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These are what I use now , and have used for cork in the past,

Nothing better mate, been taking my boy since before he could walk . 
Slowly progressed him to bigger fish 
 

the last two fish were caught on our first over nighter together,  I had also took his older cousin with us . He had gone to bed a bit down as his cousin had caught a couple during the day & he hadn't had a bite lol ..   his rod screams off at 1 am & there's no waking him no matter how hard we tried so his cousin landed that one too , anyway he stuck with it the next day & got his rewards . Very proud Dad x

As above, quite a few fond memories stirred up, thinking of which one to choose? 
Close was my first ever carp, when I thought, what the blooming hell have I hooked here!!! Unforgettable! 
But this lump has stood as my pb for quite a few years now. One of the few 30'S on a hard weedy little syndicate.
I fished it on & off for 2 years, blanked, before I found the spots, the bait, the rig. I put in the effort to catch almost all the target fish in the lake. Just the big common eluded me. Dammit! 
Those were the days I could go every week!! 

Very difficult this coz there are a few that come close for various reasons.
This is a fish later named Arnie by friends that came from a Notts day only club water, it turned out to be the biggest and one I had only seen once in 3-4 years.
I love this  capture soley due to the effort involved and the small amount of time available due to family commitments, but a 2am start until 11am one Saturday morning and several moves eventually put me onto the big fish group after spotting the most elusive ghosty, again only my second sighting.
30 mins fishing with 2 rods in the margin saw 2 takes - the first being a gut wrenching loss - then to my amazement a 2nd take, plodding battle and unknown to me Italian blood line whacker! Get in 😊

My first fish on cane and pin... a cute little Wildie.... The rod is my MkIV (pre-rebuild) and the reel is an Allcock's Arielite (circa 1937)

This was my first fish on my newly rebuilt Mk IV Carp and center pin... I love this pic... didn't weigh it, too chuffed, just popped out the hook, a quick pic and back she went....👍

My PB 28lb 12oz taken from Tall Trees Fishery in March 2011... the best of a 5 fish haul including 3x 0's and 2 doubles

Cracking fish  gents 😎


Couple more nice mirrors 

One more from me.
I started to fish billingford lakes just after it opened, it had been unfished for around 20 years according to the locals.
I had a few sessions in the summer and autumn but not a single carp.
It was a freezing cold new years eve and the 1st time I'd ever used maggots to target carp.
About 1 hour in had this beauty.
As far as I could tell it had never been caught before.
Not a scratch on it.
Felt quite guilty for putting a hole in its lip to be honest.
 

Mine has to be my first Twenty back in the early 90s , weighed in at 23lbs 12ozs , wish I knew where he photos were of that Mirror ,
Its the only time I have ever rang anyone at 4 in the morning about a fish .

To be honest, I couldn't just pick one, there are too many with memories:
28lb, from a river, at the time a pb, caught in a 3 hour trip.
My first 30, or the 3 biggest 20's from the reservoir, all weighing 24.12
 

Morning all. I’ve had a little look on the forum and can’t seem to find a thread containing people’s favourite captures. Might not be a PB, night be a real looker, could be a great story behind it. So what’s your favourite fish pic?
ill kick off with this one. Caught this year from a margin spot just under my feet. I was on a bit of a dry spell and starting to question everything I was doing. Blown away by the beauty of it and genuinely made my knees tremble when I peered in the net..

My Favourite...with my lad on his 1st propper 24hr nighter with me on fathers day.

This is my fave from my local park lake.
As far as I know nobody else has ever caught it.
I've had it twice.
 

Favourite mirror... which was really hard to choose as I've had some real crackers over the years,  certainly not  my biggest mirror,  but defiantly one of my personal favourites,  also marked a good zig session where everything fell into place for me .

Favourite common also not my biggest,  but it's a survivor after we thought it was lost to otters after doing the disappearing act for a couple of years 

Mine has to be my first Twenty back in the early 90s , weighed in at 23lbs 12ozs , wish I knew where he photos were of that Mirror ,
Its the only time I have ever rang anyone at 4 in the morning about a fish .

Mine has to be my first Twenty back in the early 90s , weighed in at 23lbs 12ozs , wish I knew where he photos were of that Mirror ,
Its the only time I have ever rang anyone at 4 in the morning about a fish .

Mine has to be my first Twenty back in the early 90s , weighed in at 23lbs 12ozs , wish I knew where he photos were of that Mirror ,
Its the only time I have ever rang anyone at 4 in the morning about a fish .

Had this happen a couple of times over the years .
Heres a couple from earlier this year. 
How many others have had similar.

You lucky bar steward! 
Well jell

Just been sent this from a buddy, cracked me up
 

🤣🤣🤣...seen it all now

Saskcarp just caught a beautiful walleye, which he dedicates to the Bristol Rovers.
 

Had this happen a couple of times over the years .
Heres a couple from earlier this year. 
How many others have had similar.