Charlie

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Yes they are intended for carp. Fishing over the top of trout pellets is a non-starter when doing an overnighter between work. I had six one night doing this - average 8-10lb. The carp didn't get a look in! On another occasion I had two from the plank swim in a night and weighed them both - 11lb 4oz and 12lb 6oz. It is nice to catch big bream but you don't get the sense of achievement when using 15lb line and 12ft 2 3/4lb test curve rods. Definitely a better approach than the groundbait/maggot approach, just scale your tackle down. If you look nationally on big bream captures you will find that carp anglers are catching more. Look at Jim Shelleys results on Horton last year - fish to 18lb+. The bream seem to latch onto the best bait source and in this day and age that is boilies! Charlie [ 23 April 2002, 12:20 PM: Message edited by: Charlie ]

Yes they are intended for carp. Fishing over the top of trout pellets is a non-starter when doing an overnighter between work. I had six one night doing this - average 8-10lb. The carp didn't get a look in! On another occasion I had two from the plank swim in a night and weighed them both - 11lb 4oz and 12lb 6oz. It is nice to catch big bream but you don't get the sense of achievement when using 15lb line and 12ft 2 3/4lb test curve rods. Definitely a better approach than the groundbait/maggot approach, just scale your tackle down. If you look nationally on big bream captures you will find that carp anglers are catching more. Look at Jim Shelleys results on Horton last year - fish to 18lb+. The bream seem to latch onto the best bait source and in this day and age that is boilies! Charlie [ 23 April 2002, 12:20 PM: Message edited by: Charlie ]

Mainline Active-8 boilies. 2 x 12mm on a hair over pva bag of trout pellets. Can't get away frombream up to 12lb on Redesmere, Cheshire using this!! Charlie

Mainline Active-8 boilies. 2 x 12mm on a hair over pva bag of trout pellets. Can't get away frombream up to 12lb on Redesmere, Cheshire using this!! Charlie

Do you mean the one with the Richmond Park Lake Forty in it? If so lots of carp anglers, days only, loads of public etc etc Charlie

Do you mean the one with the Richmond Park Lake Forty in it? If so lots of carp anglers, days only, loads of public etc etc Charlie

Its the place where Dave Lane and Lee Merrit are catching all their 'instant' 30's and 40's. Carp Angler of the Year? :mad: :mad: :mad: [ 05 April 2002, 01:58 PM: Message edited by: Charlie ]

FYI Ian Welch has posted on RMC that the perch record has been broken with a fish of 5lb 12oz. The fish fell to a 12 year old fishing an Oxfordshire lake. Thats a big stripey! Charlie

FYI Ian Welch has posted on RMC that the perch record has been broken with a fish of 5lb 12oz. The fish fell to a 12 year old fishing an Oxfordshire lake. Thats a big stripey! Charlie