Carp-catcher

[Pangolin]

Posted about this on the Session Carp board too. I met this bloke, today, and bought one of these:

 

www.thecarpcatcher.com

 

looks very interesting. I will let you know how I get on with it.

[Newt]

Unless I missed something, there is absolutely no detail there on rigging it, how it works, or any of that.

 

If you paid the £12 you must have liked his idea but could you give some idea beyond what the web page offers?

[carping_mad]

Hi Dave havnt heard from you for ages matey, what is this thing, and what does it do? looks to big and bulky, looks more like a carp scarer than a carp catcher :confused:

[Pangolin]

I guess the website doesn't give all the info because otherwise somebody could make something similar... it's basically a surface-fishing bolt-rig, for distance work. The one I bought direct only cost me eight quid...

[carping_mad]

hmmm sounds interesting

[Peter Waller]

I have something that looks incredibly like that! Made from one of those bouncy ball things that bounce incredibly far, even when just dropped. Mine was made up for pike fishing, works like a Polaris Float or an inline trolling float, cost £1.99. Strangely enough I bought it for river carping, to help with the casting as well as providing a bolt rig effect, not that it has caught me much. A major splash when casting it. Still, at the advertised price, it must be better than the pike version. Who said, theres one born every minute?

[Liamsm]

Hi All,

Have I read it correctly in that this is some kind of self striking device?.

 

..........Liam

[Pangolin]

No, not self-striking. It gives enough resistance to hook the fish, initially (as claimed), but then releases the line to let the hooked fish run. Despite having a weight on the bottom and the bait on the surface, it all tucks up very neatly when you're reeling in, or playing a fish.

[Oddjob87]

I had a look on the patents office website and couldn't see any details about it. I never surface fish because i think it such hard work! But if i could see this thing in action i might be persuaded to buy one!!

[Liamsm]

Thanks pangolin,

Sounds like it might operate on the same principal as those self locking floats.

Probably never use one myself, but just love to know how everything works.

I still can't quite see exactly the principal of it, but I expect that it will come to light when a few more have used it.

 

.......Liam