Catch Reports
Confused Common!
Posted in Catch Reports on 04th November 2012Lee Carpenter is one of those consistent anglers who always seems to get amongst the big fish on a very regular basis. Another interesting fact is that most of Lee's success comes to thinking ouitside the box and presenting the carp with something a little different.
Lee has found out that by applying the two most successful food baits ever made (namely the B5 and Black Snail) side by side, it seems to create a degree of confusion and judging by the fish he has caught since doing this, it certainly provides a little 'food for thought'!
His most recent target was this immense looking common that succumbed to the above 'bait confusion' tactic and weighed in at an impressive 42lb 10oz! Nice one Lee and a belter of a fish.
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.
