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  • ModernCarpAngler came out to play last Thursday. I didn't hear him arrive on a point swim 250 yards from me, but I sure as hell heard him set up.

    Repeated thwack of NashLumphammer: banksticks in.

    Ditto: 2 man marquee erected.

    Fadosh of marker float for 30mins.

    Kersplash of spod for 1hr 5mins.

    17 casts (I counted) to get 3 rods out. Clearly either using 5oz leads, or grenades.

    I noticed the water level rise with the amount of bait that went in. If the guy had bombarded Mariupol the siege would have been over in a day.

    On Friday he came round to chat, admitting to blanking and probably leaving his lines out.

    I wasn't about to tell him that I had 5 carp overnight, biggest 24.8. My approach? 150 baits pinged to 45 yards with a catapult, 3 casts, 30 bait top up for each fish caught.

    I might fish his swim tomorrow, the ModernCarp should have recovered from concussion and returned by then.

    No pictures, sorry, I don't retain fish caught at night for photos.

  • Kersplash of spod for 1hr 5mins.

    I hate people using Spombs/Spods. The young guy next to me the other week (he blanked, as did everyone else, I caught) was Spombing for his life. It's an 11 acre lake!

    Carp really don't respond well to noise and disturbance. I don't even let my rig and terminal tackle break the water surface on the retrieve...

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