bluelabel Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Popped over my club lake yesterday... a nice slog to the top of the lake and I dropped in between two dying off lily beds.... I'd had a bit of luck on this swim earlier in the year with a 14 & 18lb'ers out so I went back with my newly rebuilt Sharpe's and Merlin's and dropped a prawn bait on the edge of each beds. at about 10 am I poured meself a coffee from my flask and of course the left hand rod ripped off and the coffee went everywhere and I missed it by a country mile... I rewound and rebaited and back out it went with a couple of broken prawns and a handful of pellets... At about 11am I saw two fish enter the little bay and the bow waves disappeared as they dropped down onto the channel between the pads... a minute or two later the left hand rod tip pulled round and I lifted into the fish.... All hell broke loose as I tried to keep it out of the lily beds and a couple of big bow waves headed out of the bay at the commotion... I got it in after an edgy scrap and once on the scales went 23lb 6oz... I hadn't set up the phone on my selfie bankstick, so a mat shot it had to be.... what a stunner it was though..... Well pleased and my 2nd 20 this year... after all my woes with my back the operations and retiring 2 weeks ago it's all been a bit fraught... good to get back in the groove again finchey, commonly, crusian and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old school Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 well done mate, congrats on another twenty , ive almost forgotten what a carp looks like 😂 Quote done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcross Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Nice one buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger9991 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Banked 13 fish last night after arriving at 5 and leaving at 9 this morning. Pulled my rods in at 4am because I hadn't had any sleep and I had work in a few hours. Managed to grab a few hours, woke at 7, got the rods back out and caught the daylight Common below. Safe to say I'm blooming shattered. 19 2025 20 kevtaylor, bluelabel, crusian and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonly Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Nice fish bud, sounds like you smashed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Strewth Ginger you certainly work hard at your fishing , I go fishing to try to relax , but then I don't catch anything like the amount you do ! . Effort = Reward .....sometimes 😀 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spr1985 Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Not posted for a while but had some luck on Sunday when I took a mate out for a little social/ knowledge passing session. Had 4 fish up to 17.3lb and lost one that felt a lot better than any of the others (always the way) got absolutely drenched in between the car and the lake too which was delightful 😐! my friend had 3 up to 21lb 1oz ( his be pb) so he had a mega day which pleases me no end 😁 always good to help someone get their pb. Top is a couple of my fish and then my mates be pb below oscsha, finchey, chillfactor and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spr1985 Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Oh and something i forgot to add :- @greekskii you was right about the running rig mate! Far better indications and absolute screamers so thanks for opening my eyes to that one 👌🏻 commonly and greekskii 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger9991 Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 14 hours ago, crusian said: Strewth Ginger you certainly work hard at your fishing , I go fishing to try to relax , but then I don't catch anything like the amount you do ! . Effort = Reward .....sometimes 😀 . Yeah this is more active then last lake i was fishing. I dont think i will carry on this venue too long as its a bit to much when it comes to working the next day! crusian, yonny and commonly 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 On 13/11/2018 at 06:50, spr1985 said: Not posted for a while but had some luck on Sunday when I took a mate out for a little social/ knowledge passing session. Had 4 fish up to 17.3lb and lost one that felt a lot better than any of the others (always the way) got absolutely drenched in between the car and the lake too which was delightful 😐! my friend had 3 up to 21lb 1oz ( his be pb) so he had a mega day which pleases me no end 😁 always good to help someone get their pb. Top is a couple of my fish and then my mates be pb below All that mud Spr , I hope you kept those cork handles clean ? . You look frozen , but your friend looks a happy chappy . Will you be having a Winter campaign down Bayeswater so I can sit in my warm house and follow your progress ? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spr1985 Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 I just always look a miserable [censored] mate 🤣 mas for bayeswater I have a 48 to sort out with bc at some point and no doubt I shall do some sessions over there, unfortunately fishing has taken a bit of a back seat recently with family and work commitments coming out on top but I’ll hopefully be back in the swing of things soon. Mas for the looking freezing I was actually nice and warm despite having been soaked through to the skin......and my mate, p.b I think that says it all 😉 crusian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Last week the Mrs decided she wanted to go to a conference this weekend so I got a couple of nights fishing in (brilliant news as I thought my fishing was done for the year). Wasn't looking good when I got to the syndi. Temps dropping, pressure rising.... very wintery tbh. Nothing has been out in at least 2 weeks so i knew I had my work cut out. I know a cheeky little winter area of modest depth next to an area of very deep water so I headed for the spot (having seen no activity anywhere) and loaded it up with maggots at about 80 yards. Popped a couple of rigs on top and left them there for the duration of the session. The first night was super quiet but I did see signs of fish and for me if you can see activity then they are catchable. The second night was looking a little better and during the early hours I got the take I was hoping for. Nothing big but a lovely chunky little stocky common of 18 lb 8 oz. I caught this fish in May at 12 lb so that's a mental weight gain - more than a pound a month which for a common is incredible. Looks like it could be set to join the real bigguns in a few years. No more action but I was happy enough just to bank one when the lake is fishing so poorly. kevtaylor and commonly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 4 hours ago, yonny said: Last week the Mrs decided she wanted to go to a conference this weekend so I got a couple of nights fishing in (brilliant news as I thought my fishing was done for the year). Wasn't looking good when I got to the syndi. Temps dropping, pressure rising.... very wintery tbh. Nothing has been out in at least 2 weeks so i knew I had my work cut out. I know a cheeky little winter area of modest depth next to an area of very deep water so I headed for the spot (having seen no activity anywhere) and loaded it up with maggots at about 80 yards. Popped a couple of rigs on top and left them there for the duration of the session. The first night was super quiet but I did see signs of fish and for me if you can see activity then they are catchable. The second night was looking a little better and during the early hours I got the take I was hoping for. Nothing big but a lovely chunky little stocky common of 18 lb 8 oz. I caught this fish in May at 12 lb so that's a mental weight gain - more than a pound a month which for a common is incredible. Looks like it could be set to join the real bigguns in a few years. No more action but I was happy enough just to bank one when the lake is fishing so poorly. Trust you to winkle 1 out Yonny 👍. Your Mrs wanted to go to a conference ? , the Stargate Convention at Leicester 😁 ? . yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 52 minutes ago, crusian said: Your Mrs wanted to go to a conference ? , the Stargate Convention at Leicester 😁 ? . A blooming Dormouse conference. Don't ask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger9991 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Another overnighter on Friday.. Back home for family duties at 10. Managed 7 fish with the 2 below being 22 odd. Not sure why I look like a murderer in the first one..... spr1985, crusian, bluelabel and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 18 minutes ago, Ginger9991 said: Another overnighter on Friday.. Back home for family duties at 10. Managed 7 fish with the 2 below being 22 odd. Not sure why I look like a murderer in the first one..... You're on a roll Ginger , long may it continue . Not as nasty as Nick , but I'd still give you a wide berth 😀 commonly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 51 minutes ago, yonny said: A blooming Dormouse conference. Don't ask! £145 for 1 day ! , still a Dormouse is kind of cute . 😀 yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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