tortoise100
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Doubled my PB carp today got a 10lb common and it was only my second common ,very happy LAST CAST OF THE DAY (the real one)
Could have missed out on a larger one about three times but caught three more up to 4lb.
Horseshoe Lake at Birch House LakesBirch House Lakes
Ednaston
Brailsford
I would gues i played it for around 4 minutes and it was on 8lb (tested the night before) the hook link was 8LB(tested) as well as i had just had a 6LB hooklink snap on the fish before this one.
I was using an okuma interceptor pro and had the clutch set just right it was very good but should i have played it longer ??
As exciting as landing a 3lbish fish with my no handles centre pin in the middle of the afternoon, Finger churning action can't wait to catch a big fish with this reel going to be scary!! I am in the middle of a barbel campain at the mo with this too!!
Do you want to tire a fish out or just get it so you can get it in the net with a struggle .
My other problem when I first got there was i was trieing out my new okuma silavra pro (got this as a cheep second reel that is compatable with my main one)that I have started to set up for barbel river fishing .
15lb main line and 8lb hook lengths was the plan but have some 15lb braid on order for hook lengths.
I have never used anything over 8Lb before and the 15lb was a nightmare coming unwound like a slinky every other cast and generally being anoying if I didn't keep a very close eye on it ,it didn't look like it had to much line on it though I know this would be the assumption .
Any ideas ?
Maybe go for 12lb ?
Could have missed out on a larger one about three times but caught three more up to 4lb.
Horseshoe Lake at Birch House LakesBirch House Lakes
Ednaston
Brailsford
I would gues i played it for around 4 minutes and it was on 8lb (tested the night before) the hook link was 8LB(tested) as well as i had just had a 6LB hooklink snap on the fish before this one.
I was using an okuma interceptor pro and had the clutch set just right it was very good but should i have played it longer ??
As exciting as landing a 3lbish fish with my no handles centre pin in the middle of the afternoon, Finger churning action can't wait to catch a big fish with this reel going to be scary!! I am in the middle of a barbel campain at the mo with this too!!
Do you want to tire a fish out or just get it so you can get it in the net with a struggle .
My other problem when I first got there was i was trieing out my new okuma silavra pro (got this as a cheep second reel that is compatable with my main one)that I have started to set up for barbel river fishing .
15lb main line and 8lb hook lengths was the plan but have some 15lb braid on order for hook lengths.
I have never used anything over 8Lb before and the 15lb was a nightmare coming unwound like a slinky every other cast and generally being anoying if I didn't keep a very close eye on it ,it didn't look like it had to much line on it though I know this would be the assumption .
Any ideas ?
Maybe go for 12lb ?