First time carp fishing
- Alan_dalton
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First time carp fishing
Had a go for the carp today for the first time with George for a couple hours this morning. Fished a small private lake we found that's not been fished. One happy boy. Two wild carp caught on maggots. Second one had had a lucky escape from an otter.
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Re: First time carp fishing
I'm not being pedantic and your boy would have been chuffed to bits but they're not wildies per se, but fished for in an environment to suit, who cares about their gene pool. Great isn't it, finding an unfished water?
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Re: First time carp fishing
Nice one Alan
Congratulations to both of you
Regards
Tom
Congratulations to both of you
Regards
Tom
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Re: First time carp fishing
Happy Hayes wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09 2019 17:34 -Nice one Alan
Congratulations to both of you
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Tom
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Re: First time carp fishing
Brill, he'll remember that forever, top dadding :)
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Re: First time carp fishing
What weight were they Alan
They look a Nice size .,and caught on Maggots too.
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Tom
They look a Nice size .,and caught on Maggots too.
Regards
Tom
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Re: First time carp fishing
Happy Hayes wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09 2019 22:54 -Small by today's standards, one was 14lb the other just under 14. Good sport though for a few hours fishing and my lad was chuffed to bits. Next thing were going try is night fishing which the boys will love. Bit of an adventure for them! His Harry Potter T-shirt got covered in slime so that's his new lucky fishing t shirt now!What weight were they Alan
They look a Nice size .,and caught on Maggots too.
Regards
Tom
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Re: First time carp fishing
Alan_dalton wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10 2019 06:34 -And hopefully more slime to come.Happy Hayes wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09 2019 22:54 -Small by today's standards, one was 14lb the other just under 14. Good sport though for a few hours fishing and my lad was chuffed to bits. Next thing were going try is night fishing which the boys will love. Bit of an adventure for them! His Harry Potter T-shirt got covered in slime so that's his new lucky fishing t shirt now!What weight were they Alan
They look a Nice size .,and caught on Maggots too.
Regards
Tom
Regards
Tom
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Re: First time carp fishing
That's great fish for first carp, my biggest is only around that size though I've haven't fished for them much. Went fishing with Holly my 7 year old yesterday, she had 2 carp but not as big as that at around 4lb. She lost a few though, she ended up flat on her back when the hook pulled on one fish which made us laugh!
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Re: First time carp fishing
Mattjb wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10 2019 10:33 -Good timesThat's great fish for first carp, my biggest is only around that size though I've haven't fished for them much. Went fishing with Holly my 7 year old yesterday, she had 2 carp but not as big as that at around 4lb. She lost a few though, she ended up flat on her back when the hook pulled on one fish which made us laugh!
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Re: First time carp fishing
after getting bored of chasing urban ghosts, i have decided to raget the most abundant urban species, Carp!
Floats only for me as much as possible , they dont half fight some!
Floats only for me as much as possible , they dont half fight some!
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Re: First time carp fishing
Nobby C wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09 2019 16:09 -Well, you sort of are being pedantic or you'd not have posted the comment To be fair to Alan, if you read what he's written, he clearly means 'wild' as in not fished for? I've caught true wildies from a water that at one time was 100% unpolluted with any other strain of carp. The same water in fact that a certain Jack Hilton once fished for wildies. Biggest fish were barely nudging doubles, but they were like little bars of gold and fought like tigers... anyway, enough of the willy waving... super pictures Alan and a great day for the lad. Well done bothI'm not being pedantic and your boy would have been chuffed to bits but they're not wildies per se, but fished for in an environment to suit, who cares about their gene pool. Great isn't it, finding an unfished water?
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Re: First time carp fishing
Top stuff Alan!
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Re: First time carp fishing
Nice one Alan
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Re: First time carp fishing
Nice! Time for me to make my own memories and use do some carp fishing. I live so close to the river but rarely get out on the water. I'll update https://fishmasters.com with more tips and info