Yes a very long cast indeed! But it is true! I have the pic's
And no LPaul no where near as many fish for them compaired to stock ponds, as it is real Carp angling! Which sadly is a lost art today in the UK, as every chav and his dog seem to be Carp anglers, or think they are.
Anyone can buy the gear today and fish an overstocked muddy hole in the ground for pale iseped looking Carp, but not many would last a season on a "real" Carp water........
No offence mate but I see this attitude all over fishing forums - you're not a real angler unless you have spent a gazillion years fishing , were taught by Richard Walker and have a degree in watercraft. I only started fishing 18 months ago - I have done a lot of reading , asked a lot of questions on forums , and put a lot of time in on canals. I have had a few tench to 6lbs , a couple of pike ( accidental to 5lb ) , millions of roach and skimmers and a perch that I'm convinced was 4lb plus, very rewarding , especially from a canal but I'd rather spend a day endlessly catching easy carp , because fishing is meant to be fun and catching is fun maybe in a couple of years the joy of catching similar carp over and over might wane , but not so far.
All the commercials I fish are very picturesque - Furnace Mill, Hamstell and Coppice Lane.
As for canals I have seen motorbike confiscations , drug busts , endless chavs on mopeds , a dog turd in every peg , chavs on quad bikes , been offered white cider at 8:00 in the morning and a guy who told me there were sturgeon under the bridge.
Oh and why does everyone insist on telling you if they have seen a fish on the surface - like you are going to get up and move every time.