Catch Reports
Car Park Lake success
Posted in Catch Reports on 28th January 2011Catching a carp from the notoriously difficult Yateley Car Park Lake can be difficult enough when the conditions are 'spot on', but in bitterly cold conditions in the middle of January it has to be classed as an exceptional result! But this is exactly what Marcus Howarth recently done on a recent visit to the famous venue.
The cold water common weighed in at 29lb 14oz and fell victim to our legendary Shellfish B5 boilies winterised for coldwater use. We're not too sure how many anglers appreciate how important it is to use baits that have been modified for cold water use in the winter, but those who do certainly seem to benefit from doing so! Well done Marcus and thanks for the report.
Backlead use
Back leads can be very advantageous in certain circumstances, particularly on venues that receive lots of pressure from anglers and you need to pin your line down to the lake bed. On such venues, any fish that bump into your lines, can often mean the kiss of death. To avoid this, it's best to pin your lines down. Yes, this can be acheived by using slack lines, but the big disadvantage there is that you will also lose vital bite indication. By dropping on a back lead, you can pin your lines down, yet still keep them semi-tight to register bites. They also minimise the chances of you catching your other lines whilst playing fish back to the bank.
The problem with most back leads however is that in the event of hooking a fish, they don't slide down the line very well, but we can assure you there's no chance of that happening with these!
