Click to view attachmentClick to view attachmentHi all,just thought i'd share an experience with you....a mate of mine invited me to go (fluff chucking) for carp the other evening.Well i've never used a fly rod before but thought i'd like to give it a go.
We got to the venue around 6.30 just to spend a couple of hours there..things didnt start off too well when my mate announced he'd forgot the doggies,so about turn to tesco's a bit sharpish.Well we got the doggies and got back to the venue by 7...
Off my mate goes,seeking fish,leaving me with his spare fly rod...i didnt have a f***ing clue...Any how i manage to set the rod up and tryed too start casting...wot a nightmare...!
Withing minutes i hear a loud splash...my mates in...i run round and within 5 mins its on the bank! I'm chuffed for him but feel dispondant at the same time.Not knowing wot i'm doin!
I think my mate can see this so he gives me a few pointers.....forget casting! Watch! Anyway i find a nice looking carpy spot right by the reads..chucked 4 doggies in and waited,,,then it happens..as i'm watching i see a pair of lips emerge from the depths and slurp in a doggie...now i'm intrested..i lowered my fly right next to the remaining biccy and waited..slurp...i'm in...wot an experience...my wrist was killing me,the rod was bent more than double...at least 10 minutes it took me too get it near the net and another five too get it in..and snapped the "brooke rod" in the process.
I had two in the end and lost another......i shall be defo doing it again

lovely way to catch a carp aint it

love to fluff chuck me .... had carp ... perch and pike on em ........ so fecking exciting on the surface

bad for the heart though ............

fly fish for sea bass at home to ... thats really mental with a big fish on (7 pounds for me so far)

pike will take them to ... need to use a big two handed rod for the big fish .....

takes your breath away waiting and watching on a really fast retrieve

defo bad for the heart...cant remember the last time i had a fight like that....

only just see the size of the carp dude in the pic ..... how big was it 3/4 pounds or so


.......................... nice one ....

fecking mental on your light fly rod .......... I can picture your face now when it had taken the fly of the surface

i recon it is bigger then that rip poss upto 10lb!!!!!! see if he laugh

............. even better if it was ..............



split the difference for a fiver on it ............ 6 pounds ...........

6.5 ?

Very nice Hazy, must say there's n better way to fish than off the top

your on dude ......................

dont keep us in suspense mate what did it weigh/ we got a fiver riding on this

Great stuff...love to see fish caught on unconventional methods

Proper exciting isn't it catching them off the top... lovely

it was...............6.9........ :wink:2nd 1 was 5.5...

shit ................ ok will put the fiver on a charity of your choosing toastedsuppy .....




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rip ya owe me a fiver can i have in sterling please nah sod it im going to dam nxt month euro will do

lca does that qualify as a charity?

feck it ............. ye ... what was it