Keith M
Well-known member
Theres nothing wrong with targeting carp, or erecting a bivvy to sleep in overnight or to just protect the angler from the elements on a long session after carp. As long as the angler is sensible and doesn't use carp fishing as an excuse to get drunk or get stoned; unfortunately the number of these idiots seems to grow each year spoiling it for the serious Carp anglers on some waters (usually on day ticket waters).
I regularly target large carp with two alarmed rods out (I don't like using three rods) or with only one rod targeting surface feeding carp but like most other carp Anglers that I know I don't annoy any of the other Anglers around me who are not after carp, and I definitely don't think that carp fishing is superior to any other branch of the sport, or think that carp is superior in any way either; its just another species that we use specialised tackle and methods to catch (even though you don't always need to use specialised tackle or specialised methods to catch big carp).
Even though I do occasionally fish for large carp; Carp are definitely not my favourite species and I spend much more time chasing Tench and crucians and barbel and decent sized roach and rudd than going after Carp. Carp are just another species that’s all.
I do get a bit annoyed when I hear some people say things like “when you progress up to large Carp” or something similar as if carp were the ultimate quarry that you progress up to and which I think is totally wrong; and It also annoys me when I hear other anglers dissing Carp anglers as if they were all just sleeping and drinking lager in their bivvies.
Why can’t we all just bury the hatchet and try to get on. After all we are all brothers of the Angle aren’t we? There are good and bad on both sides.
Keith
I regularly target large carp with two alarmed rods out (I don't like using three rods) or with only one rod targeting surface feeding carp but like most other carp Anglers that I know I don't annoy any of the other Anglers around me who are not after carp, and I definitely don't think that carp fishing is superior to any other branch of the sport, or think that carp is superior in any way either; its just another species that we use specialised tackle and methods to catch (even though you don't always need to use specialised tackle or specialised methods to catch big carp).
Even though I do occasionally fish for large carp; Carp are definitely not my favourite species and I spend much more time chasing Tench and crucians and barbel and decent sized roach and rudd than going after Carp. Carp are just another species that’s all.
I do get a bit annoyed when I hear some people say things like “when you progress up to large Carp” or something similar as if carp were the ultimate quarry that you progress up to and which I think is totally wrong; and It also annoys me when I hear other anglers dissing Carp anglers as if they were all just sleeping and drinking lager in their bivvies.
Why can’t we all just bury the hatchet and try to get on. After all we are all brothers of the Angle aren’t we? There are good and bad on both sides.
Keith