Catch Reports
Horseshoe Haul on B5
Posted in Catch Reports on 18th August 2009Chay Williams from Somerset recently had a session to remember at Horseshoe lake in Glos. Chay arrived during a very quiet spell with very few fish coming out, however, he soon found himself notching up an impressive tally of fish that included twelve fish over 20lbs topped by a magnificent common of 37lb 8oz!
Chay fished the Lagoon swim in Winter Bay and fished 100-yards to a small gravel patch in a gap between the far tree lined margins. During his session Chay introduced a total of 6kg 16mm Shellfish B5 boilies, whilst topping up the spots between each capture to keep them feeding. Top B5 bombing Chay, yet further proof that the B5 is the bait to use when the going gets tough!
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.
