Been busy My first year with rod licences and first 48hr Carp fishing trip.

[dave j gtt]

My target this year was to catch a better PB that my pevious 15lb mirror and 15lb common lucky me caught a 17lb mirror of surface the other night and landed this beast 8am friday morning :eek:

Big Common 24.5lb 1 of only 9 old warriors around 30 year old, all up to or over 30lb.

http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s346/dave_j_gtt/101_0114.jpg

Whats every one else been up to .........................

[dave j gtt]

I just got my Haynes out,To have a read up on how to change my engine mounts:scratch:

Know doubt i'll be postin Topic in 5gtt turbo section for tech help :p

[Big Steve - Raider]

WTF!! :eek:

That's a big fella alright! :niceone:

Makes me laugh though i've never seen a picture of anyone holding a big fish & actually smiling....??

Is it the worry of dropping it or the exhaustion of catching it?! :scratch:

[Hoolio]

^^Think he's just about to pop a hernia actually. That is a big lad.

[D4WNO]

I reckon I'd be able to CATCH a big fish...pulling it out of the water would be another matter, however! :laugh:

[dave j gtt]

The pictures of the fish so if you look at the fish it dosnt matter what face your pulling ha

bigcommon as he/shes called sat still for photos done it all before and probs been droped for rattling so just sits there.

Took about 20mins to reel in and because of my technique holding rod i had dead arm for while but could of done it all again.

[dave j gtt]

I reckon I'd be able to CATCH a big fish...pulling it out of the water would be another matter, however! :laugh:

Dawn i reckon if you have my luck and determination any thing would be possiable, but on a serious note they dont get caught very often , there pretty clever fishys, at times no fish will get caught for 6 mths. You go there and expect to sleep and eat and catch nout :smokin:

[Rob@Backyardracing]

thats a nice catch fella, i fished france couple of years ago and had few like that, along with a 107lb catfish that was longer than me! but thats beats my uk fish pb hands down. much prettier than the french fish too, cant beat old english carp

well done :D

[dave j gtt]

Cheers rob :D

[D4WNO]

Dawn i reckon if you have my luck and determination any thing would be possiable, but on a serious note they dont get caught very often , there pretty clever fishys, at times no fish will get caught for 6 mths. You go there and expect to sleep and eat and catch nout :smokin:

Lol, that may be true for the less "vertically-challenged", but I'm 5'2" and weigh less than 8 stone! :laugh:

[dave j gtt]

I wouldnt let that hold you back or anything else for that matter ! you could do it ;)

[Spooky]

One way to catch a fish if its being a cheeky bugger....swimming trunks and snorkel time :laugh:

Dude, that is a hell of a catch :eek: :agree:

[wrightygtt]

Nice, what pound line did you use to bring that badboy in?
I love carp fishing, bit of bread on the surface, oh yes......
Never caught anything like that mind...

[dave j gtt]

15lb-20lb line for me when bottem fishing, 8lb line when surface fishing ;)