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TOMMY’S CATCH After a good start where Tommy quickly found the fish, things slowed. A drop in temp saw the carp back off, with Tommy firing pellets over the feeder line to regroup them. This didn;t work today, but when the wind dropped they came back with gusto giving the big man 60lb of fish. r. a winne e b n a c eed r loose f by catapult can u o y o t r in otion of g them p of your feede n m i d w n a r a d nd to h, o the fis pellets over the ea, with the sou and on to your t n o t i a r r the b in 6mm of fish in the a ver your feede g n i l b b o i t “Dr teres wim, h bite, n s i c a r e e u h r t o o y f b k to gra them in g to wor st. The fish help to n g i n v i a l l h u l l p ts ery ca ’re sti v u e o y n o the pelle he adds. n r e u h n your o w o h , g h n n g a i ,” u f d t l i o e hookba ime of year, th ait for up to ha tting to and fe or a fish e t e t i w g s i b l e l h ’ a t I m r t i . fo “A ng ir t everythi so will take the t and then wait s i e c n e s is pati rgic and t coming I’ll ca ier carp a g h a t c e l n l l e i r t of sta s are st the fish wer and ent rods for thi o l n s e h o t W s e r bait. n it com ng up two diffe ovations 10ft again.” e t h s a w c e I c n Inn ortan s setti eed it. o before p y t n s a m e e i w r l h t P a a d e e l y gr th m ou Also of ith Tom on of choice is and waiting sh htly lighter w , e l k c y lig eap d ta rod read 8 hook with a s at you need your en rk. His main w 1 F i n i 1 M th wo h a 10ft size 16 to a size lains, “but for with it t i kind of w , d o rp r ma and e exp Mini Ca the change fro e difference,” h mes into play, o g a massiv softer F1 rod c “Makin e k a m e k can when th ’s t hooklin a Th t rod. the righ d n o c e s a n a g c n i n t i r r Sta e close us fish lin er bon v i l e d ut with sing abo casting, no mes ’s e r e h t has one st rod l r l i fi t s e y h t m s ily, Tom ing a steady length a ry on.” d e a e m t a s s e e r tes com starts introduc ne. i being th ck it up and ca b e h t and he pi er li you just ssion progresses the day goes on r a second feed w liner closer o e e As the s p his sleeve. As n via catapult f so I’ll start a n he fish turn en t ck u ser i feed more tri mm pellets clo t coming in to runs so that wh is happens e f6 th tar rds stream o the carp will s ere my main lin m them. Once sh towa fi s n o h u r o f w n r s o r e b er ve “Lat pellets o cause I’ll get lin o pick up a few t l u p a t t in. I ca n I’ll know be new line e h t i h r s e fi up clos itch and w s l l ’ I y regularl the day.” of the end