Gt. Horksley 19 April 2000

Wivenhoe July 2000

carpimage01.jpg (9639 bytes) This is my latest fish that I caught a few days ago at a lake in Colchester, It was part of a four fish catch all of them in double figures.This is all part of my testing of the new mainline boilies Assassin-8 and the way it is going I will be using them this season for definite as I have used them on two sessions and have caught 6 carp all of them were in double figures, again caught over a carpet of trout pellets.

   13lbs 14oz Mirror Carp

carpimage13.jpg (13138 bytes) This is a picture of me putting back the second biggest fish of the day it weighed in at 13lbs 10oz. It was caught on the same method as all the other carp a simple 2oz Inline leger rig to 9 inches of 15lb braid to a size 6 'series' 2 fox hook tied using the knottless knot and the bait was a 18mm Assassin-8 boilie over a bed of trout pellets fished close to some trees that over hang the water.   
Putting back a 13lbs 10oz           Mirror Carp                 
carpimage06.jpg (7151 bytes) Here is a picture of all the fish together. This was the best days fishing that I have had in a long time catching 4 double figure fish and loosing one as well. I hope every day this year is going to be as good as that one.

I just which I hadn't worn that hat to take all the pictures with.

Four double figure        carp.                 

Awaiting pictures. best carp of the year. A 25lb+ from a private lake in Wivenhoe
Coming soon, pictures of three 20lb plus carp, again from Wivenhoe. All taken using free lined dog biscuits.