, giving you a totally different baiting situation!
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