Peg 21
283lb
2nd overall
39 fished.
I do love Heronbrook, but this year it has been a little rough to me. Still enjoyed it noneless, at least your normally guaranteed of a days sport regardless of your draw.
In the draw queue, all i wanted to do is draw the Match Lake and Jon Walker was in the draw queue before me, and draw 12 on Match Lake, "lucky bugger" i replied. Then i went and draw peg 21 Match Lake. Happy days. On arrive to my peg I soon realised that peg 23 hasn't been drawn. So happy days. Got a good chance of a mega weight off here. The saying from the locals at Heronbrook is "ends and bends".
So, I decided to feed corn and 4mm Amino pellets at 4 metets on the slop, just in the deep water. Edges.... on the lake there is a massive head of big carp. So EFG 150 is the mix. And then a pinging line. Liking to be shallow..... maybe "monging" (not everyones cup of tea", so drink coffee!)
Began at 4 meters on paste, and had a carp 4lb first chuck and then a few big F1's and after 30 mintues I had 30lb ish, which was good, but had a funny spell, 3 lost carp (all hook pulls) and a couple missed baits. Was loosing my way and i noticed that the guy on peg 8 was sacking shallow, so decided to do this, i had been priming this line. After 5 mintues of slapping, tapping and rapping it was lift off, all F1's. It was soild for 40 mintues. Then faded. So went back on paste line, which was void. So filled in edges and waited for signs, while fishing the shallow line.
At 3pm the fish finally came down the edge, 10lber first chuck and then the problems befin..... the wind was so bad to my left, that i couldnt had a stable rig. Heavier rig and shorter line result in fish not feeding over my pole tip...... the right edge needs to lift off. More feed. And happy days, they were there, but had one 5lber and then lost a 15lber at net, just pulled out
I felt sick... then lost 5 carp in a row, all hook pulls. Nightmare.... throw this match away. Big potting maggots was the way to go after every fish... 5 carp in five chucks and then they were gone. Feed more EFG150, straight back. But wouldn't stay. Started chasing ghosts. Went on paste line for last 20 mintues and was soild. Gutted. Got draw into the edge, which has cost me the match.
However, it was a great day. Enjoyed the night cap at Stoke.... a couple of beers. Steve Marshall done a great job of raising over £600 for charity. Shame on the 30 cancellations?!
Gear used
Garbolino UK2
Paste
2mm Matrix Silk elastic
0.18 Garbolino Fluro Line
0.3 gram Jon Walker paste float
Size 14 carp feeder hook.
Shallow
2.1 Mosella Ozone Hollow
0.14 Garbolino fluro line
0.12 hooklength
0.2 Jon Walker slapper
Size 20 Guru Slwg
Mong.
2.1 Mosella Ozone Hollow
0.18 to 0.14
50cm
Deck
2.1 Phil Reynolds
0.18 main line
0.14 hooklength
0.4 gram pellet diamond
20 Guru Slwg
Edge
1.8mm Matrix Silk elastic
0.18 straight through
0.3 Jon Walker edge
14 B911 x strong
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283lb
2nd overall
39 fished.
I do love Heronbrook, but this year it has been a little rough to me. Still enjoyed it noneless, at least your normally guaranteed of a days sport regardless of your draw.
In the draw queue, all i wanted to do is draw the Match Lake and Jon Walker was in the draw queue before me, and draw 12 on Match Lake, "lucky bugger" i replied. Then i went and draw peg 21 Match Lake. Happy days. On arrive to my peg I soon realised that peg 23 hasn't been drawn. So happy days. Got a good chance of a mega weight off here. The saying from the locals at Heronbrook is "ends and bends".
So, I decided to feed corn and 4mm Amino pellets at 4 metets on the slop, just in the deep water. Edges.... on the lake there is a massive head of big carp. So EFG 150 is the mix. And then a pinging line. Liking to be shallow..... maybe "monging" (not everyones cup of tea", so drink coffee!)
Began at 4 meters on paste, and had a carp 4lb first chuck and then a few big F1's and after 30 mintues I had 30lb ish, which was good, but had a funny spell, 3 lost carp (all hook pulls) and a couple missed baits. Was loosing my way and i noticed that the guy on peg 8 was sacking shallow, so decided to do this, i had been priming this line. After 5 mintues of slapping, tapping and rapping it was lift off, all F1's. It was soild for 40 mintues. Then faded. So went back on paste line, which was void. So filled in edges and waited for signs, while fishing the shallow line.
At 3pm the fish finally came down the edge, 10lber first chuck and then the problems befin..... the wind was so bad to my left, that i couldnt had a stable rig. Heavier rig and shorter line result in fish not feeding over my pole tip...... the right edge needs to lift off. More feed. And happy days, they were there, but had one 5lber and then lost a 15lber at net, just pulled out
I felt sick... then lost 5 carp in a row, all hook pulls. Nightmare.... throw this match away. Big potting maggots was the way to go after every fish... 5 carp in five chucks and then they were gone. Feed more EFG150, straight back. But wouldn't stay. Started chasing ghosts. Went on paste line for last 20 mintues and was soild. Gutted. Got draw into the edge, which has cost me the match.
However, it was a great day. Enjoyed the night cap at Stoke.... a couple of beers. Steve Marshall done a great job of raising over £600 for charity. Shame on the 30 cancellations?!
Gear used
Garbolino UK2
Paste
2mm Matrix Silk elastic
0.18 Garbolino Fluro Line
0.3 gram Jon Walker paste float
Size 14 carp feeder hook.
Shallow
2.1 Mosella Ozone Hollow
0.14 Garbolino fluro line
0.12 hooklength
0.2 Jon Walker slapper
Size 20 Guru Slwg
Mong.
2.1 Mosella Ozone Hollow
0.18 to 0.14
50cm
Deck
2.1 Phil Reynolds
0.18 main line
0.14 hooklength
0.4 gram pellet diamond
20 Guru Slwg
Edge
1.8mm Matrix Silk elastic
0.18 straight through
0.3 Jon Walker edge
14 B911 x strong
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| Finely would not look at the camera. |
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| Paste fish at 4 meters were a good stamp. |
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| Didn't take long to build up at weight at Heronbrook. Loads of carp. |
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