Here’s a photo of customer Rob O’Brien with an impressive Pike of nearly 25lb. Here is what Rob had to say.
“Not been fishing for most the year but got out over the Xmas holidays and had this near 25lb pike was on some dead bait I had of you over a year ago!”
Well done Rob
Dave
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After 2 years, regular customer Simon Hogan, finally bagged the one he was after from Bluebell Lake’s Sandmartin in the shape of this long 32lb 8oz Common. Just look at the tail on it, I bet that fought like a demon!
Good angling Simon.
Dave
After another weekend session on my Nene Valley syndicate I managed to bank 2 carp to 24lb. The fish were landed using Korda Solidz PVA Bags filled with PVA friendly hemp, which was made by drying off some Dynamite Baits Frenzied Hempseed and adding a generous amount of Mainline Hemp Oil and leaving it to soak in for atleast an hour. Dynamite Baits Frenzied Monster Tiger Nuts where critically balanced and used as hookbaits with Avid Carp Sight Stops for added visual attraction.
Tight Lines
Dave
Customer Andy had a really nice personal best carp recently. Andy’s catch report reads as follows ” A recent 24 hour session at my syndicate produced this 26lb 7oz common another at 20lb 2oz and two upper doubles, all fish fell to blowback rigs using size 6 Solar Long Shank Hook , Atomic Jel e Wire hooklink , Korda Leadclips and Korda Safezone Leaders. Hookbaits were a snowman presentation using a 18mm Mainline Cell bottom bait and a 14mm solar fluoro pineapple pop up.” Well done Andy really nice common.
Best Fishes,
John
I had another good session recently banking 4 fish, 3 of which were 20lb+ including this immaculate 28lb Common. The fish fell to my standard Blowback Rig set up consisting of a Korda Wide Gape Hook, Korda Weed Green Shrink Tube and Atomic Jel-E-Wyre hooklink with an Armaled Locjaw Safety Leadclip, 3oz Korda Pear Swivel Lead and 3 ft of ESP Leadcore. The hookbait was a 20mm snowman presentation topped with a 14mm Solar Fluoro Pineapple pop-up. The fish were all landed with the aid of the new Korda Subline.
Tight Lines
Dave
Gary Westcott and myself fished in the British Carp Angling Championship qualifier at Farlows Lake recently. Unfortunately we didn’t qualify but we did score five points for the Carp Catchers Team. Gary and I had two carp for 45lb 2oz and also lost one. Garys fish came on his own Innovate Baits boilies, mine came on Mainline Baits Activ-8. We had a great weekend and really enjoyed the experience.
20lb 4oz
24lb 14oz
Best Fishes,
John
The autumn period has to be one of my favourite times of year for fishing. The leaves are falling off the trees, a lot of anglers start to stay at home due to colder conditions and the fish get on the munch before the impending winter, as this recent capture of mine proves during a session on one of my syndicates. Its a fish known as the “Dumpy Mirror” and weighed in at 34lb exactly. The fish fell to a corkball pop up fished on a Chod Rig consisting of an ESP Stiff Rigger Hook, Gardner Tripwire and 9 ft of ESP Original Camo Leadcore.
Get out there and bag an autumn whacker!
Tight lines
Dave
Regular Carp Catchers Blog contributer Sean has had a new PB here’s his report. Hi John, just got back from a 24hr session on pit 6 and had my first mirror from there, and new U.K. PB to boot. Fish was 25lbs on the nose and fell to 2 pieces of Enterprise Pop-Up Sweetcorn tied Blow Back style to a size 10 Gardner Longshank Incizor and 15lb jelly wire. Well done Sean, keep them coming.
Best Fishes,
John
Heres a nice common carp weighing in at 26lb 8oz. The fish fell to a snowman hookbait with a Solar Juicy Pineapple Fluoro pop-up topping the combination. I have had a lot of success this year using snowmans with bright fluoro pop-ups. The rig was my usual Blowback Rig consisting of Atomic Jel-E-Wyre hooklink material and a Korda Wide Gape Hook in conjunction with a 3oz pear lead, ESP Bulk Spool Leadcore in Original Camo and an Armaled Lead Clip.
Tight Lines
Dave
Here’s a nice common carp that customer Sean had recently. It weighed 22lb 6oz and succombed to Baitcraft T1 boilies. Seans rig was tied with 15lb Atomic Jel-E-Wyre to a size 8 Korda Wide Gape Hook.
Best Fishes,
John