Sparhawk

Oooh dad pictured it for me. Please bear in mind my boot is a Size 13 ;-) Any ladies looking in, I am the exception that proves the rule

Yeah, That's what I thought, it was odd that he was on the same pool as me, as the carp in there are only said to go to 15lb, Maybe he didn't want to drag all that gear to the "specimen" pool another 200 yards away.

Not being a great fan of commercial fisheries, but dad wanted to shake down his tackle before our week-long trip to Norfolk later this month, we headed to a local pool to pay for a few hours guaranteed catching. Enjoyed the first hour just pulling in Silver fish on a pellet, remembering what to do (Hey , its been a while ) Then decided to switch bait for a few of the larger fish, put one lump of Sweetcorn on the hook, cast in, within 10 seconds my float had gone like a screaming exocet. A good 10 minute fight and I landed a 8-9 lb Carp. I was WELL chuffed. Made all the sweeter by the sight of a "professional" carper with all the gear and a bivvy for a full night s fishing, turning as green as his camo gear as I , the amateur, landed the one he was after

I cant find another thread to stick this on, so I m sticking it here I visited Makins last week, just to have a look. I was surprised to see that the EA have control of it now, SO I'm thinking " no bad thing" I think it was Phase Three I was on the FIRST thing that struck me was that each and every pool in the complex was long and thin with an island in the middle, making each swim just like the ones on the canal, less than 2 miles away. IF The EA were smart, they could have saved all the hassle of digging new pools and stocked the local canal system? Or am I being a bit altruistic here? Surely to get Anglers back on the canal system would be better for the environment and the local "micro economy" than digging new puddles for fishermen to sit on? And just for clarification, I don't think Chub and Barbel should be in there either

Rather than mess the forum up, I'll steal your thread a little bit too.Just getting back into it after a 20 year absence, had my first session today on a local "commercial water" Thoroughly enjoyed it, but BOY have things changed :-S , baits, methods, floats, and what in the steaming heck is a POLE!?Mind you I had my best fish on the (borrowed) whip, so it s all good I fear money may be changing hands in my local tackle shop very very soon.