Floro Pop-ups could save our carp fishing in Spain

It’s been a rather bumpy start to the year, but that goes with the terrain, I cannot say it’s been bad, but it has been with movement.

Fish and session wise, there has been some, none of any size, but plenty. Sadly however when-ever I catch a carp for one reason or another the person on the other end of the camera has not the eye for making/taking shots, so those photos wont be appearing here or for that matter anywhere. Nevertheless, plenty of fun and learning has been had, and I have had several opportunity’s to play camera man and so thus far I have been able to snap some of the first years carp photos as you will see here.

We have fished 3 waters to date, and on all 3 sessions we have had success. Tony Myers (bottom photo), one of the Ex-pats living in Madrid also managed to winkle his first carp from Valdemayor close to Madrid, on a recomended Fluro Pop-up, nice one matey!

Since spending time in the UK over Christmass with my mate Dave Edgerton all the team here have gone floro pop-up a go-go!

Those little and large floro’s are seriously in! I have to state and doing the business. The baits working for us are of the Dynamite Baits range and also the smaller 10mm sort from Solar.

Until recently I’d never imagine a pop-up would out fish a maggot, but now I am convinced it will and can, and does. So sure am I of pop-ups that if I have not caught a fish within 1 hr. of the bait being in a spot (in winter), I will move it.

I think there simply irresistible at this time of year, and almost sure to provoke a bite! The question is will the floro change our winter fishing from being a quiet one too something with much more action as it seems to be going now??

To date in 3 sessions this year myself and the CARPdiem Team have managed no less than 22 Fish. The best of which being 2 scraper 20’s as seen here, one a fully scalled fish, and the other just a lovley looking fish.

All in all not bad for the 22nd of Jan. 2008. We have basically had a fish for every day, sofar!

Let’s see what the year brings in. As of now movement, come on!