fantasticfisherman

if i caught a good sized bream whilst carp fishing i'd be more than happy, instead of groaning as(it seems)most carp anglers do

the thing is one of my carp rods is a 2lb t.c and the other is a 2.75 t.c. i've been reading up on ideal line strengths for different test curves(i like to do my homework you see) and i worked out that 10lb line is the ideal stength for my 2lb t.c rod. that was before i got my 2.75 t.c rod which i decided i should have some stronger line on due to the heavier test curve

ok thanks for your thoughts everyone. i can now fish in confidence that im doing things right

ok thanks common

hi all, i want to start carp fishing with two rods instead of one now and wondered if it mattered having two different line strengths on my outfits. i.e - one rod(and reel )with 10lb and one with 12lb, or is it better to have them both the same? i haven't decided to deliberately fill the two reels with different line strengths its just i got them both at different times and thats just what i put on them. what do you think?

that would be good if there was bream about, but you say it's unknown so you don't know what's in there. what i would do is try allsorts of different methods and baits to see what works and what it catches

yeah thats how i work it out. welcome to the site by the way [ 28. September 2005, 06:58 PM: Message edited by: fantasticfisherman ]

good luck mate, a 54lb common is one hell of a fish. hope you catch it.

hi dave and welcome. i too live in cookham but have never fished royal berks. and i am also turning to piking soon and i use a 2 3/4lb t.c rod with a daiwa regal z from argos (£39.99, good value ) loaded with 12lb line

ive caught perch on spinners using 20lb wire before and those perch didnt really care

catching perch on luncheon meat is quite common because it's happened to me a few times, i presume because perch are predatory they like the meat's smell

wouldn't have thought so

depends what level the fish are at, what i do is start shallow and work my way down until i drag bottom, then you know you are on the bottom(if you want to fish on the bottom)if you dont want to fish on the bottom then adjust it accordingly

whoa, i can almost feel the tension, i think we all need to calm down about the hunting thing. no offense(if any was caused)

is it true that autumn carp fishing is good because the carp are bulking up for winter much like any other animal?

ive always used barbless hooks but i always keep a few barbed ones in the tackle box because i use barbless ones simply because they are easier to unhook, but if i am losing fish, then i will switch over to a barbed one(if rules allow)

Given the right location Fanty, you just can't beat float fishing can you! Not only can it prove more productive, but there's a magnetism about watching a float. Stand next to someone float fishing - you watch their float, the guy walking his dog down the bank stops & watches your float - it's like a drug & totally addictive to all who dare to look. Nice one on your captures! regards your right there rabster, just watching the float slide away was a joy itself

sorry i forgot to mention they were all on the float, people do use use buzzers there but it is a waste of time as the bottom is mud and silt which they do not seem to know when they are using their 3oz leads

although i cant remember whether i put my topic on rods for 'stalking' carp in the margins on this forum or the coarse forum, i went to the place in question, it was a touring caravan/camping site with a couple of ponds about three quarters of an acre in size with carp in up to 30lb. i came back a very happy chappy with three doubles and one single(all mirror carp)under my belt they went 12lb, 12lb 8oz, 13lb 8oz and 7lb respectively . my dad had one at the last knockings that was 10lb.no pb's this time but all good fish(for me anyway)despite the weather down in wiltshire we had a great time. all were taken on luncheon meat in the margins

try solid pva bags

i remember an episode of record breaking fish with matt hayes and mick brown and they mentioned that the boilies that are fed in are m1 boilies. thats what they used to catch what they did

is that the one from askari? if so it should be fine imo because my dad has one and they are relatively stiff. enough to lauch a deadbait imo.

well done rabbit even a nine is a monster for me!

mine too. thats sad

also zapping them in the microwave will make them float. good if you want to fish pop ups but not good if you want to use bottom baits