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Well, it's been a very difficult couple of months on the angling front for me, with several sessions proving unproductive. More recently at least, the Carp have begun to show signs that they might just begin to be co-operative and despite blanking again on Monday, i was back at them again today. Got down to the lake for first light and decided to continue plugging away in the area that i had been in up to date and with three shows as i was setting up, i felt relatively confident (Although i am rapidly realising good signs on this lake can be inconclusive). By late morning, the fish i had seen had drifted elsewhere, so i decided to wind in and go look for them and within 15 minutes i was on the move, as the Carp were indeed otherwise located. Sensing an opportunity to possibly stalk a fish from the edge i lowered both rigs in off the edge of some silkweed on to slightly cleaner bottom, baited with some whole and chopped Xcel Baits KSC and then sat back and watched. A few hours went by and the occasional fish had sensed the presence of the bait, but they weren't really willing to have a prolonged feed. To my surprise, i'd been seeing the odd fish taking what i assume to be flies off the surface, so i decided to try and make the best of a bad situation and kept firing out a couple of Xcel Xcelerate wafters. These were soon singled out and eaten by the fish, so i gave trying to get one off the deck up as a bad job at this point and tied up a hooklength to freeline an 16mm Xcel VNF pop up. I'd be fishing the bait on a Sz.8 PB Choddy hook, tied on with the ever trusty palomar, to a length of Korda Kruiser Kontrol in 12lb. Once i'd got sorted i realised the fish were slightly out of casting range, so had to move to the swim next door in order to get the bait in the 'zone'. Within two minutes of getting the bait in the right area, a fish approached, tentatively took the bait and i was in - Certainly not what you'd expect in the middle of March, but i'll take it! With this being my first Carp in over 5 months owing to my broken leg and what have you, i was understandably nervous as i watched the fish twisting and turning in the clear water. But soon, after a steady fight, she was in the net - talk about relief! A quick weigh revealed 17lb 10ozs, but when they look like this fish, it really is just a number! Here's hoping this one is the first of a few nice fish this year.
Tight lines, Dan
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