shawnsingfield Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 I fished it this weekend with no joy but my question is does anyone know how big the carp go to plus carp stock Id like to fish Startops but havent got a marker rod so feel id be wasting my time casting out only to be stuck amongst the weed any tips would be appricated for both waters many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syddallj Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 I have fished both Marsworth and Startops a lot in the past. The carp in Marsworth are gradually piling on the weight. I have had them out to 22lb but bigger ones are in there with a 29lb er being the biggest I have personally heard of. (A 27 1/4 common was caught in Dec 09 on sweeetcorn) Large boilies are a good bait there as you need to get through the shoals of 3 - 6lb bream. I have heard of other good fish falling to sweetcorn but beware the slimeys! Startops is a different matter. There are only a few carp relative to the size of the place but a friend of mine did have a 38lb one out a couple of years ago whilst fishing a sweetcorn stack for the double figure bream. The biggest problem (in summer ) is locating the (very few) weed free areas. Hope this helps and good luck! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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