Paste wraps seem to have gone a bit out of fashion, but they can still be mega effective! Especially on venues where they have been hammered on traditional PVA bags.
The Classic Corn paste breaks down over an extended period of time meaning it is kicking out attraction a lot longer than a liquid alone would.
#ClassicCorn #BaitHacks
I had a lucky call from the wife this afternoon, saying she had to pick up a workmate in the morning and didn’t need to go to work until after 9 am! As this is after school run time and would I like to fish tonight? There would be no need to come home until before school collection time at 3pm the next day. Well, I jumped at the chance, quickly sorted my kit out and once she was home, I was on my way. When I arrived there were only 2-day anglers fishing and they were all in day swims.
As my favorite swim was free and the wind was pushing from the south, there was no other choice. My Deeper lake book map had certainly paid off the other night and the spot was looking good.
The spomb was still clipped up from my last trip (which was a help). I got about 10 Spombs of a mixture of SF tiger & hemp Particle, a mixture of the pellets I have been playing with and some catalyst boilies all out there. I then did the rods with a mixture of the same in small bags with 15mm catalyst Wafters on both and to my amazement, the first take came about 2130 to the left-hand rod (again) and after a very hard fight, I had a nice 22lb common sitting in the Nsr 50.
22lb Common
Not a bad start, I was feeling very happy with myself after throughs hard months.
The second take came on at 2330, around the same time as my first take the other night. As I was playing the fish, the other rod pulled up and then slowly dropped down, after another good fight the next fish was in the Nsr 50. I picked up the other rod, unfortunately with no fish on but the rig was in a right mess, the fish had managed to shed the hook.
22 lb Mirror
The fish in the Nsr turned out to be another 22lber on the dot. I’m glad I use digital scales and a zero them every time otherwise I would have thought I was seeing things.
I got both rods back out there again and settled back on my bedchair, thinking this is more like it.
This is turning into one of them trips to remember. Well in fact it has. My next take came sometime around 0045 and it was a pretty good fight. I avoided the tree to my right and the fish slipped over the cord of the Nsr very easily. When I looked in the net, oh wow now that’s a lump and when I lifted it out the water, oh boy. After three times of checking the weight of the sling and zeroing the scales again, I settled on a weight of 40lb 1oz and the joy filled the air.
40-1 Mirror
I was well over the moon and this had been a long time coming. No sooner than that fish was back in the water, my right hand rod was away and with an amazing battle this time another fish was in the net and ready for some snaps.
22.12 common
This one was like a torpedo, which was why I had much difficulty getting it in the net. With both rod’s back out, it was time to spomb some more bait out to keep them in the area. Not sure if I will get any sleep tonight, it’s just after 0200 but I don’t care – I’ve just had a 40lber and a new PB.
I think the next run was about 0245, it was a very hard fight avoiding the overhanging tree to my right. Which unfortunately resulted in me picking up the right-hand rods back lead, oh boy but the fight was soon done and a lovely 29.6oz common was in the net.
29.12 Common
The next take came along at about 0340 with another nice common gracing the net.
24.11 Common
There was a break in action until about 7am, which gave me the chance to a little bit of sleep until the next run arrived. I also took all the rod’s out again the fish kitted left under and around the tree.
24.2 Common
With the rods back out, I topped up the swim with a few more Spombs of the particle mix, I was low on boilies and pellet, so I had only for bags now. As I really needed to use them as I was fishing weed, there was an amazing amount of weed floating around, (which was partly due to me and the rest due to the carp ripping up the bottom), there were still signs if fish, so you never know. The sun was very much up and on full blast.
Well, folks that was it and what a night it was. I’m not going to forget that for some time to come.
Think the pictures are all in the right place, does get a bit hard with these common carp.
until next time
Richard
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This was in the 90’s on Weybread Bottle Pit with a wave lock brolly and a nash overwrap. It also had a full-on double burner and grill, wooden bivvy table (not a modern invention!), the bedchair was one of the first comfortable adjustable Fox ones and the small screen in the middle is my TV. Even back then I would pass the time away by watching stuff and reading books
KJB rod pod and Shimano bait runners, optonics and Fox Swingers, which had made so they would light upon a take (again, not a modern invention).
Winter fishing was fun. Wave lock brolly, Nash canvas bivvy, which was an awesome bit of kit. If you are wondering where the rods are, they are down the bottom as per the photo above and you had to tun for your rods – well walk. If you fished any swims along the high bank opposite (unless it was the two with a walkway out into the lake), you bivvy up at the top and needed 20m extension leads for your sounder box.
Way back in the beginning – 1984 Weybread Pits, before I couldn’t afford much, I would sleep on the floor in a sail bag and a sheet over, the plastic held down by whatever I could find I used. Luckily no photographs of them. I never used a brolly unless it rained and you had to put a bin bag over the end, to stop yourself getting wet. You will note the non matching rods, which was the norm for the first few years.
Getting a bit more modern, matching rods, buzzer, and reels camped out for a week on Barham D pit – somethings never change. I even did week seasons; once I had a carp and I was Tench fishing! I’ve come to the conclusion that I love being outside as much as possible.
And my up to date set up Aqua M3 Compact, Fox flatline Bedcahire, and a 5 season sleeping bag, out in all weather over the Winter months. I must say, I have noticed that there are less times where the lakes freeze up. We have certainly moved on and for the better, I personally feel.
Until Next Time
Richard
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Alton Ressy
Ocean Pit Weybread
Another Alton Pike
Barham C/D pit
Unfortunatly, when I moved down south, I lost my passion for pike fishing and stuck to carp all the time.
Barham B pit
Hampshire Avon Beauty
Early years pike
All these photos are from Barham pits. I’ve always pike fished, even in the earler years, out on my bike on the small rivers I used to fish.
I try every year after the Pike, but just get drawback to the carp (like I did this year), which tuned out to be the right move.
All being well I will give this place more attention this year, fingers crossed.
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Richard
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At the time I so nearly didn’t fish this swim or the lake thinks just full into place sometimes.
Just couldn’t help myself tonight – I had a drive around the Meadow lake. There was no one fishing. So I was straight into the same swim as last time, marker sticks out and off we go.
A kilo of Smokey Jack Spombed out on to the area, a wafter on one rod and a pop up on the other. As both my girls are at the same club tonight, I can drop and run, the wife will collect them later (perfect). I know I should be on the Airfield lake as it’s closing in a week but if the opportunity presents itself, you just have to take it.
The first take came on the Smokey Jack wafter rod at around 2230, I instantly knew I was into a big lump, as you do. It was heading off to the right and was well on its way past the overhanging trees. I was pumping the fish as quick as I could but also as gently as I could, the rod tip was well down in the water. I finally had the fish past the tree and just behind the back lead of the right hand rod, it was now charging for the open water again! I quickly switch the other buzzer off as there was on other option than play the fish with the other line wrapped around it, joy this was going to be fun! The back lead was not going to release itself. I used the clutch , carried on as normal and a big fat mirror rolled on the surface and slid into the net.
Mega fish
And she tipped the scales at 38lb 2oz.
Before doing the photo’s (as I felt the fished needed to rest), I got both rod’s back out on the spots and fingers crossed for another one.
With a few more liners in the night I was feeling confident still, that was the only fish of the night and boy was that a stunning fish!
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Richard
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