Here’s a dumpy carp that I caught recently. It weighed 30lb 8oz and fell to my usual old skool D Rig tied with GLT No Can See Fluorocarbon to a size 6 Gardner Longshank Incizor . I fished a clear spot in weed at about 60yrds and scattered a kilo of Mainline Activ-8 boilies over the spot.
Best Fishes,
John
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A recent quick overnighter saw me bank a new PB in the shape of a fish known as the ‘Long Common’ at 34lb 2oz. The fish fell to a corkball pop up fished on a chod rig consisting of an ESP Stiff Rigger Hook, Gardner Tripwire and 6 ft of ESP Original Camo Leadcore.
Tight Lines
Dave
Sad to here that the British Record carp Two Tone has died. Two Tone resided in Mid Kent Fisheries Conningbrook Lake and will be missed by those that fished there and those that didn’t.
John
We now have the Solar Weed Effect Range in stock. First up we have The Solar Weed Effect Hooklink which looks and feels like weed. The Weed Effect Hooklink is tied with a size 6 Longshank Hook, but has a unique system which makes hooks interchangable, so any size or pattern of hook can be used. The soft feel anti tangle fibres will absorb dips and flavours or lake bed odours for either increased attraction or concealment. For more information or to purchase please click on the above link. The Solar Weed Effect Leadcore Leader has the same realistic soft touch anti tangle weed effect fibres and comes in 35lb B.S. 1 metre lengths with spliced loops at each end. The Solar Weed Effect Leads have colour coded tags attached to the swivel to differentiate between sizes and feature the same fibres as the above products. For more information or to purchase please click on the above links.
A lot of carp anglers struggle to tie chod rigs, so ESP have done something about it. The ESP Chod Rigs are tied with ESP Stiff Rigger Hooks, Bristle Filament and a smooth Japanese Uni Link Ring Swivel. These look really well tied and uniform guys and you get three in a pack at a decent price. To check them out or to buy please click on the above link.
Solar Weed Effect Hooklink
Solar Weed Effect Leadcore Leader
Solar Weed Effect Leads
ESP Chod Rigs
Best Fishes,
John
Here’s a pretty linear mirror that my mate Gary and I had at the BCAC qualifier at Farlows Lake. The pretty one weighed 18lb and ounces.
Best Fishes,
John
Lots of catch reports lately, we’ll get back to rigs and such as soon as I catch up. Still catch reports are good as they show that carp can be caught and gives you the methods they’re caught on. Below is my nephew Julius with a 14lb common carp caught on his first cast on his first carp fishing trip. How happy does he look ? Julius used Dynamite Baits Red Fish Shelf Life Boilies and a PVA bag of pellets on the hook to bag his first carp. The winning rig was a Rigmarole CamH2O Fluorocarbon Readymade Rigs . Julius used the new Nash rod and Shimano Baitrunner ST 6000 RA that he got from Carp Catchers.Well done Jules!!
Best Fishes,
John
After a period of time away from one of my syndicates a recent trip back saw me land 8 fish to 24lb including this scaly scraper 20lb mirror that I’ve now caught 3 times, but who cares when they look like this! All fish came to Atomic Jel-E-Wyre hooklinks with size 6 Korda Wide Gape Hook tied blowback style. The lead set-up consisted of Armaled Loc-jaw leadclips, ESP Original Camo Leadcore and Korda 3oz pear leads.
Tight Lines,
Dave
A couple of new lines this time. The Korda Subline comes in translucent green or brown and is extremely tough supple and super heavy. This stuff sinks like a brick and comes of the spool with virtually no twist and has a very soft supple feel to it. If you fish slack lines and want a tough reliable line, Korda Subline may be the answer. For more information or to purchase please click on the above link. The Ace Velocity Leader Line is aimed at the angler fishing at distance. It features a high breaking strain leader end which tapers down to normal mainline i.e. 25lb leader end tapering to 10lb mainline. This means no more knots to catch and cause birdsnests. The Ace Velocity leader Line has the tapered leader at both ends, so when the leader gets a bit worn you just turn it round saving you money as well. For more information or to purchase please click on the above link.
Korda Subline
Ace Velocity Leader Line
Best Fishes,
John
No sooner than Dodge Green from the previous blog had got home than all of his fishing tackle was stolen. Luckily he was insured, but you can’t replace all those little unique things you pick up over the years, nor the feel of your tackle. You can insure your tackle on your home contents policy or there are now some specialist policies available(see mags). So if you are not insured consider what you would do if your kit was stolen.
Best Fishes,
John