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| After ariving at the lake at around 14:30 with the sun beaming on my back, Planning to fish for tench I was quick to plum the depths of an area filled with lillies roughly 12ft out.Baited up with a few pieces of sweetcorn, using a size 16 on 3.4lb line I put my float just a few inches away from the lillies. I had a few knocks and nibbles, for a while my eyes didn't blink as I was concentrating on the float so hard then all of a sudden it dropped quicker than I've ever seen before. From the moment I struck I knew what I had hooked wasn't just a small roach or rudd, the fish swam away from the lilles and towards the middle of the lake. After letting the fish tire itself out, I slowly began to bring it in without putting to much strain on the light line. ![]() It was my first common carp, altough it wasn't double figures, it did take me a while to calm down after getting so excited. Unfortunately I didn't come armed with scales, at a guess I would say anywhere between 3lb - 4lb. With a fresh piece of sweetcorn I was off again. After an hour or so, in came another, altough roughly half the size of the first, it still put up a decent struggle. ![]() The time turned 19:00 and it was time to pack up, I would of stayed all night if I had the chance, I had a great few hours and didn't only catch my first carp, I caught my second to ;) ![]() |
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| Re: First carp, and I get two on the same day. welcome to the forum mate, well done on your first couple of carp,where did you fish ? |
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| Re: First carp, and I get two on the same day. Thanks paul, i fished the island lake at Oasis lakes in north summercoats. http://www.oasislakes.co.uk/ |
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| Re: First carp, and I get two on the same day. Nice one , well done ![]() ![]() |
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| Re: First carp, and I get two on the same day. good job hope you catch many more __________________ 1 DAY ILL CATCH A BARBEL |
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| Re: First carp, and I get two on the same day. Well done m8, __________________ Species 2011.. Common carp,Mirror carp,Pike,Rudd,Dace,Eel,Bream,Perch,Roach,Barbel, Chub |
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| Re: First carp, and I get two on the same day. well done ![]() __________________ Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit on a bank and drink beer all day |
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| Re: First carp, and I get two on the same day. nice one mate and welcome to the forum |
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| Re: First carp, and I get two on the same day. Well done, they are two pristine fish! Welcome to the forum. BW __________________ Blackwater Tackle Supplies Keep Ulster's Waters Healthy, Practice Catch and Release! |
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| Re: First carp, and I get two on the same day. well done mate __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |