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

**OH POLLOCKS !!!!!** · 07-03-2008, 11:03

hi all i have only rescently taken up coarse fishing and have been 4 times in total and only caught a 1 gudgeon

.... 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......................

it weighed 7.6 pounds

**gs425e** · 07-03-2008, 11:24

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** · 07-03-2008, 13:55

well done on your PB

always a great day when ye get a pb

good pic too

**taylor45** · 07-03-2008, 14:09

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.

**tagman** · 07-03-2008, 16:28

Originally Posted by 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.

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

**blankerman** · 07-03-2008, 23:28

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