Planned for a number of weeks, boilies prepared, hair rigs at the ready, the major obstacle of college exams put to bed, David Murphy laid out his pitch on the shore of a secluded still water with one thing on his mind, catching his first carp. As dusk closed in on a balmy early June evening he fulfilled his dream.
Sucking in his popped up boilie, as the fish moved away bite alarm buzzing like a good thing David leaned into his rod to set the hook, in an instant raw power became manifest as his yet unseen adversary headed towards some lily pads. Drag set David hung on and the fish turned, after what seemed like an eternity but was only a few minutes the great fish slipped over the landing net rim, a fine common carp well into double figures, cue celebrations.
An earlier foray to clear his head during study time was rewarded with a nice double figure pike to a ledgered dead bait. With tench now in his sights a quality post exams hattrick is well on the cards, roll on the fine weather………
