Pointless Ramblings - vol. 23

So days are getting longer here and I am reading fishing reports from my friends in Southern Europe... It gets me a bit jealous as it still takes some time before our season really starts. Weeks feel like years at this point - still eventually we will get rid of the ice cover on the lakes.

As some readers probably know, I have some experience in different fishing styles. (Two days ago I was fishing for zander on dropshot-lures, and I actually DID catch a nice zander!) Of course I always prefer carp fishing to other types of fishing, but every now and then I get distracted :) I can say that I started fishing probably at the same time I was learning how to walk. So being a fisherman instead of a carp angler has a time advantage of 25 years or something. 

What I will always do in the future is that I will try different fishing styles, approaches and target species. I will never be a 100% carp angler (I'm probably 95%), as life is too short to be narrow-minded. There is always new things to discover and fish to be caught. It's not just about aligning your 720 degree semi-stiff chod-roundabout rig. But trust me, carp is still my no. 1 species, and you will see this also in my future blog updates.

A small linear carp caught while doing some stalking somewhere around 2010. I remember catching this with Okuma Sheffield -centerpin reel and Prologic MP Specialist 12'. It was pure joy, even the fish was small.

If I remember my catches right, I have never caught this linear carp before. A nice catch in the autumn 2014 darkness. Here the setup was Okuma Trio 55 baifeeder and Prologic Fastwater 9'6" 3,5 lbs.

So my pointless rambling is coming to an end (this time). Maybe on my next blog I will have some interesting things to tell about my boilies or rigs. OR maybe I keep on talking b-shit. :)

Best regards-

Henrik

Short Rods For Carp Fishing

Dear Readers,

I suddenly remembered that this SHOULD be a blog about carp fishing. So, here is a picture of a carp for you. This was the first time my new Prologic Fastwater 9'6" 3.5 lbs rods were out there. I love them. A lot. 

So why the short rods? In most cases, our natural lakes have only tight swims where it's almost impossible to cast properly with a 12' rod. Also, the fish are so much more fun to land with these shorter rods... Combined with Okuma Trio 55 Baitfeeder reels, my combination is really lightweight and still packs a lot of power.

A nice wild mirror carp. Wasn't held in a sack, but photographed just after the capture.

Blank streak's back, alright!

So the third session of the season is over. A nice 24 hour trip with fair weather and good company (fishing alone). Too bad the fish weren't there, or at least not feeding. Cutting it short, I blanked.

"Mind games" is the word that comes into mind. This blanking streak is just around 48 hours now, so I am not even halfway frustrated. If I want a fish, I can go get it from a fish-per-night -lake. But it's something I refuse to do now. I have set my goal into making this new lake produce a fish for me. And that is what I am going to do.

As I always say, I am not fishing for the fish. I want to be a better angler, and getting the fish from the fish-per-night -lake would not make me a better angler. Let's hope and see if I catch a fish from the new lake - or will I fail and go get the "100% sure fish"...

Anyway, my new Okuma Trio BF 55 were on their second night out. Nice reels, have to say. I reckon they are by far the best Baitfeeder reels Okuma has made. And besides, they are good looking :)

My new Okuma Trio BF 55 -reels. Like reels in a pod.

Okuma Trio BF 55 reels, Prologic CC30 3,0 LBS rods, Prologic Tripod.