Well here i am again. When i posted the thread a couple of weeks back now of why i wanted to learn to carp fish i got great feed back off the members. Well the person that stuck the most sense into me was gidneyboy. I understood straight away what he ment when he said dont run be for you can walk. He also wanted more detail in my post of what bits i had in the tackle box. He also gave me some advise on what to look for on rigs and stuff like potential death rigs and safe rigs. So most days now i have research about rigs what makes them dangerous to fish and safe rigs. This is where i began to start walking i watched alot of episodes of anglers fishing for carp and gained some knowledge on the tactics they where using. Even tho i do not have the money to buy what the pros have i got my self cheap but reliable rod and reels and a pod.

When i research the internet for some equipment i needed i want down to the nearest tackle shop with a list of what i would have liked to buy. The first thing i bought was 2 packs of size six hooks and...

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never gets old! :D

i just wondering would anyone be intrested in a forum fishing trip to lake at some point in the summer?

Saw this disgusting video linked to one of ours.
DO NOT WATCH IF SQUEAMISH contains spearing of carp.
Anyone know wtf they are doing? and why they think they're cool for doing it?
wankers.

Thought i'd post it as sometimes things need to be highlighted to stop, or help stop these things.


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The three carp and coarse fishing lakes, extending over more than 8 acres of water, are set in 15 acres of carefully landscaped grounds that form part of a much larger farm. You will experience the quality of sport on offer and the wide range of facilities available in a beautiful setting and yet so close to the A1.
Record fish: 31LB 5OZ
website: www.angelnorthlakes.com
phone: 0191 4100449
nearest town: Chester le street 5 miles
YOUTUBE LINK: none available:(

Float Fishing
Float fishing is one of my favoured methods for catching carp. I have probably caught more carp float fishing than any other method. Most of the venues I fish are small shallow ponds where using lots of lead is just not necessarily. I much prefer to use light gear to catch reasonable sized carp. Catching a 10 pound carp on a very light float rod is a lot more exciting than catching one on a very heavy duty carp rod. The 12LB carp in the photograph to the left was caught using float tackle on a CTB match rod and 3lb line. If you are disabled and strength is an issue, then there are plenty of extremely light rods on the market that you will not even know you are holding once they are strapped to your arm. The other advantage with float fishing is you don't actually have to cast. A lot of carp will feed virtually under your feet so all you have to do is plonk the float three or 4 feet from the bank, even less, I have caught fish 6 inches from the bank.



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Here are a few tips that may help to improve your night fishing experiences

1. Organisation
Everything must be organised by sundown, if you use something put it back where it belongs, stow away all unnecessary gear while you can still see what you're doing, less things to fall over in the night and you'll know where to find everything
2. Litter
Keep a polythene bag tied on a bankstick outside the bivvy to use as a rubbish bin, keep your bait up off the floor otherwise its going to attract rats.
3. Batteries
Make sure you have spare batteries for your alarms and torch as nothings worse than having to gring the rods in because you cant detect bites or not being able to see what you're doing.
4. Mark your line
Marking your line with pole elastic can be a great way to consistently cast blind to the same spot if you have to recast in the night.

5. Food & Drink
Carry plenty of spare water as a brew in the night can be great for warming up, also we've found it...

The Weather Changes in the UK and How it Potentially Affects Carp Behaviour and Feeding


Evidence suggests that European monks introduced carp into the UK around the turn of the 17th century. Since then, anglers have been studying the carp and its environment as a means of locating and catching the fish. In the 1990s, much work was done to determine the impact of the moon, wind direction, air pressure changes, oxygen content and water temperature on carp behaviour.

The Moon

Questions have arisen as to whether the moon phases affect carp fishing. Many saltwater fishermen use solunar tables to calculate prime fishing times. The tables are based on a combination of moon phases and sun/moon rise/set times and rate the various time periods each day. There is some computer software available that can do solunar calculations, but these are usually only suited to North America. It is uncertain how moon phases would affect freshwater fishing as there is no tidal factor to consider.
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yes or no!