BIG CARP APRIL 2026 RICHARD - Flipbook - Page 187
KRIS ASH
BINGHAM
GEDEN
p a rticle blend that was ca us i n g q ui te a st i r b e t we en t h e te a m
o f field testers, TNT, and t h e us u a l i te ms i n my a r mo u ry b ei n g
Creamy Fish boilie and So u th We st s p e c i a ls i n f l u o ro c o l o u rs .
The day came, and after th e b a t tl e o f f i n i s hi n g wo rk o n a b u sy
T hursday evening, I headed h o m e w i t h th a t fa m i l i a r b u z z t h at
n ever seems to leave you n o m a tte r yo u r a g e o r ex p e r i e n c e . I
c o llected t he boys, packed t h e l a st o f t h e g e ar, a nd we d e p a rte d
f u l l of hope and expectatio n .
Arriving at the lake to fin d o n ly o n e sw i m ava i l a b l e wa s b o t h
l u cky and a little dishearte n i n g, a s i t wa s o n th e b a c k e n d o f
t h e southwesterly, and I’d h ea rd o f b i g hi t s o f f i s h c omi n g
f rom the far end of the la ke t ha t h a d th e w i n d p u s hi n g i n to
i t consistently. Nevertheles s w i t h co nf i de n c e i n my b a i t a n d
a p proach, we promptly jum p e d i n to th e p e g . T i m e wa s g e t t i n g
o n for 7pm, and we decid e d to se t a b o u t g e t t i n g t h e T i t an
e rected and beds in place , a s t h e c ha n c e o f m ov i n g o n to f i s h
was nonexistent; on venue s s u c h as th i s yo u o f te n h ave to p l ay
t h e hand that you are deal t .
With the boys settled, it wa s t i me to s ee wha t we ha d i n f ro n t
o f us. B1 is a bowl like lake wi t h fe w fe at u re s to f i s h , s o a 4 o z
d u mpy lead was sent towa rd s a d i st i n c t ive t re e o n t h e h o ri z o n
a t approximately 130 yard s to f i n d a ve ry s o f t d ro p a n d p u l l i n g
i n to heavy Canadian. I con t i n u ed to s k i p ove r t h e we e d u n t i l I
c a me across a clear area th at fe lt p o l i s he d i n p l a c es a t aro u n d
9 0 yards. After clipping u p an d a fe w ex p l o ra to r y c as t s , I
fo und the spot to be aroun d 1 0 f t s u r ro u n d ed by d ee p e r wa te r
a n d around ten square ya rd s i n s i ze , a s p o t t h a t h a d a l m o s t
c e rtainly had a good amo un t o f ba i t o n re ce n t ly.
With my optimism renewe d a nd b oys b o m b a rd i n g m e w i t h
q u estions and requests, we we n t th ro u gh t h e h ows an d whys
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