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Thursday 12 September 2013

TARN POND - biggest in the lake? 29lb 12oz 11/sept/2013

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caught on sinking maize...3 mmm hair, blow back style rig...size 6 fox wide gape, K Karp 15 lb braid (9 inches), inline lead system, 6inches of Nash rig tubing, 12lb mainline. the insane thing is, the day before i had been given about £200 pounds of new tackle, from a relative, the compnay he was working for had gone bust...the tackle consisted of K Karp and Trabucco rods...3 rods...a spod rod...2 baitrunners, a spod reel....and LOADS of end tackle...I was over the moon, having shown my pal my new kit, i was eager to go and test it out, so thats what i did. Tarn pond was the venue of choice! having fished the lake for the last 3 seasons, it had produced some nice looking fish, and the scenery was stunning. I arrived around 2pm , packed up the wheel barrow, having just driven 14 miles from my home. I realised whilst loading the tackle onto the wheelbarrow, that 2 pole sections were missing from the bivvy. Instantly i knew they were stting back in my garage at home, and at the prospects of rain and no bivvy, getting the kit back into the car, was clearly my only option. trying not to curse, i calmly made the 3o mile trip home, and returned back to the lake, with water, and afore mentioned bivvy poles! Next I loaded up my kit, and my new rods, and new bags, onto the barrow and round to the swim. before setting any of the new gear up, rods etc, i decided to peg out the bivvy and setup camp for the night. Once this was completed i tested out the new marker float reel and rod setup, with the new 30lb marker braid in yellow. the setup worked a treat...and im just wondering if me smashing about in the lake for 10 minutes with my marker rod setup, had anything to do with the events that were about to take place. putting the marker rod down , i decided to setup the right hand rod.....which was hassle. after sorting the rig out and a pva bag, of fishmeal boiles, i waded into the lake upto my wasit and chucked the finished rig as far out as i could, it landed 6 ft from the far margin. Good enough, i thought and proceeded to waded back out of the lake, whilst sinking the line at the samke time, placing the right hand rod down into the delkim bite alarm, and setting the line in the bobbin, ready for a bite. With one rod out, and the waders off, i begain to set up rod no.2 this time similar setup, except i used a larger hook, with a shrink tube, and small 3mm hair. as bait i used 1 single small peice of plastic sinking maize, and for extra attraction, i used a few crushed boilies in a pva bag. From the bank i chucked the whole lot onto a completely random spot about 3/4 of the way out, waited at least 1 hour, and then BANG , in broad daylight...the left rod screams off....I strike into the fish, not realising the importance of the capture! the whole fight was epic, maybe 15 minutes or more...i had to pull this huge fish from near on the other side of the lake! slowly i managed to bring the fish towards me , and with a couple of fellow anglers watching from the opposite bank, my adrenaline was pumping! not only was i into a big fish, but it was literally the first cast on a new rod, with new line, new reel, new bobbins....i was well happy but, more importantly franticly trying to get to grips with these new baitrunners, and set the clutch accordingly. Keeping the rod high in the air, and applying pressure at all times, i brought the huge fish, closer and closer, inch by inch. i had no idea of the size, or the significance of this capture whilst playing the fish. At one point maybe 20 ft from the bank, the fish made a left turn and starting heading for a nearby bay 40 ft to the left of my swim. I started to apply much more pressure in a sideways motion, and eventually tamed the fish by bringing the rod tip, right down , whilst reeling in and applying more pressure, the fish did start to give in a bit, and i managed to get him in front of me, where he splashed about for a further five minutes, until i pulled him in for one final scoop of the landing net. At this point i knew the fish was big!. he was in the net, the adrenaline was still pumping! I hadnt even had the rods out an hour, and in the net i was staring at what looked to me to be well over a 20lb fish. after letting the fish calm down in the net for 10 minutes, i went in for the fist weigh, including landing matt....the scales were reading upper 20...i couldnt believe it...the fish was heavy, very heavy, the heaviest carp i had tried to lift. it waqs at this point i realised that all 3 sets of my scales were inadequate for the job in hand!!.. i put the fish back in the retainer....reeled in my other rod, and proceeded to walk to the adjacent lake, where i asked to borrow a guys weighing scales, of which he gladly obliged!....returned to my swim, and zero's the scales to my unhooking mat. 29lb 12oz ...i couldnt believe it...the scales were tibpping 30 !!!.... i knew the biggest fish in the lake was around the 29 mark, but i had never seen it...this must be it....i was in stunned amazement...in the pissing rain aswell.... what an epic battle , and an epic fish.....less bait = bigger fish!

Tuesday 2 July 2013

FRENSHAMMIRRORCARP15LB

FRENSHAMMIRRORCARP15LB, a photo by REFLEX_FOTO on Flickr.

NEW PB from Frensham Great Pond

Reflex Baits Hoodies ---- NEW

We are excited to announce the launch of the Reflex Baits clothing range. To kick off we have an awesome hoodie, with custom reflex baits design on the front and back... the chosen image is of Frensham Great Pond. Hoodies are available to order from £45 plus p and p....