Have you caught a 40lb+ carp

CatmanDan (emmo Jnr) · Jul 18, 2009

My PB carp is a 29lb 10oz mirror and has been since last year but I`ve now made it my mission to land a 40lb`er, I`ve just joined a essex syndicate hold carp to 48lb in 3 of there lakes and I`ve just ordered 10kg of nash scopex-squid-robin red fresh boilies for my trip next week (saturday through to wed or thursday) and I can`t wait to get out there, these simmonds carp seem to munch a lot but I hope not to use it all on this one session and they have old english pedigree carp too in a few lakes. So alot of my time fishing will be spent on my new syndicate when ever I can.

Rickrod · Jul 19, 2009

Good luck with your mission for the 40 Catman. 10 k of bait most have cost you a fair bit

CatmanDan (emmo Jnr) · Jul 19, 2009

I paid a fair price for it but its a proven bait, so well worth it. The only thing now is I want to try some mainline pro-active pineapple boilies, I`m now only going to be using freshly made frozen boilies from now on.

quattro · Jul 19, 2009

No I haven't caught a 40. Don't think I've ever seen one (apart from **** Walker's 44 in an aquarium

). I know it sounds a bit like sour grapes, but I'm more interested catching as many fish as I can in a session, than targetting single big ones, but then I'm not a specimen hunter as I know many are.
Good luck with your quest. I suppose the next will be a 50 then a 60

preston96 · Jul 19, 2009

Why not a 30 first?

noknot · Jul 19, 2009

Not yet Dan

CatmanDan (emmo Jnr) · Jul 19, 2009

There`s probably more chance of a thirty but the 40`s are the ones i`m hoping to get, there`s a couple of them in there along with a few very high 30`s. Don`t get me wrong any sized fish is always a welcomed catch and I may not catch a biggie this season but I ain`t got a chance if i`m not there putting in the time and effort. Since my last 48 hour trip at a ****, hyped up rumoured great lake and expensive fishery I had a couple of skimmers and 2 cats to 1.1/2 to 2lb as you can guess I wasn`t chuffed at all, so I asked myself why did I want to go to these pressued busy weekend day ticket fisheries and pay these over rated venues. I`d rather blank on a big fish water than one with hundreds of 20lb`ers in, It just doesn`t give me the buzz it used too.

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noknot said:
Not yet Dan

Hi mate sooner or later it will be

Cakey · Jul 19, 2009

:wh :wh

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psst Graham and Frothey both had 50+

CatmanDan (emmo Jnr) · Jul 19, 2009

You`ve had a forty cakey??
HHmmm 50+ one day one day but a 50+ in a UK water that would be surreal

Cakey · Jul 19, 2009

no............................Ive had a few

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this one just made it

CatmanDan (emmo Jnr) · Jul 19, 2009

I know I`ve seen your pic`s...

Wow a very nice one indeed, how long did it take for you to track that down. Your the man cakey

wayne mitchell · Jul 19, 2009

it was about five min if i remember cakey we had fish all over the place

Cakey · Jul 19, 2009

we was fishing in France (me and Wayne) and it was the biggest cock up weve ever done ,we was fishing in pegs 1 and 2 not catching a lot when I looked left and kept seeing lots of splashes up the other end of the lake .
on investigating we saw just about every carp in the lake jumping out of the water up to six at a time so we went back and got a couple of rods each and with in 1/2 hour we had a 40 each on the bank with a few smaller ones so we decided to move .
big big mistake
a chap move into no 1 and in three days had 40 odd 30 lbers
something like 10 40 lbers and the horse at 54 lb I think
we didnt catch a lot more where we moved to

CatmanDan (emmo Jnr) · Jul 19, 2009

How frustrating that must have been to witness but still had a good couple of forties. I bet you felt like bopping him on the head and moving back into your old peg

Cakey · Jul 19, 2009

yep every time we looked up he was in playing another fish ,when we spoke to him he had run out of bait,pellets and pva

Frothey · Jul 19, 2009

CatmanDan (emmo Jnr) said:
a 50+ in a UK water that would be surreal

depends on the water.... not a lot of difference catching a pellet bred ex-french 50 in the south of kent, or a french 50 just outside of calais is there? apart from about 30 miles

but yes, a Yavas 50 would do for me......

quattro · Jul 20, 2009

Talking about Richard Walker's 44lb "Clarissa", how did he manage to get it from Redmire pool to London Zoo in one piece. And with reference to a thread on the general forum, did he have permission from the owner?

Cakey · Jul 20, 2009

good point ,dont know

Dave Burr · Jul 20, 2009

j peg

Don't go there mate, somethings are best left well alone

And I've never had or even seen a 40. I've just joined a syndicate where a big 20 is about all I can hope for - or a fish that meows, and I will enjoy it and hope to contact the biggest in the lake.

I'll move onto a 30's water in good time but its not just about the weight.

Cakey · Jul 20, 2009

I used to chase the weights but now Im having fun

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