Comments on: How I tackle an untested carp venue http://www.questbaits.com/blog/how-i-tackle-an-untested-carp-venue/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:02:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/how-i-tackle-an-untested-carp-venue/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 Shaun Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:48:41 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=3066#comment-1598 Thought I would put a link to a piece we filmed at Island Lake which gives my basic approach on a new water http://www.questbaits.com/docs/videovault/approaching/index.html Thought I would put a link to a piece we filmed at Island Lake which gives my basic approach on a new water http://www.questbaits.com/docs/videovault/approaching/index.html

]]> By: Elie G http://www.questbaits.com/blog/how-i-tackle-an-untested-carp-venue/comment-page-1/#comment-1592 Elie G Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:03:50 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=3066#comment-1592 Excellent article Ron, really comprehensive information and well explained. Watercraft is the hardest thing to grasp in carp fishing and very difficult to explain. I don't pretend my skills are the best in this regard but I'm always looking and learning. I love the challenge of turning up at a completely new water and working out how to unlock its secrets, especially when I've got a few days to do this. The most important thing is OBSERVATION: I've lost count of the number of carp I've caught after watching the water and letting the carp show me where they are. The first 24 hours are often the most important. Stay up as late as you can the first night and get up as early as possible in the morning. Keep watching and be prepared to respond to what you see. Here's an example of how local knowledge is vital. I field tested an almost unfished lake for a friend a few years ago. On the third day, after banking a couple of thirties the French owner turned up. I'm lucky that my French is pretty good so we got chattiing. I noticed there was a white stick marker on the bank fifty yards to my left and when I asked the owner about it he told me he'd been feeding the carp with maze from that spot just a few yards out! I put some groundbait in that night on the spot and as I was field testing Fruity Trifle I put that on as a hookbait and scattered a few handfuls of boilies in. The fish had never seen boilies before. Four in the morning I get a screaming take. After twenty five minutes and weeding me up solid twice I got the fish in. 46lb + almost leather and a new lake record. Elie Excellent article Ron, really comprehensive information and well explained. Watercraft is the hardest thing to grasp in carp fishing and very difficult to explain. I don’t pretend my skills are the best in this regard but I’m always looking and learning. I love the challenge of turning up at a completely new water and working out how to unlock its secrets, especially when I’ve got a few days to do this. The most important thing is OBSERVATION: I’ve lost count of the number of carp I’ve caught after watching the water and letting the carp show me where they are. The first 24 hours are often the most important. Stay up as late as you can the first night and get up as early as possible in the morning. Keep watching and be prepared to respond to what you see.

Here’s an example of how local knowledge is vital. I field tested an almost unfished lake for a friend a few years ago. On the third day, after banking a couple of thirties the French owner turned up. I’m lucky that my French is pretty good so we got chattiing. I noticed there was a white stick marker on the bank fifty yards to my left and when I asked the owner about it he told me he’d been feeding the carp with maze from that spot just a few yards out! I put some groundbait in that night on the spot and as I was field testing Fruity Trifle I put that on as a hookbait and scattered a few handfuls of boilies in. The fish had never seen boilies before. Four in the morning I get a screaming take. After twenty five minutes and weeding me up solid twice I got the fish in. 46lb + almost leather and a new lake record.

Elie

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