I set up in a swim that i had not fished before which meant i could put a rod on to the tip of the Island and the free offerings about a killo was spombed over the top what a great bit of kit the spomb is. The one i use is the mini spomb it delivers 15 x 15mm baits at a time and it saves me carring a spod rod to do it. The other 2 rods was spread around with a a killo of bolies on one rod and over the other 3 killos of mixed particles.
The first fish came at 2 in the morning a nice looking mid double common that gave a good account of its self it had a really big tail which would explain why.
Monday soon came with just 3 of us on the lake and the wind due to pick up i was confident that things was going to change i had heard fish crashing and rolling all night in the deep water to my left. At mid morning the wind started to pick up and within 2 hours wind speed was up to around 25 mph it was just what the doctor ordered carp was showing all over in front and to my left over the particles i made the decision to reel in the right hand rod and put it over the to the particle area too it was a good idea because it ripped off within minutes of me casting it there. It was a short battle because the hook pulled i soon had the it in and checked the point it was still sharp so i rebaited it with enigma pro boilie and recast it back to the zone. The carp where still going mad and was enjoying the windy conditions when the second run of the afternoon came this time to the right hand rod i made sure i pulled into this one a little harder and within what seemed only a few moments it was in the net a cracking mirror this time of 24lb.
Right i have saved the best bit till last its now tuesday morning and the lake once again looks void of carp nothing showing anywhere.Its my last day and the sun is getting stronger by the hour so i decide to pack up early and spend sometime with the good lady. But i thought i would just have a mooch about first i had my receiver for the delkims and had a look in the pads. You can stand there and watch them come in and out of the lilies again nothing was showing so i walked back past my swim and went to the next swim up from mine again after a few minutes watching and seeing nothing i walked back to my swim where i saw the bobbin on the middle rod move only a twitch before it went into melt down unbelievable i thought as i pulled into it. Right away i could feel the x-line grating threw the weed that it had picked up on the take i was now thinking that the line would break or the hook would pull. It was just one massive ball of weed as big as a mini car roof . I just kept the line tight and pulled gentle till the ball of weed was in the swim i put on my waders jumped in and started to part the weed i new the fish was in there but just could not find it. But there at the back of the weed was the fish with its head buried in the weed it never looked that big. I thought might do 20lb.
I new that i could get the landing net under the fish so thats what i did i slipped the net down the side of the fish and as i scooped it in it rolled over on its side. It was massive bigger than the 20lb i thought when i first saw it more like a mid 30. I could not help my self from laughing i new it was a big un and how lucky i was to get it in with all that weed around it. Everything was set up camera, scales, water,weigh sling and i was ready to see just how big this mirror was i lifted the scales up to read them 39-10 a new pb for me i could not believe it over the moon i was. The photos was done and a video was done fish was back in its home and i was one happy carp angler.
Here is the video of that bank holiday with footage of some of the carp i had plus the big mirror Hope you enjoy watching it
Till next time thank you and have a good un
Russ
