Hey guys,
I was going to do a separate introduction thread, but I figured I may as well do it here while I am posting something interesting. Despite being 27 I am pretty new to fishing, around a year or so ago I got some very cheap holiday fishing kit and went with (an experienced) friend fishing for the first time, it's something I always wanted to do but never got around to actually doing it. I absolutely loved it, we got up very early, he helped me set up my kit, we got a brew on and made some breakfast on a gas cooker, beautiful scenery, we talked, laughed, caught a few roach and perch and it was brilliant. Since then I've been "hooked", got some new kit and more importantly understand it and why it's relevant. I enjoy looking into the species of fish and how they live, and have a specific target fish in mind etc. I like doing it on the float and can't see me changing my tactics anytime soon for various reasons...anyway - up until today, I've not actually caught much but me and my girlfriend went to Pilsworth and I caught two small carp! (first time I ever caught one)
I spent a good 20 mins or so setting up my kit, partly because I am in-experienced and partly because I wanted to get it right, mainly plummet the depth properly and ensure my wraggler and shot was working as intended for this specific margin I had in mind. Anyhow, after 5 minuted I had a HUGE beast on my line, it must have been 16 lbs+! (and I was only on light kit) I was crapping myself, yet was excited at the same time. I knew I had to work and tire the fish otherwise it would break my line, which unfortunately it did after 5 mins, but at least it was only my hook length. My gf was shocked too, so I thought "this is going to be a good day". After that I had a few misses and had my bait stolen a few times
(good for fishy bad for me) and after ~ 20 mins BOOM! another on the line, it felt significantly lighter but it was still fighting hard (hardest fish I had to fight) I played it for a min or so and landed it, I was like OMG MY FIRST CARP! (I think I shouted and scared all the other fish away). It was a beautiful young Mirror carp around 5/6 lbs I would say. The hook was lodged in there a bit, so it took a bit longer than I wanted to get it out, but I did and no harm to the fish. But because of that the gf only managed to get a distance pic of my unhooking it before I had to put him back in. I was ecstatic, I just was gutted because I didn't get a good picture of the beauty, ah well.
I thought, well, maybe I will get a Tench soon then (another fish I have never caught but want to). About 2 hours go by with a nibble here and there, and BOOM! another fish, didn't fight as well as the previous one, and when I put it in the net, because of it's colour I thought it was a Tench, but after closer inspection it was a (beautiful leather carp) around 3/4lbs I'd say. I didn't catch after that, but what a day, really happy, some pictures below:
I was going to do a separate introduction thread, but I figured I may as well do it here while I am posting something interesting. Despite being 27 I am pretty new to fishing, around a year or so ago I got some very cheap holiday fishing kit and went with (an experienced) friend fishing for the first time, it's something I always wanted to do but never got around to actually doing it. I absolutely loved it, we got up very early, he helped me set up my kit, we got a brew on and made some breakfast on a gas cooker, beautiful scenery, we talked, laughed, caught a few roach and perch and it was brilliant. Since then I've been "hooked", got some new kit and more importantly understand it and why it's relevant. I enjoy looking into the species of fish and how they live, and have a specific target fish in mind etc. I like doing it on the float and can't see me changing my tactics anytime soon for various reasons...anyway - up until today, I've not actually caught much but me and my girlfriend went to Pilsworth and I caught two small carp! (first time I ever caught one)
I spent a good 20 mins or so setting up my kit, partly because I am in-experienced and partly because I wanted to get it right, mainly plummet the depth properly and ensure my wraggler and shot was working as intended for this specific margin I had in mind. Anyhow, after 5 minuted I had a HUGE beast on my line, it must have been 16 lbs+! (and I was only on light kit) I was crapping myself, yet was excited at the same time. I knew I had to work and tire the fish otherwise it would break my line, which unfortunately it did after 5 mins, but at least it was only my hook length. My gf was shocked too, so I thought "this is going to be a good day". After that I had a few misses and had my bait stolen a few times
(good for fishy bad for me) and after ~ 20 mins BOOM! another on the line, it felt significantly lighter but it was still fighting hard (hardest fish I had to fight) I played it for a min or so and landed it, I was like OMG MY FIRST CARP! (I think I shouted and scared all the other fish away). It was a beautiful young Mirror carp around 5/6 lbs I would say. The hook was lodged in there a bit, so it took a bit longer than I wanted to get it out, but I did and no harm to the fish. But because of that the gf only managed to get a distance pic of my unhooking it before I had to put him back in. I was ecstatic, I just was gutted because I didn't get a good picture of the beauty, ah well.I thought, well, maybe I will get a Tench soon then (another fish I have never caught but want to). About 2 hours go by with a nibble here and there, and BOOM! another fish, didn't fight as well as the previous one, and when I put it in the net, because of it's colour I thought it was a Tench, but after closer inspection it was a (beautiful leather carp) around 3/4lbs I'd say. I didn't catch after that, but what a day, really happy, some pictures below:
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