Everything has gone green
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Love early spring. The still low sun backlighting fresh verdant reed, iris
and alder leaves. Froths of blossom, even the conker trees are breaking
into f...
18 hours ago
Getting there mate, you’ll be emptying it out before I know it!
ReplyDeleteIt’s a learning curve, bit gutting spotting the biggest fish I’ve seen there, stalking it and conning it into taking a bait only for it to shed the hook feet from the net - but never mind, hopefully find bigger this summer...
DeleteAbsolutely, it happens to us all. Hopefully I’m there when you do, so I can get a couple of pics for you!!
DeleteI've had some (barbless) hook posers but am enjoying get the rod bent even if some have been coming off
ReplyDeleteI use barbless for 99% of my fishing but the shape of the bigger carp looks like often the pressure is on the line around a fin or their humped back, so perhaps a micro barb will stay put better.
DeleteCan’t catch them all, can’t beat a bend in the rod but it’s nice to see them in the net at the end of the fight.