Cold Front Madness = Result

This past weekend I fished at my local water in severe weather conditions to put it mildly. The cold front arrived late on Thursday evening as predicted with a cold South Westerly bringing icy rain along with it. Friday was not pleasant as the ambient temperatures took a 4 degree dip from 20 ' C the day before to 16 ' C coupled with an icy wind as well. I only got the two rods out at 11.00pm after getting soaked by driving rain on both occasions.

3 hours later my left rod ripped off in the pouring rain and in an instant I was attached to rod and carp. Soaking wet in a Tshirt and boxer shorts I stood and fought the monster in the relentless rain. The fish was not happy at all and went on a series of long, hard runs stripping the braid off my Emblems with ease. After what felt like an age I heard a loud gasp and then another. I realised the fish was done and definitely ready for the net. I slipped the net under it without any hassle. Even when I turned my headlamp on it sat motionless in the bottom of the net. Because the fish was so calm I took the opportunity to unhook it in the net. We weighed the fish and quickly sacked it up ready for photographs in the morning.

An artificial pop up Tigernut was fished between two halves of a Solar Banana 10mm pop up on a standard shot on the hair rig, with a size 6 Carp Company hook.
4 hands of maize and crushed maize mix were thrown directly over the hookbaiT.



27lb 1oz

Hard Work Pays Off After a Four Month BLANK

After a tough summer of blanking, the hard work and dedication finally paid off in the form of a magnificent common taken from a small lake close to home.

The fish was tricked using a standard shot on the hair rig with a size 6 Carp Company hook. The hookbait of choice was a Mainline Pineapple Juice pop up cut into two halves, fished back to back and tipped off with a white artificial corn. Fished over two handfuls of maize and tigernut mix.

The hookbait was placed underneath a dead fallen tree that hangs on the surface of the lake close in the margins and in 3 feat of water on a clear clay area.

The fish fought very hard and after a brief 10 minute scrap was ready for the net.



27lb 6oz