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4 hours ago, Highy said:

Stevo...im thinkingof joining 2 mates at Lakemore Fishery for Cats...would a standard carp rig be ok but beefed up the braid (? lb) n hook size.

It depends which lake your fishing mate what I will say is Lakemoor have some monsters in there and will smash a bog standard set up. Anything up to 30lb and your standard carp set up should cope..... anything over that and your in the lap of the gods,mate. !

Posted
4 hours ago, Highy said:

Stevo...im thinkingof joining 2 mates at Lakemore Fishery for Cats...would a standard carp rig be ok but beefed up the braid (? lb) n hook size.

Definitely beef up hooks specialist cat ones size 2 and you want quicksilver braid hook link or similar. They have pads around the mouth that will wear away most carp hooklin ks in a decent scrap. Everything is beefed up compared to carp gear, live bait rigs look interesting! 

I don't know much on the subject, only tried for them the once, with a mate who will fish for them. Not my bag, but I get why they appeal to some

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I've only ever hooked one cat, I knew it wasn't a carp as it just carried on going and going and going sticking to the bottom then it snapped my hook link behind an island need to beef up I would say, I've never felt anything that powerful before or since can't even remember what it's like hooking a carp these days 😂

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I was in a bit of a rush mate me and the dog went for a walk along the canal so wanted a few floaters to put in. Ended up getting a bag of Sainsbury’s mixers for 3.50.

Anyway, no carp about but seen a dead tench knocking the 6lb mark 😩

baited up some clean patches in the holes of the weed with boilies, might go back down later or tomorrow and fish them for an hour lol 

 

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Found a new lake to guest at this evening.

Was looking at a likely spot when the fish decided to put on a show for me.

Saw a total of 6 carp in about half an hour, one of them was a lovely dark mirror, probably a high 20.

Just gotta work out a route to get my gear down there without being seen .

And take some sheers to make a swim.

Posted
13 minutes ago, muftyboy said:

Found a new lake to guest at this evening.

Was looking at a likely spot when the fish decided to put on a show for me.

Saw a total of 6 carp in about half an hour, one of them was a lovely dark mirror, probably a high 20.

Just gotta work out a route to get my gear down there without being seen .

And take some sheers to make a swim.

Hey, just do this. I've done quite a lot of "guesting" myself over the years. Where there's a will there's a way...……..

Ian.

Posted
Just now, welder said:

Hey, just do this. I've done quite a lot of "guesting" myself over the years. Where there's a will there's a way...……..

Ian.

Got tuesday night pencilled in already.

If i park my car near to the lake i will get a ticket.

If i walk from the closest place i can legally park that  i know of at the moment then i have to walk past the security hut with my gear.

But i want that dark mirror so i will find a way.

Posted
Just now, muftyboy said:

Got tuesday night pencilled in already.

If i park my car near to the lake i will get a ticket.

If i walk from the closest place i can legally park that  i know of at the moment then i have to walk past the security hut with my gear.

But i want that dark mirror so i will find a way.

Softly, softly catchee monkey. Oh, and that dark mirror...…….I find Google Earth Pro a very useful tool.

Ian.

Posted
5 minutes ago, welder said:

Softly, softly catchee monkey. Oh, and that dark mirror...…….I find Google Earth Pro a very useful tool.

Ian.

I will have a look into that, cheers mate.From what ive seen tonight nobody has been fishing there for a while if at all.

Ive found a little bit on google that says somebody was fishing there in 2017 but thats it.

 

 

Posted
7 minutes ago, muftyboy said:

I will have a look into that, cheers mate.From what ive seen tonight nobody has been fishing there for a while if at all.

Ive found a little bit on google that says somebody was fishing there in 2017 but thats it.

 

 

Then it's about time that somebody did. No better man for the job than you, mate. Get it fished.

Ian.

Posted
20 minutes ago, muftyboy said:

Im at the secret lake , seen 2 very large carp breach in the last 20 mins but well out of the area i can get too.

 

Any Pics of the secret lake ?? Sounds very Chris Yates style..

Posted
2 hours ago, muftyboy said:

No mate.

Dont wanna give it away.

Ill post pics of the fish i catch in the cradle but thats it.

 

Respect. Head down, stealth mode employed. Waiting game now...….

Ian

 

Posted
10 hours ago, muftyboy said:

No mate.

Dont wanna give it away.

Ill post pics of the fish i catch in the cradle but thats it.

 

No worries...hopefully be a big old dark common lurking around 👍👍

Posted
1 hour ago, Highy said:

No worries...hopefully be a big old dark common lurking around 👍👍

They are in the there mate.

Its a big water and im limited to where ibcan fish and also seems like there are some proper deep areas.

Gonna be hard .

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