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but also serves a purpose, the
bottom of this lake is silty so
you have to combat that and
long rigs certainly is one way
to go, still using 3 oz leads as
I wanted the heavy plug you
get in silt which will help to
drive that hook home, I was
still using the 12mm pop ups
as again its being different
a thumbs up to those things
I had change, which to those
who know me im always say
change it if it’s not working, if
its working leave it well alone.
What made that capture even
sweeter was it’s a fish called
“Jacks Mirror” a fish that is
once may twice a year visitor
although hadn’t been out in a
to what everyone else was
using at the time. Later on in
the evening another member
popped in for a quick chat and
catch up, not long after he left
the middle rod soon screamed
and I was bent into clearly a
hard fighting carp, my legs
were certainly shaking as I
didn’t want to lose it. After a
10 minute fight I was staring
at a mirror carp, a few pics
and weigh and I soon sent her
on her way, at 16lb she was a
welcome start and a massive
confidence boost to what I
was doing, the bait, the pre
bait, rig changes even things
like making sure the line was
100% on the deck really was
while, funnily enough a week
later another member caught
it further down the bank,
its bloody mad on how carp
fishing goes at times.
Buzzed up with my success I
returned a week later, another
pre bait mission, a quick chat
and well done to the young
angler who had the mirror and
I was on my way to return the
following day, I sent back up
in the swim that I had been
in, after a hour I caught 3 ½
lb tench which again was a bit
of a result as they don’t come
out all that much either, again
on the hinge rig and CM1 pop
ups. Later on that evening
it would all come crashing
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