Comments on: Short session carping http://www.questbaits.com/blog/short-and-sweet/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:18:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Pat Gillett http://www.questbaits.com/blog/short-and-sweet/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Pat Gillett Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:30:15 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=382#comment-623 Hi Shaun and Will, I still fish a few nights and enjoy the atmosphere they bring with them. It really is good to be away from it all sometimes and just 'chill out' in a bivvy. Has you say each water varies and different tactics / methods will suit the various waters we fish. No one method is going to be successful all the time whereever it is used. I think my preference for the more mobile approach stems from the fact that over the last 10 years or so i have done a lot more river fishing. In general with the amount of walking involved and swim moving whilst on a river trip, i try to ensure that all tackle etc is kept to a minimum. I guess this is somethin that has carried over into my carp fishing. Has Shaun says :"I do like fishing without all the clutter associated with doing nights". Obviously this is not for everbody, and i know that if i fished at night on the water mentioned i would generally catch more than i do now, but has i said i would sooner catch them in the day light if possible. Although with the cost of fuel the way it is these short sessions are going to cost a small fortune when i start my river fishing again has most trips will be a round trip of between 80 and 100 miles. Cheers, Pat Hi Shaun and Will,
I still fish a few nights and enjoy the atmosphere they bring with them. It really is good to be away from it all sometimes and just ‘chill out’ in a bivvy.

Has you say each water varies and different tactics / methods will suit the various waters we fish. No one method is going to be successful all the time whereever it is used.

I think my preference for the more mobile approach stems from the fact that over the last 10 years or so i have done a lot more river fishing. In general with the amount of walking involved and swim moving whilst on a river trip, i try to ensure that all tackle etc is kept to a minimum. I guess this is somethin that has carried over into my carp fishing. Has Shaun says :”I do like fishing without all the clutter associated with doing nights”.

Obviously this is not for everbody, and i know that if i fished at night on the water mentioned i would generally catch more than i do now, but has i said i would sooner catch them in the day light if possible.

Although with the cost of fuel the way it is these short sessions are going to cost a small fortune when i start my river fishing again has most trips will be a round trip of between 80 and 100 miles.

Cheers,
Pat

]]> By: Shaun Harrison http://www.questbaits.com/blog/short-and-sweet/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Shaun Harrison Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:25:11 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=382#comment-616 Hi Will, You are spot on there reflecting my thoughts really. My 'preferred way' varies from water to water and from different times of the year. One of the things I love about carp fishing is the sheer diversity of it. I have written several times before that the term 'Carp Fishing' is a totally inadequate phrase. It is meant to cover so many different styles and methods but can't. Some waters I feel totally at ease lounging behind the rods waiting for a fish to semi-hang itself. Whilst on others I feel I need to keep active and hunt them down. Different waters, different moods and different styles all go to make this 'Carp Fishing' a totally absorbing pastime. Best fishes Shaun Hi Will,

You are spot on there reflecting my thoughts really. My ‘preferred way’ varies from water to water and from different times of the year.
One of the things I love about carp fishing is the sheer diversity of it. I have written several times before that the term ‘Carp Fishing’ is a totally inadequate phrase. It is meant to cover so many different styles and methods but can’t.
Some waters I feel totally at ease lounging behind the rods waiting for a fish to semi-hang itself. Whilst on others I feel I need to keep active and hunt them down. Different waters, different moods and different styles all go to make this ‘Carp Fishing’ a totally absorbing pastime.
Best fishes
Shaun

]]> By: Will http://www.questbaits.com/blog/short-and-sweet/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Will Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:26:18 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=382#comment-605 I agree with you both when it comes to 'catching them on your own terms'. It's something i've come to appreciate more and more over the last year or so. I still haven't made up my mind about exactly what my own preferred way is. I think it changes from water to water, and also over time depending on what sort of fishing I've been doing recently. At the end of the day, you're only fishing for yourself, so you might as well enjoy it :-) Keep up the good work guys! Will James I agree with you both when it comes to ‘catching them on your own terms’. It’s something i’ve come to appreciate more and more over the last year or so.

I still haven’t made up my mind about exactly what my own preferred way is. I think it changes from water to water, and also over time depending on what sort of fishing I’ve been doing recently.

At the end of the day, you’re only fishing for yourself, so you might as well enjoy it :-)

Keep up the good work guys!

Will James

]]> By: Shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/short-and-sweet/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Shaun Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:59:17 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=382#comment-604 Hi Pat, I like your phrase 'catching them on your own terms'. A lot of anglers seem to forget we should be fishing for sheer pleasure. It often makes me think some anglers find it quite an ordeal to go carp fishing simply because they go through the routine which is accepted as the norm'. Rather than take a step back, decide exactly what they like and enjoy about their fishing then concentrating on these aspects. Like you, I would much rather catch fish during the daylight hours and it's now several years since I have done a night on a local water. I do fish nights - regularly but only because I like to be at the lake and settled in at first light but the distance involved in most of the waters I fish make day only sessions a little impractical. If I were fishing local waters I would be adopting your tactics almost all of the time. I do like fishing without all the clutter associated with doing nights. Shaun Harrison Hi Pat, I like your phrase ‘catching them on your own terms’. A lot of anglers seem to forget we should be fishing for sheer pleasure. It often makes me think some anglers find it quite an ordeal to go carp fishing simply because they go through the routine which is accepted as the norm’. Rather than take a step back, decide exactly what they like and enjoy about their fishing then concentrating on these aspects.

Like you, I would much rather catch fish during the daylight hours and it’s now several years since I have done a night on a local water.

I do fish nights – regularly but only because I like to be at the lake and settled in at first light but the distance involved in most of the waters I fish make day only sessions a little impractical.

If I were fishing local waters I would be adopting your tactics almost all of the time. I do like fishing without all the clutter associated with doing nights.

Shaun Harrison

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