cg74
Well-known member
I just don't get this with the coarse anglers of old; why were carp seen as such an impossible catch, as once located and if remotely hungry they'll readily take almost anything put in front of them, from maggots, worms and crayfish to meat, sweetcorn, wheat and bread, even a lump of spud.
I understand that tackle back in the 50's and 60's was crude compared to todays but anglers were catching big roach and rudd, which are considered by most as far more fickle fish.
And if as a kid I could land an 18lber on a 1.7lb Bayer Perlon bottom, using a 10ft Shakespeare Omni match rod and a hideous Sundridge reel, then they were anything but impossible to land.
So why were carp thought to be an impossible target?
I understand that tackle back in the 50's and 60's was crude compared to todays but anglers were catching big roach and rudd, which are considered by most as far more fickle fish.
And if as a kid I could land an 18lber on a 1.7lb Bayer Perlon bottom, using a 10ft Shakespeare Omni match rod and a hideous Sundridge reel, then they were anything but impossible to land.
So why were carp thought to be an impossible target?