Carp-Talk - 25 March 2015

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Dean Towey, a 40-year-old bait maker from Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Sta ordshire, had to

wait just seven nights before he banked his target  sh from a Northamptonshire syndicate,

topping a four- sh catch with this 33lb 10oz mirror (above) during a four-day session. Dean

o ered Red Devil hookbaits over a hard bottom at 30 yards, using 2¼kg of freebies over the

course of his session. Rigs incorporated 15lb Kryston Snake-Bite links, size 8 ESP Long-

Shanx hooks and 2oz leads on clips. He also used 2¾b Greys X Flite rods, Shimano RE6000

reels and 12lb Berkley Big Game main line.

England international Jamie Londors

slipped his net under this 27lb 14oz mirror

(above) when he visited Cowlands Farm,

near Braintree, Essex, for a four-hour session.

 e 32-year-old plumber  shed to some snags at 60 yards

and o ered Mainline pop-ups on multi rigs amongst a few

Spombs of hemp and crushed Cell. Korda N-Trap in 20lb,

size 6 Krank hooks and 4oz pear leads were used amongst

Jamie’s end tackle, while his set-up featured Free Spirit

rods, Shimano Aero Technium 10000 XT reels and 15lb

Touchdown main line.

BEST OF THE REST:

Priory Park in Southend, Essex, has

found a rich vein of form, throwing

up a number of twenties to visiting

anglers. Joe Atkinson from

Hockley was amongst those who

found success, taking nine  sh to

27lb 11oz (top), known as John’s

Fish, during a six-hour stint.  e

23-year-old tackle-shop employee

told Carp-Talk: “John’s Fish was one

of my targets, so having not  shed

the venue a lot, it was great to sneak

this one out.” Joe  shed 12mm

Lee Nobbs, 26¼lb, Mustang

Lake, Nashbait 4G Squid

Jason Hynd, 21lb 2oz,

Norfolk day ticket, Quad

Mike Flynn, 26½lb,

Bayeswater, Nash TG

Active/plastic corn

Nigel Foot, 26lb 15oz,

Melton, Mainline High

Impact Essential IB

SEVENTH

HEAVEN!

Short but

sweet!

Shanx hooks and 2oz leads on clips. He also used 2¾b Greys X Flite rods, Shimano RE6000

BACK TO BACK

SUCCESS AT

BLUEBELL

33 LB

10 OZ

27 LB

14 OZ

Two separate 24-hour sessions on Bluebell’s

King sher Lake near Peterborough produced commons

of 31lb (right) and 30lb 6oz (inset) for 36-year-old tyre

manufacturer Tristan Cooke of Bourne, Lincolnshire.  e

 sh fell for CC1 pop-ups on rigs incorporating Gardner

Mugga hooks.

30 LB

6 OZ 31 LB

Dave Smedley, a

46-year-old from Holland-on-Sea,

Essex, has notched up yet another thirty from Monks

Pit, Cambridgeshire, in the form of this 35½lb mirror

(above).  e Dreamlakes baili told Carp-Talk: “I  shed

the  rst night down in the corner of the lake near where

the  sh had been getting caught lately, but I had no

action. At 6am, I saw a  sh show in the middle of the

lake so I moved my baits into the area. A couple of

hours later, the left-hand rod ripped o .” Dave took his

 sh on a Mainline Milky To ee pop-up  shed at 90

yards. His rigs were tied up from Fox Camotex links,

size 6 Bank BUG Curved hooks and 4oz leads, and his

set-up incorporated Free Spirit Hi-‘S’ rods, Basia reels

and Submerge main line.

35 ½

POUNDER

 is 28lb ghost common (above) was one of three  sh

banked by Lee Bambridge of Norwich, Norfolk, when

he spent 24 hours on Taswood Lakes.  e 18-year-old

shop assistant opted to  sh Baitcraft Savay Salmon

bottom baits amongst a small spread of freebies at the

bottom of a far-margin slope. His rigs comprised

eight-inch 15lb Korda N-Trap Semi-Sti links and size 8

Fox Arma Point SSBP hooks, while his hardware featured

12ft 3lb Sonik SKS rods, Shimano Ultegra 5500XTC reels

and 17lb  uorocarbon main line.

28 LB

 e night shift

27 LB

11 OZ

24 ¼

POUNDER

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