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by smokin_reels » Mon Oct 04, 2021 10:13 am
Catching small fish isn't the hardest thing to do.
Tripping up the larger specimens is where the difference in tactics comes in.
A 25lb+ carp has seen a whole lot of corn\bread on circle hooks, they actively turn their nose up at basic offerings.
They've spent the good part of 2 decades avoiding the white bucket brigade.
I have had much larger fish magically appear in places that I have caught smaller models on corn\bread.
There is an industry that is built around being able to tactfully and purposely target them, for a reason.
If you are targeting the bigger fish specifically, be prepared to donut. Even with the best laid plans there is learning and refining.
On a side note, the media content that the UK angling community put up is of really high quality and something that especially over the winter months when the natives slow down I find myself more and more drawn too. Regardless of the invasive status of the species, there is definitely merit to cracking any fishing puzzle, perhaps learning a new skill and especially one that will travel well globally.
If there is one thing we should learn from the carp anglers in the UK, it is how they go about fish handling.
Dedicated weigh slings, no hanging from lip grips, mats , cradles. Things that would translate brilliantly into how we handle our own natives, especially larger cod, Golden perch, heck even Barra.
There is always more to learn , fish to catch , places to see and friends to make.