carp on the pole

[whogotmelighter]

hi all finally getting back out! only managed an afternoon but hey it's fishing, went to a fairly new commercial water in dunham massey as it's only down the road. had 3 baby mirrors and my first ever barbel! on the tip road fishing maggot feeder with meat on the hair, and bagged up with small roach and a small carp on my pole (which was bought for placing rigs under trees in snaggy swims! but thought i would have a bash and see what this pole fishing lark is about, good fun, ut i won't do it full time )

[Andy 24]

I enjoy a bit of pole fishing myself and I've fished Dunham a few times. My biggest carp on the pole was just under 10 pound, great fun.

Andy S

[mancity]

watch out in thunder storms lol

[whogotmelighter]

Originally Posted by Andy 24

I enjoy a bit of pole fishing myself and I've fished Dunham a few times. My biggest carp on the pole was just under 10 pound, great fun.

Andy S

this one was a tiddler about a pound and that give me the run around can't think what a double is like!!! but yeah it's good fun if you've only a few hours to grab

[nick]

haha this brings bk memorys

i went to pecks pool on pole jus after some smaller fish and hooked in to a 19.8 mirror on 14 elastic 1 hour and 20 miniutes later after numerous dives for reed beds succsesful snaggings i finnaly managed to land it

for sure a highlight of my fishing time

everyone should have this memory its great

[Stig]

Originally Posted by nick

haha this brings bk memorys

i went to pecks pool on pole jus after some smaller fish and hooked in to a 19.8 mirror on 14 elastic 1 hour and 20 miniutes later after numerous dives for reed beds succsesful snaggings i finnaly managed to land it

for sure a highlight of my fishing time

everyone should have this memory its great

yeah but it puts your heart in you mouth about 20 times every 5 minutes while you are playing it for but it feels great when you do land the lump barring the total exhaustion and the adrenalin shakes ..lol

Originally Posted by Stig

yeah but it puts your heart in you mouth about 20 times every 5 minutes while you are playing it for but it feels great when you do land the lump barring the total exhaustion and the adrenalin shakes ..lol

yes but what state is the fish in after such exhuastion ???

[Stig]

Originally Posted by Phil highlander

yes but what state is the fish in after such exhuastion ???

Hooked by accident while tench fishing had very strong elastic on 18s and after 2 runs i got its head above water it took a gulp of air and practically swam into the net put it back and held it in the margins for a few mins swam off no probs caught it again on conventional carptackle about 6 weeks later so it was ok .
The pole has never seen the light of day since think it ended up on the tip when the shed got cleared out .
Heart stopping action while its happening but as you say Phil its not fair on the fish to in some cases have to play them to a stand still/total exhaustion which is also not safe