We were all on Hillview and I drew p52 which can be a good winter peg. At least the wind would be blowing over my left shoulder but I didn’t fancy fishing the long pole due to the wind.
Plumbing up at 2+2 I bumped into a few fish and decided to start the match here on 8mm meat, feeding 7mm meat and hemp. I had a reasonable start and when the swim faded after 45 minutes, I started feeding micros instead of hemp, which provided a kick start.
Of the anglers I could see, Phil Hardwick on p49 was running away with it helped by p50 not being drawn, and I seemed to be ahead of the other anglers.
After 2hrs more silvers were showing over my short line, including a big perch and I didn’t get the feeling there was a high concentration of carp in front of me. A switch to the straight lead and meat cast towards the pipe resulted in a few fish, but generally it was a little slow and with the except of one decent sized fish, the rest were a smaller stamp than I was catching over the short line.
Therefore, I stuck with the short line feeding more heavily to pull the carp back. I did consider fishing a little longer, but the wind was only getting stronger. I started feeding my left-hand margin with meat and micros hoping for a strong finish, but this was a little slower than expected and the remainder of the match was spent switching between the 2 lines.
I had hoped I might squeeze a section pick up but I needed at least 200lb. Still, I had a great day’s fishing even if it was very wet.
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