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still feels really peaceful and
special when you’re standing
on the bank looking out over
the water. The weather over
the three days was all over the
place. At first we had a bit of
sunshine, but it didn’t last long.
The rain started to roll in and
later we had a big storm with
winds around 40mph blowing
boilies across the spot from
the far bank. Dad said this
helps spread the bait around
and encourages the fish to
move
around
confidently
while feeding. After getting
everything set up, we settled
in and started watching the
water.
Then suddenly something
across the lake. By the final
morning it had turned really
cold, and when we woke up our
landing net and unhooking mat
were frozen. But none of that
mattered. We were fishing.
Dad and I were also really
excited because we were using
our new Sonik custom rods
for the very first time. This
session was their first proper
outing, and we were keen to
see how they would perform
on a lake like Pads. For our
bait and rigs we kept things
fairly simple. We were fishing
spinner rigs with Elevate
Baits Sweetcorn Pillows, and
we were catapulting out a
spread of maple and mulberry
amazing happened. My rod
screamed off. The alarm was
going crazy and I grabbed the
rod straight away. As soon as
I lifted into the fish I could
feel it pulling hard. My heart
was beating really fast and
everyone started watching.
Dad stayed close to help me,
but I wanted to try and play
the fish myself. The carp
fought really hard and I could
feel every movement through
the rod. Slowly but surely the
fish started getting closer to
the net. Then we saw it roll.
Everyone suddenly got really
excited. It looked big. Dad
carefully guided it over the
net cord and slipped the net
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