Carpmaster Posted February 19, 2021 Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 7 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said: Been there, done that, went back to it, tried to make the relationship work, and failed. Liz actually used to enjoy fishing together, us and the children. Come to that I know my son was conceived in a bivvy... She just couldn't understand fishing was important for me to unwind. I understand completely what your saying about the unwind there’s just something relaxing about being by that water trying to outwit an animal that is king of its domain at one with nature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 I don’t know what i would have done without fishing, especially after the ptsd diagnosis. I’m itching to get out on the bank again, just seen the weather forecast for next week, it’s going to be mild with temps around 12 degrees... gonna get out Monday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 6 hours ago, ouchthathurt said: I don’t know what i would have done without fishing, especially after the ptsd diagnosis. I’m itching to get out on the bank again, just seen the weather forecast for next week, it’s going to be mild with temps around 12 degrees... gonna get out Monday! Best of luck ouch hope the carp gods look down on you ouchthathurt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 Many thanks mate, I’m just praying to the weather gods now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, ouchthathurt said: Many thanks mate, I’m just praying to the weather gods now! You should be ok mucka it’s going to get mild then supposed to have another beast on it’s way ouchthathurt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 Well looking on metcheck, I can expect sunshine and clouds with 11c temps, I’m feeling optimistic about my chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 hours ago, ouchthathurt said: Well looking on metcheck, I can expect sunshine and clouds with 11c temps, I’m feeling optimistic about my chances. Should manage a carp or two butty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 I’m on the bank, rods out, gentle warm breeze drifting into this bay, had a few liners... fingers crossed! crusian, ..., Pete Springate's Guns and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 First blood! 7-9lb (ish) common, unhooked in the net. crusian, Carpbell_ll, Carpmaster and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Carp no2 ripped off as I placed the bobbin, 6-7lbish. Unhooked in the net. crusian, Carpbell_ll, finchey and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, ouchthathurt said: I’m on the bank, rods out, gentle warm breeze drifting into this bay, had a few liners... fingers crossed! Looks a tidy little bay that ouch best of luck mucka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 39 minutes ago, ouchthathurt said: Carp no2 ripped off as I placed the bobbin, 6-7lbish. Unhooked in the net. Well in mucka this time of yr good result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Carp no3 7-9lb (ish) unhooked in the net. 3rd fish from 4 runs so far, bumped one fish off and found the hook point turned over. Was using trig-hammers, now switched to fox wide gapes as I’m having to hit and hold, fishing to reeds on the other side. crusian, ..., elmoputney and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 17 minutes ago, ouchthathurt said: Carp no3 7-9lb (ish) unhooked in the net. 3rd fish from 4 runs so far, bumped one fish off and found the hook point turned over. Was using trig-hammers, now switched to fox wide gapes as I’m having to hit and hold, fishing to reeds on the other side. Nice little red letter day and this time of yr well in mucka ouchthathurt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Carp no4, I’m popping the barbless hook out in the net and letting them go, rather than bank them as it’s pretty mucky and slippery in this swim. This one probably scraped double figures. I’m looking at having to pack up soon, I’ve done all my bait bar a handful, that’s about 2/3 of a Kg since 10am. It’s raining, (I haven’t got a brolly!) I’m soaked through but still! crusian, Carpmaster, finchey and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, ouchthathurt said: Carp no4, I’m popping the barbless hook out in the net and letting them go, rather than bank them as it’s pretty mucky and slippery in this swim. This one probably scraped double figures. I’m looking at having to pack up soon, I’ve done all my bait bar a handful, that’s about 2/3 of a Kg since 10am. It’s raining, (I haven’t got a brolly!) I’m soaked through but still! Happy days mate, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 19 minutes ago, ouchthathurt said: Carp no4, I’m popping the barbless hook out in the net and letting them go, rather than bank them as it’s pretty mucky and slippery in this swim. This one probably scraped double figures. I’m looking at having to pack up soon, I’ve done all my bait bar a handful, that’s about 2/3 of a Kg since 10am. It’s raining, (I haven’t got a brolly!) I’m soaked through but still! Worth getting wet tho mucka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Carp no5 of 6 runs, that’s it I’m out of bait! Fished from 10-1, so well happy with that, no monsters but it’s broken the 2021 duck. this one beat me right up, had to chase it down the bank with a landing net and unhooking mat over my shoulder! elmoputney, ..., crusian and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Shame that the fly tippers are out... just chucked over the fence by the lake entrance, left something with their address though... oops! That’s with the bailiff now... for me it home time! elmoputney, crusian and Carpmaster 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, ouchthathurt said: Carp no5 of 6 runs, that’s it I’m out of bait! Fished from 10-1, so well happy with that, no monsters but it’s broken the 2021 duck. this one beat me right up, had to chase it down the bank with a landing net and unhooking mat over my shoulder! Mint condition mucka ouchthathurt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Well done ouchthathurt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Many thanks all, just to recap the quick session, I got to the lake about 0920, had a quick mooch about, just had a really good feeling about the swim I chose, the wind was trickling into it and it was quite mild, there was some bubbling in the silt about 6-8ft off the reeds and you could see the reed stems knocking fairly regularly. The swim I chose gave me the best angle onto a snag tree buffered by large reed-beds. I used helicopter rigs made up of Nash heli kits to tungsten tubing. 3 oz leads with trig-hammers size 6 to 8” 20lb Esp striptease two tone in brown, fished as a blowback rig. First fish came fairly quickly, and fought quite hard for a little one, it partially straightened the hook, second take was missed, the hook point had turned over on the strike, so tied up new hooklinks swapping the trig-hammers for wide gape barbless in size 4. All hook holds were solid in the bottom lip, all about 1/2” back. After every bite, I put a handful of bait out over each rod, plus pinged out half a dozen every 8-10mins one by one - this produced a bite within seconds of them hitting the surface. Ran out of bait after doing 2/3rd of a kilo, I didn’t bring the whole kg as I thought I would end up with some left over which I don’t like re-freezing once defrosted. I was fishing up against the snag tree with the L rod and up against the reeds with the R rod. 4 bites came to the R rod. Fished in 3-4ft of water on silt. Packed up just after 1pm and headed home. ... and Carpmaster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, ouchthathurt said: Many thanks all, just to recap the quick session, I got to the lake about 0920, had a quick mooch about, just had a really good feeling about the swim I chose, the wind was trickling into it and it was quite mild, there was some bubbling in the silt about 6-8ft off the reeds and you could see the reed stems knocking fairly regularly. The swim I chose gave me the best angle onto a snag tree buffered by large reed-beds. I used helicopter rigs made up of Nash heli kits to tungsten tubing. 3 oz leads with trig-hammers size 6 to 8” 20lb Esp striptease two tone in brown, fished as a blowback rig. First fish came fairly quickly, and fought quite hard for a little one, it partially straightened the hook, second take was missed, the hook point had turned over on the strike, so tied up new hooklinks swapping the trig-hammers for wide gape barbless in size 4. All hook holds were solid in the bottom lip, all about 1/2” back. After every bite, I put a handful of bait out over each rod, plus pinged out half a dozen every 8-10mins one by one - this produced a bite within seconds of them hitting the surface. Ran out of bait after doing 2/3rd of a kilo, I didn’t bring the whole kg as I thought I would end up with some left over which I don’t like re-freezing once defrosted. I was fishing up against the snag tree with the L rod and up against the reeds with the R rod. 4 bites came to the R rod. Fished in 3-4ft of water on silt. Packed up just after 1pm and headed home. Good session ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 Just out doing a bit of filming up the little pond by me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 Any joy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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