Si's new UK common PB
On a quick session too!
It's been a slog but the result was worth it..!
Back trouble has been just one of the problems Si has been up against recently and at times has questioned his angling future so we have all been relieved to see him getting back out there
He’s been putting in some shorter sessions (he says cos he struggles with his back on overnighters but we know it’s cos he’s scared of the dark) and been getting in among them with some cracking high doubles and 20’s
He’s only been able to fish a handful of these sessions but ventured out again and after some chats with the guys decided to target the bigger carp in lake 1
We got a very excited group call!!
I was mid afternoon when the group call came through. On answering, we were greeted by a particularly smily Si !
"I think I've got the big common!"
“NO WAY!!??”
The smile said it all.. Imaginatively named The Big Common (there is also a ‘Big common’ on another lake on the complex), this is the biggest common in the lake and a well deserved reward for the dedication, perseverance and determination to get out there even when it’s been a struggle.
Well done mate!
NEW PB COMMON
36:7lb
Lake- syndicate Milton Keynes
Weather- overcast NE winds
Fishing – started on lake one and wasn’t feeling overly confident with swim choice. After conflab with the boys discussing targets for the season had a move onto lake 2. Pub chucked both rods to known areas with a couple of catapults of bait over the top.
Bait- 18mm RG red sea squid topped with a 13.5mm seapex pop up
Bait application- catapult loose boilie
Rig- size 4 fox wide gape long shank slip d
Fish weight-36lbs 7oz