With this sunny weather we are experiencing my mind is firmly set on carp, ignoring the three trips after Tench over the last four weeks I have only targeted carp, plenty opportunities presenting themselves with most being taken. Stalking the downfall to most.
Armed with the very basic of gear which is left in the van I am ready to go whenever a gap crops in my schedule or on the way to work or home. A 9ft 2.75TC Nash Dwarfs (Gen2), Shimano XD5500 loaded with 12lb Diawa "Hypersensor" line and a 6ft leader of 10lb Fox "Illusion" tied to a size "6" wide gape hook which is hand sharpened to make sure there is no room for error in terms of poor hook-ups. Oh and a loaf of bread! What else.
These catches were taken over the space of four days, a couple off stillwaters and one other off the canal. Plus a big canal Bream which was taken on a quick hour last week too.
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| 9lb 7oz, my largest canal Bream this season so far. |
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| 19lb 14oz |
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| 22lb 1oz |
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| My third canal carp of the spring, 17lb 14oz |
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| A lovely mid 16 off the top. |
Never mind carp glut, bream gut!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing that the Bream on this canal probably average 6/7lb and thats no stretch of the truth, insane fish.
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