Reservoir diary

[B B]

Still coldish in the nights ? Bit nippy early hrs this morning down my way 

 

[jh92]

  On 23/04/2024 at 20:00, B B said:

Still coldish in the nights ? Bit nippy early hrs this morning down my way 

 

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Yeah mate got frost this morning and its bittter 🤣. My mate has had another 2, potential pb in the sling...I've had nothing 🤣

[jh92]

My mate has a new pb of 14lb 10oz 😆

[jh92]

Sealed my waders with fantastic elastic flexible glue, £1.59 from poundland, it's done the job 👌

My mate had to go home on day 4 for work, but I stuck it out. My session has been saved by a small common tonight 👍 

Happy days 👍

 

[B B]

You saved a blank and fixed the waders 👍 …and congrats to yer mate on his new pb 

[jh92]

  On 25/04/2024 at 22:19, B B said:

You saved a blank and fixed the waders 👍 …and congrats to yer mate on his new pb 

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Determined to catch a few more before I go tomorrow. Might even stay on until Monday 🤣

[jh92]

Bites have been slow on bottom baits so chucked out a white krill pop up on a slip d and it's produced a fish in a matter of hours 👍🤣

Got a small lovely mirror in the sling. Just waiting for the rain to ease and will get some pics 👍👍

[jh92]

12lb, lovely looking fish 👌

[B B]

Nice result mate… the carps tail looks a bit funky in the pic ? 
 

[jh92]

  On 26/04/2024 at 15:33, B B said:

Nice result mate… the carps tail looks a bit funky in the pic ? 
 

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Yeah mate it only had half a tail lol, buzzing 👍

I can't upload the proper photos because they are too big, so it's just a screenshot lol

Edited April 26, 2024 by jh92

[B B]

  On 26/04/2024 at 15:46, jh92 said:

Yeah mate it only had half a tail lol, buzzing 👍

I can't upload the proper photos because they are too big, so it's just a screenshot lol

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That’s a big tail even if half’s missing…you going to stay an extra night ?

 

[jh92]

  On 26/04/2024 at 15:50, B B said:

That’s a big tail even if half’s missing…you going to stay an extra night ?

 

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I thought that mate, there's a right mix of carp in here. Some wicked shapes to the commons too lol. Yeah gonna have to mate might stay on to Monday now 🤣

[B B]

Don’t blame you staying on… best of luck for over the weekend 🤞

[jh92]

  On 26/04/2024 at 15:50, B B said:

That’s a big tail even if half’s missing…you going to stay an extra night ?

 

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I had to get one of the tail as well lol

Edited April 26, 2024 by jh92

[B B]

Now that’s a view you don’t see often in a pic of a carp 😀  so not damaged just deformed a bit 

 

[jh92]

Another little mirror 👍

I'm home now, yesterday it rained relentlessly from around 11am all the way until 6am this morning, was driving towards the door so had the door down all day and night 💤🤣

had 2 wicked battles in the night, wading out into choppy water with waves riding up my waders, big wind and heavy rain, loved it 🤣

There's was a break in the rain this morning so packed up and got out of there before the next lot hits which is due to last until late Monday, so called it quits lol.

Caught 5 carp in the end, 3 commons and 2 mirrors. 16mm white sticky krill pop ups done produced the most bites, so gonna have to up my game and start giving pop ups a try on different venues lol

 

There's some cracking fish in there and I can't wait to return in September 👍 

Now have the task of drying everything out 🤣

[Roughtor]

  On 26/04/2024 at 16:08, B B said:

Now that’s a view you don’t see often in a pic of a carp 😀  so not damaged just deformed a bit 

 

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It's 100% regeneration from otter attack ,I seen it lots of times on ALL the local waters..

 

From being bitten it takes around 15 months to get the stage in the pic..

Some heal better than others..,