One of the highlights of every year is the start of the fishing season and this season is no different. Even though a lot of lakes do not enforce this my current lake does. Every Sunday morning during the closed season there are work-parties. The more work-parties you do the better choice of peg you will get at the draw.
On the last weekend before the start of the season I turned up with my little piece of paper with the pegs I fancied. Having done most of the work-parties I knew I was in with good chance of getting one of the top 5 pegs on my list. As luck would have it I was 6th out of the hat. I did get my third choice of peg though. I picked the Pink Pads which I've fished a few times before with some good results.
I got down to the lake around 2pm after sitting at work all morning thinking about my plan of attack. Once there I quickly unloaded my tackle and got set up. I couldn't start fishing until 8 so I clipped up my rods and put out 1/2 kg of Ocean Fresh Red Shrimp & Garlic mixed with a kilo on particles. Lovely!
All ready to go I headed down to the BBQ for a beer or 2 and a couple of dodgy looking burgers to celebrate the start of a new season.
Before I knew it, it was 7.30. Time to get back! Walking back I could see a few fish just milling about in the sun a few pegs up. Confidence was high, as I knew the fish would have to come past me to get into the bay.
The first rod was placed 6 feet to the right of the pads on a bar and the second was placed tight to the far reed line hoping that I would cut off the fish moving through. That was it, the traps set. I must of fell asleep because the next thing I knew I was attached to a very angry carp from the reed line rod. After a hard fight I weighed it and put it in the sack for a few pictures in the morning. At 25.7lb I was more than happy with my first night. |
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