Can Anyone Say Mirror Carp...?

After seeing fish show at around 30 metres out I decided to place two of my three rods at 3 metres depth. Both rods were fed with a couple of handfuls of 15mm and 18mm Dynamite Baits the Source boilies using the throwing stick. The third rod fished at long range in 1.5 metres of water in front of a large willow tree using 2 Dynamite Baits 15mm Fluro Pineapple pop-ups fished over a mix of 15mm and 18mm Source boilies.

After 12 hours the right rod at 30 metres out screamed off and after a short fight this grey 15lb 13oz Mirror graced the net.

On Saturday late afternoon a typical Johannesburg thunder storm was rolling in and the clouds were growing darker and darker. My girlfriend and I had just finished putting all the essentials under the brolly when the rod fished at long range had a few bleeps before the rod tip bent over.

I hit it and immediately the fish took line and a few seconds later it felt as if I had I lost it. I was winding the slack in desperately when suddenly the rod tip bent over again I felt a few nods and then my Daiwas started giving off line rapidly.

Certain the fish was now on the fight began. All seemed well when the heavens opened and the rain began to come down like a torrential storm. Standing waist deep in the water I then realised the fish was snagged on a broken piece of line. After struggling in the storm for a good 25 minutes with the fish in really close under the rod tip it was touch and go to get this one in the net.

Just then my mate arrived back from the shops and we netted one of the most beautiful carp I have ever seen. 22lb 4oz of pure ecstasy.