shep says,,, well done cat thats a beaut ..... i have never had a carp out of the trent critters had plenty .and he never fogets to remind me .so well done dude can,t wait to get one myself,
That’s a beautiful carp.River carp are pretty rare in the rivers directly around my home town in Yorkshire, but there are a few and will definitely be a target for me next year.Do you have a problem with chub/barbel competing for the bait if the river carp are your main target fish.Theidea of fishing for river carp excites me a whole lot more than still water pursuit.
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Deano,
The best advise i can give you is tofish Big Baits nothing less than 2 X 20mm Hair riggedto a size 4-6 Believe me it is only a deterrent though asthe Bream will still have a go but only the big ones and the odd Kamikaze Chub, as for Barbel this will single out the bigger fish most of the time buta Carp ofDouble figureshas no problem wolfing them down!
Are there many carp in the trent? i only ask as i was thinking of targeting those in the stretches of the avon i can fish but am worried they will be a little hard to locate.