With the charity match looming on the Saturday I thought this would be chance to see how the lake was fishing and what methods would catch.
Well i turned up on the day for the draw after having a bacon buttie and a coffee and draw time soon approached the left hand went in and out came Peg 24 lake one. Looking around and after asking a few questions it wasn't a flier (never draw fliers need to come up with a new draw method lol).
Once i was at my peg it was a quick set up as the rain which had been light when i turned up was now starting to get harder. Plan of attack was to no more than 7 meters down the track reason why the wind was blowing right to left straight across the peg and i wasn't in one of them moods to fish 13 meters to the far bank and constantly get my pole dragged around by the wind, there would be fish over to the island but i was hopping i could pull them in closer using a little but often approach.
Rigs for the two swims i would set up down the track would be 2 tubertini pro carp floats 0.4gr with a .14mm main line and a .12mm hook length shotting pattern would be a bulk of no 8 a foot above the the hook with 2 no 10 droppers further down and see how it goes and test and adjust where needed.
Feed wise it would be one line 4mm pellet/sweetcorn the other 4mm meat and hemp no cupping in at the start just small cad pot sizes going in after every fish or bite as i wanted to build the swim up slowly as i have seen lads pile it in down here and the fish don't want to know.
All in was called and i decided to feed the meat line once every five minutes over a 30 minute period and leave it to settle while i looked over the pellet line,once over the pellet line it didn't take long for i was into my first small carp of the day happy days.
This went on for the next 20mins topping up with just a small cad pot the wind now had started to blow harder the rain was pelting down and the anglers who gambled with the 13m line to the island were now struggling to hold there pole straight.
With about 15 fish in the net for around 6-7lb (only small fish the lake is full of them) I turned to the meat line hoping that i had a few fish feeding and it didn't take long before i had another 6 fish in the net. Most anglers had now come in on there track line and one or two were catching well using paste. This was one method i had decided no to bother with due to the size of the fish there were a good stamp of fish up to 4-5lbs however sorting them out using paste was a pain due to there being so many small ones so that was the reason i didn't give it ago.With the meat line now starting to slow down it was time to switch again over to the pellet line this saw me bag another 10 fish before the line went dead with just over the hour to go i decided to push both lines harder to see if i could up the catch rate this ment a larger cad pot for every put in with around 45 mins it looked like it was going to pay off with a fish a chuck.
With the all out called i wasn't sure if i had done enough with a noted Peg in view catching well on paste for most of the afternoon. Round came the scales and looking at the scores 46lb was the one to beat (no way i thought) out came the net and on to the scales went 24lb which i was happy with considering the conditions it had been bloody hard work today.Packing my kit away and returning to the car park i found out that i had just missed out on 3rd by 2lbs coming in 4th. On looking back if i had of fed more positive would i have had more fish who knows as i have said if you go in all guns ablaze and feed heavily it can turn into a nightmare. With the noted pegs picking up it was always going to be hard to compete against.
Next match MacMillian Charity Match at the same venue fingers crossed on a flier lol(in my dreams)
Well i turned up on the day for the draw after having a bacon buttie and a coffee and draw time soon approached the left hand went in and out came Peg 24 lake one. Looking around and after asking a few questions it wasn't a flier (never draw fliers need to come up with a new draw method lol).
Once i was at my peg it was a quick set up as the rain which had been light when i turned up was now starting to get harder. Plan of attack was to no more than 7 meters down the track reason why the wind was blowing right to left straight across the peg and i wasn't in one of them moods to fish 13 meters to the far bank and constantly get my pole dragged around by the wind, there would be fish over to the island but i was hopping i could pull them in closer using a little but often approach.
Rigs for the two swims i would set up down the track would be 2 tubertini pro carp floats 0.4gr with a .14mm main line and a .12mm hook length shotting pattern would be a bulk of no 8 a foot above the the hook with 2 no 10 droppers further down and see how it goes and test and adjust where needed.
Feed wise it would be one line 4mm pellet/sweetcorn the other 4mm meat and hemp no cupping in at the start just small cad pot sizes going in after every fish or bite as i wanted to build the swim up slowly as i have seen lads pile it in down here and the fish don't want to know.
All in was called and i decided to feed the meat line once every five minutes over a 30 minute period and leave it to settle while i looked over the pellet line,once over the pellet line it didn't take long for i was into my first small carp of the day happy days.
This went on for the next 20mins topping up with just a small cad pot the wind now had started to blow harder the rain was pelting down and the anglers who gambled with the 13m line to the island were now struggling to hold there pole straight.
With about 15 fish in the net for around 6-7lb (only small fish the lake is full of them) I turned to the meat line hoping that i had a few fish feeding and it didn't take long before i had another 6 fish in the net. Most anglers had now come in on there track line and one or two were catching well using paste. This was one method i had decided no to bother with due to the size of the fish there were a good stamp of fish up to 4-5lbs however sorting them out using paste was a pain due to there being so many small ones so that was the reason i didn't give it ago.With the meat line now starting to slow down it was time to switch again over to the pellet line this saw me bag another 10 fish before the line went dead with just over the hour to go i decided to push both lines harder to see if i could up the catch rate this ment a larger cad pot for every put in with around 45 mins it looked like it was going to pay off with a fish a chuck.
With the all out called i wasn't sure if i had done enough with a noted Peg in view catching well on paste for most of the afternoon. Round came the scales and looking at the scores 46lb was the one to beat (no way i thought) out came the net and on to the scales went 24lb which i was happy with considering the conditions it had been bloody hard work today.Packing my kit away and returning to the car park i found out that i had just missed out on 3rd by 2lbs coming in 4th. On looking back if i had of fed more positive would i have had more fish who knows as i have said if you go in all guns ablaze and feed heavily it can turn into a nightmare. With the noted pegs picking up it was always going to be hard to compete against.
Next match MacMillian Charity Match at the same venue fingers crossed on a flier lol(in my dreams)
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