here are few good ones

Another good day of fishing.

here are a few more junebug finally got his mirror after a 2 year hunt and blaine got his pb

few more from freinds and bro.

here are couple of freinds and my brothers 45lb blue cat.

How to catch large carp in early spring time.

Spring is the time when all of nature seems to wake up from the cold spells of winter just gone, and life under water is no exception. The water temperature starts its initial rise and allows cold-blooded carp to become a little more active to go in search of more food. The increased demand for energy creates the need for carp to begin feeding frequently and as a result, you’ll stand a better chance of catching a big carp during the springtime.
I won’t use particles too much in spring. I prefer to use boilies as many contain a wider range of complete nutrition for the carp. Particles provide some good nutrition but are generally not complete sources for carp, thus, they are often best used during the summer months. Don’t get me wrong, sweetcorn, maize and peas are good baits and they’ll catch some good carp all year round, but I think boilies just edge them as the best bait to use in spring. I think particles are good in summer when using higher levels of oils for added attraction, but I prefer to keep oil contents low or only to medium levels during spring as the water may still not be high enough for them to have effective use.At this time of year I believe carp will be roaming around looking for new food sources to exploit in order to gain sufficient energy and nutrition for the following months ahead. In March, when the weather starts to warm up gradually into springtime, I think about what bait I’m going to use for the season ahead. I tend to opt for boilies for catching during the spring months. With such a choice of boilies available, I look at whether to use a highly nutritious food source in boilies or whether to target the bigger fish using self-life boilies. For the first few fishing sessions in spring I believe in using self-life for the majority of time, and here’s why….I want to attract them towards my hookbait by using high-smelling, highly visible, attractor boilies. Yes, I want to establish a new food source of bait for use during the entire fishing season ahead, but this takes time and establishing new baits can be done on non-fishing days, or after finishing a short roaming session. For these first few sessions during spring, I prefer to fish for bites, and for me, this means using a good shelf-life, high attractor boilie, preferably with a bright colour. High visibility, highly scented attractor boilies that attract carp will probably work much better during spring time on a lake. The carp at this time of year will start to develop more hunger and will be interested in galloping down all sorts of food to satisfy their energy needs. Therefore, a bright, smelling boilies that is easy to find will produce more takes. Using a high nutritional value boilie will take time to establish as a food source, and HNV types would be better to use when carp have become wary of the attractor boilies after they’ve been caught numerous times during the first part of the season. Also, because the vast majority of fish are hooked when they eject the bait, it can pay to have the hookbait over-flavoured so they eject it harder. This enables the point of the hook to penetrate deeper into the lip for effective hooking potential without the necessity for using bolt rig methods. This means I can continue using lighter leads when setting up the rigs and enable more sensitive bite indications, which may still be necessary because the water temperature will not be at its optimum during the spring.
Baiting Methods for catching Carp in Springtime
For baiting tactics in spring I generally prefer to fish for individual bites by placing out enough for the carp to eat one or two mouthfuls of food. This is where I’ll often place out a single high-attract boilie with a small PVA bag of pellets attached to the hook. This provides enough food for a single carp so it may produce competitive feeding if more than one fish approaches the rig. I may even try this same technique using maggots in the PVA bag, or sometimes fish for carp using the medusa maggot rig with a maggot feeder of the cage type attached. Maggots are a brilliant fishing bait to use during spring, they are live which creates good fish attraction and will provide carp with immediate satisfaction. I believe this is the time of year when we can get away with using big round and over-flavoured boilies because the carp are usually still a little dormant from the previous cold spells of winter and may not be as alert to potential dangers yet. It could even be possible to get away with using other blatant rig presentations as well as huge boilies. Also, the carp in most lakes haven’t been pressured from anglers for many months, so their guard may be a little lower during this time than at any other time of the year. Maybe this is one reason why many big carp are caught during the spring months?Another good tactic in spring is to use air-dried chopped boilies that have been re-hydrated using various liquid attractors. There are many fruit flavoured attractor liquids that can be used for additional attraction (pineapple is a good choice) as well as some food-type liquids such as nutramino or any other made by the big, reputable bait manufacturers.
If you make your own baits then try using a birdseed base mix during spring. The flavours tend to leak really well from the seeds and help to attract carp onto the hookbait. For rig tactics, I prefer to use the snowman set up. Using large, bright, high-attract boilies tied on with a snowman rig set up is going to be a better fishing tactic in spring I personally believe!
What About Finding the Fish in Spring?
I want to fish where there are normally weed beds present, or if I’m aware of any new weed buds sprouting up around the lake. The growth of new weed is usually where the lake has started to receive an increase in light, and thus, higher temperatures are possible. I really think that a higher temperature is a priority for carp during spring just as much as in winter. Therefore, a good place to always consider fishing any lake is at the northeast corners because this is usually a position that’s covered from the cold winds blowing in from the northeast areas. It’s also the windward bank when the warm winds blow from the southwest direction. Therefore, it may be a good place to start locating carp in springtime. Another area to fish for carp is near any old rush beds, these banks tend to receive good sunlight, hence why the rush is there in the first place, and carp will always visit these areas during the spring sunshine. They will also use rush beds and snags to clean themselves of leeches during the spring.

A baiting campaign effective way to target big carp.

One of the most effective carp fishing tactics you can employ is a baiting campaign on your particular venue. This tactic is probably your best chance to catch some of the largest carp in the lake. A baiting campaign is basically where you establish new, unique bait by freely feeding the carp over a pre-planned duration, but you must not use that particular bait until it has become established as a food source for the carp.
Why is a baiting campaign so effective?
Carp learn through association, so the idea of a baiting campaign is to make the carp associate safety with the new bait. If any carp have been caught before, which in a popular lake means most of the fish, they will generally feed on baits cautiously, and some carp may not even touch baits at all. A cautious feeding carp will be hard to catch because they have learned ways to evade capture. Some may have even learned how to “test” for tethered bait. I have seen carp swim hard into a bed of bait causing the free offerings to bounce up off the bottom then take the food while it is suspended in the water. In this particular example the carp may have learned through experience that most hook bait won’t bounce up from the bottom because they are tethered to a hook link. Carp aren’t necessarily clever creatures, but they have had plenty of experience and the time to work out regular patterns to cope in dangerous situations.There are two main ways to catch carp easily; create a feeding frenzy by encouraging large numbers of carp to feed (the competition for food causes them to forget about any potential danger) or encourage carp to lower their guard by making the food seem safe. The trouble with the first tactic is its very difficult to make large numbers of carp feed together. A baiting campaign will encourage the carp to feed confidently, thus they will lower their guard and take the bait further into the mouth giving the hook more of a chance to grab a hold.

Further Details of a Successful Baiting Campaign
You establish a new bait by regularly throwing in a kilo or two of your chosen bait in various areas of the lake. Throw the bait into all the places you think carp will be hanging out. Remember carp love weeds and safe areas like snags, so make sure you get plenty in these areas. Many anglers don’t like fishing in weedy or snaggy areas, so it is less likely that you will be baiting the area up for others. Also, a safe area means the carp are more likely to feed on the baits quickly, and it is less likely other, nuisance fish will be eating them first. For these reasons put a larger portion of the bait into these areas. Once you have introduced the bait over a month or so then put the majority of the bait out in places where you’re likely to cast. At the latter stages of the baiting campaign this will help make the carp feed more confidently out of those “safe zones” and give you a greater chance of catching when the bait has become established. When thinking of where to place bait, remember to cover the margins in places where you can see the bait. Then you can check to see if it’s been eaten over the next few days. Carp may also associate danger in the areas where they have been caught from previously, thus it can pay dividends if you target areas where many anglers don’t usually fish, unless there is an obvious reason not to fish those areas. The frequency of baiting up can range from every other day to once every two weeks, it really depends on the number of times you can get to the lake for an hour or so. As a rough guide, I try to bait up two to three times per week for four months. I may change it depending on how much time, money or travelling I have. It could be changed to twice a week for six months and maybe throw three kilos in rather than two kilos.Remember the more the carp see the new bait and get used to it, the more likely they will feed on it. They will eventually start to associate that bait as a safe food that’s always available, thus they will start to neglect other angler’s bait because yours will be freely available. When you have arrived at this stage, the carp are conditioned to the bait, and you will be in a position to exploit it. For a successful baiting campaign the bait really needs to be top quality, it should be a good food source for the carp and provide many nutrients. This is because the bait also has to compete with all the natural food available in the water as well as other angler’s baits. The most common bait used is boilies, preferably fresh (frozen type). The boilies will also need to be unique in flavour, this is very important. You don’t want to be using boilies which may have already caught carp in the lake as they may have already associated danger with that particular smell or flavour. For this reason you will probably have to make them yourself or use a bait rolling service. There are so many different flavours / smells available that you should be able to combine a few to create a unique boilie. An experienced bait roller should be able to create a good, unique bait that carp will be attracted to.
The Potential Cost of a Baiting Campaign
All this may sound very expensive, but it can last for a few years if you never tell people what bait you’re using once it is established. Therefore the cost would be relatively low if you spread it over the duration. You can also cut costs by using alternative, less expensive bait, such as chick peas. These can be bought in sacks of 25 kilos for around £15. You can make them unique by adding colour and flavours when soaking them before cooking. Although remember they wont be a complete food source like top quality, fresh boilies

Pre-baiting to catch large carp on new lakes.

There seem to be many carp anglers that habitually use the ideas and fishing tactics reported in the magazines and papers, or ideas that a friend may have had some minor success using. The difference between those and a successful big fish carp angler is that the latter guy tends to possess a habit of thinking up new strategies, or bringing back old ideas in order to continue fooling the big fish. Pre-baiting is one old fishing tactic that doesn’t seem to be used so much these days. It is a strategy I have used before, and one I prefer to use especially on new waters, where it can be a guessing game as to the location of the carp. Although pre-baiting can involve lots of hard work, I believe it can yield some very rewarding catch results.With pre-baiting you get the chance to stick out tons of bait which helps the fish become accustomed to the specific boilies you’ve chosen, and because there’s no tackle in the area it also stops the carp becoming immediately cautious. The fish can get onto the bait quickly while you’re at home relaxing. The result can mean it’ll take less time for them to associate the bait as safe and be ready to jump onto that food source quickly when it’s introduced again at your next carp fishing session.Pre-bait tactics often help to clear swim areas if small fish come onto the bait before any carp. If particles are used to pre-bait the swim then the silver fish can clear a nice patch ready for you to present your carp rigs and free boilies for when the large carp find the baits.

Starting a Pre-Baiting Campaign
There are some important points to think about before starting a pre-baiting campaign. For maximum effect, it may be best to find a good feature, or a clear spot in a swim where you know carp frequently visit. This would be much more effective rather than just throwing huge amounts of bait into an easy accessible or comfortable swim. If possible, it may also be better to pre-bait at night, especially if the lake is a busy one. You don’t want to pile in tons of bait only to find someone else in your prime spot when you turn up to fish at the lake. You can pre-bait once or a few separate times before actually fishing. Although, I do prefer to pre-bait 2 or 3 times, and to start the first pre-baiting session a week before I intend to go. This gives the carp a good week to find the food source, and get used to the bait. Visiting regularly also gives me the chance to actually see if the fish are present or if the bait has been eaten. It enables me to identify any fish movement around the areas where I put the bait, plus I get the chance to see if other anglers are fishing near my intended spot or if anything has been caught in the area. I do find that pre-baiting more often is always better than only doing it once. However, if you can only manage one visit then maybe introduce more bait and start your fishing session a good week before going. You want to give the fish time to move in on the bait, and let them feed on it without any pressure from anglers. It won’t matter if all your pre-bait has been eaten before you turn up to fish the swim. The point is to get the carp to associate your bait as a safe food source, as well as the area in general. The carp will remember the bait when you introduce it again during your carp fishing session.Pre-baiting is a great angling technique to help catch many carp. I believe it’s always good carp angling to look back and introduce some of the old-style fishing tactics to many of the waters in the UK. Getting into the habit of presenting your chosen bait in a way not seen by the fish in your lake before can work wonders for your catch rate!

Baiting tactics for long car session.

When you first start a carp fishing session, it’s hard to know exactly how much bait to place into the area you’re fishing. If you throw too much in then it could ruin the whole session. On the other hand, you need to get enough bait into the swim to either draw carp into the area or keep the fish there if they’re already present. I like to place rigs on top of a well baited area during most of my carp fishing situations. I feel heavily baited areas make carp compete for food which causes them to lower their guard, and they become easier to catch. Virtually all carp make more mistakes when they are pre-occupied with beating other fish to the rapidly reducing concentration of food. The only times I don’t like to bait up heavily is when I’m fishing short sessions (less than 48 hours), if there are numerous carp already present in the swim or during a winter fishing session when I prefer to spend more time actually locating carp and attracting them to feed by using the right bait for that time of year.

When I have chosen the feature or area I wish to bait up, I often attempt to get the bait in a rectangular area of around six to eight feet wide by four feet in length. I try to stick to these measurements because I know I can cover the area well with about 20 kilos of bait. The bait is made up of around half of whatever particles I happen to be using at the time and half boilies. I also try to concentrate more bait at the centre of the area and leave loose layers at the ends with a few scatterings. Doing this helps me form a strategy depending on where I believe the carp are feeding on the bait. This type of baiting tactic requires good casting accuracy. This is why I prefer to find pegs where I don’t need to cast too far, up to 30 yards seems to be ideal for my spodding range. Unless of course, the lake allows the use of a bait boat!Once this bait is laid down, I often leave it rig-free for a good 24 hours. This allows the carp to feed freely on the bait, building their confidence and lowering their guard for when rigs will be present. If there are signs of carp on the bait within a few hours, I may drop a rig on the outer section closest to me and before the baited area starts to ensure I have no tackle laying on top of bait as this may spook any carp feeding in that area. When I believe the bed of bait is ready, I will make up three rigs using short hook links. However, before casting, I always throw out some bait to try to scare the fish away slightly. I feel it’s better to scare carp with bait rather than with a heavy lead and rig. This tip was revealed on the underwater carp videos made by Korda. When carp were scared off with bait they came back within a few minutes. If they were scared off with a lead, they often never came back. Once the bait has been established and in the water for more than 24 hours, I will place one of my rigs right in the heart of the densely baited area, another rig will be positioned on the edges of the free bait, and one rig is placed up to 6 feet away from the area altogether. Placing rigs off a baited area can often return the bigger carp that might be hanging back and feeding rather cautiously.