BCLT Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 A wise man once said… you gotta think outside of the box so with fall setting in, knowing that the cold winter months are ahead of me I have been thinking of a last ditch effort of a thought out session.... Fishing for me hasnt been successful over the last several weeks so I really wanted this one! In prior weeks winds were so high that I stayed in rolling out 12 kgs of paste and preparing another 20kg of paste. After scouting several swims, checking depths and following weather closely I picked two swims I felt could produce some good fish... I put in a few hours in one landing a few fish but didnt feel 100% confident...not to mention the 15 minute walk and wading through water with 50 pounds of gear and bait wasnt working for me lol...so what do I commit to? I commit to a 25 minute walk and wadding through water with gear and bait lol - In my area I have often thought that fish hold in deeper waters once the temp drops significantly but I wanted to think outside of the box in hopes of putting my self in a position to land some fish. The swim I ended up commiting to was a very rocky bottom with large bolders sitting at around 8 feet deep which at first discouraged me but after marking depths in 30km winds right in my face I fanned the float out 180 degrees and found a shelf at 6 feet with a gravel bottom.... I knew this was the spot! After commiting to this spot, I watched weather closely for a week watching wind patterns and temperatures at night, and my window came.... I wrapped up some work in the office knowing I wouldnt be able to do it in days coming and began preparing....... I put out 20-30 kgs of maize in the swim and said my prayers lol… The next morning I made it to the swim for 6 in the morning…. Walking with all my gear, and bait – then wading out to the swim….. I was anticipating big things! I fished 10 hours wrapping the session up with prebaiting for the following day…….. 10 fish made it to the mat with some 20+s including a 27,11 – I was stoked! The next morning was beautiful and conditions were spot on…. Little did I know that this day would produce 14 fish, 3 high 20's, PB mirror at 19,4, a few 20+s and high teens…In the end I couldn't have been happier with the results! Thinking outside of the box and hard work paid off…. Here are some pics and a video….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Great job!!!!! I know how hard it is to put your eggs in one basket and hope for the best... You mind races the days before... As well as the morning of until you hear the alarm scream... Good for you for trying something new and pounding... Nothing feels better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Wow that is a lot of work and it paid off with some great action..congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 thats doing your homework man !!!! and it payed off big time,some very big carp for sure...congrats !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 That's some serious fishing. Congrats on a great day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracon Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Wow! Thanks for a great, detailed report! I didn't understand half of what it meant (hope to one day! ) but it was an interesting read nonetheless! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 you mentioned takes with no fish and hook pulls... did these happen within 5 minutes of a recast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 That's some serious carpin' ! Awesome fish man. Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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