{"id":6918,"date":"2025-04-14T11:58:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T10:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/?p=6918"},"modified":"2025-04-14T11:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T10:59:20","slug":"carp-cats-bream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/?p=6918","title":{"rendered":"Carp, Cats & Bream On The Method!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Sunday I fished my first ever match at Albans Lakes on the Feedermasters qualifier. I drew peg 39 on Willow, which was down the far end and in the middle of a long line of anglers with every peg in. It\u2019s a really long specimen lake and with the wind hacking up towards the tackle shop end, everyone reckoned our zone would fish rock hard, which it did!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve fed at 50m and down the edge and swapped between a method and a straight feeder. Three bites all day and three nice fish; a 5lb bream, a 7lb catfish and an 18lb 15oz carp. Hardly anyone weighed in my zone and I think my 31lb was 2nd behind Dave Berry, who qualified with two good carp and a catfish for 42lb. I was potentially just half a fish away by that lake\u2019s standards! Very well done Wako, Dave and Robert Twardoski on qualifying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gearwise I\u2019ve used Horizon Pro 12ft Distance Feeder rods paired with HX Pro 4000s and the new X7 hooks in a size 12. I\u2019ve fed Sonubaits 50:50 Method & Paste Green and pellets doused in Krill & Squid Bait Booster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hard fishing but still enjoyed it and would definitely like another go as there\u2019s some impressive fish swimming in it! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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