Two out of 5 Carp!

A very quick night session. We did 8 hours on the bank side, something went right, and something went wrong!

I lost 3 fish all of which bumped off! I don’t remember the last time this happened, real strange. When I checked the hook and rig on the two different rods, all was well. In the back of my mind, I think the last time this happened was about the same time last year on the same water, I have to admit I am using stiffer new rods, so it’s possible the hook pulled because of pressure, but I am inclined to think that the fish are feeding in a slightly less vigorous perhaps more nervous way.

The fish I did catch were hooked differently: upper lip, and in the side. I have not caught a fish hooked in the upper lip in ages. I will check back in my video archive and see what I can deduce.

The first fish was a lovely 20lb common (photo),it took my bait in less than 20min. from a bank side spot about 4m out. This was my 3rd roamer rod, fished on a spot that I scanned and had an inner sense fish were there, they certainly were, I had 3 runs from that spot, during the night, with no pre-bait. A large chunk of time was lost due to my casting short of that spot and leaving it – saying «it would be ok,» I knew it wasn’t, I knew the cast was off, but I didn’t move it till later when we were approached by some late night investigators, (more about that another time).

After that visit, I re-cast my rod, and again within 20min. (on the same spot), it was off! Sadly I lost that fish. Finally at 5.20am. we went to bed. No longer than 20min. later and my right rod was off for the first time! This fish was also lost!

My middle rod was moved as it had been dead, putting it on the left in open and deeper water. This rod ripped off in a short time, no sleep was had!

After a crazy fight a small fish which must have had 3 shredded wheat was mine. As we were unhooking this fish, my left hand rod ripped off again. I hooked the fish but lost it..

It was a strange session, losing so many fish, also Angel didn’t have a run, he was fishing to the right of me in the channel with less water, we did see fish move in this spot, but his alarms remained silent. For me what should have been five carp ended up as two! I don’t know why to be honest, but I am thinking it over.

All fish were caught on Dynamite Baits Spicy Shrimp and Prawn Boilie.

OK, back to our magazine CARPdiem.