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16/12/2014

Today I went fishing with my granddad to a lake neither of us had fished before so we were keen to get a line wet. The lake we fished is called 'Hambrook Lakes Centre' in West-Sussex. This is a nice little lake with a good head of fish but being the winter months we found that the carp were shoaling up along the margins, taking cover under over-hung tree roots and washed away banks. After arriving at this lake in the morning we chose a peg each and began to fish, however after a while with no bites and a distinct lake of fishy presence we decided to have a walk around the lake further; which is when we began to find the shoals under the far banks. After a stroll with a rod and net I managed to stalk out a couple of beautifully coloured winter carp. Unfortunately we were unable to weigh these fish but either way they were a pleasure to catch.

Equipment used:

1x Carp Kinetics Fusion Expert 2.5lb Test Curve Rod

1x JW Mirage John Wilson 10ft Float Rod

1x Quantum Hypercast Browning RCF740 Reel 

1x Crivit AF-1457 Reel

1x Flatbed Method feeder + Size 8 gator hook. 

1x Bolt Rig with a Fox flat pear inline weight + Size 8 gator hook.

Bait used:

2x Mainline Cell Boilies. 

(TIP: In the winter months, the carp shoal along the banks under the over hung tree roots, using a method feeder/ bolt rig lower the bait tight in to the margins and roots and hold the rod (almost touch-ledgering) to feel for gentle plucks and then just lean into the bite)