{"id":2292,"date":"2019-04-20T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2019-04-20T01:00:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T00:00:12","slug":"bagging-up-at-makins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/?p=2292","title":{"rendered":"Bagging Up At Makins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A really nice coaching day yesterday at Makins Fishery. Matthew comes from a specimen carp background and wanted a bit of a crash course in some key match fishing techniques; particularly the feeder and pellet waggler. We didn\u2019t want things too easy, so we opted for Lake 2 on Phase 1. I know the fish in this lake are old and wise and have to be worked hard for \u2013 but they\u2019re worth catching when you get them!<\/p>\n

I half expected a slow start, which gave us plenty of time to go through tactics, theories and strategies. Targeting a couple of key areas we swapped and changed until we hit on a really successful combination. Matthew had also never caught a ghost carp before, but we soon fixed that as he slipped the net under two great looking fish!<\/p>\n

With plenty already in the nets and an hour to go we started to prime a swim down his right-hand margin with green Dynamite Swim Swim groundbait and pellets. The water was surprisingly clear and we could see a really big mirror carp repeatedly circling the swim. Plopping a Matrix Open Method Feeder down the margins with a yellow Washter hook bait he managed a couple of small carp before finally latching into the unmistakable old warrior of a fish we\u2019d been watching. It wasn\u2019t particularly photogenic, but at an estimated 14lb it was a great fish to end on!<\/p>\n

As ever, I must say a really big thanks to Alan and his team at Makins Fishery for having us. With 18 lakes spread over three Phases there\u2019s something for everyone at this place!<\/p>\n\n\t\t