Oh, you little Tinca!

Right then, so today I went to Two Counties Farm for the day and stumbled across a match that I didn't realize was on. Awkwardly went to leave and I was asked if I would like to fill in for someone who couldn't make it. Lucky for me it was an open and not a club match.

Anyway I drew peg 24 and set up 2 pole lines. One for down the track at top 2 and 3 at the bottom of the shelf and an edge line down to my left at the same length. Rigs wise. Track line was a Matrix Pencil 6 .40gr, mainline 0.12 (3lb) and hooklength 0.11 (2lb) to a 20 Matrix Carp Rigger with a banded hair. Edge line was 0.14 (4lb), hooklength 0.12 (3lb) to a Matrix Carp Bagger size 18. Float was Matrix Carp Series 7 .30gr. I had also set up my 9' Carpmaster with a Evolution Pellet Feeder for across to the island with 18 Carp Bander and bait aligna.

After 45 minutes of nothing on the pellet feeder I decided to put it down and fish down the track. I fed some softened micro's and fished a 6mm pellet on the band. I was soon putting some small Crucian's in the net whilst almost everyone that I could see was sitting on the tip rods and not catching. I also started feeding my edge with 3 grains of corn every 20 minutes.

After half hour the track line died so I fed more micro and had a look down my edge. The float buried and I soon netted a fine Tench around 4-5lb. after this they kept coming around 15 minutes apart. I had 9 fabulous Tench around 4-5lb in total and I kept topping up with Crucian carp including one of around 2lb.

After the whistle I was confident that I had won. I only saw 1 person catch anything to weigh in double figures. 7 didn't weigh and 6 did. I came in with 49lb 6oz, 2nd came in with 12lb 9oz. I spoke to people and all of them said "we stuck to the method", "we didn't even consider Silvers". I know one thing, I bet they regret asking me to fish now haha.

It was a good day out and I caught some great fish. Spring must be here if Tench are showing, Right?

Not The Best Of Camera Positioning but 49lb 6oz!