Greenbank Park 2006-06-29

[KeviN]

After fished several months in fishery, I've got the basics of coarse fishing and it's time to challenge the local GREENBANK PARK!

I chose 2 swims next to lily pads, each cupped with 2 balls of groundbait and made my first cast at 6am. Bait was 4mm VDE light expander.

I caught 5 roach for the first hour, then managed a 2lb skimmer. Then was into some roach... suddenly the float disappeared in LIGHTENING SPEED and I striked.

I quickly steered the fish away from the snags and a double figure common jumped up the water then bottomed out my elastic in no time and hook pulled, GUTTED!

I was using maver 12-20 hollow, 0.16 line with size 16 B911 which managed me some 10lb carps in fishery, but not the Greenbank tyson carp.

After a quiet period, I managed a few roach then a nice crucian which made me smile again.


Then there's road work in the park then I just packed up and finished a 3.5hr session. Not a bad day out and I'll be back Mr Carp!

[ryan06]

well done mate nice crewy

[mathew]

nice to see that you are going to the local parks..
though it's harder fishing there.. but if you get them the satisfaction is always there

[KeviN]

mathew said:

nice to see that you are going to the local parks..
though it's harder fishing there.. but if you get them the satisfaction is always there

I understand why you always wanna go back mate, especially after teased by the big carp!

But I think it's just not easy to land the carp on pole.....red hydro MIGHT got chance but then need to match with size 14 hook and bigger bait, means less / even no bite. gotta use rod and reel.

by the way the heavy tackle caught me 20 roach around 4oz size, and I bumped many off and missed countless bites also. I can't imagine how good the roach sport can be if using maggot + light tackle mate.

[alan76]

You dont need red hydro mate use a rod and line.

[KeviN]

err... yeah I did say better use rod and line. An angler managed a 15lber by 2 lb line on rod a couple days ago.

Problem is I don't have any coarse rod. I got a 9 ft pier rod and size 5500 reel which might do the carp work but that's heavy mate.

[bigdave]

kevin said:

err... yeah I did say better use rod and line. An angler managed a 15lber by 2 lb line on rod a couple days ago.

Problem is I don't have any coarse rod. I got a 9 ft pier rod and size 5500 reel which might do the carp work but that's heavy mate.

kev you need proper coarse gear to be honest , apart from looking like a right tit you will struggle to cast with a multi on a 9ft pier rod