21/04/24 - Shiplate - Main Lake
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*Weight - 67lb 6oz (22lb 6oz)*
*Catch - 5 Carp, 18 Skimmers, 2 Tench, 2 Perch, 1 Roach*
*Weather - Mostly sunny, cool northerly wind.*
*Match - Open (19 fish...
1 day 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.