I made it to the lake at 6.45am, and because I had tied my rigs the night before, and set up the ledger rod, I was fishing within 10 minutes. Major success. The rest of the morning was an epic fail. I lost at least two carp into snags, got snapped several times, missed countless bites, and had several good fish on, only for the hook to pull out.
After hours of this I finally caught two good size carp, before things inevitably went quiet at lunch time. I also managed to snap my incredibly expensive Korum Power Float rod, although it is still usable, albeit a bit shorter now. Bummer.
I will need to increase my tackle strength again as these spring carp go absolutely mental at the moment. Incredibly hard fighting, and yet quite small carp of about 5 or 6 pounds seem to be able to snap my 10lb kook lengths. A twenty pounder back in April did not manage this. A mystery to me.
