Two More From the Wooly

After the Swavesey result on dynamites Red Fish, I was gagging to start using it on the Wooly.

With the rising water temperatures this bait really comes into its self.

The van was loaded for the 110 mile journey to the Cambridge syndicate.

As I was driving my mind was racing, wonder where there would be, I had an idea as it was real hot, they should be in an area of shallow water in one of the gaps that separate the two lakes at the far end of the pond. The problem was if I could get into the area?

I had two chances to fish this area, either Lumpys or last in five, as there's two swims that face each other, if I had a choice it would have to be last in five, love the swim.

As I pulled into the car park, there was a few cars, to many really, but it was getting busy, as everyone knew she was due out!

I knew I wouldn't get in that area unless I was lucky but I still have an open mind as they could be anywhere.

So all I've gotta do is FIND THEM! As you can be in the best swim on the lake and if there not there you aint gonna catch them. An hour in the right is better than 24hrs in the wrong swim. So I always go fishing with one thing on my mind and that's THE HUNT TO FIND THEM.

Barrow loaded as always, so with my mind racing, wondering where they might be and who's fishing where.

As I barrowed my gear up past lake 7 and I parked my barrow as always just before lake 6 near the pipe swim.

I decided to go straight up lake 6 and see who's where and where the carp might be.
as I neared Lumpys, Colin was in there for a few days and someone was in last in 5. So I had chat Colin and as we spoke I could see there were plenty off carp in residence - after a while I bid Colin good luck.

As I made my way up reed lined bank that separates the two lakes from each other.

I crossed the dike and opened and closed the gate in lake five.

As I walked past last in 5, I looked from behind the swim and through the tall Norfolk reeds and could clearly see carp moving in the area and over where I caught Willy earlier in the year.

I didn't stop as I didn't want to disturb the angler as he might be fishing in the edge.

So I carried on walking and looking, after several laps it was clear where they were and I knew I would have to pick a swim close to the gap area.

As I walked past Lumpys and looked across the angler in last in 5 was packed up and gone, christ Jim leg it ,my mind was working over time running the short distance from Lumys to last in 5, please carp gods let me have the swim......

As I got close I was greeted by the swim still empty and the carp were still there.....sweet.

I quickly put my sweatshirt in the swim so it was now mine, all I had to do now was go get my gear and get my rods out quick, as it was clear there was a good chance for a bite.

This was all done as you can imagine in double quick time!

I parked the barrow and got to work, I got my tackle box, pop ups and tube where I keep my readymade chods.

These were placed in front of me on my barrow so I could work quickly as I wanted the rods out FIRST and fishing.

Three rods were made for and placed against the barrow so they were to hand as I like to get all the rods ready before casting out as I want all the noise done at once, not over a long period, if you do one rod at a time.

Hooks were checked and were pukka, so all I had to do was tie my glugged pops up on and re-curve the chods again.

Next thing was to grab a bag of dynamites 15mm red fish and my trusty throwing stick, I use the throwing stick as I can spread the bait over a bigger area, as I put 5 or 10 baits in the stick at the same time, depending on the range I am fishing. I reason I spread the bait is to get them moving around a lot more, looking for the baits over a bigger area. I hate tight beds of bait, it's a lot easier for carp to clear and suss your rigs out.

All I've gotta do now is get the rods out, no marker rod, another thing I hate and don't use anymore.

The spots we where the carp are, plus I knew this swim well.

As I watched the area I could clearly see where I should be casting my chods.

I just had to wait for the chance to get the cast in. I was using one and half ounce square leads, as I could get that size of lead at the 40yrds range I am fishing.

Why use a big lead when you can get away with a smaller lead, all it will do is scare them.

I got the chance to get the rod in and 50 baits, as they had moved more into the gap.

I than fanned the other two rods out along the island that separates both lakes.

All I had to do now was to set up my vision bivvy and sit back and watch with my fingers crossed.

The carp moved more my side and were mooching over my spots as I could see them, plus the odd carp stuck his head out over the main area where I had Willy from.

I had kept the bait going in the area, when I could.

As I was on the phone talking to Steve, I was telling him it was only a matter of time before I got a take.

This happened five minutes later, as my buzzer signalled a take on the main zone!

As I pulled into the fish it shot off at high speed along the island margin heading left.

I then put the rod down as the fish had gone well left, I quickly put my chesties on and got in the lake and played him from there as it was a lot easier than trying to pull him round the reeds to my left, I grabbed the net and an awesome scaley beast was netted.

I unhooked him in the net and made my way back to the swim.

I got everything sorted and as it was late and I wanted to get the rod back out on the spot before dark, I decided to do self takes again.

It turned out to be an awesome fully scaled mirror that weighed 28.4.

Rod back out on the zone and after a quiet night, I was woken by the same buzzer screaming at me, telling me something was raiding my baited area.

As I was turned round on my Vision Wideboy Bedchair, I could see a bow wave off the area, now I knew it was a carp.