how to catch a 20

[andyboy]

im in need of some help it seems that as hard as i try i just cant catch my first 20 i do all the normal stuff i just cant get it right any tips

[RobStubbs]

There's no magic answer, if you are catching carp then you will catch a 20 - assuming the water(s) you fish has them in to that size. The more carp there are over that weight then in theory the less time you might have to wait.

 

All I can say is just enjoy the fish you catch and don't worry about target weights. It will come to you, you may just have to be patient.

 

Rob.

[christian kimber]

Andyboy if you fish a place that has a good head of 20's then your turn will come.If like me you fished a club that only had a couple of 20's in each water then you will struggle like i did before finally catching your dream.

My advice fish a water with a good head of twenties,and your time will come.

[andyboy]

cheers for the reply rob and cristian i love me carp fishing so do the whole family i no ill get there in the end

[Eddie]

Set your target higher, go fish for a forty or two, you'll soon get your twenty.

[andyboy]

good answer eddie then the question would be about how to catch a 40 anyway if there was a rig you had total confidance in what would it be

[RobStubbs]

Eddie:

Set your target higher, go fish for a forty or two, you'll soon get your twenty.

Not if they ain't in the water you fish you won't. Ditto, 30's or 40's.

 

Rob.

[Eddie]

RobStubbs:

RobStubbs:

Set your target higher, go fish for a forty or two, you'll soon get your twenty.

Not if they ain't in the water you fish you won't. Ditto, 30's or 40's.

 

Rob.

If they're not in the water, you're not fishing for them are you?

 

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anyway if there was a rig you had total confidance in what would it be

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Mainline straight through to a knotless knotted size eight with a lobworm, not a fish swimming will say no on the right day.

 

Go find the fish, don't wait and hope they find you.

[mpbdsnu]

How long have you been fishing for carp andyboy?

[Mald]

I spent an age myself in pursuit of the elusive 20 and then learnt one lesson in Carping that has been catching me them since.

 

Quite simply move onto the fish. It sounds daft but I spent years just sitting in my chosen swim watching Carp topping in other parts of the lake and waiting for them to move onto my baits.

 

The one major stopper to this is that day ticket waters often don't give you this option due to Grumpy owners or the places just being too full to move in which case I just do as much homework as I can before I go to a venue to find out pegs that have been producing good catches.