It was a very early start and the mist had just started rising as I set up my shiny new birthday carp set-up last Friday. My hopes were high and preparations for the trip had taken up a lot of my time in the week. Which bait? Which lines? Which location on my chosen lake? I settled in with my new flask and was perhaps a bit too settled when three hours later one of my alarms started screaming ..beeb…beeb…bbbbbbbb!!! Dropping my coffee and grabbing my new rod, I lifted into the fish and wow! She felt like a biggun. Actually, she felt like the biggest I’d ever had! The fight that ensued is the best fight I have had in my carping life so far, giving her line when she panicked, worrying every second about the hook pulling free. I eventually landed her with aching arms, she was in pristine condition and weighed in at 17lbs, my pb by 4lbs – and what a difference that 4lb made! Although 17lb is small fry to lots of you, for me, it was chuffin’ superb ! A great birthday present for me that I thought I'd share with you all! W.
