The Long Common
Terry Hearn returned to his syndicate water when it re-opened at the start of August after its annual July shut down. Between November last year when he started on the venue and the end of June Tel had accounted for something like 130 carp with not many repeats – more fish than he thought the lake held! But the biggun has so far eluded him.
However, he’s got back in the swing of things straight away, although the repeats are understandably starting to mount up now:
The scaley 28lb 10oz mirror
‘Things are going well, managed seven opening trip, best two 35 and 37 (both repeats though). Best one was a lovely scaley mirror of 28.10, new’un for me. Managed five more last week up to 31, all repeats, and then this week was proper hectic, fifteen takes, landed eleven, best The Long Common at 43.o4.
A cracking mid thirty
The weeds really thick in places so I’ve been using size 5 Grippers over the last two trips, along with the usual ESP Leadcore and 18lb Syncro.’
Cryogen Grippers – a big edge in heavy weed.
So Terry continues his quest for what could be a British record carp. In the 20th year since catching the legendary Mary from Wraysbury, what are the chances? Good luck Tel!