How good do they look! Mark Cooper showing how he has been boosting his Smokey Jack boilies with some epic results this year…
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Trip 85 Carp Fishing – 2019
Location – School Lake
Hours Fished – 5hrs
With another opportunity to get on the lake again today. It was going to be another cold start to the day, but sunshine was forecast.
I came armed with my Deeper Chirp and slowly walked around the lake. I was more or less sure where I would find them. It would be nice to start mapping the lake, as the lilly pads had just about gone. I’d been watching the Grebe over the past few trips and I’m sure that he had found Silverfish and they would certainly be in a warm part of the lake. This meant that the carp would not be far away. Once I came to that area, sure enough, the Deeper picked up the shoal of fish.
Not 100% sure that any are Carp, as they could be balled up tight together. However, I’m always confident that if its a good spot for them, the Carp will never be far away. I flicked out two small bags with pop-ups on, sat back and we shall see. I like to have the tips up in the water, as you can watch the line for any signs of Carp and it did twice a couple of times, which kept me in this part of the lake.
I decided around noon time to bring the right-hand rod close in as I had seen a bit of movement and felt it needed to be closer rather than in open water. Just after that, the left-hand rod was away without any warning and a small battle ensued as the fish was determined to get in the overhanging brambles. However, I had the opposite opinion and finally managed to get a low double into the net.
11lb 14oz
Very happy with that as the Deeper had recorded a surface temperature of 5 degrees, not too conducive for feeding carp. After finding those fish on the Deeper I was ever hopeful and it paid off.
I very nearly moved to swim up to the island, but just felt comfortable here, I had another liner, but that did not materialize into anything, unfortunately.
Until next time
Richard
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Florocarbon Line
I would like to explain the benefits of using Fluorocarbon main line, in particular the Berkeley brand. Firstly, there are only two disadvantages, 1) lack of casting distance and 2) with very boldery bottom lakes, the line can get hooked up around a rock. However, for all other aspects of fishing it’s brilliant.
(1) After casting out, keep the line tight, sink the line down under your rod tips and pay the line out as you place your rod on its rest. Your line is now in direct contact with your buzzer, even when it hangs straight down.
(2) The really amazing thing is even in a drop back situation the line will pull forward, giving you an indication on your buzzers.
(3) As your line is going straight down off the rod tips and if they are placed close to the bank, you can easily play fish without the risk of picking up another one of your lines.
(4) With the line at the bottom, there is less likelihood of line bites. It’s possible to play fish, without the worries for picking up your line. (If you keep you rod tip set up just over the edge of the swim.)
By using MPS Difant bobbins (which I have featured on my Tackle review page), you can have the bobbin sitting normally, even with the line hanging straight down off the rod tips. You will need you use a line clip of some sort.
It’s better than sitting it on the floor.
I hope this has been helpful to you.
Till next time.
Richard
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Talking Carp Magazine Issue 46
The latest addition of Talking Carp Magazine is available online and you will find me on page 56.
Trip 84 Carp Fishing – 2019
Location – School Lake
Hours Fished – 5hrs
I’m back on the school lake today for a few hours gardening and the pads have completely gone. We are now getting frosty mornings, Winter has set in. It’s time to be a bit more mobile in my approach and may start using the Deeper to find their secret hideaway.
After seeing absolutely no signs of Carp, I’ve set up in peg 10, it has been the most productive area and I can see a large part of the lake. Hopefully, I will spot something to move on to, the opposite bank does get the morning sunshine.
By 2pm there had been no signs of Carp and I’d not moved swim, there had been a couple of other anglers walking around and setting up. They had also not seen a thing. I had recast and changed over to different color pop-ups, but still no action. My next trip, I will be changing one rod over to Catalyst wafter, I had had a couple of single bleeps and that was that.
Winter has certainly arrived and it’s going to be hard work at times.
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Richard
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