Keen to get his angling year started Mainline carper, Jack Brown heads over to Thorpe Lea to sample some prolific day-ticket action!
Always listen to the bailiffsReady to start my session in peg 51
TACTICS
Clipping-up and accuracy is always an important part of my approachA small mouthful of pellet nicked onto the hook to increase attractionAround a dozen Spombs to start the session and get the fish grubbing about
FIRST ACTION!
Just into dark and my first bite!The action got a bit hectic with a fish in each of my two nets
When I was five I started fishing behind my dad’s old business premises on the Grand Union Canal. Float fishing for smaller species such as perch, roach and gudgeon. Naturally I slowly progressed into carp fishing, catching my first one at the age of ten, which funnily enough... Find out more