today

[Norfolkboy]

went to reepham today, with my dad and digital camera! had esterberry boilies and 1/4 pint of maggot, got there about 11, and started catching small rudd and golden rudd, here is 1:

http://www.seafishingonline.com/copp...e.php?pos=-146

lots of carp were on the top, and didn't look interested in feeding, until my bite alarm went off, this was the fish, a 5lb ghost carp:

http://www.seafishingonline.com/copp...e.php?pos=-147

the some more rudd, until i lost a 3 or 4lb mirror carp, a quick move and we were back into the rudd, then this fish turned up a 2lb mirror:

http://www.seafishingonline.com/copp...e.php?pos=-148

after some bad rain, and no more runs or rudd we decided to move to the 2nd lake, this fish turned up within 10 mins a 4 and 1/2lb mirror:

http://www.seafishingonline.com/copp...e.php?pos=-149

after that the bite alarm went off again, it was a big fish on, after a long and hard fight dissapointingly the line snapped (8lb) and the fish was lost, i'd estimate him at least 14 or 15lb.

then came this fish, a 4 and half lb mirror:


http://www.seafishingonline.com/copp...e.php?pos=-150

another 10 mins went, and this fish turned up, a great fight and here it was the best fish of the day 11 and 1/2lb common:

http://www.seafishingonline.com/copp...e.php?pos=-151

it was getting dark, and wasn't expecting more runs, i saw the line tightening on my freelined boilie, and here was the fish, a mirror 6lb (bit of redeye):

http://www.seafishingonline.com/copp...e.php?pos=-152

here was the last fish of the day, a common of about 4 or 5lb:

http://www.seafishingonline.com/copp...tup&cat=&pos=0
had a brilliant day, and can't wait to go again!!

[Ben]

sounds like a good trip tome, i still think im in with a chance of winning this months comp though with my bass:P

[Fishing Forum Admin]

had a brilliant day, and can't wait to go again

Under statement or what - looks like a fantastic day

The pictures a great ( better pull my finger out an get the freshwater sorted )

Great write up and well done again

[Norfolkboy]

thanks richard, the boilies were fantastic!!!

and ben, i'm gonna enter the 11 1/2lb common so you got competition

[Ben]

i recon i mightstand a chance of catching something better than 6 inches when i go to yorkshire at the end of the month but i get back on the 1st so it will be too late

[Ben]

Originally Posted by Norfolkboy

i'm gonna enter the 11 1/2lb common so you got competition

personly i would enter that rudd, lovely fish and you would stand a real chance of winning
did your dad get much or did you just have his camera???

[Norfolkboy]

he did a bit of freelining with maggots and caught some rudd,but netted all the fish for me

[Ben]

fair enough, i have never heard of freelining with maggots

[Norfolkboy]

most people do it on rivers, but cos i lost my float we just freelined them, easy to see bites, and i caught a couple of carp (including the biggest) on a freelined boilie

[Ben]

cool, does that mean you only took 1 float with you??