Higham1987

Through the years from 2016/17
 







Our last session together was about 13/14months ago in the Tempest 200 on the local club water.
 
 

Through the years from 2016/17
 







Our last session together was about 13/14months ago in the Tempest 200 on the local club water.
 
 

WHEN I'm back, I'm going the usual running rig, but with 4/5 inch supple rigs all in a PVA bag...

The key to it is 
start in the summer
fish when the kids want to fish 
chase butterflies if they want to do that 
go home when they have had enough.
then eeek out 10 minutes more every time they go.
 
 
 
 

Through the years from 2016/17
 







Our last session together was about 13/14months ago in the Tempest 200 on the local club water.
 
 

Back on the res for a 48 hour, on the second night now and off the mark with this one 👍

Hovering just over 25lb 👍

Through the years from 2016/17
 







Our last session together was about 13/14months ago in the Tempest 200 on the local club water.
 
 

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This one was my daughters first 20lber, she cast the rod herself and dropped it just off some pads, I had gone up the track a bit to clip up my rod and it screamed off and she was playing it and shouting for me, was a fraught battle on the old trusty 7ft greys, she did really well and eventually I netted it for her, she took the photos to school and everyone was really impressed. She's not really fished since but has worked on her casting. She did try playing one on my rods last week but they are too big and heavy for her. 

My lad started off when he was 5yrs old with an Octoplus Seat Box and a Float Rod, loved the fact of catching any and every fish with maggots every week up until about he was 7 when I started Carp fishing, and then he wanted the Camping side of staying out at night.
So the fishing was during the fay for us both then at night was myself ky and he had his tablet with him.
This continued until he was about 12yr and started dwindling away to his technology....now he's 14 and isn't that fussed to be honest.
Now its Football, Karate, MMA training and the odd phase on FIFA on his PS5....
I do ask him now n then if he wants to go, but he's not fussed...
So may have to introduce the Pooch back into it 😁😁
 
 

My lad started off when he was 5yrs old with an Octoplus Seat Box and a Float Rod, loved the fact of catching any and every fish with maggots every week up until about he was 7 when I started Carp fishing, and then he wanted the Camping side of staying out at night.
So the fishing was during the fay for us both then at night was myself ky and he had his tablet with him.
This continued until he was about 12yr and started dwindling away to his technology....now he's 14 and isn't that fussed to be honest.
Now its Football, Karate, MMA training and the odd phase on FIFA on his PS5....
I do ask him now n then if he wants to go, but he's not fussed...
So may have to introduce the Pooch back into it 😁😁
 
 

Then I had to wait till 10:30pm for the next action, after some more spods and prepping as well as I could I felt confident, we had an all day breakfast for tea, I heard what could only be described as a pair of idiots walking around the far bank shouting stuff, luckily the girls were asleep, and then just as they were close enough on the far bank my alarm went into a one toner and I was battling with a demon fish and getting heckled at the same time, they run off after never to be heard again. But after thinking it was a catfish for a long time I finally got it in after an issue with my left hand rod, it had done a 50yd run and back before I gained any control, I only got control when it got weeded up but I had to bite the other rod line and reconnect it to get it in the net. Anyway it was a cool one, 27 1/2lb and i had to wake up my daughter for the pics. She loved seeing it though. 

Then all was quiet after a late night sorting and redoing and a couple of doubts I topped up with the rest of my spod mix and redid my banker rod and moved one back alongside the shorter rod as it was a nice clean channel. 
I had made the girls breakfast and just served my own sausage and egg sangers, one bite and the middle rod went into meltdown. My daughter netted it about the 3rd time of asking, 27 1/2lb again. 

Tbc.... 

Gonna have to do this one in stages, but went for a 2 night trip with the kids and the dog, arrived at lunchtime after the usual struggle and then some, but luckily got in a lovely swim with plenty of space for our bivvies 
I had previous in this swim having fished it last time, although there were people fishing far side so I opted to come shorter, this was a good decision. And had 2 rods on it today. And one on my banker spot. Nothing happened the first night but I had done some good big baiting and had left some line free moments (mainly because I had forgotten cutlery and plates) got back from dog walking and shopping (dog friendly garden centre) and wanged in another 8 spods on each spot, and was quite surprised when it ripped off an hour Later in the afternoon, really scrapped hard this one due to its mega paddle. 22 1/2lb 
Tbc...... 

As many will have noticed I havnt been fishing in several months now and probably not more than 4 times in the last 18 months , but this Bank holiday I made the effort , and was truly rewarded.
Started with a 33lb Mirror then a 14lb Mirror, followed by a 33lb Common then to finish off the Bank holiday a 44lb Common

And now packed up lol just had a mental last 24 hours, report incoming. 
Well done Yonny some bangers there, I think I've just had a similar experience. Love it when a plan comes together. 

Looking good Mate, bet that scratched an itch!

Had a whale of a time down at Wraysbury on a social with @greekskiilast week. Between us we had 40 odd bites over 3 days. Conditions were PERFECT. Here's a couple of my faves:

Good job I didn't approach then lol might have been awkward 😂
Yep good idea, maybe spring 2025? 
And wish me luck me, both kids and the dog are going for 2 nights today 😂

A somewhat different view from the bivvy for me been to a 4 day music festival just got back yesterday and I’m off for a 3 day fishing trip tomorrow somewhere in Somerset.  🤔
 
Had a great time with family and friends and drank very sensibly what with them charging £6 a pint  😳 so i took 3 hip flasks filled with dark Rum each afternoon and evening 
 

I'm still fishing until Friday.
 
Went quiet today, but had this one at 24lb, 5 rod lengths out this evening, they do like the Monster Crab.

A decent westerly yesterday, and I was able to keep my rods tips underwater.
Brilliant session!

I'm honestly blown away!
I lost a fish after the 26, where the fish ran over the middle rod, when I recast I didn't check the line and got smashed.
I recast it while Michael Hawes was down chatting and just after he left I had the dark 21lb mirror, on a different pop-up, a pink Nutty Bait. 
I hadn't even sorted that out and had another take, this was 29lb, back on the Monster Crab.

Loving life right now, another fish at 26lb 10oz, you've guessed, Rod Hutchinson Monster Crab pop-up in a PVA bag of Monster Crab pellets only over a bed of hemp.

Rod Hutchinson Monster Crab pop-up working again.
Proper wake-up call this morning, an absolute screamer from around 40metres out and a clear spot in the weed, so I can fish my preferred running leads, 27lb 8oz