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a few seconds before the r o d
s p rang back limp fo llo wed b y
a s hout of “FER F**K ’S SAK E !”
I did try a few rig chan g e s
b u t sometimes I thi nk y o u
c a n disappear up your o wn
a r se and make thing s wo r s e.
S maller PVA bags over v e r y
l i t tle else seemed to get t h e
b e st results - logicall y t h i s
m ade sense if the ca rp wer e n ’t
c o mmitted to feeding.
S o , 2 months in to overnigh t e r s
a n d I now do upto 5 in a ro w. I
h a ve been committin g my s e l f
t o one swim where possib l e a s
t h e lake has a feedi ng po l i c y
a n d provides all angl ers w i t h
5 k g of pellet per sessio n . A s
e a ch overnighter is techn ic a l l y
a new session I coul d g e t
t h rough 25kg a week . It wa sn ’t
g r owing the carp stuck i n t h e
s a cks after all, and the la k e s
b e ing qui et not a l ot wa s
g o ing in. I used the pel le t i n
2 ways - baiting the s p o t s
I was fishing with aro un d a
1 k g of pellet when I l eft e a c h
m orning and then u sed th e
other 2kg to try to clear some
s p o ts t o g i v e m e a n d o t h e r
anglers some options. It has
been very rewarding watching
the new spots come alive with
fizzing carp. A couple more
w e e k s a n d t he y ’ l l b e r e a d y t o
start fishing!!
I k n o w th e y ’ l l b e p e o p l e
thinking I’m lucky to be able
t o d o 5 n i g h ts a w e e k , b u t t h e n
I set my life up to be able to
d o t h i s . We a l l m a k e c h o i c e s i n
l i f e. I d o n ’t h a v e a h o u s e a n d
m o r tg a g e. I d o n ’t h a v e c h i l d r e n
and I gave up on women after
my last relationship. The
only commitment I have is to
m y w o r k u n it . I ’ m a b o u t a s
free as it gets and I’m loving
l i f e. N o t s u r e I ’ l l b e d o i n g
the
overnighters
through
t h e wi n te r b u t I ’ l l c r o s s t h a t
b r i d g e wh e n i t c o m e s t o i t .
I’m glad I made the decisions
I d i d . Wa k i n g u p l a k e s i d e
each morning is a great start
t o t h e d a y. A s t h e y s a y - ‘ e f f o r t
e q u a l s r e wa r d s ’ . So f a r, I ’d
h a v e t o a g r e e.
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