The Carpy Couple, Chasing Carp: The Bunkers (Couple Of Hours Stalking)

Common At The Snags

Its been nearly a week since I last got out to fish, so needed my fix! snuck out for a couple of hours this afternoon. If I was to catch within the time span I had then I would have to be able to be mobile to move freely around the lake and on to carp. I fished light... rod, mat, net, a small amount of bait and tackle...I was off! it was all that I needed even left the bite alarms at home.

I walked around the lake looking and listening for carp. they weren't giving themselves away easy. so I started to lightly bait a few snaggy areas, I watched the water intently at these spots, to my joy I saw a spot at the snags that looked promising as the water was clouded up and I could no longer see the bait I had put in about 20 to 30 minutes prior.

I then re-baited the area with a small scattering of broken boilies and crumb.

I slowly lowered the blow back combi rig with a snowman bait mounted to the hair, the bait I used was Spicy Krill topped with Roasted Nut pop up, onto the light scattering of bait where it had previously been clouded up. I love this type of free fishing, crouching next to a 10ft rod just waiting for that bite, you have to be quick though as fishing locked up and in a snaggy area.

within 10 minutes I was off the mark with the rod getting pulled in and me getting a booty lunging forward to grab it, the carp had made it under some fallen branches so I edged the rod tip down into the water, slowly applied pressure and the carp turned its head and came towards me, she was out the snags but I was far from home and dry as she was angry! I couldn't allow her to take line of the clutch as there was a good chance she would head for another snag, so used my back wind instead so all the time she thought she was gaining line I was easing her back and wearing her down, letting her take a back turn off line or two every now and then. after about 5 or so minuits she came to the surface and was ready for the net.