March catch reports

[jh92]

Just had this one at 24lb 4oz 👍

Edited March 4 by jh92

[yonny]

3 hours ago, jh92 said:

Just had this one

Result mate.... well done.

[commonly]

4 hours ago, jh92 said:

Just had this one at 24lb 4oz 👍

Lovely golden lump, nice one.

Zig, or bottom bait?

[jh92]

1 hour ago, commonly said:

Lovely golden lump, nice one.

Zig, or bottom bait?

Off the bottom mate 👍 was a bit fresh 🤣

[ouchthathurt]

Great result buddy 👍

[jh92]

Another belter of a day, I'm gonna stay another night 👌 

[jh92]

26lb 8oz at first light this morning 👌 

[yonny]

Class, @jh92.

[jh92]

16 minutes ago, yonny said:

Class, @jh92.

Yeah mate buzzing with that, glad I stayed another night 👍

[ouchthathurt]

Nice brace of commons there buddy, nice early spring result! 

[jh92]

24 minutes ago, ouchthathurt said:

Nice brace of commons there buddy, nice early spring result! 

Yes mate I can't wait to get back there next week 👍 next on the list is a led light for my camera to take night shots 👍

[elmoputney]

7 hours ago, jh92 said:

Yes mate I can't wait to get back there next week 👍 next on the list is a led light for my camera to take night shots 👍

I've got one that's sort of like this, 

This is a bit of a bargain 

https://amzn.eu/d/h8WXJ12

Well done with the carps mate, great effort. 

Edited March 5 by elmoputney

[yonny]

16 hours ago, jh92 said:

next on the list is a led light for my camera to take night shots 👍

 

9 hours ago, elmoputney said:

I've got one that's sort of like this, 

https://amzn.eu/d/h8WXJ12

These are great for providing enough light for the camera to find it's focus point - I use one myself - but a flash is still critical to great night shots imo.

[elmoputney]

1 minute ago, yonny said:

 

These are great for providing enough light for the camera to find it's focus point - I use one myself - but a flash is still critical to great night shots imo.

I didn't notice til afterwards this is a battery one mine is rechargeable. 

I just use it on top of my camera without a flash seems to work OK but I don't catch that many 😂

 

[greekskii]

On 05/03/2025 at 21:37, elmoputney said:

I've got one that's sort of like this, 

This is a bit of a bargain 

https://amzn.eu/d/h8WXJ12

Well done with the carps mate, great effort. 

I use my ridgemonkey light on a bankstick with the flash on. Worth getting your camera settings right too. I use this as a starting point and rarely change it round. Just the f value. 
 1/125 shutter speed, f4-f5.6 & ISO 400

[jh92]

2 tench so far, last one ripped off like a carp 💀🤣

[jh92]

Make that 3 tench 🤣 

[crusian]

13 hours ago, jh92 said:

Make that 3 tench 🤣 

Cup half full , at least they're not slimy Bream 😁.

[jh92]

1 hour ago, crusian said:

Cup half full , at least they're not slimy Bream 😁.

Yes mate, 4 tench so far. Gonna stay another night, feeling optimistic 👍🤣

[jh92]

9 tench in total, safe to say they love my bait 🤣 

Spoke to a few anglers over the last couple days and learnt a bit more about the lakes, they are saying pva bags/small amount of bait and being mobile is the best approach, spodding out quite a bit is asking for trouble as I found out 🤣

Gonna pick up a few bits from the tackle shop later and get on the solid bags I think. Gonna start using the brolly without a groundsheet again and just keep most of the stuff on the barrow so its easier to move lol. The hide xl is a wicked bivvy with a groundsheet but once it's all setup I can be a bit reluctant to move as it feels like ive set up camp🤣

[elmoputney]

And finally I get to join in a catch report. I've been trying to come to terms with zig fishing for the last few sessions, probably a bit late to the party but finally it's paid off, saw a showing fish at range and pinged one at it last ditch attempt, but as the lead hit the water a few seemed to be disturbed, so I chucked another one at them too, finally after a night of fishing like a bit of a noddy, I was in, i had tried fishing on the deck, spodding over zigs, and all I needed to do was put one in the right place, it was too close to hometime to really do much about it but finally I can catch em on zigs. strange fight on the zig as the lead didn't discharge, I was petrified lol but luckily my mates son came along at the right time to help me net it and photo it. But I've done it I've caught one on a zig,and a nice one too buzzing  

 

[B B]

Well done Elmo and well deserved using a new method 👍 …. What was the bite like ? Iv had them moving the tip almost like quiver fishing before the alarm gos off, any movement and I pick up the rod and reel in. 

[elmoputney]

Just now, B B said:

Well done Elmo and well deserved using a new method 👍 …. What was the bite like ? Iv had them moving the tip almost like quiver fishing before the alarm gos off, any movement and I pick up the rod and reel in. 

It was tight to begin with so pulled 3 or 4 beeps and the tip was bouncing, so I knew it was on, was weird how little I felt because of the lead though, I didn't see it before it beeped as I was trying to pack up lol but a pleasant disturbance none the less 😂

[kevtaylor]

7 hours ago, elmoputney said:

And finally I get to join in a catch report. I've been trying to come to terms with zig fishing for the last few sessions, probably a bit late to the party but finally it's paid off, saw a showing fish at range and pinged one at it last ditch attempt, but as the lead hit the water a few seemed to be disturbed, so I chucked another one at them too, finally after a night of fishing like a bit of a noddy, I was in, i had tried fishing on the deck, spodding over zigs, and all I needed to do was put one in the right place, it was too close to hometime to really do much about it but finally I can catch em on zigs. strange fight on the zig as the lead didn't discharge, I was petrified lol but luckily my mates son came along at the right time to help me net it and photo it. But I've done it I've caught one on a zig,and a nice one too buzzing  

 

Great stuff well done 👏 Nice fish too 👌😎

[jh92]

Didn't take long 🤣🤣🤣