Carp Catchers Blog

During the heavy rain last weekend I managed to bank two mid twenty commons at the same time, weighing in at 25lb 13oz and 26lb respectively. The fish were caught using Atomic Jel-E-Wyre Hooklinks and Korda Wide Gape Hooks setup blow back style. The fish fell to CC Moore Odyssey XXX hookbaits glugged in the matching liquid and topped with CC Moore Hellraiser pop ups. The hookbaits were cast to the coloured water flowing into the lake due the hours of rain we recieved.

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Dave

Stuck for last minute ideas Christmas for a Carp angling mad partner, family member or friend? Why not try one of these gift ideas?

Korda’s New Underwater part 7 DVD

The DVD has be very well received by everyone who has seen it. It’s a staggering piece of angling filmmaking, featuring the capture of plenty of fish, the highlight of which is of course, the capture of The Big Plated, caught on film from bite to netting!

Korda Carp & Bubbles T-Shirt – Black

The Carp & Bubbles design was drawn by respected carper and artist, Gaz Fareham, and features two feeding carp.

Heres just a couple of quick Christmas present ideas both of which are in stock now.  We are open Sat 22nd until 5.30 and Sun 23rd until 12pm.

Make someones Christmas!

Dave

I had another result a few weeks ago on CC Moore Odyssey XXX freezer baits and snowman presentations with CC Moore Hellraiser pop ups. I used blowback rigs on helicopter setups incorporating Korda Wide Gape Hooks and Atomic Jel-E-Wyre Hooklinks. I banked 12 carp in 48 hours including this long, lean 24lb common.

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Dave

I fished a low stock Nene Valley gravel pit a few months back and on my first session I managed a cracking 28lb 12oz Common within hours of finding a few fish and casting a few baits at them. The fish fell to CC Moore Odyssey XXX Freezer baits with a corkball hookbait presented on a Hinged Stiff rig incorporating ESP Stiff Rigger Hooks, Gardner Trip Wire and GLT Green Stiffy.

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Dave

I did another overnighter recently at Elsons on the Stanwick Lakes Fisheries and had a result in the form of 5 fish. I turned up to find the lakes quieter than expected due to the bad weather and after a quick walk round I had found a few fish and decided to setup in the nearest swim. Three hinged stiff rigs with CC Moore Odyssey xxx corkball pop ups were soon cast out towards the showing fish followed by a light spread of Odyssey xxx freezer baits. I didn’t have to wait long for the first take which resulted in a 16lb 4oz Common, shortly after I landed a stunning 21lb 8oz Mirror which was the result of reeling in a rod and casting a single at the group of showing fish in the next swim. Through the night I had a further 2 takes including a 20lb 8oz Common and finished up with a 16lb 12oz Common and a 6lb Tench just before packing up.

Hows your spring fishing going? Send us any photos and catch reports to carp@carpcatchers.biz and we will add them to the blog and our facebook page.

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Dave

I recently did a quick overnighter on Elsons Lake at the Stanwick Lakes Fisheries. I set up on the toilet bank after finding the bulk of the fish and set about getting some baits in the water with everything set it was time to sit back and take in the atmosphere of this historic water. About 11.30pm I had a take on the right hand rod which resulted in a 15 minute fight out in the lake. I caught a glimpse of the fish 5 minutes in so had a good idea of what I was connected to. The fish was soon in the net after a few tense moments, it was Swanny, one of the lakes larger residents. Although down in weight at 31lb 4oz I was over the moon, the weight is irrelevant as I’ve always wanted to land this fish since the first day I saw the photos. The fish was followed up by 2 more on the right hand rod weighing 17lb 4oz and 21lb 10oz, both of which were commons. All the fish were landed using CC Moore Odyssey XXX freezer baits and corkball pop ups on hinged stiff rigs, incorporating GLT Green Stiffy booms, ESP Uni Link Swivels, Gardner Trip Wire and ESP Stiff Rigger Hooks.

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Dave

During a recent session on a local Northants water I landed 16 fish to 26lb 4oz. Fish were landed using snowman setups incorporating CC Moore Odyssey xxx freezer baits and Hellraiser pop-ups or off the surface using chum mixers coated in CC Moore Odyssey xxx bait dip and 10mm Odyssey xxx pop ups as hookbaits. Fish caught off the surface were caught with the aid of Drennan Super Specialist Barbel Hooks and ESP Controller Floats.

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Dave

Well done to Nick who recently broke his PB with this lovely 26lb Common Carp from Welham lake, near Market Harborough. The fish was caught with the aid of Korda Subline and Korda Dark Matter Tungsten Rig Tubing.

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Dave

Heres another two 20lb+ carp caught as part of an 11 fish catch during a recent winter session. All the fish were landed using snowman hookbaits presented on helicopter rigs incorportating Atomic Jel-E-Wyre Hooklinks and Korda Wide Gape Hooks. The snowman hookbaits were topped with Mainline Hi-Visual Tutti Frutti 10mm Pop-ups or 14mm Solar Juicy Pineapple and N-Butyric pop-ups.

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Dave

During a recent winter session, when the lake was empty and all the other anglers were at home I landed 7 fish to 25lb 2oz. All the fish were landed using snowman hookbaits presented on helicopter rigs incorportating Atomic Jel-E-Wyre Hooklinks and Korda Wide Gape Hooks. The snowman hookbaits were topped with Mainline Hi-Visual Tutti Frutti 10mm Pop-ups.

Get out there and get catching.

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Dave