Catch Reports
Long Distance Whacker!
Posted in Catch Reports on 29th August 2009Eddie Johnson from Conwy, North Wales has been making the 480-mile round trip to St Ives lagoon in search of the Fat Lady on a regular basis, but last week he finally managed to nail his target fish! Arriving on the Monday for a 4-night session he introduced 4kg of B5 boilies close to a weedbed at 60-yards and continued topping up the spot with 1.5kg daily because he saw the odd fish show including what could well have been the big one.
On the Thursday morning Jon Mac, who was fishing next door joined him for a brew and as they sat there chatting, Eddie’s right hand rod burst into life! After a spirited scrap during which the fish weeded up for a while, Jon waded out up to his waist in water to finally slip the net under what was obviously a very big carp. The look on Jon’s face said it all - it was Eddie’s target fish – ‘The Fat Lady’ at a weight of 55lb 3oz! We know Jon’s time will come, but for now it was Eddie’s moment. Well done that man, and once again – top B5 bombing!
Cork ball advantages
Although we provide cork dust pop-ups, we also appreciate that some customers prefer cork ball pop-ups and I think that it's generally accepted that cork ball pop-ups are the best method for long term buoyancy. This can be particularly advantageous for many modern day rigs such as chod rigs and Hinged Stiff-rigs. These clever little packs allow anglers to create their own cork ball pop-ups with little effort. You can also regulate the amount of paste you use to make them more buoyant or turn them into slow sinkers.
Top tip
If you are having problems with diving birds or nuisance fish, you can combat this by 'meshing up'. The best method we have seen to do this is to cut a small section of tights (we recommend you get your missus's permission first!). Wrap the pop-up in the fine mesh, pull tight, tie off with floss, 'blob' the excess with a lighter and away you go.
