my new PB common carp ........

[OH POLLOCKS !!!!!]

hi all i have only rescently taken up coarse fishing and have been 4 times in total and only caught a 1 gudgeon:cry:.... so on wednsday i dicided to go down to my local fisherie and use up some maggots...

anyway i got down there at 1:30m and no bites in sight getting pretty fed up when this took me maggots. well i was jumping around with joy......................:victory: it weighed 7.6 pounds:laugh:

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii263/OHPOLLOCKS1/100_1255.jpg

[gs425e]

hi nice fish,, nice photo...well done ..get into fresh frozen boilies simple braided hooklinks and you will get your first double cheers andy

[F1F3R]

well done on your PB :clap:

always a great day when ye get a pb :thumbs:

good pic too :clap:

[taylor45]

WD on your PB carp went myself wednesday my first time fishing a canal had previously stuck to carp puddles and done ok,fished with maggots biteless 4 2 hours then switched to lobworm and hooked into something decent wich i lost,next drop had a lovely hard fighting chub of around 3lb,shall def try rivers n canals again as after a while fishing man made pools you kinda know what your going to land if anything,tc tight lines.:laugh:

[tagman]

WD on your PB carp went myself wednesday my first time fishing a canal had previously stuck to carp puddles and done ok,fished with maggots biteless 4 2 hours then switched to lobworm and hooked into something decent wich i lost,next drop had a lovely hard fighting chub of around 3lb,shall def try rivers n canals again as after a while fishing man made pools you kinda know what your going to land if anything,tc tight lines.:laugh:

Bloody hell a hard fighting chub!, that is a very rare fish to catch, well done mate. lol

[blankerman]

congratulations on your pb carp.never had one until last year,then had 5 out of the river,3 of which were double figures.would imagine most rivers have good carp stocks now,especially after the summer floods:laugh:

[Vas]

well done have you tried the fenrod yet they are up to around 30lb there with coy in the 20's