Fishing for GIANT Carp That Kept Getting BIGGER
Thinking Tackle | Fishing for GIANT Carp That Kept Getting BIGGER
In this Thinking Tackle, Carp Fishing Mindset duo Tom Stokes and Oscar Thornton head to Trois Îles (Trois Iles / 3 Islands) in France in search of giant carp at extreme range. This legendary French carp fishery is home to fish well over 70lb, but with crayfish destroying hookbaits and the carp patrolling around the lake’s three islands, catching them is anything but straightforward.
With fish showing at serious range, Tom and Oscar commit to fishing long and tight to the islands – pushing their casting, accuracy and tackle to the limit.
But getting rigs into position is only half the battle.
Trois Îles is home to a huge population of crayfish, capable of making short work of conventional hookbaits. The pair are forced to adapt throughout the session, experimenting with different presentations and testing hookbait after hookbait in search of something that can survive long enough to catch a carp.
It becomes a fascinating battle of patience, precision and problem-solving, with Tom and Oscar sharing the long-range tactics, rigs and baiting approaches behind their decisions along the way.
And when they finally unlock Trois Îles, the results are spectacular...
Huge carp, multiple big hits and some of the biggest fish the pair have ever caught make this a Thinking Tackle session to remember.
TRANSCRIPT FOR TROIS ILES - THINKING TACKLE
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That's the second biggest
carp I've ever caught.
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This week we are at legendary French venue
Trois-Îles,
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or more commonly known in England as
Three Islands Lake,
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a lake that is famed for its
long-distance fishing and huge carp.
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This week I'm here with big carp angler
and seasoned long-range caster
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Oscar Thornton,
and we cannot wait to get started.
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Welcome to Thinking Tackle.
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My days,it's a giant.
Yeah, it's massive.
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Oh, it's big.
That's a proper big one.
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Bigger than we thought, boy.
You're going to have to get that, Lew.
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That's another good one.
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Yes!
That's what we came for.
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What a buzz!
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It looks good in here, doesn't it?
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Mate, it looks great in here.
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It's a cool lake, isn't it, this?
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Mate it's a really cool lake.
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I think the swims we've got as well
is in their front door.
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Yeah, obviously I've
never been here before.
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I know you have, but I've heard enough
about this lake to know that we are in
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two great positions this week.
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We've seen carp this morning already.
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We saw carp when we got here yesterday
evening already, and they have been out
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in this zone, haven't they?
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I think that's a little
safe zone, isn't it?
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There's a big old triangle out there.
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That's where they live, and you
can literally enter their front
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door from that side of the island.
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Yeah, yeah, it does look good.
And they're out there.
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What swim, if you had the choice,
would you rather go in out of these two?
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I'll be honest, I'd be
more than happy in either.
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I'd be more— yeah,
I'd be buzzing in either.
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Yeah.
Do you know what?
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To be honest, mate, I'm thinking the same.
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I don't feel like— I feel like both swims
give you a great shout.
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You've got access
to the fish from both sides.
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I think either or, I'd be more than happy.
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Wouldn't bother me in the slightest.
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In that case then, mate,
seeing as we're both more than happy
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to fish in either swim,
rather than doing the usual coin toss,
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in my pocket here I've got two stones,
one with a 4 on it, one with a 6 on it.
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If I put these in my hand,
obviously I'm going to mix them up a bit,
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you get to pick and then whatever
swim you pick, that's your swim
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for the week and I'll have the other.
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It's a much fairer way of doing it.
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Yeah, I feel like that's fair.
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It saves the oohing and aahing, because if
I won the coin toss— yeah,
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I've still got butterflies,
but at the end of the day,
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I feel like we're going to have a great
week's fishing in either of these swims.
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100%, mate.
Should we do it?
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Let's do that.
Right.
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Ooh.
Pick a swim.
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This one.
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You're in 6.
I'm in 6.
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And I'm in here.
Lovely.
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I feel like I'm happy with that.
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I'm more than happy with that.
Yeah, mate.
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We're going to catch them.
We are going to catch them.
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We are going to catch them.
And hopefully a giant as well.
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Yeah, mate.
They're out there.
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Yeah, they are.
Let's go get set up.
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Yeah, man.
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I am super excited to get
my rods out on this lake.
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I have never been here before,
but I have heard a lot about it.
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Of course, Korda have already done
a couple of films here, which I have seen.
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I speak to Darrell regularly.
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He comes out here a couple of times
a year, and what I know about this lake
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is it holds a lot of big carp,
and not only big carp,
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really good-looking big carp.
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It is dominated by long-range fishing,
and I love a bit of long-range fishing.
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I'd be happy to go home with just a few
fish under my belt, but
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This lake has the potential, if you get
it right, to do big hits of very big carp.
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And when I say very big carp, 50s, 60s,
there is even the chance of a 70-pounder.
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I think it did a 78 a couple of weeks ago,
so those fish are out there.
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Hopefully I'm lucky enough to catch a few.
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I first came here 8 years ago,
and ever since then I've always wanted
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to come back, knowing what's
swimming around out there.
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I'm absolutely buzzing
to get started, really.
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Out of the two swims, I feel like peg 4,
where Tom is, you're realistically
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probably going to catch more carp.
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But, yeah, historically,
I think if we're going to have a big
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un' this week,
then it's going to be from in here.
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Another little hope of mine is there is
a massive sturgeon that seems to live
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in that peg 4, so,
yeah, honestly, I'm hoping Tom hooks
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that and has a bit of a drama with it.
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After setting up camp,
it was now time for a lead about.
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What I was looking for was actually
soft bottom.
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It's gravelly over there.
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There are hard spots out there.
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There is gravel out there,
but with the lake having
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a large number of crayfish in it,
which can be a problem,
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I wanted to fish in the silt where
generally crays aren't
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so much of an issue.
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I found a lovely area at 34 wraps.
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I say lovely area.
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A lot of it is very samey samey out there,
but it's just off the back
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of that left-hand island.
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I feel like it is in a great zone.
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In regards to the swim, I feel like
it's pretty obvious where you're going.
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The bulk of the fish are up between
the two islands, and,
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yeah, having flicked a lead around,
there isn't a lot out there.
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The closer you sort of go left or right
to the islands, it is harder,
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but I feel like the closer you are
to those islands, the more
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likely you are to get crayed.
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Right, so this is the rig
that I am going in with.
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I've got an 18mm
Artificial Cell boilie on there.
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I've gone with a Cell
rather than the Iso-Fish because
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I like the fact that it looks washed out.
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It's just going to stand out a little bit
more on the bottom than a Match the Hatch
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hookbait would over all those boilies.
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It is soaked in in the Shellfish Goo.
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It's not a goo that I've used before,
but I really like the smell of this.
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So I've actually got 2 rods on that,
and I've put one on Squid Goo.
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Still the same hookbait,
just soaked in Squid Goo.
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Obviously, Squid Goo is a goo
that I've used a lot in the past.
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I've got a size 4 Kamakura Wide Gape
on there in barbless,
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as it is barbless hooks only.
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5-inch hook link,
and that is fished on a simple
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helicopter setup just on the line
with a 4¼oz Tournament lead.
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So let's get it out there.
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I've placed all the rods
in that same zone.
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They're about 6ft apart
over a big spread of boilie.
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I say a big spread, I've probably
spombed out about 8kg or so.
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It's more than enough for the first night.
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I'm going to just play it by what happens.
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I may end up putting out more.
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Tomorrow I might end up putting out less,
but I've gone in with 8 kilos.
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It might sound like a lot,
but there's a lot of big carp in this
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lake, a lot of grass carp, a few bream,
and we've got the whole week ahead of us.
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Come on, ladies.
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Well, this is the first rod going out,
and, yeah, my opening gambit
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is one of Pecky's Multi Combis.
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And for a hookbait, not something I really
do a lot, but I've got a plastic
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Iso-Fish slow-sinking boilie on there,
and the reason for that is
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the crays seem quite bad.
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So for the first night,
I'm going to put 2 plastics out there
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and a normal bait and see
how we get on, really.
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I've gone quite long.
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I'm fishing 40 wraps, and
given that the wind does change a little
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bit this week, it kind of always stays
in our favour, just coming off my back.
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So I wasn't really worried
about how far I was fishing.
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We've had to spomb today,
but this is the first day and only day
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that we will be spombing.
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After this, everyone's got
access to use the boat.
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The owner will come round, take you out,
and you can bait up between your markers,
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so I haven't got to worry
about spombing all week.
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All I need to do is,
as long as I can get my rods out there
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and get 2 marker floats out there
to put bait round, then, yeah.
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And I'm pretty much going to carry
on doing what I've done now, I think,
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I've gone in with a mix of 15
and 18mm Iso-Fish.
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I've also put a load of big pellet
in there, and the reason for that is I
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feel like, I could be wrong,
but they'll break down a lot quicker
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and hopefully keep the crays a bit more
distracted off the boilies
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and off my hookbaits.
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I've also glugged the whole lot in a load
of Iso-Fish and Squid Smart Liquid,
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and the reason for that is I just want
something that's going to draw them down,
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get them fish on the bottom
and grubbing around.
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They almost look like they're quite high
up in the water over there,
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and I feel like the Smart Liquid is
something like a real good additive
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to drag them down to the bottom.
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So
unless I have any problems with nuisance
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fish, I'm going to carry on what I'm doing
now for the rest of the week and hopefully
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catch some fish.
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I've literally just got in the bag.
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It's pretty early, it's probably
about half past 10, I guess.
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It's an exciting prospect
playing a carp on this lake because
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there are a lot of big fish in this lake.
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Come on, be a giant.
Imagine that, first carp, massive.
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Whee!
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I've had a good year this
year, you never know.
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I don't want to push my luck.
We'll take anything that comes.
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Whey!
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First one in the bag.
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He's not a giant, but he's not a bad 'un.
Rig's come out in the net.
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How about that?
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We're flipping having them this week.
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It's going to be a good week.
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Got a feeling about it.
Good feeling.
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With the night still young,
I cast the rod back out in hope
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of another chance before the morning.
Well,
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there you go, we are off the mark
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just a few hours in to the first evening
with this lovely scaly 37-pounder.
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I'm well pleased with him,
and we have got the rest of the week ahead
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of us to hopefully catch a bigger one.
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Give him a kiss.
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Cheers, mate.
Off he goes through Gary's legs.
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With no further fish to report,
I began spombing in the morning
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to hopefully spur on a bite.
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I also had no fish to report.
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And having seen fish out there,
I decided to try something different.
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Right, so I've noticed this morning
that there's a lot of fish showing really
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tight to that island,
so I've reeled the right-hand rod in,
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put a hinge on, and I'm going to cast
this as tight to the island as I can.
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I feel like
if there's any chance for a day bite,
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it's going to be slammed up against it.
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So, yeah, let's get that out there now.
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There's a bit of a change of tactics,
shall we say, this afternoon, because
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the crayfish
are a slight issue at the minute.
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You know, it is warm,
it's the worst time of the year
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for the crays, so they are actually
letting people use a boat to bait up.
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We can't do it ourselves.
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I think we can go out in the boat
with the bailiff
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But he comes round about 4 or 5 o'clock
this afternoon, we put marker floats out
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there, he'll come and pick us up,
take us out to our floats, and we can
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put as much bait as we want out.
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The reason they've done that is so people
can fish with big quantities of bait
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easily to combat the crayfish issues.
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That's not something that happens all
the time, so if you are planning on coming
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to this lake, in the future,
don't expect to use the boat,
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but sort of that peak summer period
when the crayfish are at their worst,
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that is something they are doing
at the minute just to make
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anglers' lives a little bit easier.
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We've got 6 nights left to go,
so hopefully— in fact, I say hopefully,
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I'm pretty confident
we are going to catch a few more.
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A few hours passed with no further fish,
and it was soon time to bait up
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Prior to this, I had prepared a bucket
of 18mm Iso-Fish
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soaked in Squid Smart Liquid
and another bucket of 15mm
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soaked in the Iso-Fish Smart Liquid.
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I couldn't decide which I preferred, so I
decided to mix it up a bit and use both.
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I went out in the boat,
and with it being the start of the week, I
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decided to put out over 10 kilos of bait.
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I also took advantage in the boat,
choosing to bait up with roughly
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10 kilos of Iso-Fish I decided to stay
on the plastic baits for now,
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with it being early in the session and too
early to determine what would work best.
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The plastics had already worked well
for Tom, and that's all
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the information I needed.
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I made a slight change to my hookbaits,
still plastic,
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but I switched one to a little white
pop-up that had been soaking
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in pineapple and isotonic goo.
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At this stage in the trip,
I'm still trying to figure out what works
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best, so there's no harm
in trying a few new things.
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They balance out perfectly
without the need for putty,
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which is key when crayfish are present,
as they seem to love putty.
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For the first time on this session,
I have been using the new Bucket Table.
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It is super handy,
especially on long trips like this,
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to keep everything you need
on a day-to-day basis there to hand.
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On top of it, I've got my baiting needles,
spare hookbaits, spare hooks,
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all those little bits that you need
when refreshing the rods for a recast.
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It is the perfect flat surface,
ideal for tying rigs off,
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and everything is there
where you need it, when you need it.
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It's all down to the carp now.
Fingers crossed.
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I was literally just nodding off
and we're away on the left-hand rod.
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Absolutely doing me here.
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Oh no,
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I'm really conscious about getting my toes
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nibbled off by crayfish.
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It's definitely a carp.
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Yes!
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Oh, thank God for that.
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Oh, yes!
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Well, the first one's always the hardest,
and I'm absolutely buzzing
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to be off the mark now.
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This one came on my left-hand rod over
that big hit of bait that we put out
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in the boat earlier with the bailiff.
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I was almost doubting
the plastics a little bit.
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It's not something I've used a lot, but,
yeah, well,
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we're not even fully into the second night
yet, and we've had one already,
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so I'm pretty happy to carry on using
them throughout the week, to be honest.
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Yeah, absolutely buzzing with this.
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I'm going to get him back,
and hopefully we'll catch one twice
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the size by the time we go home.
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Well, we are in.
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Unfortunately though, this is
actually my second bite of the night.
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I lost the first one to a hook pull,
but I put the rod back out there.
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And strangely, the exact same rod,
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the middle rod, is away again.
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This time I wasn't letting
them get away with it.
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I had the clutches locked up super tight
so they weren't taking any line.
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And as soon as I picked up that rod,
I just walked right to the back
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of the swim to stop this one
getting around the island.
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And luckily we are now playing it in open
water, so all we've got to do
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now is get it in the net.
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There's a massive full moon behind me.
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You probably can't see it because
it's sort of up behind the trees.
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I'm sure one of the lads will probably get
a shot of it now I've mentioned it,
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but it's actually a really light I say
night, it's 5 o'clock in the morning now.
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The fish I lost was at 2 o'clock,
and one of the boys has just
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informed me it's now 5 o'clock.
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So it's actually light in an hour or so.
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This could be a good one.
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Is that— Is that the fish out there?
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Tis ar, is it?
No.
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Do you know what it is?
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It's the reflection of the clouds
on the water from the moonlight.
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I can just see like a big grey shape.
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Here we go.
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Come on.
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It's got to be done now.
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Come on, come on, come on, come on.
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Get in that net.
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Oh, yes.
That's a good'un.
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Not a bad fish at all.
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Decent 40.
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That's a bit heavier than the last one.
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Let's see how big she is.
Oh, it's big.
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It's bigger than we thought, boys.
Just over 53.
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53 and a quarter.
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53.2, something like that.
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That will flipping do!
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50-pounder!
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I didn't think he was that big.
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I was thinking mid-40
when it went in the net.
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53.
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It is literally light in probably
30 minutes as well, so we're going to keep
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it and we can show you in the daylight.
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Right.
Wah!
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That's big!
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Morning, mate.
Morning, mate.
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You all right?
Yeah, not too bad.
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What you got then?
We got a 53-pounder, mate.
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Yeah, nice.
Proper big 'un.
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Yeah, mate.
Nice looking one.
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It is, mate.
Big leathery mirror.
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Great looking carp.
How did you get on last night?
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I hear you caught one as well?
Yeah, I had a really nice 32-pounder.
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Huge tail on it.
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That proper beat me up and all.
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I would have said it was
a giant if it had fallen off.
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They do fight hard, don't they?
Yeah, mate.
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It was pulling.
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Yeah, well, at least we've both had bites
now, so got the rest
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of the week to catch a few more.
Yeah.
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Shall we have a look at this one?
Yeah, let's get it out.
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Let's get it out.
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Right then, Gary, go on,
let's give it a go.
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That's a beast.
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He's a lovely one, isn't he, mate?
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00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:49,960
That is a nice carp, isn't it, mate?
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00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,400
That's a cracker.
Oh, how's that looking?
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Lovely.
Out of interest, what did you have it on?
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I've been catching them on those 18mm
Rubber Cell boilies
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soaked in the shellfish goo.
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I actually lost a fish on this same rod
a couple of hours before I had this bite,
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and for some reason, when I recast it,
I've got some of the same hookbaits
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but soaking in pineapple and isotonic goo.
Yeah.
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So I just put one of them on
and, yeah, caught this on that.
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Yeah, that's good to know.
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That one I had last night,
I actually had that on one of these
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Cell ones, one of the Cell plastics.
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Mate, they actually look
really good, don't they?
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I had an Iso Fish one, a Cell one,
and an Essential Cell out there,
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but it was the Cell one that went.
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So I think I'm going to chuck two.
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I think I'm going to change tonight.
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I'm going to put two on the Cell one,
and I might even put a normal hook bait
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out there and just see
what happens with it.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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That's a lovely carp.
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Yeah, I've not had any cray problems,
but I wonder if it's because
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we have got plastics on.
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Yeah, I, I don't know.
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We're not going to know
until we put one out—
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It's a heavy carp.
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One more lift.
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Nothing happened for the rest of the day,
and it was once again time to go out
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in the boats and bait up our spots.
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After reeling in all my rods and realising
that the real hookbaits came in untouched
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by crayfish,
it gave me the confidence to go into
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the next night with 3 real hookbaits on.
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00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:40,160
Having put at least 11 kilos out the day
before, this time I only
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baited up with 5 kilos.
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I felt as though I should
have caught more fish by now.
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00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:45,440
Thank you very much, mate.
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So reducing the bait should give them more
chance to get through it
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and find the hookbait.
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I can then top up after bites if
necessary, meaning I have more
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control over how much bait is out there.
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00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:58,840
So the reason I've been using two marker
floats to bait up is just to make
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the baiting as accurate as possible.
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00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:05,400
If I was to just put one float out there
on the middle rod, then
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it's hard to judge when you're out
in the boat exactly how far right and left
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of that float you need to bait
to cover all three rods.
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You could easily not bait wide enough
and the right and left rod
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could end up with no bait on it,
or you could easily bait up too wide
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and have bait well beyond
the spot left and right.
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The two marker floats
act as sort of goalposts.
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I can visualise
exactly where the left and right rods are
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going to be, meaning I can bait perfectly
as to where those rods are going to land.
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It's weird, isn't it,
when you're so tired, like
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you wake up and you feel like
you're in another planet.
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Like, it's hard to even stand up straight.
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Well, I have just had
the first bite of the night.
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It's come to the right-hand rod,
which is one of the rods fished on the
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pineapple and isotonic goo-flavoured
plastic wafters.
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He's pulling rather hard.
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I think I've got the hang of getting
them away from that island.
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I was on this rod in an instant.
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You see, I wasn't aware
of that snag that is just off the sort
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of back right-hand side of the island,
was there, but now I am.
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I'm going to do everything in my power
to keep them away from it.
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Thing is, for this lake,
it's probably not the first time I've said
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it, probably won't be the last, but you
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just never know what might be on the end.
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Oh my God, I'm so tired.
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Come on, get in the net,
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get in the net, get in the net.
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00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:06,540
Bosh!
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00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:09,520
That ain't a big one.
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30lb common.
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00:25:18,360 --> 00:25:21,320
Right, I'm going to keep this short
and sweet because this carp is
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super lively, but there you go.
402
00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:25,960
Lovely 35lb common.
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00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:28,460
First one of the night.
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Hopefully not the last.
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00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:33,260
Cheers.
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00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:35,720
Big old crucian.
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00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:38,620
Straight into Jacko.
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00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:41,500
Straight through Jacko's legs.
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00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:08,840
Come on, The Voice!
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00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:10,200
That's lush!
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00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,280
Well, have a look at him.
He's a lovely one.
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Surprisingly, the only
bite from the night.
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I was— I went into the night
really, really confident.
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One thing I will say though,
obviously this came just before before
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first light,
which proves that those real hookbaits,
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they've managed to survive
the night, not been crayed.
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So, yeah, I'm more than happy to carry
on using them for the rest of the week.
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00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:54,280
It's Tuesday morning now.
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We're catching, what, 1 a night?
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And I feel like we're missing a trick.
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So I think I'm going to meet up with Tom
this afternoon and
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00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:03,480
see if we can come up with a plan.
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00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,920
I feel like there's more bites to be had,
but if there's loads of them swimming
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00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:10,000
around like this out there, then,
yeah, we need to get them in the bag.
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00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,480
So I'm slipping back now
and get the breakfast on.
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00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:23,440
With a great result from Oscar this
morning and no more fish to report
427
00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:27,440
from my end, it felt like a good time
to go and visit him to talk tactics.
428
00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:29,880
You all right, mate?
Hi, mate.
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00:27:31,120 --> 00:27:32,600
How's it going?
430
00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:34,680
Yeah, there ain't a lot going on.
431
00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:37,960
Not now, but nothing's been happening
in the days anyway, has it, really?
432
00:27:38,120 --> 00:27:40,760
No, it's dead in it in the days.
Like, they don't even show.
433
00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,360
Everything just seems to go quiet.
434
00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:45,320
I did see a few this morning, though.
435
00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:50,520
First morning that I've actually
seen carp show out in front of me.
436
00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:54,360
I probably see half a dozen dotted around
that open water in front
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00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:59,560
of me this morning.
Yeah, I think I know we've both had bites.
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00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:05,000
But I feel like I'm going to move
a rod tonight into that open water.
439
00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,640
I feel like we're missing
a trick somewhere along the line.
440
00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,040
I was thinking this this morning.
We should be catching more.
441
00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,040
Yeah, without a doubt.
442
00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:17,000
Like I know we've both had bites,
but we're not exactly having it off.
443
00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:21,480
But at the same time,
it's not fishing great, is it?
444
00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:21,880
No.
445
00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:25,880
I think to put it into perspective,
that guy to your left has caught one.
446
00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:29,040
And out of, I think,
10 anglers on the lake,
447
00:28:29,120 --> 00:28:34,360
that is the only other carp that's been
caught by anybody this week so far.
448
00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:36,080
And they're quite— they are spread.
449
00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:37,760
I've heard them around there as well.
450
00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:39,600
It's not like they're
all just sat out there.
451
00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:43,040
There is definitely a lot of fish over
there where there is an empty swim, but
452
00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:44,720
there is also fish all around the lake.
453
00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:46,080
I just don't think they're having it.
454
00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,520
Yeah, in the hours of darkness, like,
they seem to live in these snags
455
00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,600
on the island in the day,
but in the hours of darkness,
456
00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:53,300
they're definitely coming out.
457
00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,360
And getting around the lake, aren't they?
458
00:28:56,320 --> 00:29:00,760
I was up quite a bit last night
and throughout the early hours,
459
00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:02,320
they were showing here,
there and everywhere,
460
00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:04,720
but there's this one area right
in the middle in front of me,
461
00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:10,160
directly in line with that
swim 15 opposite me, and I heard and saw
462
00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,680
a couple bang on that sort of mark.
463
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,200
I've just had a lead about out there,
so I reckon I'm going to put
464
00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:18,480
one out there tonight.
465
00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:21,400
I'm going to go out there in a minute
and bait up again with the underwater
466
00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:25,240
camera and just see how much is left,
because as much as I've had one off it
467
00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:31,800
each night, I feel like I'm either
getting done and my hookbaits aren't—
468
00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:33,160
or those baits still sat out there.
469
00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,160
Yeah, they're definitely
not clearing it out.
470
00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:37,320
I feel like there's got
to be bait still out there.
471
00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:39,320
Well,
to be honest, I was sort of feeling
472
00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:43,120
the same, because
for the amount of boilies I've put over
473
00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:48,640
that spot, I think I've had 4 bites now,
landed 3 of them off carp.
474
00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:52,680
I know it's doing me bites every night,
but I'm going to put 2 on that,
475
00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:54,760
1 out in the middle.
What's your plan?
476
00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:56,680
You're going to stick with the same area?
477
00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,560
Yeah, I'm going to put 2
back out on where I've been putting
478
00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:01,960
the majority of my bait up
the middle of the channel.
479
00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,480
But yeah, I'm going to check it and see
how much is there first and then
480
00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:06,680
go from there with how much bait.
481
00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:09,000
If there's nothing there,
I'll put another bucket out.
482
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,040
Yeah, I'm fairly confident there's
going to be bait down there still.
483
00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:14,040
And then I'm just going to stick one up
against the island again
484
00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:14,920
and see what happens.
485
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:18,680
Because there's 100% fish living in them
snags and they're showing like—
486
00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:23,000
matey next door — he caught that
fish on his right-hand rod,
487
00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:25,720
which is like here on the island,
and they keep showing over there.
488
00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:27,800
So they're obviously coming
along this island margin.
489
00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,140
They're definitely using that.
They've got to be.
490
00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:32,560
But I just don't think it's fishing great,
which is why
491
00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:34,860
we're struggling a bit, to be honest.
492
00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:37,880
Yeah, conditions aren't great, are they?
The air pressure's high.
493
00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:40,800
Air pressure's high.
494
00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:44,240
It's high all week,
and I always like the lead-up to them
495
00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:47,760
moons, whereas unfortunately this week has
fell on the sort of tail
496
00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:49,040
end of the moon, innit?
497
00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:53,280
We were supposed to get a load of rain,
but it's getting pushed back now, innit?
498
00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:56,400
But still, I'm sure we'll
get a few more, mate.
499
00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:00,240
Well,
matey will probably be around in about 20
500
00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:02,400
minutes to go and bait up,
so I think I'm going to get those markers
501
00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:05,280
out there and wait for him to arrive.
502
00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:07,360
Yeah, yeah, I'm going
to go and do the same.
503
00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:09,680
Well, best of luck.
Best of luck for tonight, mate.
504
00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:10,940
And you, mate.
Cheers.
505
00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:17,080
As the morning soon disappeared,
it again felt like Groundhog Day,
506
00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:20,440
and baiting up time came
around all too quick.
507
00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:24,280
I baited up once again
with around 5-6 kilo of boilie.
508
00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:25,160
Fingers crossed.
509
00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:27,260
Fingers crossed.
See you again tomorrow.
510
00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:31,560
In order to have a more informed approach
to my baiting, I decided to take a small
511
00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:34,200
underwater camera with me this time
to check out exactly how
512
00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:35,960
much bait they were eating.
513
00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:42,280
There's not loads of bait left,
but there is some.
514
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,680
I'm probably not going to put as much out.
515
00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:49,720
I'm going to put half this bucket out,
and then I can just try
516
00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:55,320
with the camera again tomorrow,
see how much is left, and go from there.
517
00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:02,600
After only a few hours of getting the rods
out, much to my surprise,
518
00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:03,960
I had an indication.
519
00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:12,040
I was just saying,
I was watching them fizzing on that snag,
520
00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:17,600
and it's been all of about 10 minutes
and the rods gone straight away.
521
00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:21,080
So
I've just come running up the bank
522
00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:25,160
basically because it's just kited left
all the way down the side of the island.
523
00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:30,440
I think I'm far enough back.
I kept it away.
524
00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:36,320
Um, just going to try and
slowly bring it back towards me.
525
00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:38,400
I'm literally watching it
now just keep going left.
526
00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:41,440
It's just trying everything
it can to get any snag.
527
00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:44,820
Don't feel like a bad one.
528
00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:49,480
I'm going to go back down there.
529
00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:57,020
Cheers, mate.
530
00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:02,920
Oh my God, it's massive, I think.
531
00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:10,840
Yes, mate, come on, come on, be good.
532
00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:17,560
Oh, please.
533
00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:22,620
That is a monster.
534
00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:29,160
Yes, mate, that's big.
535
00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:31,480
Like, really big.
536
00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:33,900
Big.
537
00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:35,840
You're really, really big.
538
00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:39,480
Yes, Oscar.
539
00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,760
Yes, mate, that's a proper big one.
What we saying?
540
00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:44,520
It's massive, mate.
541
00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:47,360
Let's have a look.
Size of it.
542
00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:52,120
Oh my God, mate, it's huge, mate.
That is a giant.
543
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:53,580
Let's have a look.
544
00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:59,320
It's wide and it's long, mate.
545
00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:01,740
That's a proper one, that.
546
00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:05,800
Put it there, cheers, brother.
Mate, that is massive.
547
00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,800
I was literally watching them through
the bins fizzing up on that Island rod.
548
00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:11,960
Oh, is that the rod it
was on, the Island rod?
549
00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,280
And I was like, we I was going to have one
in a minute and then it's been, what,
550
00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:17,200
10 minutes since I said it i think?
No way.
551
00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:19,360
Mate, that is a giant.
Yeah, it's massive.
552
00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:21,320
Massive.
553
00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:23,360
Should we get it out?
It's going to go dark soon.
554
00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:25,280
Mate, that is a big fish.
Fair play.
555
00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:26,980
Excuse my French.
Sorry.
556
00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:30,080
Yeah, let's get it out.
Come on.
557
00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:31,220
Fair play.
558
00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:33,060
Right.
559
00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,860
Do you want me to lift it?
Yes, please.
560
00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:37,320
Oh, cheers.
561
00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:41,240
Just over 68 and a half.
562
00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:43,880
That is a monster.
68 and a half, mate.
563
00:34:44,720 --> 00:34:46,120
Cheers, mate.
564
00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:47,960
Yes.
565
00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:49,120
Put it there.
566
00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:51,680
That is a big fish.
567
00:34:52,720 --> 00:34:54,960
That is a big fish.
I've got to hold it up now.
568
00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,000
That's what we came for.
What a buzz.
569
00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:03,760
I start with him, now it's for you.
That's good.
570
00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:11,960
Head down, tail up
a little bit if you can.
571
00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:13,440
I know it's hard.
572
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:38,760
Thanks for the phone call
and we wait the next phone call.
573
00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:42,520
Oh my God.
574
00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:56,600
Later that evening, I was in again,
575
00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:07,000
but after a long hard battle
576
00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:10,120
with something that felt huge,
unfortunately I lost it.
577
00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:11,740
Cut me off!
578
00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:14,220
No!
579
00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:18,680
Oh well, we can't win them all.
580
00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,520
Then just before first
light, it was my turn.
581
00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:27,040
It's taken a long time
tonight to get this bite.
582
00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:33,720
It's quarter past 5,
so it will be light in probably an hour,
583
00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:38,200
which is not great because obviously
584
00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:45,280
the hours of darkness is bite time.
585
00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:47,400
So this could well be
the only bite of the night.
586
00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:49,920
We got the rest of the way.
587
00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:52,180
I'm hoping that's not
the last one we catch.
588
00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:56,080
There you go, in he goes.
589
00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:01,080
Got him, got him.
590
00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:11,600
Right, let's put him in a sling,
and I think we'll do him at first light
591
00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:16,760
because It's not far away now,
unfortunately.
592
00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:35,800
Ah, there you go.
593
00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:41,440
38-pounder and my only bite
of the night last night.
594
00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:46,560
It feels like it is getting
harder and harder this week.
595
00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:51,960
Instead of the spot building
as you'd like it to, I think the weather
596
00:37:52,360 --> 00:37:56,120
and the fact that we are moving
away from that full moon is just making
597
00:37:56,600 --> 00:37:59,560
the fishing very, very difficult.
598
00:37:59,720 --> 00:38:01,720
Did catch a bream this morning.
599
00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:04,840
Nothing happened on the rod
that I had moved into open water.
600
00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:08,360
It just felt like a very
quiet night last night.
601
00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:14,520
Obviously Oscar caught that absolutely
massive mirror just before dark, which is
602
00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:20,600
an incredible result, but I'm pretty sure
that after that nothing else has happened.
603
00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:22,680
We've got 3 nights left.
604
00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,680
I feel like, you know,
I'm going to keep things the same.
605
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:29,160
We are seeing fish out
in the open water this morning.
606
00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:33,280
There are fish
showing and bubbling very near to that rod
607
00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:35,360
that I moved out into
the middle yesterday.
608
00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:37,440
Wasp!
609
00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:40,800
So who knows,
I'm getting attacked
610
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:41,840
by a flipping wasp here.
611
00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:47,360
Yeah, I nutted him right.
612
00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:51,920
So who knows,
we may get a chance on the open water rod.
613
00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:53,600
I think I'm going
to leave it there tonight.
614
00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:57,120
I probably will recast it
today just to check the hook bait
615
00:38:57,280 --> 00:38:59,760
and the hook,
um, But yeah, I'm going to leave that one
616
00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:03,360
in the open water and my main spot,
which is doing bites,
617
00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:07,760
even if it is just one or two a night,
I'm just going to put a little less bait
618
00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:10,640
out because
they obviously aren't having it
619
00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:14,800
and there's nothing in the weather
to say things are going to change.
620
00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:19,440
But yeah, all we can do
is keep chipping away and hoping
621
00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:21,600
that one of them big ones turns up.
622
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:24,560
Certainly did for Oscar yesterday.
623
00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,920
So, the setup I've been using this week,
starting from the top,
624
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,320
I'm using the 12lb tapered Long Chuck.
625
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:48,160
The two main benefits to that are it's
12lb, so it casts a long way,
626
00:39:48,240 --> 00:39:49,920
and obviously we're range fishing here.
627
00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,580
The next thing is,
with that built-in leader,
628
00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:56,320
where I'm fishing against those snags,
if by chance those fish do get into them,
629
00:39:56,400 --> 00:40:00,600
it's extremely abrasion-resistant,
and I feel a lot more confident
630
00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:01,720
using it over there.
631
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:03,560
I then attach that straight
to a lead clip.
632
00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:05,920
I've used them forever,
and I'm not going to change now.
633
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:07,600
I'm using the Multi Combi-Rig.
634
00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:10,080
I actually tied it
exactly how Darrell does.
635
00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:14,760
However, I got in my own head,
and I always use anti-tangle sleeves,
636
00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:17,840
so I have added one of them, basically
just so that I could
637
00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:22,600
sleep confident at night.
I've tied it using 5 inches of 25lb Boom.
638
00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:27,960
I've then attached 4.5cm of the Slip D
braid with a 3-turn Albright knot.
639
00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:31,480
I've covered the knot with a bit
of putty just to help pin it all down.
640
00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:35,960
I'm using a Multi Combi Kicker in large,
and that is a size 4
641
00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:38,600
Kamakura Wide Gape barbless.
642
00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:41,240
I think it's really
important to use a beaked point hook
643
00:40:41,720 --> 00:40:43,560
when you're fishing somewhere
with a barbless rule.
644
00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:46,040
When that hook's in there,
it helps to keep it in there.
645
00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:49,480
And I'm fishing it with a
15mm Salty Squid wafter.
646
00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:52,600
I completely agree with Darrell that I
think this rig is best fished
647
00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:55,720
with a balanced, a wafter hookbait.
648
00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:59,800
At this point, I felt that potentially
we should have had more bites throughout
649
00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:03,800
the trip, so that afternoon
I went out to bait up, but this time I
650
00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:06,520
decided to keep the bait more localised.
651
00:41:06,840 --> 00:41:10,680
Before, I was spreading it beyond the spot
to increase their confidence,
652
00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:14,080
and now I felt like I had been
giving them too much free bait.
653
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:18,320
I also refreshed the rods in preparation
for the evening as usual,
654
00:41:18,760 --> 00:41:21,920
but this time
I tipped one of the hookbaits with some
655
00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:25,920
pink pop-up corn, which I thought
may help it stand out above the rest.
656
00:41:31,880 --> 00:41:36,720
At least one of those rods is going
tonight, if not two, hopefully three.
657
00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:37,840
Come on, the carp!
658
00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:49,120
They're sheeting up on me out there again.
659
00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:51,000
We're going to get another one.
660
00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:31,960
Oh, I have just had A savage
take on the left-hand rod.
661
00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:34,640
And when I say savage,
obviously I'm fishing locked
662
00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:36,560
up so they can't take any line.
663
00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:40,800
And I found the key
to getting them away from that snag behind
664
00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:45,920
the island is to just
pull as hard as I can from the off.
665
00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:52,920
So I'm pulling as hard as I can and this
fish is pulling back as hard as it can.
666
00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:57,000
It was like, a few seconds of stalemate.
667
00:42:57,560 --> 00:43:00,200
It took me a while to get
it away from that island.
668
00:43:01,160 --> 00:43:04,560
It was in the danger zone for a long time.
669
00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:06,960
But it's clear now.
670
00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:09,440
Don't feel like a bad fish.
671
00:43:09,720 --> 00:43:13,240
Now you may notice I'm sort of
playing them with a bit of both
672
00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:15,440
the clutch and the backwind.
673
00:43:17,560 --> 00:43:23,800
With mono, I do prefer to play them on the
backwind because I don't want line twist.
674
00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:28,280
But at the same time,
when they're in close like this,
675
00:43:28,560 --> 00:43:30,120
I still like to have the clutch set
676
00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:35,760
just in case, especially when you've
677
00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:38,120
got potential big 'uns on the end.
678
00:43:39,280 --> 00:43:40,600
I can see him.
There he is.
679
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:42,440
Not a bad fish.
680
00:43:43,600 --> 00:43:44,500
Not a bad'un.
681
00:43:45,280 --> 00:43:47,100
Give me that net.
Give me that net.
682
00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:53,020
That's not a bad fish.
683
00:43:55,480 --> 00:43:58,640
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
684
00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:02,000
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
685
00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:03,760
In that net.
Yes.
686
00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:06,700
That's not a bad one.
687
00:44:12,120 --> 00:44:14,120
Oh, pretty heavy, lads.
688
00:44:14,920 --> 00:44:19,400
52.10. Yes!
689
00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:23,120
That's another good one, that is.
690
00:44:26,280 --> 00:44:30,120
51.25. That's a brace of 50-pounders,
691
00:44:31,560 --> 00:44:35,600
probably 15 minutes apart at most.
692
00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:39,160
That is a nice old carp, that, as well.
693
00:44:41,240 --> 00:44:42,240
Ah!
694
00:44:43,160 --> 00:44:45,640
Well, this is what we
have been waiting for.
695
00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:49,320
A bit of decent weather
and a couple of big carp.
696
00:44:50,280 --> 00:44:54,600
This is the first of two 50-pounders
in quick succession.
697
00:44:55,720 --> 00:45:01,560
This beast of a mirror went 52lb 10oz,
and it was quickly followed by the common
698
00:45:01,800 --> 00:45:04,800
that I've got in the sling behind Lewis.
699
00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:07,540
I was going to say behind me,
but it's not behind me.
700
00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:09,920
That is actually a lovely carp.
701
00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:11,920
This thing pulled my arm off.
702
00:45:12,080 --> 00:45:13,680
Obviously I'm fishing locked up.
703
00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:17,440
I have to be straight on the rod and I'm
just pulling to get away from that island.
704
00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:19,840
And this thing really did pull back.
705
00:45:22,320 --> 00:45:23,140
What a beast.
706
00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:25,880
Oh, and the night is still young.
707
00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:35,040
Oh, and there he is, 50-pounder number 2.
708
00:45:35,120 --> 00:45:39,520
This one came just 15 minutes
after the first and weighed 51 pounds
709
00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:45,440
and 4 ounces, and it is by far
my favourite carp of the trip so far.
710
00:45:45,760 --> 00:45:49,280
That is a proper long old common.
711
00:45:49,520 --> 00:45:51,200
The night is still young.
712
00:45:51,360 --> 00:45:53,760
This bite came just before midnight.
713
00:45:54,080 --> 00:45:56,320
And the other one came just after half 11.
714
00:45:56,400 --> 00:46:03,280
So, still time for another bite or two
tonight, and we still have 3 nights left.
715
00:46:03,600 --> 00:46:08,720
This right here is the reason
why we come to Trois Iles.
716
00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:12,640
It has an incredible stock
of carp over 50lb.
717
00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:15,680
I've had 3— what have I had?
718
00:46:16,240 --> 00:46:19,280
6 fish, and 3 of them have been over 50.
719
00:46:19,440 --> 00:46:21,840
And of course Oscar
has caught that absolute beast.
720
00:46:22,960 --> 00:46:27,280
So although it's been a struggle,
it's turning into quite a trip.
721
00:46:30,240 --> 00:46:31,380
Let's let him go.
722
00:46:32,320 --> 00:46:32,880
Cool.
723
00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:33,700
You'll do.
724
00:46:33,920 --> 00:46:35,440
You can go in a retainer.
725
00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:40,740
Go on.
726
00:46:41,040 --> 00:46:41,620
Yes!
727
00:46:42,640 --> 00:46:43,880
Oh, boys.
728
00:46:45,400 --> 00:46:47,280
That's another big one.
729
00:46:49,960 --> 00:46:50,600
It's going off.
730
00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:54,040
3 good ones in a night.
731
00:46:58,520 --> 00:47:01,480
Right, I reckon we'll keep this one
because it's going to get light soon.
732
00:47:11,480 --> 00:47:12,840
What a lovely carp that is.
733
00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:16,920
The second biggest one of the trip for me
at 43lb, and another bite up
734
00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:20,120
against that island on the left rod.
I've persisted with it.
735
00:47:20,200 --> 00:47:23,100
It started slow, but we're getting
a few bites over there now.
736
00:47:23,240 --> 00:47:24,360
Same with those hookbaits.
737
00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:27,800
Those pink hookbaits have definitely
switched it up a bit, and persisting
738
00:47:28,040 --> 00:47:29,740
with them, I'm getting the bites.
739
00:47:30,520 --> 00:47:33,400
But I think Tom has had a bit of a special
night,
740
00:47:34,360 --> 00:47:38,520
and he's got a big 'un in the retainer,
he said, so I'm going to slip this one
741
00:47:38,600 --> 00:47:40,120
back, head round there, and take a look.
742
00:47:40,200 --> 00:47:49,320
Oh, what a lovely carp, mate.
743
00:47:49,640 --> 00:47:50,760
Mate, that's a great carp.
744
00:47:50,840 --> 00:47:53,740
I've got a feeling I'm going to have to be
quick with this fish because he is
745
00:47:54,120 --> 00:47:55,200
very lively.
746
00:47:56,120 --> 00:47:58,600
Yeah, he's got a big old tail on him.
He has, hasn't he?
747
00:47:58,680 --> 00:47:59,320
He's not happy.
748
00:47:59,720 --> 00:48:03,480
Mad to think that is the smallest
of the 3 bites last night.
749
00:48:04,600 --> 00:48:05,800
3 bites.
750
00:48:06,040 --> 00:48:08,920
Three 50-pounders
just out of all the fish you've had, mate.
751
00:48:09,160 --> 00:48:12,800
It's a bit of a ridiculous
average, mate, I think.
752
00:48:13,560 --> 00:48:15,000
Right, should we let him go?
753
00:48:15,800 --> 00:48:18,240
I'm happy, mate.
I think he wants to go.
754
00:48:25,880 --> 00:48:28,760
Shortly after that fish went back,
Oscar was in again.
755
00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:32,120
This was turning
into a monumental session.
756
00:48:32,520 --> 00:48:33,840
Come on!
757
00:48:41,400 --> 00:48:43,000
Oh my God, that is a big one!
758
00:48:43,240 --> 00:48:44,880
It's so wide.
759
00:48:45,440 --> 00:48:47,800
Proper big one.
760
00:48:48,120 --> 00:48:49,680
Get on the spod.
761
00:48:51,160 --> 00:48:56,360
Word is in that Oscar has just landed
another big one, so I'm going
762
00:48:56,440 --> 00:48:58,060
to quickly bring my rods in.
763
00:48:58,760 --> 00:49:00,760
And we'll go down and see what he's got.
764
00:49:08,360 --> 00:49:09,320
Smells flipping great.
765
00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:17,720
Oi oi, mate.
766
00:49:18,520 --> 00:49:20,520
Hello, mate.
What's happening over here then?
767
00:49:20,600 --> 00:49:22,600
I don't know, we've got
another big 'un in there.
768
00:49:22,680 --> 00:49:25,640
I reckon it's It's got
to be a mid, upper 50.
769
00:49:26,200 --> 00:49:28,240
Yeah, nice one.
Common or mirror.
770
00:49:28,320 --> 00:49:30,200
It's a common, mate.
Fair play.
771
00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:31,920
It's all on that left-hand rod though.
772
00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:36,960
So like, I don't know, I've managed to—
must be like the tiniest little patch I've
773
00:49:37,040 --> 00:49:40,560
got to land on, but they just seem to be
getting more bites there now.
774
00:49:40,640 --> 00:49:43,040
Is that 3 bites on that rod?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
775
00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:46,080
Wow, that's definitely
the day zone in it up there.
776
00:49:46,160 --> 00:49:48,080
Yeah, there's so many in them trees.
777
00:49:48,160 --> 00:49:49,200
I reckon there's got to be there.
778
00:49:49,280 --> 00:49:50,800
That's their home just behind it.
779
00:49:50,960 --> 00:49:55,200
Yeah, but I reckon
where I'm landing now is like, it must
780
00:49:55,280 --> 00:49:56,820
be where they're swimming in or out.
781
00:49:57,040 --> 00:49:59,680
Oh, should we get this fish
out before we catch another?
782
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:01,840
Yeah, let's get it out.
783
00:50:04,800 --> 00:50:06,680
Oh, mate, that's big.
That's heavy.
784
00:50:07,160 --> 00:50:09,040
That's big.
He's not little.
785
00:50:09,920 --> 00:50:11,360
That ain't far off 60lb that.
786
00:50:11,520 --> 00:50:13,480
That's a lovely one.
Right.
787
00:50:13,960 --> 00:50:16,400
Big old bumpy one.
I'll get the scales.
788
00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:21,520
Do you want to lift it?
789
00:50:29,600 --> 00:50:30,900
Let me get the head end.
790
00:50:31,040 --> 00:50:32,000
It's unhappy as well.
791
00:50:35,600 --> 00:50:37,120
Yeah, yeah, it's all good, mate.
792
00:50:37,440 --> 00:50:39,440
Yeah, that's big, mate.
793
00:50:39,680 --> 00:50:40,720
Oh yeah, he's big.
794
00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:41,880
He's massive.
795
00:50:44,240 --> 00:50:46,240
62, bang on.
Yeah, he's bang on 62lb.
796
00:50:47,680 --> 00:50:50,400
Another 60-pounder.
Put it there, mate.
797
00:50:50,960 --> 00:50:51,680
Well done.
798
00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:55,220
Wow, mate, I didn't think he was that big.
799
00:50:55,520 --> 00:50:56,640
That is big.
That's ridiculous.
800
00:50:56,720 --> 00:50:58,160
You good, mate?
I'm all good.
801
00:50:58,240 --> 00:50:59,060
Cheers, mate.
802
00:51:02,560 --> 00:51:04,800
Absolute beast.
That is a proper one, mate.
803
00:51:05,280 --> 00:51:06,560
Yes, mate.
It's so heavy.
804
00:51:06,880 --> 00:51:08,200
This lake is a joke, mate.
805
00:51:09,960 --> 00:51:11,480
What a session you've had.
Mental.
806
00:51:13,560 --> 00:51:15,720
You all right?
Yeah, he done it off a ruck and all.
807
00:51:15,960 --> 00:51:18,520
It's been kind to you, isn't it,
this swim over the years?
808
00:51:20,040 --> 00:51:24,880
This is what, now my second—
I don't know anymore.
809
00:51:25,240 --> 00:51:27,160
Third 60, and one 70 out of this swim.
810
00:51:27,720 --> 00:51:32,120
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's it, mate.
811
00:51:32,280 --> 00:51:34,160
Let me get a few more takes, please.
812
00:51:34,240 --> 00:51:37,480
Good save.
Yeah, well done.
813
00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:41,920
Yes, mate, that is a great carp.
814
00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:45,120
I don't need to go to the gym
when I get home, I tell you that.
815
00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:47,080
I can imagine it looks heavy.
816
00:51:47,760 --> 00:51:50,280
I think we're good, mate.
Yeah, we're good there.
817
00:51:56,400 --> 00:52:00,360
Feeling all buzzed up from Oscar's
capture, I went back around to swim
818
00:52:00,680 --> 00:52:02,200
to get ready for another night.
819
00:52:02,280 --> 00:52:07,560
So I said at the start of the week that I
would go into more detail as to what I am
820
00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:11,880
using and why, and as these rigs are just
about to go out,
821
00:52:12,360 --> 00:52:14,600
now seems like a good time.
822
00:52:14,760 --> 00:52:17,120
So we'll start off with the hookbaits.
823
00:52:17,400 --> 00:52:20,560
The hookbaits are the 18mm
artificial boilies.
824
00:52:20,760 --> 00:52:23,240
At the start of the week,
I was using the Cell ones
825
00:52:23,720 --> 00:52:26,200
that were soaked in shellfish goo.
826
00:52:26,720 --> 00:52:30,320
Did manage to catch a few on them,
but as the week's gone on, I've actually
827
00:52:30,800 --> 00:52:35,520
switched to the Essential Cell ones
that are glugged in the
828
00:52:35,680 --> 00:52:37,600
pineapple and isotonic goo.
829
00:52:37,760 --> 00:52:40,960
I started putting the odd rod out
on these, and it was noticeable
830
00:52:41,120 --> 00:52:43,120
that these were getting quicker bites.
831
00:52:43,200 --> 00:52:46,080
The bites coming in the night, I don't
think it's the fact that they're yellow.
832
00:52:46,160 --> 00:52:50,320
I think it's more the fact
that that pineapple and isotonic is such a
833
00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:54,280
contrasting smell and flavour to the bait
that I'm putting out there,
834
00:52:54,760 --> 00:52:58,520
you know, it is really standing out,
and like I say, the fish just seem to be
835
00:52:58,600 --> 00:53:01,000
homing in on those hookbaits quicker.
836
00:53:01,160 --> 00:53:04,560
So tonight,
all 3 are going out on the same,
837
00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:08,360
albeit the one that's got a little plastic
tipper on there, a little bit of corn,
838
00:53:09,320 --> 00:53:12,040
but to be honest,
pretty much everything I've caught has
839
00:53:12,120 --> 00:53:15,680
just been on the straight
plastic artificial boilies.
840
00:53:16,240 --> 00:53:21,320
I know Oscar has got away,
with using real hookbaits.
841
00:53:21,400 --> 00:53:24,120
Um, the crays obviously
aren't as bad as they could be,
842
00:53:24,760 --> 00:53:30,200
but personally, I have caught so many fish
over the years from multiple
843
00:53:30,680 --> 00:53:32,200
different lakes on plastics.
844
00:53:32,760 --> 00:53:36,920
I genuinely believe they are just as
effective as the real thing,
845
00:53:37,160 --> 00:53:40,040
especially when you've got
them soaked in goo as they are.
846
00:53:40,120 --> 00:53:43,800
If the crayfish were really bad,
I'd probably put them out there straight
847
00:53:44,040 --> 00:53:47,000
out of the packet
The Goo is going to attract the crayfish,
848
00:53:47,160 --> 00:53:50,040
but as the crays aren't that bad,
I've been getting away with them gooed up,
849
00:53:50,120 --> 00:53:52,120
and I do like that extra
little bit of flavour.
850
00:53:52,480 --> 00:53:54,120
I've gone in with 18mm.
851
00:53:55,080 --> 00:53:57,080
That is because there are
bream in the lake.
852
00:53:57,160 --> 00:53:59,000
I have caught a few bream this week.
853
00:53:59,400 --> 00:54:01,960
In an ideal world,
I'd like to use the 15mm
854
00:54:02,440 --> 00:54:05,880
because I am fishing a long way,
and smaller hookbaits undoubtedly
855
00:54:07,320 --> 00:54:07,960
cast further.
856
00:54:08,400 --> 00:54:14,200
Going on to the rig itself, The rigs are
quite a lot simpler
857
00:54:14,840 --> 00:54:16,920
than what I generally use.
858
00:54:17,320 --> 00:54:19,480
Now, the reason for that is crayfish.
859
00:54:19,880 --> 00:54:23,000
Yet again,
I have found that the more components
860
00:54:23,320 --> 00:54:29,240
in a rig, there's more things that
the crayfish can maul and tamper with.
861
00:54:29,480 --> 00:54:32,920
Obviously, I've done away with the D-rig
kickers, which I do favour.
862
00:54:33,720 --> 00:54:37,160
Again, the last thing you want is
the crays mauling it, potentially snipping
863
00:54:37,680 --> 00:54:39,920
that D off and you're
losing the hook bait.
864
00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:44,000
So I've got the baits mounted on micro
ring swivels, they're just
865
00:54:44,080 --> 00:54:48,680
straight on the shank.
I've got Kamakura Wide Gapes on there.
866
00:54:49,160 --> 00:54:54,680
It's a barbless-only rule on this venue,
and when using barbless,
867
00:54:54,800 --> 00:54:59,120
I do prefer to use a beak-pointed hook,
and the Wide Gapes are my favourite
868
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:01,120
beak-pointed pattern.
869
00:55:01,200 --> 00:55:02,800
I've gone in with the size 4s.
870
00:55:03,200 --> 00:55:06,840
I've took a little bit of a risk by using
the Kamakuras,
871
00:55:07,480 --> 00:55:11,960
um, in that if the crays were an issue,
they could easily burr those points.
872
00:55:12,280 --> 00:55:15,160
But as they've not been too bad,
I have got away with them,
873
00:55:15,600 --> 00:55:19,160
and I do prefer the Kamakuras because
they are just that much sharper.
874
00:55:19,320 --> 00:55:23,800
They are mounted to a Spinner Swivel,
and that is fished on a 5-inch boom
875
00:55:24,920 --> 00:55:26,160
of 20-pound boom.
876
00:55:26,720 --> 00:55:31,200
Now, at the lead end, the boom is
fished on a Double Ring Swivel.
877
00:55:31,760 --> 00:55:36,320
I really like those swivels when fishing
helicopter systems.
878
00:55:36,400 --> 00:55:38,800
I've always used them for as
long as I can remember.
879
00:55:39,360 --> 00:55:43,600
There's loads of movement in them,
and personally I have found that you're
880
00:55:44,480 --> 00:55:49,280
much less likely to get tangles
with a heli than you are with a lead clip.
881
00:55:49,360 --> 00:55:52,000
Don't get me wrong,
lead clips are still relatively
882
00:55:52,480 --> 00:55:58,040
tangle-proof, but helicopters
are almost 100% tangle-proof.
883
00:55:58,640 --> 00:56:02,080
As long as I am hitting the clip,
I don't even have to watch the rig
884
00:56:02,400 --> 00:56:08,480
in the air, and I am pretty much certain
that that rig has gone in untangled.
885
00:56:08,640 --> 00:56:11,520
Whereas with a lead clip,
I like to watch the rig through the air
886
00:56:11,600 --> 00:56:13,440
just to ensure it's not tangled.
887
00:56:13,760 --> 00:56:19,440
Also, I have found that Helis cast
slightly better than lead clips do.
888
00:56:19,520 --> 00:56:23,040
They're just a little bit more
aerodynamic, helping you to get the range
889
00:56:23,680 --> 00:56:25,680
just that little bit more effortlessly.
890
00:56:27,120 --> 00:56:30,880
I am also fishing
quite soft bottom out there.
891
00:56:30,960 --> 00:56:33,040
It's not silt, but it's like mud.
892
00:56:33,120 --> 00:56:36,000
My leads are definitely plugging in.
893
00:56:36,240 --> 00:56:38,720
The reason I'm fishing that,
that ground— not only
894
00:56:39,360 --> 00:56:42,640
had I been told before coming here
that the carp do like to feed in the mud
895
00:56:43,120 --> 00:56:46,160
on here, I'm also
less likely to have trouble with crays
896
00:56:46,720 --> 00:56:49,280
fishing in the mud than
I am on the hard gravel.
897
00:56:49,840 --> 00:56:53,400
So by fishing on a helicopter
with that bead set a couple of inches
898
00:56:53,880 --> 00:56:56,840
above the Heli-Safe,
just ensures that if the lead does plug
899
00:56:57,040 --> 00:57:00,480
in, that the rig is still
presented above the mud.
900
00:57:00,760 --> 00:57:02,860
Obviously, I've got Heli-Safes on there.
901
00:57:03,080 --> 00:57:04,200
They just help me drop the lead.
902
00:57:04,720 --> 00:57:08,360
I'm using 4¼oz distance leads
to obviously help me achieve the range.
903
00:57:09,000 --> 00:57:13,640
And the last thing I want
is that 4¼oz lead on during the fight,
904
00:57:14,200 --> 00:57:16,400
especially with barbless hooks.
905
00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:19,760
And that is fished on 12lb
tapered Lung Chuck.
906
00:57:20,320 --> 00:57:24,000
By using a tapered mainline, it helps me
achieve the ranges
907
00:57:24,560 --> 00:57:26,320
that are required on this lake.
908
00:57:26,400 --> 00:57:30,320
No point fishing a heavy mono
because you're just not going to get out
909
00:57:31,120 --> 00:57:33,280
where you need to be,
and that tapered mainline
910
00:57:33,840 --> 00:57:39,600
has made fishing at, like, 34 and 36 wraps
relatively comfortable this week.
911
00:57:39,760 --> 00:57:45,680
Now, at the end of the leader,
rather than tying it to the swivel inside
912
00:57:46,640 --> 00:57:50,680
of the Heli-Safe,
I've actually tied a figure-of-eight loop
913
00:57:51,400 --> 00:57:52,720
in the end of the leader.
914
00:57:53,280 --> 00:57:57,560
Not only have I got a super strong
connection to the Heli-Safe, you know,
915
00:57:57,720 --> 00:58:00,520
a figure-of-eight loop, like,
with it loop-to-loop like that,
916
00:58:00,600 --> 00:58:05,520
I don't think there's any stronger way
of attaching, sort of, your lead.
917
00:58:06,040 --> 00:58:09,160
It also means that at this bottom end
where the swivel is running,
918
00:58:09,240 --> 00:58:12,840
I have got a doubled-over section
of the 30lb leader,
919
00:58:12,960 --> 00:58:17,440
So it's just a lot more resistant
to the fact that the swivel is rubbing
920
00:58:17,520 --> 00:58:19,460
up and down it, especially in the fight.
921
00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:21,040
I mean, it's 30lb.
922
00:58:21,120 --> 00:58:23,840
I'm sure it'd be strong enough,
but that just guarantees, you know,
923
00:58:23,920 --> 00:58:26,560
it's that extra bit of protection
at the lead end.
924
00:58:27,120 --> 00:58:31,040
Now the bead itself, I'm actually
fishing that on a medium sinker.
925
00:58:31,200 --> 00:58:33,600
So it's just a medium sinker
threaded up the line.
926
00:58:33,960 --> 00:58:37,360
I've got a little 6mm bead
that butts up to it lovely.
927
00:58:37,440 --> 00:58:39,560
It actually slots inside that bead.
928
00:58:40,120 --> 00:58:44,200
And then that is pushed down against the
knot of the figure-of-eight loop.
929
00:58:44,520 --> 00:58:47,160
It makes a lovely, neat setup,
and as you can see, I'm
930
00:58:47,960 --> 00:58:49,400
fishing it straight on the line.
931
00:58:49,640 --> 00:58:53,080
Again, the reason for that is, A,
you're not allowed leadcore here.
932
00:58:53,640 --> 00:58:54,760
You can use tubing.
933
00:58:55,000 --> 00:58:59,800
Personally, I'm not a fan of tubing,
and also there is tungsten in the tubing.
934
00:58:59,880 --> 00:59:04,280
So again, if the crayfish were an issue,
they could potentially
935
00:59:04,840 --> 00:59:09,520
chew up that tubing, and in the meantime,
they're chewing on your mainline.
936
00:59:10,080 --> 00:59:14,000
So fishing it naked just eliminates
that problem, and again, I think fishing
937
00:59:14,160 --> 00:59:15,600
it like that is going to cast further.
938
00:59:15,920 --> 00:59:20,160
Any type of leader behind the lead system,
the longer it is,
939
00:59:20,400 --> 00:59:23,200
the more it's going to reduce
the range that you're going
940
00:59:23,280 --> 00:59:24,880
to achieve during the cast.
941
00:59:25,360 --> 00:59:27,460
So that's what I've been using and why.
942
00:59:27,600 --> 00:59:29,040
Let's get them out there.
943
00:59:59,000 --> 01:00:10,360
Oh my God, double take, double take.
You're going to have to get that, Lew.
944
01:00:10,440 --> 01:00:12,540
You're going to have to,
because I'm going to lose it.
945
01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:18,440
Jacko, run back, run back, run back.
946
01:00:18,600 --> 01:00:20,360
Wind, wind, wind, wind,
wind, wind, wind, wind.
947
01:00:20,440 --> 01:00:21,500
That's it, pull.
948
01:00:22,360 --> 01:00:23,480
Jacko, we need you bad.
949
01:00:25,160 --> 01:00:25,980
Is that camera rolling.
950
01:00:26,680 --> 01:00:32,120
Got old Lewis beasting one —
That's it, Lew.
951
01:00:32,440 --> 01:00:33,500
My stunt double.
952
01:00:33,800 --> 01:00:34,360
Tag teaming.
953
01:00:39,160 --> 01:00:40,280
Doing a good job there, lad.
954
01:00:45,960 --> 01:00:46,720
Fish number 1.
955
01:00:47,400 --> 01:00:48,560
Come on.
956
01:00:50,360 --> 01:00:51,800
Come on, first time of asking.
957
01:00:53,160 --> 01:00:54,120
Big old mouth on it.
958
01:00:55,000 --> 01:00:57,320
Oh, got him!
959
01:00:57,560 --> 01:00:59,800
That's one, we got one!
960
01:01:06,360 --> 01:01:07,580
You're a star, Lewis.
961
01:01:08,120 --> 01:01:09,340
Thank you very much.
962
01:01:12,440 --> 01:01:15,960
Oh, look at that, I've got a carp
and a stick and it's a Good one,
963
01:01:19,240 --> 01:01:20,760
that's what it was snagged on.
964
01:01:20,840 --> 01:01:22,200
It's a big one, all right.
965
01:01:24,040 --> 01:01:25,320
Come on, don't lose that now.
966
01:01:28,120 --> 01:01:29,720
Get in that net and your stick.
967
01:01:30,520 --> 01:01:31,480
Come on, lad.
Yes!
968
01:01:32,520 --> 01:01:36,680
Oh my God, we got them both
and a stick all in one net.
969
01:01:37,560 --> 01:01:38,880
How's your luck.
970
01:01:41,400 --> 01:01:42,760
That's two good 'uns in that net.
971
01:01:44,200 --> 01:01:45,640
That's what I was snagged on.
972
01:01:45,800 --> 01:01:48,760
Luckily I've managed to free it,
snap it, and land the fish.
973
01:01:50,200 --> 01:01:50,780
Ah!
974
01:01:51,960 --> 01:01:53,560
With a little bit of help from Lewis.
975
01:01:54,680 --> 01:01:55,480
Look in this net.
976
01:01:56,120 --> 01:01:58,040
Look at this.
We've got to get this shot.
977
01:01:58,280 --> 01:01:59,500
Look at these fish.
978
01:01:59,800 --> 01:02:01,720
Two big carp in one net.
Hows that!
979
01:02:02,600 --> 01:02:03,500
Hows your luck.
980
01:02:10,800 --> 01:02:11,440
It's so heavy.
981
01:02:25,720 --> 01:02:26,340
Yes!
982
01:02:27,840 --> 01:02:31,200
Just the one for me last night,
but this incredible prehistoric-looking
983
01:02:31,440 --> 01:02:35,600
48-pounder Just keeping up that ridiculous
average size of fish we're having.
984
01:02:36,640 --> 01:02:39,680
And I think Tom's got a couple of giants
around there in the retainers that he
985
01:02:39,760 --> 01:02:42,400
needs a hand with,
so I'm going to slip him back, head round
986
01:02:42,560 --> 01:02:44,240
there, and get some pics done for him.
987
01:02:55,840 --> 01:02:57,880
But that wasn't the end of it.
988
01:02:58,320 --> 01:03:01,600
The crew were almost packed up
and ready for the early morning train
989
01:03:01,840 --> 01:03:04,720
back,
but I couldn't bear to not have the rods
990
01:03:04,800 --> 01:03:07,920
in for that final night,
and a last-minute bite
991
01:03:08,640 --> 01:03:11,120
resulted in something I never expected.
992
01:03:13,040 --> 01:03:16,760
It's safe to say
I'm glad I left those rods in.
993
01:03:17,360 --> 01:03:19,520
Come to me, come to me!
994
01:03:21,920 --> 01:03:23,680
Oh, we got him!
Come on, come on!
995
01:03:24,960 --> 01:03:26,640
Come on, come on.
996
01:03:29,280 --> 01:03:30,080
Oh, we got in.
997
01:03:31,440 --> 01:03:33,600
So good.
And that is the biggest one yet.
998
01:03:34,080 --> 01:03:36,680
That's a nice old carp, that is.
999
01:03:38,400 --> 01:03:38,960
Look at that.
1000
01:03:40,080 --> 01:03:42,720
Certainly the biggest
one I've had this week.
1001
01:03:43,760 --> 01:03:45,000
Look at this, lads.
1002
01:03:45,840 --> 01:03:47,520
It is flipping wide as well.
1003
01:03:47,680 --> 01:03:49,620
Look how wide it is
when it goes out there.
1004
01:03:55,600 --> 01:03:56,080
Cheers, boy!
1005
01:03:57,600 --> 01:03:59,320
That is a big one!
1006
01:04:02,160 --> 01:04:02,740
Yes!
1007
01:04:03,760 --> 01:04:05,200
Is that my beer there?
That's yours.
1008
01:04:05,920 --> 01:04:06,880
I'm going to drink that.
1009
01:04:12,400 --> 01:04:13,360
Happy flipping days!
1010
01:04:14,480 --> 01:04:16,760
I ain't going to call it 68.
It's just shy.
1011
01:04:17,240 --> 01:04:22,880
I'm going to go 67.10.
That's the second biggest
1012
01:04:23,200 --> 01:04:24,080
carp I've ever caught.
1013
01:04:26,480 --> 01:04:28,560
We love a big'un, and that is a big'un.
1014
01:04:32,160 --> 01:04:33,360
67-pounder.
1015
01:04:33,920 --> 01:04:34,560
How about that?
1016
01:04:35,400 --> 01:04:37,120
They just keep getting bigger.
1017
01:04:37,520 --> 01:04:38,640
I have a mystic bottle.
1018
01:04:41,440 --> 01:04:42,400
Where is Tom?
1019
01:04:42,480 --> 01:04:42,880
I'm here.
1020
01:04:44,400 --> 01:04:45,840
You said that Maxi good vibes.
1021
01:04:47,120 --> 01:04:49,680
I did.
And Tom, excuse me.
1022
01:04:49,840 --> 01:04:51,040
Yep, you were very right.
1023
01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:53,400
That is for you, my earth.
1024
01:04:55,840 --> 01:04:56,800
Thank you very much.
1025
01:04:57,520 --> 01:04:57,920
Thank you.
1026
01:04:58,960 --> 01:05:00,240
Very happy to come.
1027
01:05:00,640 --> 01:05:01,720
I'm a very happy man.
1028
01:05:05,400 --> 01:05:08,880
Well,
Just when we thought that this trip
1029
01:05:09,680 --> 01:05:14,080
could not get any better,
this absolute giant
1030
01:05:15,440 --> 01:05:17,920
decided to turn up on the final night.
1031
01:05:19,400 --> 01:05:25,320
67lb and 10 ounces
of incredible old mirror.
1032
01:05:25,920 --> 01:05:29,200
What a trip this has turned into, mate.
It's been ridiculous.
1033
01:05:29,840 --> 01:05:33,680
The average size has just got bigger
and bigger and bigger every day as well.
1034
01:05:34,000 --> 01:05:38,240
It's like, even if I hadn't caught this,
we have had a dream trip for you
1035
01:05:38,320 --> 01:05:39,600
to catch those two 60-pounders.
1036
01:05:39,800 --> 01:05:45,440
If we'd have caught one 60 between us
this week, we'd have been more than happy.
1037
01:05:45,920 --> 01:05:49,200
It's been the best week's fishing,
probably the best week's
1038
01:05:49,440 --> 01:05:50,240
fishing of my life.
1039
01:05:50,320 --> 01:05:54,000
You've had them two,
that mega 62 common, a 68.
1040
01:05:55,440 --> 01:05:59,240
I've had 5 50-pounders
topped by this absolute Beast.
1041
01:05:59,560 --> 01:06:00,360
I can't even hold it.
1042
01:06:00,440 --> 01:06:03,160
I've wrestled with this fish
in the margins for so long,
1043
01:06:04,360 --> 01:06:06,360
I can barely even hold it, mate.
It's so—
1044
01:06:06,680 --> 01:06:07,560
check that out.
1045
01:06:08,440 --> 01:06:10,440
It's a lovely— it's an incredible carp.
1046
01:06:10,720 --> 01:06:13,560
I literally cannot get over
the stock in this lake.
1047
01:06:13,720 --> 01:06:17,800
We have mentioned it multiple times,
but the average size of the carp
1048
01:06:18,520 --> 01:06:20,200
is unbelievable.
1049
01:06:20,440 --> 01:06:22,540
They just keep getting bigger and bigger.
1050
01:06:23,000 --> 01:06:24,200
It's mental, mate.
Look at that.
1051
01:06:24,280 --> 01:06:27,240
I'm going to show
Look at the width of that thing.
1052
01:06:28,920 --> 01:06:32,600
That is a beast,
and it's such a nice-looking fish as well.
1053
01:06:32,840 --> 01:06:39,640
Right, final night big 'un.
1054
01:06:40,200 --> 01:06:42,600
I'm going to go home a very happy man.
1055
01:06:42,680 --> 01:06:44,360
I'm sure you are too.
I am, man.
1056
01:06:44,440 --> 01:06:47,000
Yeah, it's been a great trip.
Well done, mate.
1057
01:06:47,080 --> 01:06:48,200
And you, well done, mate.
1058
01:06:49,880 --> 01:06:51,760
For me, This was a really enjoyable trip.
1059
01:06:52,160 --> 01:06:54,800
We both caught loads of big carp
and had a right laugh doing it.
1060
01:06:55,200 --> 01:06:58,160
I was super excited from the start
and it certainly didn't disappoint.
1061
01:06:59,200 --> 01:07:03,240
I had looked forward to this trip
for a long time, and as Oscar says,
1062
01:07:04,000 --> 01:07:05,680
it certainly didn't disappoint.
1063
01:07:06,960 --> 01:07:11,920
Three Islands is a lake famed for its
big carp, and that's exactly what we got.
1064
01:07:12,240 --> 01:07:13,680
Plenty of big carp.
1065
01:07:14,560 --> 01:07:18,520
And if that wasn't enough,
Just before first light, I was in again,
1066
01:07:19,120 --> 01:07:25,160
and it turned out to be another big'un
at over 64lb, making for a brace
1067
01:07:25,440 --> 01:07:27,760
of giant carp on the final night.
1068
01:07:28,480 --> 01:07:31,360
A dream ending to an incredible trip.
1069
01:07:33,520 --> 01:07:34,880
Oh, and I almost forgot.
1070
01:07:35,680 --> 01:07:38,820
Yeah, honestly, I'm hoping Tom hooks
that and has a bit of a drama with it.
1071
01:07:39,040 --> 01:07:41,440
Bit of a drama with it.
1072
01:07:41,880 --> 01:07:42,840
Just can't stop him.
1073
01:07:43,360 --> 01:07:44,720
Literally cannot stop him.
1074
01:07:47,360 --> 01:07:48,960
Only 200 yards to bring him back now.
1075
01:07:50,080 --> 01:07:52,340
Not quite sure how this
is going to go in the net.
1076
01:07:55,520 --> 01:07:57,360
He is not going in.
Well done, Gary.
1077
01:07:57,920 --> 01:07:58,400
Well done.
1078
01:08:00,080 --> 01:08:01,560
We got him.
1079
01:08:10,200 --> 01:08:11,400
Right, should we let it go?
1080
01:08:12,920 --> 01:08:13,640
Au revoir!
1081
01:08:15,480 --> 01:08:16,200
A big old fishy!
1082
01:08:18,360 --> 01:08:18,800
Oh God.
1083
01:08:19,840 --> 01:08:22,240
He's going to take the camera out there!
1084
01:08:23,560 --> 01:08:25,000
Well done, boys!
You seen that?
1085
01:08:25,080 --> 01:08:28,280
Yeah, I didn't see what was on it.
He did hit it.
1086
01:08:28,360 --> 01:08:29,240
Oh man!
1087
01:08:29,480 --> 01:08:32,680
Thanks for watching, and we'll
see you on the bank sometime.
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