I am a very forgetful sort and today was no exception. I thought I would head to Ash Ponds. I was keen to give Pond 1 a go. As I would like to up my Carp PB a bit before my holiday is over and the weather gets cold. Sadly there were a a fair few lines out in Pond 1 already. I didn't fancy my chances so I plodded over to Pond 3.
I ended up in the same spot as before as it was a little more secluded despite there being a fair few anglers out.
I set up the method first. Once done I fumbled about in a bits bag and failed to connect with the buzz bars. Hmmm... I cobbled together a make shift rod pod made from bait boxes and bags. It was quite a sight to behold.
I put it out towards the low tree on my right.
I kitted up the float rod and put it straight in front. I had corn on both and a bit of the old faithful Special G on the method.
The bite alarm struggled to detect anything, balanced precariously on a broken bankstick.. Nevertheless I hooked into something powerful which dragged me straight into the low lying tree and I promptly lost the method feeder in a tangled heap.
I set up again and cast a little further away from the aforementioned tree. I was getting little knocks and half arsed runs. Bream perhaps, although I have never caught one here.
I baited up quite heavily with Special G around the float which was only set at a couple of feet.
It bobbed and swayed in the bow wave of a Carp before sinking, Bang! I was in - literally.
I slid on the bank and was waist deep in brown lake water. Doh! Laughter erupted from around the lake along with a cry of "Great angling mate!". Glad to see everyone was worried about my safety...
Despite this embarrassing mishap I kept the angry fish on the hook.
Not the best picture but remember I had just fallen in
Despite being soaked from the waist down I continued bravely onwards. If i'm honest the method was a bit of a lost cause. My A Team like construction wasn't working. I packed it away after catching this one, which was a fluke as I literally just started winding and it was magically on!
Excuse the debris in this pic
I carried on plopping in some pellets and loose groundbait into the margins. The Carp were about but I was fascinated by the hundreds of little Carp attacking anything in the water. Then like a scene from Blue Planet, they would all art and a Carp would slurp up the goodies.
The Carp were feeding confidently and I had a few. These two were the bigger ones. The one above was just over 12lbs. He was long but not fat!
Another decent Common
I also had a good number of Rudd keeping my float bobbing. Even though I was cold and wet I did have a good few hours. I may well try Lake 1 next time if its not to busy.
On another note. As I write this I am looking for my baiting needle. Ive probably lost it. Doh!
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