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BOBBY
STEVE
LEE
BILL
DICK
CRAIG
GRIFFIN
PHILLIPS
GAYNER
BRIGGS
McEVOY
COOTE
I nlets are another prime a re a to l o o k fo r, a s t h e ex t ra ox yg e n
w i ll have the carp lin ing up i n t he h e at o f th e s u mm e r. Re m em b e r
a carp’s prime instinct is s u rv iva l, a n d ox yg e n p l ays a m a j o r
ro le obviously… a much big g er ro l e th a n p e o p l e re a l i s e . O x yg e n
a i ds digestion and helps m a ke t h e f i s h fe el s m o re c o m fo rt a b l e ,
t h erefore it is more likely to fe ed ha rd er i n t h e s e a re a s a n d a
l o t more likely to make a mi s t a ke w i th a h o o kb a i t !
Turning points, basins… t he l i s t i s e n d le s s ! M y b i g g es t i s
a dvice is to get yourself a b i ke a nd a g o o d p a i r o f p o l a ro i d s .
S t art prowling the canal tow p at h s i n t h e s um m e r, a s t h i s i s a
g reat time to assess carp s to c ks i n t h e s tre tc h e s o f c a n al a n d
f rom here you can formula te a p l a n . A n o t h er g o o d t i p i s to t ry
a n d be at the canal when sp aw n i n g ta ke s pl a ce , a s t h i s w i l l
a l l ow you to see the size o f t he c a r p i n t h e s t re tc h .
Preparation Is The Key To Su cce s s ! : O n c e yo u r l o c a t i o n
i s sorted, the next step to c o n s i d er i s yo u r b a i t a n d i t s
a p plication. It’s not simp ly a c a s e o f t hrow i n g i n a l o a d o f
b o ilies and then hauli ng t he m o u t . T h ey m ay n o t eve n k n ow
what these wonderful sme l li n g ro u n d b al ls a re … B e fo re yo u
t h row any bait in I suggest yo u fo l low t h e n ex t b i t o f a dv i c e.
I f irst pick out five spo ts al o n g a s tre tc h o f c a n al . I w i l l th e n
t a ke my marker rod with ju s t a le a d a tt a c h e d a n d d o n k t h e
s p ots to assess the level o f s i l t , d eb ri s , sn a g s e tc . A u s ef u l
t i p is to attach a bit of wh i te s t ri n g to th e l e ad an d s m e l l t h i s
u p on your retrieve. T he s t r i n g wi l l te ll yo u i f t h e b o t to m i s
fo ul or presentable. Once yo u have fo u n d s o m e d e ce n t s p o t s ,
t h e next stage that I do is c le a r t he a re a o f a ny ma j o r d e b ri s
t h at may foul presentation . I d o t h i s by c l i p pi n g o n a T h i n k i n g
A nglers weed rake and have a fe w c as t s a ro u n d th e sp o t . T h i s
w i ll clear the main debris o f tw i g s a n d l i t te r l i ke c ar ri e r b a g s
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