"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , Activeviii
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Derek, trout fishing isn't quite the same as carp fishing, kidda.lol.

's exactly the same.

Find a fish, don't scare it.
Put something it's likely to try to eat on a hook in front of it.
- don't scare it.
Detect the take and react accordingly.

Of course it is different. An edibility premium is paid for Trout fishing,
which is ironic as the very reason Carp where introduced to England was as
fodder for the monks.
The actual mechanics and angling principles are the same though. The
fundamental difference being that Trout anglers tend to have a swarm of
flies stuck to their hats whilst Carp anglers advertise tackle on theirs. In
my younger days, way back in the swirling mists of time, you HAD to wear a
floppy hat to be considered seriously as a Carp angler. Other qualifications
included the sporting of copious amounts of facial hair, all chairs and
banksticks painted black or green and have a strong aroma of catfood. You
counted success in Carp caught to a ratio of rod hours and kept a proud
tally of the number of doubles caught in a season. It was also chic to drop
names like Clifford, Hilton etc into bankside conversations.

ChurchYardYew.