craftycarper

Arrived late afternoon for a session with blingy, weather was better than my previous session with a warmer wind and a few sunny spells.

Got set up on my usual spots, 2 rods on running rigs and 1 on the multi/jonny mac rig.

Baits were the usual triple s glugged hookers from slayer baits, tipped with white fake corn on the running rigs and a fruity pop up on the multi/jonny mac rig.

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Arrived on the Thursday around 1.30pm,the Paul who i was fishing with for the duration of the session had already been there for 4 hours and saved me the peg next to him as we were doing some filming for the first installment of carpfevertv.

I got myself setup in the peg, rods out, 2 on the running rig, 1 on the multi rig, i have only used this rig twice due to mixed success on the chod rig last year, so will be giving this a good go over the coming year.

My running ...

Well first session of the year, and back to the green, and the annual pilgrimage with keith..

Got a text of keith saying he was there, and that the fish were moving, brilliant i thought, as i hopped in the car and made my way to the water. Got there earlier than i normally do and the spot i wanted to fish was free, set up and got the rods in.

The fish were moving alright, on the bottom pool where keith was, the top pool was dead, not a fish in sight, it was like it ...

So the long awaited session with toby and simon was here, the car packed, the thoughts running round my mind, where to fish ? do i drop on the bottom pool with the other lads or do i fish the spots i had been in and fed all year. ?

We arrived at the pool around dinnertime and the choice was easy, the cut through between the 2 pools was free, so toby and simon dropped in the clearing on the bottom pool and i dropped just above them on the top pool, able to fish the spots i had been ...

Well im surprised to be writing this as i thought that king georges would never be anymore....

But that little magic pool in the heart of Altrincham is being brought back to life, a stocking of 80 carp ranging from low singles upto a rumoured 26lb mirror are the new start and residents of the place.

No where near the number that were killed off in the freeze of 2009 but a start all the same, we just hope they get through this winter if its the predicted hard one thats ...