Catch Reports
Stunning - just stunning!
Posted in Catch Reports on 29th April 2009Martin Finan’s incredible list of big fish captures just seems to get better and better! Fishing a difficult Southern gravel pit, it was only 13-months ago that he smashed the lake record with a huge 54lb mirror, followed by a hat-trick of forties, but he’s now been at it again!! Read it and weep!
During the past year Martin has concentrated his efforts on to a certain area of the lake in pursuit of an extremely elusive ‘leathery’ type mirror that has only ever been caught on a handful of times during the past 20-years. Having seen the great fish frustratingly cleaning up his free offerings on a number of occasions, and with the season running out of time, the big fish maestro finally managed to nail the monster at a staggering weight of 52lb 10oz!! A new fifty for the venue and of course for Martin himself.
As if all that wasn’t enough, during the same session he also managed to bank a 33lb 8oz mirror followed by one of the most stunning looking carp you will ever see, a 37lb 2oz perfect linear which visits the bank even less than the big mirror! All the fish fell to the legendary B5, which just keeps on nailing the big fish time and time again.
Mike sent Martin the following message on the evening before the capture:
“Encouraging to see he's on the 'money'. Not long now but still time. One
moment's mistake for a lifetime of memories! Don't forget to call me”
The call came the following morning!! Stunning – just stunning!
Cork ball advantages
Although we provide cork dust pop-ups, we also appreciate that some customers prefer cork ball pop-ups and I think that it's generally accepted that cork ball pop-ups are the best method for long term buoyancy. This can be particularly advantageous for many modern day rigs such as chod rigs and Hinged Stiff-rigs. These clever little packs allow anglers to create their own cork ball pop-ups with little effort. You can also regulate the amount of paste you use to make them more buoyant or turn them into slow sinkers.
Top tip
If you are having problems with diving birds or nuisance fish, you can combat this by 'meshing up'. The best method we have seen to do this is to cut a small section of tights (we recommend you get your missus's permission first!). Wrap the pop-up in the fine mesh, pull tight, tie off with floss, 'blob' the excess with a lighter and away you go.
