It was time to visit the estate pond again. Last time out id been beaten up by two carp. Time to get even...
27/4/12
Armed with the faithful G-Nuts dumbells. Found myself in burnt oak swim after seeing a couple of fish showing not 20 yards out. With the weather being so dreadful i actually got bivvy set up first. A little casting round i found a clear spot amongst deep silt. Baited up i clipped two rods to that spot. I then flicked the two rods with single dumbell to that spot. The third rod i pva bagged chops and whole baits into reeds on my right. A couple of hours in and one of the rods on the baited spot let out a couple of bleeps then a gentle run. A bream of a few pound was the culprit. Rod back on the spot and more bait on top.
About an hour later the other rod to the baited area was off with a more promising take, but again it turned out to be another snotty.
Well turned in about ten expecting to get wet in the night. The wind had picked up and blowing n.e into my back and it was raining like a monsoon. At one point i had a mini river running past my bivvy.
Couldnt sleep well with that storm out there then at 4.25a.m my left hand rod was off one toning and i was on it and into a decent fish. Played it in to the bank and after some gentle persuation into the net it went. Unhooked it in the net and it looked a nice fish. Net secured safely popped next door to wake my mate up to do the honours with the camera. Lifting the fish up and onto the mat it looked stunning. Didnt care what it weighed it didnt matter i loved the look of it. Photos done we did weigh it it went 16lb 3oz returned it to its wet and windy home.
Had a brew with cameraman and a chat and didnt really go back to sleep.
Saturday weather wise was truly aweful. I baited up a few spots knowing fish feed there. I got all three rods rebaited and back out. Two to the same spot and the third left of those two at 25yards.
Nothing happened for most of the day but then the third rod was off and knew it was a bream before i picked up rod. Rod back out small bag of chops with it.
Rest of the day was uneventful apart from weather worstening and more stormy.
Uneventful night fishwise i had a branch got through the back of my bivvy ripping a panel. I sort of patched up best i could, but obviously bivvy ruined. Oh well these things happen.....
Packing up around 7.30 one of the baited rods went off letting out a one toner. Hit into an angry little scapper. As soon as it saw the net it lunged and took off in protest of being caught. Eventually it saw it from my point of view and slid over the net cord.
A pretty little common of 10lb. A result. Thankyou celticbait.com for a lovely couple of fish.
Packing up was a messy affair least of all because my bivvy was to be binned after four faithful years. It had served me well.
Cant wait to get back onto the bank, hopefully with new bivvy but definately with celticbaits G-Nuts and giving crustatuon a go too.
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