Archive for September, 2010
Following Up Interesting Points: Chod-stealth
I am going to trial something new, here. I am a subscriber to the CARPology Magazine, which I thoroughly enjoy reading each month from cover to cover. They’ve really got something good going on over there; must be something in the water.
However, I am going to focus on one key feature: The Rotary Letter. Something I plan to do is almost ‘branch out’ or ‘respond’ to some different points that are debated in the Rotary Letter.
This month one of the contributors was Joe Morgan, someone who is heavily involved in the industry and comes into contact with a number of different anglers, so his opinions were well voiced.
However, he brought up the subject of the Chod Rig; voicing his opinion on how much “stick” this rig has taken as it’s a rig you can simply cast anywhere – what a great rig. As Joe quite rightly points out, any rig is only good for the situation that it’s designed for, which I think some people have taken out of the picture for this rig, in particular.
Joe, like myself, does not use the chod rig exclusively, he uses other presentations, also. But he adjust it for the type of lake bed he’s fishing over, reducing the amount of freedom the rig has to move between the two semi-fixed beads.
Going back to the original point of this article is that Ian ‘Chilly’ Chillcott was quoted to say that “Choddies didn’t suit his style as ‘casting anywhere’ and catching one takes the hard work out if it.” Although I can see, Ian’s point (and quite rightly so), Joe also throws back a good point, which is: that some anglers (me included) have very little time to go fishing. If we get into a swim for a quick overnighter and the fish are already feeding why not lower in a couple of chods to ensure that you’re presented – no “whipping the water to a foam” as Joe says. It’s stealth and a key component of carp fishing, being as stealthy as possible which is tied in with watercraft.
There is more to angling than rigs – you need to have watercraft; a key angling skill which will only come with experience, you gradually piece together the jigsaw.
I am interested to hear your thoughts on the chod rig and it’s “cast anywhere” usability. Do you think it makes someone less of angler for using one? If so, why?
You can leave a comment in below, or create a new thread on the forum. I want to hear your thoughts.
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Hitting the Brad for a Jolie good session
Angelina Dribbling Some Glug
The weekend is drawing nearer and fresh from poaching a couple of kilo’s of the finest CIA boilies from the sly fox Smithy, Chappers is feeling confident and with Ace chomping at the bit with his maggot dangling expertise we are hot on the pursuit of a Bed’s Pit carp.
Chappers AKA Yam Yam is keen to test the new peg out, jungle warfare is where he made his name in the shnaty towns of Bellinge in the mid 90′s and the tricks of the trade are sure to be poached by Ace upon arrival.
Smithy, has hedged his bets and baited up 2 pegs on ajoining lakes, ready for the quick switcheroo manouevre when the dissapointment of banking several carp for his fellow Carpit writers hits home, just watch the Smithy shaped blur dissappear!!!
But in all seriousness, this place is not easy, we are confident of some action but wether that involves running away from Ace and his dangling maggot or jump out of the bivvy for a storming run, who knows.
Tight Lines!!
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Fishery in Focus – Willowbrook Lake, Rysons, Islip
Willowbrook lake, AKA “Kelly” to Chappers and Ace is a very nice looking mature lake based in the small village of Islip, Kettering. Along with its neighbouring lake, Rysons, the complex is vey well used on the match fishing scene which is precisely why me and Ace love it.
You will spend many days on the lake before spotting a carp angler, which is brilliant! As the lake contains around half a dozen 30′s and no doubt one or two are around the 40 barrier though none have been caught. I have witnessed 2 different 30′s out this year, largely falling to pleasure anglers on the off chance there are not many anglers who actively targegt the larger residents of the lake.
It is deffinately worth a look if your looking for some runs with the off chance of a nicer carp, though be prepared to fight your way through the hoards of 5-10lb carp. The venue is available on a day ticket, though to be honest you are wasting your time before around 4pm, get down there for a few hours as the matchmen are packing up and fish a rod length out on a mixture of white boilies and tiger nuts and you won’t wait long before you get a run.
I reccomend heading down the far end of the lake, off the top of my head I cant remember the peg numbers but head to the bottom half of the lake, the top left corner as you look at the lake from the car park is known for its patrolling larger residents but don’t expect the runs achieveable on all of the other pegs. If your there during the day, options are limited, the carp switch off due to the numbers of regular matches on there but if you head to the far bank where noone fishes and hop the fence you will find a lot of carp crawling up the bank under the tree’s, a few free offerings and your in business.
For the price of a day ticket Willowbrook Lake is worth a look if your looking for some runs and the outside chance of a decent carp, though you can buy a season ticket which means you can fish day and night as much as you like for around £150. In my opinion if your starting off in the carp scene, give it a go, though you might want to take the rods out at night as you won’t get any sleep.
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Carp fishing around new york city?
I am new to carp fishing and after looking at a lot of videos online and reading plenty of stuff on the matter I would like to try my luck and catch some carp. Does anyone know any lakes that have large carp around new york city, lets say in a 50 miles radius? I would appreciate any answers and tight lines to all.
The ponds in Central Park have Carp in them.
Carp Rigs – It’s all a bit personal
All anglers use varying types of rigs, and many choose a single rig to use in every situation, something which I see all to often. I have various rigs in my rig wallet and generally try to keep a few ready-tied of each of my favoured rigs for those opportune moments.
I’ve seen many anglers spend more attention to the level of their buzzer bars and banksticks than their rigs – something which is a bit ‘reverse’ in my opinion. As long as my rods are in the water, with me being happy with the way I think the rig has landed, I’m happy. Couldn’t care less if my hangers aren’t level, the same goes for reel handles, spools, buzz bar, pod, rod tips. Take a look at Chappers’ “happy shopper” bite alarms as testament to this belief.
My favoured rigs are fairly simple, but it’s something I have confidence in – which is paramount – if you’re not confident you will not fish effectively.
Hooks: I generally stick to a few patterns of hooks. I was a huge fan or Longshank Nailors, but these are banned on many waters and seeing the potential damage that they have caused I decided to ditch them to set an example to others.
My preferred patterns are: Nash Fang, Nash Fang Gapers, Fox SSC, Gardner Mugga Longshank, Korda Choddy and Korda Longshank. I stick to these patterns as a general rule. I have faith in these and know how to couple these with different rigs.
Hooklink Materials: I must admit to being a little ‘narrow minded’ in this aspect. I’m not one for trying loads of different materials and I’m generally found to use a coated braid, whether it’s fully coated, combi or completely stripped. I’m starting to open my eyes a lot more, particularly to fluorocarbon and since I’ve used the chod rig, bristle filament and similar materials. My favourite material was Armaled Kik-bak, which I cannot find anywhere (please let me know if you know where I can get some). Everything about this was perfect, lovely, clear, and almost welded on coating. The braid was lovely and supple and took to marker pens and putty incredibly well. I’ve been using ESP Two Tone on 25lb since as this is the only material that I’ve found to tick all the boxes; and it’s still not perfect.
As mentioned previously I have some rigs that I default to. I have rigs to suit most situations I’ll find myself in, and if I don’t have a rig to suit, I’ll adapt one and keep tweaking it. I get little fishing time so this can be a drawn out process!
Blow Back Rig – this is a favourite of mine. I fished a competition on my local lake when I was 12 and won the competition with five fish in 24 hours fishing. 14lb 2oz Mirror, 13lb 8oz Mirror, 18lb 8oz Common (PB at the time), 16lb 4oz Mirror and a 14lb 12oz Mirror.This rig works with any bait – bottom bait, pop-up or balanced baits. But I’ve found a fantastic way to fish it is a balanced snowman. Two 16mm baits, one pop-up and one bottom bait has produced phenomenal hook holds for all carp I’ve caught on this rig. I use either this on all of my preferred hook patterns, with the exception of the Korda Choddy. Nash Fang Gaper gives you better hookholds in barbless in size 8 with 16mm baits – superb. How to tie the Blow Back Rig>>>Chod Rig – something that has featured in my fishing of late, but never banked a fish on it. I’ve had takes on it butam tweaking it to get it right. Korda Choddy and 20lb Bristle Filament for a Size 6 or 15lb Bristle Filament for a size8 hook. Superb rig. In fact, the first session of the new season last year I had a fish on within 10 minutes of casting out, but unfortunately I lost the fish in the weed. How to tie a Chod Rig>>>Balanced and Popped-up Tiger Nuts – another favourite. Two tiger nuts with a piece of cork in the middle to balance or pop-it up. Couple this with a short combi rig with a few mm stripped back. Tiger nuts are not often used as hook baits, but as a flavour in stick mixes and the like, I know of a few anglers who use 5 small tiger nuts popped up in a stack and cast them into the middle of the lake and catch fish after fish, after fish. Devastating method – carp love tiger nuts. Fox SSC is my favoured hook of choice, but for the stacker the longshank is the one. Korda Lonkshank size 8.KD Rig – again, something a bit new to me. I’ve been experimenting with particle baits a bit recently, using the newFox Armamesh. I have been creating little bags filled with hemp, boilie crumb, sweetcorn and covered in tiger nut sludge on the KD Rig. I use a small cork ball in the centre to balance out the bag. It looks so carpy, it’s un-beliveable. I’ve only used this on the last two sessions – but it looks fantastic. Something I will show you in detail, in due course.So to finish up, your rigs should be whatever you are comfortable with, you need to be confident in your rigs ability to catch carp and stick to it. Learn tecniques of adapting your rigs in different situations, this will enable you to quickly change if needed. Most anglers only use a handful of rig types but have many variations on the style, the 4 above are a graet place to start. Get on a local runs water and give them a test.
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Ace in the Clear for a Bed’s Sesh
Couple of k’s of CIA
With Ace now let loose from the clutches of his Mrs and the news that he will not be responsible for an all stars trip to the US of A, we are free to fish as we please. Fresh with the news Ace was down Capers for some needed supplies, 5 pints of maggots, 4 kilos of hemp and 40 dollars worth of PVA mesh he was on the way to the Bed’s pit to hook up with Chappers and Smithy.
Out came the CIA and Smithy’s long stick, not to be confused with Linford Christie Smithy pointed out it was a throwing stick!
Chappers: “What’s that”
Smithy: “A throwing stick”
Chappers: “Does that go further than ten feet?”
Smithy: “Yep”
Chappers: “I wont need it then”
After we had cleared that up, we gathered the bait and took a walk.
A few minutes in Ace was quick to comment on the (Now Deleted) Infamous Silt joke on a previous post, with words to effect of “is it that bad” Chappers was soon told “yes”.
So back in office, Chappers is pondering his Yum Yum baits delivery and how best to utilise it this weekend, bait up heavy on another peg? Or just do a few stalking hours over the weekend? Only time will tell.
On that bombshell, I will leave you to you Cuppa!
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Andy Kinder paste fishing at Maver Larford Lakes
A short clip taken from the new Seriously Bagging DVD from Maver (RRP £9.99, Special Launch Price £4.99) Filmed at Maver Larford Lakes in Stourport, Andy Kinder demonstrates how to fish the paste on the pole.
Duration : 0:4:39
Nige Williams and Nigel Botherway Carp Fishing
Nige Williams is best known for his pike fishing exploits but over the years he’s been developing his own lake which he has stocked with carp. He invited Nigel Botherway for an overnight session to talk fishing and do some catching. These are two great anglers doing what they do best.
Duration : 0:7:45
Episode 9 Carp Fishing at King GeorgeV Pool in Altrincham
In this video Harry Andy and YouTube member FishMadrid go Carp Fishing on King Georges Pool in Altrincham. Andy runs through his new set up that he bought on ebay and Harry gets a screaming run in the last hour to take a nice 14lb Mirror Carp. Andy and FishMadrid go back in time 20 years and show some of the fish they had from the lake in the 1980s and we get to see one of FishMadrids recent lumps from Spain caught just outside Madrid a 42lb Mirror The weather was windy so appoligies for the sound at times.
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Duration : 0:5:40
River Carp Fishing
Kingston, Tennessee. We spent a day at this swim trying to get into some big fish. We did manage to catch a lot but not the big ones we ware after. It was still a good day; I caught a few runs on camera followed by some pictures. I used single vanilla boillie 16mm and 18mm (2 rods on 16 and 2 on 18mm). Enjoy, leave a comment (How can I get the bigger fish to bite, I know they are in there), and subscribe for more.
Duration : 0:6:59