Catch Reports
Stunning Big Common falls to 'The Squid'!
Posted in Catch Reports on 04th March 2009Charlie Goult isn’t wasting much time getting to grips with the new Natural Squid after catching this immaculate 35lb 10oz common just 2-hours before his winter ticket run out! This is the first time Charlie has put the new bait through its paces after being a long term fan of the B5 and Creamseed, but we have a feeling it won’t be the last!
The stunning ‘woodcarving-like’ common picked up a hook bait presented amongst 100 free offerings during a very slow period on the lake, which just goes to show that a good quality bait applied correctly will continue to produce the goods when other baits struggle. Well done Charlie, a much deserved result following a difficult year personally.
Fluoro pop-ups
Whilst carp are not generally recognised as sight feeders, there are undoubtedly times when they are visually drawn to a food source and bright pop-ups are a classic example of this. It's not surprising therefore, that fluoro pop-ups have proved very effective, particularly if just using a single bait with no free offerings. The winter and spring months are a classic example of this and a single fluoro pop-up cast to a 'showing' fish has resulted in the downfall of many a carp.
But it would be a mistake to think fluoro pop-ups should be just restricted to single bait presentation. Quite often, a fluoro pop-up fished over a bed of bait can fool the wariest of carp and a little 10mm fluoro pop-up mounted above a standard bottom bait can act as a very good visual sight and lead to a bite or two when other methods fail to produce.
