Catch Reports
Big Common
Posted in Catch Reports on 07th February 2008Rick Golder is certainly no stranger when it comes to catching big fish and features regularly within our catch report pages. Since discovering the awesome pulling power of the B5, Rick has caught an enviable amount of very big fish from a variety of different waters, and his latest success has resulted in this magnificent 41lb 2oz personal best common, which was caught on the first morning of a 48-hour session from a Berks syndicate water.
The big common was caught at day-break following a very cold night when temperatures dropped to -4 c, during which Rick also banked a 32.8lb mirror and lost another forty at the net!! As you would expect, the Shellfish B5 was responsible for the flurry of big fish action after Rick had introduced 2 kilo’s of 16mm’s to a silty depression at 60-yards. Rick added a further 28.6 common before leaving the following day and was the only one to receive any takes during this time.
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.
