Time for my annual workout!
This lake produces some incredible match weights, it is hard work though.
Carp of 1lb to 10lb are caught on a top kit with pellets/corn/meat, whatever you prefer to use really.
I drew a peg in the middle of the end bank, not really a noted area for winning weights but there are lots of carp wherever you sit.
I set up a couple of rigs that could be used for fishing anywhere from 4" to 2ft deep which meant I could fish on the bottom or very shallow if I started to foul hook fish.
I started on banded pellet then tried meat as hook bait and found that a little quicker to get a bite so fished with meat on the hook for most of the first half, feeding regularly with 6mm pellets.
Sensibly,we always have a split match here, weighing in after 2.5 hours then starting again for a further 2.5 or so hours. At the halfway mark I weighed in 187lb, Alan T next to me had 212lb so I would already have my work cut out to catch him. Then we heard that Stan weighed in a little over 300lb a few pegs to my right and Allan B had 380lb already!
In the second half I started with meat again on the hook but soon tried corn and this seemed better so stuck with it, still feeding 6mm pellets and now and then a few grains of corn too.
As is normal I caught a bit more in the second half, ending up with a total of 480lb, Alan T had not had a smooth second half and I had managed to overtake him but I was still only 4th (again)!!
Allan B had continued where he left off, finishing up with 831lb and Stan had some good fish in his 608lb total.
Club match report and results can be seen HERE.
Here is some video of the bagging action.
This lake produces some incredible match weights, it is hard work though.
Carp of 1lb to 10lb are caught on a top kit with pellets/corn/meat, whatever you prefer to use really.
I drew a peg in the middle of the end bank, not really a noted area for winning weights but there are lots of carp wherever you sit.
I set up a couple of rigs that could be used for fishing anywhere from 4" to 2ft deep which meant I could fish on the bottom or very shallow if I started to foul hook fish.
I started on banded pellet then tried meat as hook bait and found that a little quicker to get a bite so fished with meat on the hook for most of the first half, feeding regularly with 6mm pellets.
Sensibly,we always have a split match here, weighing in after 2.5 hours then starting again for a further 2.5 or so hours. At the halfway mark I weighed in 187lb, Alan T next to me had 212lb so I would already have my work cut out to catch him. Then we heard that Stan weighed in a little over 300lb a few pegs to my right and Allan B had 380lb already!
In the second half I started with meat again on the hook but soon tried corn and this seemed better so stuck with it, still feeding 6mm pellets and now and then a few grains of corn too.
As is normal I caught a bit more in the second half, ending up with a total of 480lb, Alan T had not had a smooth second half and I had managed to overtake him but I was still only 4th (again)!!
Allan B had continued where he left off, finishing up with 831lb and Stan had some good fish in his 608lb total.
Club match report and results can be seen HERE.
Here is some video of the bagging action.
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