Carping this weekend - 04/09/05

[Andrew Burgess]

Well I am going to my secret pool on Sunday with my mate Alec. I have been to have a look at the water this afternoon and I noticed that the fish are moving around the pool and we are looking at a new spot which I am not keen on the area but willing to give it a go.

At the moment the water level is really low despite the local farmer attempt to refill the water from a nearby stream which runs along the back of the pool.

I do know that sometimes the island do produce a couple of fish but this new spot is about 30 yards wide on the right of me while on the left gradually get open bigger and bigger to around 60 yards. I know I will catch quite a few fish but it will be like pasty size carp. Me and Alec have seen plenty of bigger fish coming out of this area so my plan is to stick one rod in the small bay, one out along the side where it gradually get open, and the final one near to the island.

Most of my method will be using Anchor bait delivery system (inline version) and E.s.p. perforated pva bags with bloodworm micro pellets with broken boilies and a single boilie hookbait. If during the day the carp start to feed of the surface then I am attempted to stalk the carp off the surface using the Enterprise floating dog biscuits with of course quite a few of the real chum mixers.

Will let you know how I got on when I get back and hopefully some pictures to go with it.

[boilie]

How did you get on Andrew. Hope its not top secret. ;D
Looking forward to your pic's .
The weather might be agaist you its been very hot today. And as you said the water levels of most waters are very low.

[Andrew Burgess]

I arrived at the secret pool to find somebody else already there just before dawn was braking. Me and my fishing partner Alec already decided to fish a new area of the pool, but I weren't too keen in fishing in this small bay and my chosen peg was a little too steep to get down to the water edge.

My chosen fishing area



My plan was to used two rods with the Anchor bait delivery system (inline version) and E.s.p. perforated pva bags with bloodworm micro pellets with broken boilies and a single boilie hookbait and one rod with a simple inline lead with a single boilie hookbait, with loads of free offerings though out the day.

My bait area was to go along the edges of the branches as I have mark them is yellow dots as where the bait landed



The left rod with a Pva bag/pellets and boilie hookbait. The middle rod a single boilie hookbait and the third rod(right) was again the pva bag system.

My mate Alec was of the mark in his chosen peg and within minutes of casting he landed the heaviest fish of the day. A nice mirror carp at 13lb 3ozs



As I was taking that picture my No.3 rod was already in as this results a small chunky mirror carp and this carp wouldn't hold still for the picture



But manged to get too the grip of it!




Anyway for some reason Alec swim went dead for a long while. For me I was in all the action from after having the first fish.



After that fish went quite for a while and then I decided to more some more baits out there and just sat down the middle rod went off again but this felt a right heavy lump and I did played it for a while but lost the fish as it threw the hook near the snags which was on the left of me. Could it been a new personal best for me? I don't know and I will never know!

Mostly through out the afternoon I did change Alec rig and put some more baits in for him and guess what? In was in again! ;D



Me in again!



My final total catch was 12 Mirror Carp the biggest at 12lb 13ozs and Alec had 3 Mirror carp.

This is the best day I had on this secret pool this year. Already planning to go again next weekend!

[Carpy]

Good day had by both.
That trick with the spinning carp Andrew, looked like something Paul Danial's would do. Brilliant picture.
But Alec i dont mind a carp going topless but you. NO
;D

[Carpy]

Andrew you and Ashley should get together.

Carp camara shy NOT. not taking my picture, mate take that. ;D