Jack81

I've been fishing for 20 odd years. I started off doing general coase fishing at the age of 8 but got bitten by the carp bug after reading "Casting at the Sun" by Chris Yates. I spent most of my childhood fishing small local ponds and never caught anything especially big. In the last few years I've had a some good carp to 28lb from gravel pits in Suffolk.

In between all the carp fishing I have had a good go at fly fishing, lure fishing and deadbaiting for pike and sea fishing (beachcasting). I have caught a few large specimens when targeting the carp, including a 23lb pike on a boilie! I would love to catch some by design, and on more sporting tackle. I may have a crack at a big roach this winter, hoping for a 2lber! Could try for that 20lb pike by design as well. Will keep you posted!