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Tony wainwright
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I was fortunate enough to go to Canada on holiday in 1998.
I was in Ontario fishing the lake of the same name in September and really struggling.
The fish were absolutely unbelieveable, shoals of common carp numbering over 50 and between doubles and over 50lb in weight.
These fish would swim right in to the shore(this was more like a beach as the lake is so huge)and turn and just face into the incoming waves. Nothing I did could entice them to bite. I have never been so frustrated in my life!!
On one day we went into Walmart which had its own fishing section (listen in ASDA !). I thought I would get a little inside info from a local, so I asked the guy working in the angling section how to catch the carp.
He replied that it was easy, in fact he had one of 43lb only the week before.
By this time I was practically drooling with anticipation!
What was his secret? Bow and arrow!!
I told him he was taking the piss but he denied it and said it was genuine. He even pointed out on the back of the licence where it stated that this was a legit method!!
Apparently carp are regarded as a nuisance species over there and generally killed on capture.
Anyway, I had the last laugh as you should have seen his face when I told him that it was probably worth about ?5K in the Uk(havent got a clue what it would be worth but it has to be a lot!)
I even managed to bag myself a 36lb common which was the thrill of a lifetime for me. By the way, I caught it with a rod using local cherries as bait!
Anyone else come across this method of catching carp?
I was in Ontario fishing the lake of the same name in September and really struggling.
The fish were absolutely unbelieveable, shoals of common carp numbering over 50 and between doubles and over 50lb in weight.
These fish would swim right in to the shore(this was more like a beach as the lake is so huge)and turn and just face into the incoming waves. Nothing I did could entice them to bite. I have never been so frustrated in my life!!
On one day we went into Walmart which had its own fishing section (listen in ASDA !). I thought I would get a little inside info from a local, so I asked the guy working in the angling section how to catch the carp.
He replied that it was easy, in fact he had one of 43lb only the week before.
By this time I was practically drooling with anticipation!
What was his secret? Bow and arrow!!
I told him he was taking the piss but he denied it and said it was genuine. He even pointed out on the back of the licence where it stated that this was a legit method!!
Apparently carp are regarded as a nuisance species over there and generally killed on capture.
Anyway, I had the last laugh as you should have seen his face when I told him that it was probably worth about ?5K in the Uk(havent got a clue what it would be worth but it has to be a lot!)
I even managed to bag myself a 36lb common which was the thrill of a lifetime for me. By the way, I caught it with a rod using local cherries as bait!
Anyone else come across this method of catching carp?