BIG CARP APRIL 2026 RICHARD - Flipbook - Page 91
EXCLUSIVE
SUBTLE SHOWS
ARE THE KEY
A
s ever in e a r l y
spring,
si g n s
are thi n o n t h e
ground,
but
a b solute g old. So, after see i n g
s e veral subtle shows i n a
c e ntral area of the l ake o v e r
s e veral trips, it was a case o f
g e tting in there with su b t l e
t r aps of 12mm Manil a Act i v e,
s o ft boom hinge ri gs w i t h
Manila cork ball pop ups. A
3 0 l b m i r ro r c o n f i r m e d t h e a r e a
w a s g o o d, t r a p s r e p e a t e d, a n d
s e e i n g th e b i g g u n s h u f f l e o u t
on me in the afternoon with a
m e g a w e a th e r f r o n t c o m i n g i n
t h a t e v e n i n g, I a l m o st c o u l d n ’t
s l e e p wi t h e x c i t e m e n t t h a t
n i g h t . T h e e a r l y h o u r s c a m e,
a n d a f t e r a p r e t t y e p i c ba t t l e,
the king of the lake was mine
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