April Fools

8am as they rolled into the car park. Owner greeted them full of smiles, advice and a choice of bag up match lakes. At this point, as the weather reached the dizzy heights of 0.5c the writing was on the wall. Head home or all will be lost!!!!!!!

Picked Marina, settled, set up box, changed peg - not that it mattered. Pegs 25 and 26 selected, end of Marina - cold wind in your faces.

Nets in - kiss of death.

2500 different baits selected and placed on the mega tray, Nico following suit with maggots, casters, pellets and god knows what else.

Loads of bait and sweet FA rigs - like having 300 reels and no line. Prep is key at the terminal end!



Rig finally selected, adjusted, adjusted and then adjusted. First put in small gudgeon and thats really about it. Lost one early, gudgeon, Nico much the same. Frustrating was not the word, depressing and disappointing is more like it. Why won't the fish feed aftera drop of 20 degrees? Anyway we both had 4 carp each, gudgeon and Nico takes the prize with a few extra Skimmer (small) and roach. Didnt know what to do.




In the end Nico resorted to catching the fish he had aready caught by placing them all in his landing net (see above) comical and perhaps the only highlight. Done by the weather again. The boys will be back and they remain mad for it. But a struggle. Estimated 10lb between them. Roll on some normal weather like snow mid week.