Todber Manor
So for my first sessions of 2015 began with a trip to Todber Manor's Bottom White Post Lake on Sunday. I made set up a line on the pole and I also set up the tip rod.
Pole line was at 5 sections feeding softened micro pellet through a small toss pot and fishing dead red maggots. I fed a golf ball size to kick start and was soon having indications on the float. Started off catching Skimmers around the 6oz mark and, eventually the carp moved in. The carp were around 4 to 5lbs and they put a nice fight on Matrix 8 Hollow elastic.
The Rigs: Matrix 0.13mm Power Micron main line to Matrix 0.11mm Power Micron hook length and a size 20 carp bagger hook. The float was one of my own home made pencil floats taking 4 number 8 stotz in a simple strung bulk.
My tip rod was set up for the far bank where I would pop up bread on a straight lead. I made 4", 6" and 8" hook lengths to a 20 Matrix carp rigger hook with a Matrix Super Stop with a 3/4" hair to house 2-3 bread disks.
The Rod & Reel: Matrix 9' Carpmaster fitted with a Matrix Ultron 3000 reel.
I finished up with roughly 50lbs of Carp and silvers which was a good result considering others struggled.
Brick Yard Farm
On Monday I went out to Brick Yard Farm to target Silvers on bread. The water was high and clear and I knew bread would work well.
Pole only setup with 2 match kits fitted with Matrix Number 4 Solid elastic in its vibrant orange colour. I set up 2 rigs purely because the lake holds Carp that are fed on bread often so it was a backup just in case of being broken.
I used a 4x14 Drennan Roach float fishing in 4-5' of water with a stung bulk of number 8 shot and 2 number 11 droppers 8" from the hook. The Roach and Rudd are in there number so I knew I would be in for a good days sport.
I fed a golf ball of liquidised bread and fished small punch on the hook which was a Matrix Silver Barbless size 20. A new hook by Matrix that is perfect for punch with it's fine wire and sharp point.Catching plenty of small fish I scaled up in bait size to a medium punch and fed bread through a toss pot. Feeding regularly with the toss pot had me catching some quality Roach and Rudd and even the odd bonus small Carp!
The Rig: 4x14 Drennan Roach, Matrix 0.11mm Power Micron Main line and 0.09mm Power Micron hook length to a Silver Barbless Size 20 hook.
Elastic: Matrix Solid 4 set to just creep back inside the pole.
Roughly 8-10lbs of Roach, Rudd and Carp all caught on Bread Punch
Matches
I now have 2 matches confirmed, re-arranged from 2014 due to high Rivers. This coming Sunday is Stalbridge Angling Winter League Round 4 on the Stour then on the 25th its the North Dorset Shield, again, on the Stour at either Blandford or Sturminster.
A Total Shock
So today I received a call. Not a call asking if we had sea bait or if we had something in stock, oh no. The one of the owner passed me over to the Matrix Rep who then asked if I would liked to be SPONSORED!! Something I really wasn't expecting. I stood there in shock thinking it was a wind up be then realising that the rep was serious. I have always wondered what it would be like to be sponsored in some way by a company and when things get rolling it's going to feel so strange.
The rep explained that because I have ordered a fair few Matrix products that it would be good for me to have a sponsorship as they will be out on view for people to see.The strange thing is that on Sunday I was talking to a few guys that asked about the gear I was using and I said how good the Matrix gear is and how smart it all looks as well as its durability. 2 days later I am sponsored by them. CRAZY!!!
So My Life In Angling reel-ly is awesome right now. I great job, a sport I love and now SPONSORSHIP!
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