There is a story to every picture and often something different to every capture. I thought it worth mentioning the story to the 33lb common I caught this week which appears in a catch report Blog below.

I had turned up at the venue around lunch time and had introduced a bed of Chilli Chocolate boilies where I had seen some fish previously.

A couple of hours passed by and I received a few liners but there were also fish showing to my left the other side of the next angler. This venue has carp of all sizes with doubles and 20’s being the norm’.  One of the carp that had rolled looked to be a much better fish.

I was in a dilemma, I had introduced a carpet of bait and was receiving liners but a good fish had shown 2 swims away to my left. I was sure I would receive a pick up over the baited area but would it be one of the better fish?

I only had the afternoon available to fish so didn’t particularly want to disturb the area more with re-casting etc. In the end I could bear it no more and wound my baits in from my main area, moved to the other side of the angler to my left and simply cast a hook baits on its own to the area the fish had shown.

I had only just picked the second rod up and the first rod was away. As easy and as quick as that with just  a little bit of effort in moving after being observant and following my instinct despite it looking as though I had fish on my bait I had been rewarded with this gorgeous fish.

I had been introducing the Chilli Chocolate to the water over the previous couple of weeks and knew they were accepting it as a food source after watching the carp colour the water up whilst feeding on it during a previous visit.

So, keep your eyes peeled looking for fish movement and act on it quickly. Carp at this time of the year move around an awful lot and seem more tolerant of re-casting than they are later in the year. They are actively hunting for food and give them something they know is food from previous baitings and they will respond. Don’t be afraid of the single bait approach but put more odds in your favour by trickling the bait in at different times.

Remember if everyone is fishing single baits then every boilie the carp pick up ends up having a sting in the tail and they soon become very cautious. By continuing to introduce bait (even if it is whilst you are packing away) you will ensure they get to recognise your bait and also continue to pick up bait.

Good luck!

Shaun

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