Carp Fishing?

Just wondering, Who fishes for carp in the uk here?

Cheers

Carp fishermen, perhaps?

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"Advocated" wrote in message
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Just wondering, Who fishes for carp in the uk here?

Cheers

I do two or three days a week.

Bob


"Advocated" wrote in message
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Just wondering, Who fishes for carp in the uk here?

Cheers

cool, where abouts do you go?

I do. The best course fish IMO!

Where are you?


"Advocated" wrote in message
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Just wondering, Who fishes for carp in the uk here?

Cheers

Most people will fish for carp, lots of puddles with pastie carp
and the pools with the big fish in are all sindicate (sorry cant spell)
I like to catch barbel and catfish (more fun)

Hoot!!! wrote:
: Most people will fish for carp, lots of puddles with pastie carp
: and the pools with the big fish in are all sindicate (sorry cant
: spell) I like to catch barbel and catfish (more fun)

The bigger carp arent always in syndicate waters, there's many day ticket
fisheries with carp over 40lbs....that said i dont think it's that
important, sure I'd like to catch a big fish, but it's not imperative to my
days enjoyment, on the contrary, some of the best fishing I've ever
experienced has involved fish no bigger than 7 -8lbs, mostly carp but plenty
of hard fighting barbel too.
A grand day in the height of summer with rod, reel and hook, no other
tackle, just a landing net and a pocketful of Hovis and floating fishmeal
pellets...Ah!!..bliss!

( I could have gone to a fishery holding much bigger fish, but that had the
risk of blanking - I just wanted to catch fish.)

All over the place, I am a ticket holder at Langholme Carp Society ( at
least when I get this years ticket returned), Pride of Derby (gravel pits
and the Trent, Derby Railway (gravel pits and the Trent), Derby County
Anglers (gravel pits and the Trent). I do three trips a year to the Ebro
(my cousin lives close by) plus visits to other places when I can get
tickets. I don't fish commercials as I like the challenge.

I do other fishing as well, barbel, general course stuff but my first love
is carp. I also do some sea fishing from time to time mostly in winter when
I fish with a mate from Newcastle.

I took early retirement last year after 30 years in the IT business and I
have never enjoyed myself so much. The problem is that at teh moment my
wife is very ill so these trips are curtailed but I will be back.

I tend to fish alone because I have not yet met anyone who can spare the
time to fish as much as I do.

Bob





"Advocated" wrote in message
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cool, where abouts do you go?

Catfish. Now there's a different type of fish.

What's it like hooking one of these ugly monsters?



"Hoot!!!" (nospam) wrote in message
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Most people will fish for carp, lots of puddles with pastie carp
and the pools with the big fish in are all sindicate (sorry cant spell)
I like to catch barbel and catfish (more fun)

Awesome power, hooked one on the Seine (France) had no chance with carp
tackle!!


"Zoe" wrote in message
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Catfish. Now there's a different type of fish.

What's it like hooking one of these ugly monsters?



"Hoot!!!" (nospam) wrote in message
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Most people will fish for carp, lots of puddles with pastie carp
and the pools with the big fish in are all sindicate (sorry cant spell)
I like to catch barbel and catfish (more fun)