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Wi th th eh el po f SC OT TL LO YD ,w ef ou nd ou rs el ve si nt he fo rt un at ep os it io nt ob ea bl et oh el po ut av er yk ee na nd ta le nt ed yo un gm an , CA LL UM DA VI S ,w it hw ha tw eh op ed wo ul db ea wo rk ex pe ri en ce op po rt un it yl ik en oo th er –t os pe nd so me ti me be hi nd th es ce ne sw it ht he me di a te am at St ic ky Ba it sa nd Th in ki ng An gl er s!
SCOTTLLOYD
UK PB: Common62lb8oz,mirror57lb4oz
OCCUPATION: Angler
SPONSORS: Sticky Baits, Thinking Anglers, Fortis INSTAGRAM: @Scotlloyd1989
CALLUMDAVIS
UK PB: 28lb
OCCUPATION: Angler
SPONSORS: College studentL3Photography, work experience at Sticky Baitsand Thinking Anglers
Pho to gr ap hy an df is hi ng ha ve be en pa ss io ns of mi ne fr om ay ou ng ag e. My da df ir st go t me in to fi sh in gw he nI wa s yo un ge r; Ir em em be rf is hi ng al akeo n th eYat el ey We st co mp le xw it hj us t aw hi pf or si lv er sw hi ls tm yd ad ca rp fi sh ed .I tw as pr ob ab ly th er ew he re th at sp ar kw as lit (t ha nk s, Da d! ). As fo rt he ph ot og ra ph ys id eo ft hi ng st ha ta ls o ha ss or to fb een br ou gh ta lo ng th ro ug h fi sh in g; Im us th av eb een ab ou te ig ht or ni ne wh en Iw as ri fl in gt hr ou gh my da d’sf is hi ng ba g, pr ob ab ly lo ok in gf or so me th in gi nt er es ti ng Ic ou ld ni ck ! Wh en If ou nd hi sc am er a, Ie nd ed up ta ki ng it ou ta fe wt im es an dm es si ng ar ou nd wi th it an d, mo re ti me st ha nn ot , pr ob ab ly no tp ut ti ng it ba ck ,r es ul ti ng in at el lin g- of fd ow nt he ph on ew he n my da dw as to ca tc ha ca rp an dh ad no ca me ra to ca pt ur ei t. Ev er si nc et he n, Ih av ec ar ri ed bo th pa ss io ns on an d pr og re ss ed ov er ti me an dI no ws tu dy Le ve l3 ph ot og ra ph ya ta lo ca lc ol le ge an dt ho ro ug hl ye nj oy my fi sh in g.
On Oc to be r3 1s t, 20 23,I me tS co tt Ll oy d at Di nt on wh ils tI wa sw al ki ng th ep ar k
an dI ju st ha pp en ed to ha ve my ca me ra wi th me !I to ok af ew sh ot sf or hi ma sI wa sp ra ct is in gw it hm yn ew ly pu rc ha se d ca me ra .L at er th at ev en in gI se nt hi mt he sh ot s. An ds in ce th en ,w eh av es ta ye d in to uc h. Re ce nt ly,I wa sw al ki ng ar ou nd Di nt on likeI us ua lly do ,a nd Ie nd ed up bu mp in gi nt oS co tt ye ta ga in .We ta lked fo ra bi t, an dI me nt io ne dh ow Iw as in ne ed of wo rk ex pe ri en ce fo r my ph ot og ra ph ys tu di es .O fc ou rs e, he wa sh ap py to he lp .Wew en tt hr ou gh al l th er ig ht ch an ne ls an dg ot ev er yt hi ng so rt ed ,a nd fo rt he pa st tw ow eek sI ha ve be en do wn Di nt on sh oot in gp ho to s an dh av eb een lu ck ye no ug ht ob eg iv en th eo pp or tu ni ty to wo rk on am ag az in e fe at ur ew it hh im ab ou tc ar pf is hi ng in Ma y.
I’ mi nc re di bl yg ra te fu lf or th ec ha nc e to sh ow ca se my wo rk in ap ub lic at io n. It ’s be en an am az in ge xp er ie nc e, an dI ca n’ tt ha nk Sc ot ta nd al lt he ot he rl ad s en ou gh (s ho ut ou tt oJ oe an dJ ake) !I ho pe yo ue nj oy re ad in gt hi sj us ta sm uc ha s I’ ve en jo ye dc re at in gi t, Ia ls oh op ey ou le ar na th in go rt wo ,I ce rt ai nl yh av e. As so me on ew ho ’s al wa ys lo ok in g
Callum'sfirst meeting with Scot wasextremely exciting!
He even manageda behind thesceneslook at thefilms!
Scot showingofhis hingezig
Ilovethe winter because it's just atimefor peace!
to le ar nm or ea bo ut th ec ra ft ,I wa s pa rt ic ul ar ly in te re st ed in he ar in g
Sc ot t’st ho ug ht so nf is hi ng th ro ug h th et ra ns it io nf ro ml at ew in te ri nt o ea rl ys um me r. Th is pe ri od ca nb e un pr ed ic ta bl e, wi th ch an gi ng co nd it io ns in fl ue nc in gf is hb eh av io ur,s oI wa nt ed to un de rs ta nd ho wh ea pp ro ac he si t, bo th in te rm so fm in ds et an ds tr at eg y.
Ca llu mD av ie s: Le t’ss ta rt in la te wi nt er wh en th er ea re ve ry sl ig ht hi nt so f sp ri ng ;h ow fa ri nt ot he fu tu re ar ey ou th in ki ng an dw ha tp la ns do yo ul iket o pu ti np la ce ?
Sc ot tL lo yd : Th ew in te ri sa ke yp ar to f ad ju st in gt ow ar ds yo ur sp ri ng ta rg et ca mp ai gn ,w ha te ve ri tm ay be .You ’v e go tt ob er ea dy an dp re pa re dm en ta lly fo ra ny th in g. If so me th in gh it sy ou by su rp ri se wh en yo uh av en ’t th ou gh ta bo ut it or pr ep ar ed yo ur ta ck le ,y ou ar eo ne st ep be hi nd .D ur in gw in te rI ’m tr yi ng to ge to ne st ep ah ea di nm ym in da nd th in ki ng ab ou tw ha tm ig ht ha pp en in th em on th sa he ad ,a nd be re ad yf or an y si tu at io n, th at is n’ tm ej us tk no wi ng to do th is ,i th as be en le ar ni ng fr om pa st mi st akes ,m yo wn mi st akes wh er eI ’v e no tb een re ad y.
You’ve gotto take your own lake into account andgoofsigns that thefishare giving you.
Iwantthattargetfishto really getunder my skin!
Il ov et he wi nt er.N ot on ly be ca us e th eb an ks ar eq ui et ,I lo ve th at ,b ut al so be ca us ei t’sa ti me fo rp ea ce .A nd wh at I me an by th at is no to nl yi si tp ea ce in my ac tu al mi nd fr om an ys or to fs tr es se so r wh at ev er,i t’sp ea ce in my mi nd fo rm y fi sh in gt ha ti sa bo ut to co me ,b ec au se it is ab ou tt og et ve ry ch ao ti c– th ec al m be fo re th es to rm
In Ma y, th er ec ou ld be an ys it ua ti on in fr on to fm e, so wi nt er is re la xi ng .A nd I kn ow it ’s ab it gr im ou ts id ea nd al lt ha t. St ill, fo rm e, it ’s me nt al ly re la xi ng be ca us e yo ug en er al ly have fo un do ne wa yo f fi sh in gi nt he wi nt er th at wo rk s, wh et he r
With my fishingbeing more relaxed, Ican plan forthe future
Singlesare agreat tactic in thewinter, somethingI'll always give agood crack.
Afer spawning especially, I'mreally goingtogive them thefood they need
th at ’s zi gs ,b ag so fm ag go ts or ev en si ng le s. No tm uc hi sc ha ng in gs es si on af te rs es si on .S ay,I am on Di nt on .I kn ow fo ra fa ct Ic ou ld ju st tu rn up wi th ap ot of fo am an dI ai n’ tg ot to do an yt hi ng ,I ju st have to fi nd th ef is ha nd th ro wt he zi gs ou t. I’ mn ot br in gi ng ba it .I ’m no tt hi nk in g ab ou ta ny of th at
Wi th my fi sh in gb ei ng mo re re la xe d, Ic an th en st ar tt ot hi nk ab ou tw ha t’s to co me :W he re am Ig oi ng ?W ha t’sm y ta rg et ?I wa nt it to ge tu nd er my sk in .I ne ed to lo ok at th ep ic tu re so ft he fi sh I am af te ra nd do th ed ig gi ng of wh er ei t co me sf ro m. Iw an tt ol ea rn it sh au nt s, it s likes an dd is likes ,w he th er it co me so ut wi th ce rt ai nf is h, ar ea sa nd st yl es it ’s be en ca ug ht on ,a nd ge ta ll th at in fo rm at io n to th ro wi ti nt om ym in d– it dr iv es me Al th ou gh it so un ds likei t’sa ll ab ou t sp ri ng ,i ft he wi nt er wa sn ’t th er eb ef or e it ,I wo ul dn ’t be re ad yf or sp ri ng .T he fa ct th at yo ug et to se et he ch an ge si nn ot on ly th eb ea ut if ul el em en ts th at we ’r e ou ti n, bu ta ls ot he ch an ge si nt he fi sh es ’ be havi ou rt og of ro mn ot hi ng to al it tl eb it of so me th in gt oa ll of as ud de nw ak in gu p, an dy ou ge tt oc ha ng ew it ht he m.
In May, thefishare hiting really bigweights!
If Isee 50 shows, fizzing everywhere andthey're clearlyupfor it,I'm goingto give them thebait!
CD : Mo vi ng in to sp ri ng ,w ha ta re yo u ex pe ct in gt oc om ea cr os sa nd wh at ta ct ic sw ill yo ue xp ec tt ob eu si ng ?
SL : Co mi ng ou to fw in te r, Ig en er al ly wo ul dh av eb een me ss in ga ro un dw it h zi gs ,s in gl es ,l it tl eb it sa nd bo bs ,b ut as Ib eg in to mo ve in to Ma y, If eel like th ef is ha nd th el akes ta rt to te ll me ev er yt hi ng In eed to kn ow ab ou tw ha t th ey wa nt .W ha tI me an by th at is Id on ’t me an th at th ey ’r eg iv in gm ea ph on ec al l te llin gm et ha t. It ’s aq ue st io nt ha tI ge t as ke da lo ti nt he se ns eo f“ Ho wm uc h ba it do yo us ta rt wi th ?” an d“ Ho wd oy ou kn ow wh en to fi sh si ng le ho ok ba it s? ” an da ll th at .W ha tI me an by th ec al lin g th in gi sy ou ’v eg ot to ta ke yo ur ow nl ake in to ac co un ta nd go of fs ig ns th at th ef is h ar eg iv in gy ou .I fI ge tu pi nt he mo rn in g or tu rn up at fi rs tl ig ht on th ef eed in g ti me sa nd Ik no wt he ca rp liket os ho w on th el akeI ’m fi sh in g, an dI on ly se ea co up le of sh ow s, no fi zz in g, ev er yo ne ’s bl an ki ng ,y ou kn ow,a ll th os es or ts of th in gs ,a nd if bi rd sa re di vi ng do wn an d co mi ng up wi th ba it si nt he ir mo ut hs ,i f Is ee an yo ft ho se ty pe so fs ig ns ,t ha t’s
BecauseMay is such akey time,I usetrustedtactics
te llin gm et ha tt he se fi sh ar en ’t re al ly hu ng ry,s oI ’m go in gt os ta rt wi th si ng le s an db ui ld on it .H ow ev er,o nt he fl ip si de if Is ee 50 sh ow si nt he mo rn in g, fi zz in gh er e, fi zz in gt he re ,a nd pe op le ar e ca tc hi ng ,t he se fi sh ar ec le ar ly up fo ri t an dI ’m go nn ag iv et he mt he ba it !
Sp ri ng ,m or es pe ci fi ca lly Ma y, is so sp ec ia lt om e, no to nl yb ec au se it ’s my bi rt hd ay mo nt hb ut be ca us ea ll th e fi sh ar ew ak in gu p, th ey ’r ec om in ga liv e ag ai n! Th ey ’v eb een sa td or ma nt an d th ey kn ow wh at ’s co mi ng .I t’ss pa wn in g, an dw ha td ot he yn eed wh en th ey kn ow sp aw ni ng is ar ou nd th ec or ne r? Fo od !
Th ef is hg en er al ly sp aw ni ne ar ly Ma y, bu tm or ec om mo nl yl at eM ay an di nt o
Ju ne .T he fi sh ar ea bo ut to ex er ta he ll of al ot of en er gy,s ot he yn eed to ch ar ge up , an dw he nt he yd ot ha t, th ey ca n’ th el p bu tg iv et he ir lo ca ti on aw ay
Th at ’s ex ci ti ng ,e sp ec ia lly fo rs om eo ne likem ew ho fi sh ed al lw in te rw he re ju st on es ub tl es ig ng et sy ou ma jo rl ye xc it ed Th ef ac tt ha ty ou ca ns ee 20,3 0, 40,5 0 sh ow si nt he mo rn in gi nM ay ju st ma ke s it sp ec ia l. Th eb ir dl if e’sg oi ng cr az yt oo, so as as ce ne ,a sa pi ct ur e, it ’s ab ea ut if ul
ti me of ye ar to fi sh .N ot on ly th at ,t he fi sh ar eh it ti ng re al ly bi gw ei gh ts !F or me ,t ha t’sa ke yp ar to fi t, es pe ci al ly th e bi gf em al es if yo u’ ve go ta ta rg et ,t ha ti s.
I’ ma so rt of “t ar ge ta ng le r” my se lf an di f yo u’re fi sh in gf or as pe ci fi cb ig ol dw ar y ca rp an dt ha t’st he on eo ny ou rh it lis t, Ma yi st he ti me of ye ar wh en it ’s go nn a be at it sb ig ge st ,a nd wh at be tt er ti me to ca tc hi t! Th at fi sh wi ll st ill be ca rr yi ng it s wi nt er co lo ur s, be in th eb es tc on di ti on , al lt he th in gs th at dr ea ms ar em ad eo f. Me ga !
Th ew ea th er is so un pr ed ic ta bl ei n Ma y. Yo uc ou ld tu rn up on th ee nd of a bi gc ho pp yw in d, an di t’sf is hi ng on th e de ck co nd it io ns ,b ut th en ex tm in ut et he wi nd ch an ge sa nd yo ua re fl oa te rf is hi ng , th en th en ex tm in ut ey ou ’r ef is hi ng in th ee dg e. Iw ill al wa ys tu rn up wi th ab so lu te ly ev er yt hi ng in my ar mo ur ya s op po se dt oo nc ey ou ge ti nt oa wi nt er ca mp ai gn ,w he re yo uc an pi ge on ho le in to ac ou pl eo fd if fe re nt me th od ss in ce fl oa te rf is hi ng an de dg ef is hi ng ha ve go ne to be db yt he n.
So ,a ll my ki ts ta rt st oe xp an da lit tl e bi ta nd Ikeep my mi nd an do pt io ns op en be ca us eI ca ns tu mb le ac ro ss an y op po rt un it y, an dI ’m so me on ew ho ’s go in gt oa ct on th at .I nt he sp ri ng ,m y ki tw ill re du ce in th es en se th at I’ m be co mi ng am or em ob ile an gl er.I ’l l tr ya nd ca rry as lit tl ea sp os si bl e. Fo r ex am pl e, my lit tl eb ed ch ai rw ill co me ou t, an do ft en Iw ill fi sh wi th ou ta gr ou nd sh eet ,a nd th eb iv vy wi ll be co me ab ro lly.H ow ev er,e nd ta ck le -w is eI ke ep it br oa d. Th at so rt of mi nd se to f be in gp re pa re da nd re ad yi sd ef in it el y so me th in gt ha ti sg oi ng to pu sh yo ut o ge to ut an db ec on fi de nt
Be ca us eM ay ’s su ch akey ti me ,I us e th et ru st ed ta ct ic st ha tI ’v ep ro ve ni n my mi nd to wo rk ;i nt he wi nt er Iw ill ha ve ap la ya ro un dw it hd if fe re nt th in gs th at Im ig ht be wo rk in go n, fo re xa mp le , ch od ri gs wi th wo rm se tc .C on fi de nc ei s th eb es tt ool th at yo uc an ha ve in yo ur ta ck le bo x. Ac on fi de nt an gl er ca tc he s so mu ch mo re th an so me on ew ho ’s qu es ti on in gt hi ng st ha tt he y’re do in g. Pl an ni ng lo ca ti on -w is e, yo us ho ul d pr e- em pt ba se do nt he we at he r; yo u’ ve wa tc he dy ou rf is h, yo u’re ge tt in gt o kn ow yo ur qu ar ry,h op ef ul ly,i fi t’s so me wh er et ha ty ou ’v et ar ge te dw eek af te rw ee ka nd yo u’ ve ta ke nn ot es ,i t’s go od to th in ka he ad ,l ike: “O h, yo uk no w wh at ,i t’sb us yo nt ha ts id eo ft he ba nk ov er he re .S oI mi gh th av ea go od lo ok ov er th er e, ”o r“ Th ew ea th er ’s go in gt o ch an ge th is we ek ,s oI de fi ni te ly wa nt to ge tm ye ye sd ow nt he re be ca us e th ey ’v et ur ne du po nt ha tw ea th er be fo re ,” an ds oo n. Th em ai nt wo th in gs ge ne ra lly th at ar ee ve rg oi ng to ch an ge th eb eh av io ur of ac ar pa nd mo ve th em so me wh er ee ls ea re ac ha ng ei nw ea th er or an gl in gp re ss ur e.
Ih av ea ma te ,C ra zy Be n, an dw e do af ew so ci al se ve ry ye ar,a nd he ’l l
…whereas in thewinter, Ihave aplayaroundwithtactics such as pop-up rigs with worms…
Nowthat'show to force abiteinwinter!
…evenwormy chods!
Just remember,itpaysto adapttowhatthe fish are doing!
I' ve used thesamerigs for10, maybeeven15 years!
ri ng me up aw eek be fo re or ev en th e ni gh tb ef or ew e’re go in ga nd sa y: “O h ma te ,I ’v eb een lo ok in go nl in e, th er e’s th is ni ce sw im .L ov et he lo ok of it .I ’m de fi ni te ly go in gt og oi nt he re ,a nd I’ m go nn at ry as in gl eo ne on my le ft .I ’m go nn ap ut as ol id ba go nm ym id dl e, an dI ’m go nn ap ut az ig on me ri gh t. ” Th at ’s ju st hi m, Id on ’t tr yt oc ha ng e
th at ,I ju st ha ve al au gh an da gi gg le an d wi nd hi mu pi nt he se ns et ha ty ou ca n’ t ha ve pr ec on ce iv ed id ea s. It el lh im th at he ne ed st ow at ch wh at th ef is ha nd we at he rd ob ec au se I’ mt ry in gt oh el p hi m, bu ta tt he sa me ti me Ia ls ot hi nk in th eb ac ko fm ym in di ft ha t’sw ha th e wa nt st od oa nd th at ’s wh at he en jo ys do in ga nd he wa nt st ot es tt hi ng s, th en
TheonlytimeI usea pop-up is when Ican't puta hook bait on the botomwithtoo much debris or chod
Igivethe spotsa litle pick 'n'mix of bait that allspecies of fish andthe naturals will eat.
Thoseboilies contain everything thecarpwant andneed.
Themorenaturalson your spot thebeter
Ahatch goingofisa great sign to getonthe zigs! Don' tgiveuptoo quickly!
wh oa mI to te ll hi mt od oo th er wi se ?
He ’s ou th e’se nj oy in gh im se lf.H e’s so ak in gu pt he su n, an dh e’sh ap py do in g th at ,h is ma in go al is n’ tt oc at ch 10 0 fi sh ,H e’ss im pl yo ut en jo yi ng wh at he likes ab ou ta ng lin ga nd be in go ut si de If he ca tc he s, it ’s ab on us ,s o, yo uk no w, if yo u’re on eo ft ho se pe op le ,g re at !B ut ju st re me mb er it pa ys to ad ap tt ow ha t th ef is ha re do in g.
CD : Sp ri ng is of te na ti me wh en pe op le liket ot ry ne wt ac ti cs an de xp er im en t wi th ne wi nf or ma ti on ;w ha ta dv ic e wo ul dy ou gi ve to pe op le lo ok in gt ot ry so me th in gn ew th is ye ar ?
SL : Th er e’sa lo to fs tu ff on lin ea ty ou r fi ng er ti ps .A nd Ic an on ly ap ol og is ef or th at as we ll be ca us ee ve ry on e’sa pa rt of it ,m ys el fi nc lu de d. Bu tw ha tp eo pl e ha ve go tt od oi sa lm os tt ry an ds ip ho n th ro ug hi tt ow ha ts ui ts th em ,b ut al so wh at ma ke ss en se to th em in th ei rm in d an dw he re th ey ca np ut it in to th ei ro wn an gl in g. It ’s aw as te of ti me th in ki ng : “O hy ea h, I’ mg oi ng to wa tc ht hi sv id eo on ho wt op re se nt on gr av el ba rs ,” if yo u’re fi sh in go na la ke th at ’s am ud dy fa rm po nd th at do es n’ th av eg ra ve l. If so me th in gc at ch es yo ur ey ea nd yo us ay, yo uk no ww ha t, th at ma ke ss en se ,a nd
th en go fo ri t! Ho we ve r, ul ti ma te ly,w ha t yo u’ ve go tt od oi sp ic ks om et hi ng th at su it sy ou ra ng lin ga nd th el akey ou ’r e fi sh in ga nd st ar tc at ch in gc ar po ni ta nd bu ild co nf id en ce in yo ur ri gs ,b ai t, et c.
I’ ve us ed th es am er ig s, th es am eb ai t, me th od so fb ai ti ng an da ll th at so rt of st uf ff or th el as t10, ma yb ee ve n1 5y ea rs So th os et hi ng ss ta yt he sa me an da re ou to ft he wa y, an da ll I’ ve go tt od oi s fo cu so nt ha tp on db ec au se fo rm et ha t’s th eo nl yt hi ng th at ch an ge s. Wh at ’s go in go ni nt he po nd is wh at ’s go in gt o te ll yo uw ha tt ou se ,w ha tb ai ts to us e, wh at ri gs to us e. Fo re xa mp le ,i fI se e bi rd sa ct in gu nn at ur al ly on th es ur fa ce ,
If they aredownonthe botom, zigs andfoaters ain’tgonna do me nothing.
likes wa ns pe ck in gi nt ot he su rf ac eo r co ot ss po ok in go ut in th el ake, no to nl y do es th at te ll me wh er et he ca rp ar e, bu ti tt el ls me th eb es tm et ho dt of is h fo rt ho se ca rp be ca us et he y’re up in th e la ye rs .T he y’re on th et op ,s oI mi gh t tr yf lo at er so rz ig s. Vi ce ve rs at ot ha t, if ac oot di ve sd ow nt ot he bo tt om in 20 fe et of wa te ra nd th en he co me su p1 0, 15 se co nd sl at er gi vi ng it al lb ea ns on th es ur fa ce ,h e’sj us tr un in to fi sh on th eb ot to m. Th er ef or e, th at ’s te llin gm e wh er et he fi sh ar ea nd te llin gm ew ha t ta ct ic to us e. If th ey ar ed ow no nt he bo tt om ,z ig sa nd fl oa te rs ai n’ tg on na do me no th in g.
Wh at to ta ke fr om th at is lo ok in ga t th ep on di sm os ti mp or ta nt ,e ve ry on e al wa ys sa ys th at lo ca ti on is ke y, bu ti t’s th et ool so ff in di ng th ef is ht ha ty ou us et on ot on ly te ll yo uw he re th ey ar e bu ta ls oh ow to ca tc ht he m. Ik no wI ’m da nc in gh er e, th er ea nd ev er yw he re wi th th is ,b ut th at ’s Ma yf or yo u!
Pe rs on al ly,r ig -w is e, Iu se ah in ge as ap op -u pa nd an ood le as ab ot to m ba it .N ot th at I’ mn ot go nna si th er ea nd ar gu et he fa ct th at th ey ’r ea ny mo re me ch an ic al ly ad va nc ed th an an yo th er po p- up or bo tt om ba it ,b ut th eo ne th in g Iw ill sa yi s, wh er eI ca nh el pi t, Id on ’t us ea po p- up be ca us ei ts ta nd so ut ,I ’m
When youstart with something, seeitthrough andyourtimewillcome.
no tu si ng it to ge ti tu po ff th eb ot to m an db el ike“ ge tt hi si ny ou rg ob ”. I’ m do in gi tb ec au se th eb ot to mo ft he la ke be di st el lin gm et ha tI ca n’ tp ut ah ook ba it on th eb ot to m, ma yb et he re ’s ab it of ch od th er e, de br is ,s ilk we ed et c. If yo u’re ge tt in ga ny of th at on th er et ri ev eo fy ou r le ad ,t he po te nt ia li st he re ar eb it so f ru bb is hd ow nt he re
Ou to fp ur ek no wl ed ge ,w he ni t’sa ll au tu mn ,f or ex am pl e, th el ea ve sf al l, yo u’re ne ve rg oi ng to fe el al ea fo nt he bo tt om ,s oI wi ll pu re ly us eh in ge sj us ti n ca se th er ea re le av es on th at sp ot .M ay be yo uk no w, aw eek or tw ol at er af te rI ’v e ha da co up le of bi te sf ro mt ha ts po t,
Ifthe fish aren’t there, youain’t goingtocatch them!
Iw ill kn ow th at it ’s cl ea rb ec au se th e ca rp ha ve mo ve dt he de br is as id e. Th e bo tt om te lls me wh at ri gt ou se ,w he th er it ’s fu lly cl ea n, sm oo th si lt ,c le an gr av el or an yt hi ng li ke th at .I ’m fi sh in ga ho ok ba it on th ed ec kb ec au se Iw an ti tt o ma tc ha ll th eo th er ba it st ha ta re on th e bo tt om th er ew it hi t. Af te ra ll, so me of th es ec ar pI ’m fi sh in gf or ar eq ui te wi se an ds oo nc le ve ru pt op op -u ps in so me ca se s, es pe ci al ly la te ro ni nt he ye ar on ce th ey ha ve be en fi sh ed fo ra nd pr es su re d qu it ea bi t.
Ta lk in ga bo ut ba it ,i nM ay,e ve na ft er se ei ng th os es ig ns of fe ed in g, Ip er so na lly wo ul dn ’t ju st go in al lg un sb la zi ng an d sa y: “R ig ht ,t ha t’si t, th ey ’r ee at in g, ”a nd st ar tt og iv et he ml oa ds of bo ilie s, lo ad s of th is ,a lo ad of th at ,b ec au se in my ex pe ri en ce Ih av ef ou nd th at th ec ar p sl ow ly ea se in to ea ti ng ba it ev en de sp it e th em sh ow in g. Th is is wh en Iw ill st ar tt o fi sh wi th lit tl eb it sa nd bo bs ,e ve ns in gl es , th en as ti me pr og re ss es an dI kn ow th at th ey ar ef eed in gI mi gh ts ta rt pu tt in g ou tf iv et o10S po mb sd ep en di ng on th e st oc ka nd ho wm an yf is ha re in th el ake.
Bu tb ai t- wi se ,w ha tI wo ul da lw ay ss ta rt wi th is likeI sa id ,t he se bi ts an db ob s, so ca st er s, ma gg ot s, cr um be db oi lie s, Ma ni lla Iu se an dI wi ll al wa ys cr um bi t. Th er e mi gh tb ea fe wl it tl eq ua rt er sa nd ch op s in th er e, bu tp re do mi na nt ly ju st po wd er s an db lo od wo rm pe ll et s. Li ke ap ic k- nmi x! Al ls tu ff th at wi ll ge te at en by an y sp ec ie so ff is h, no tj us tc ar p. Th eb ir ds
wi ll ea ti t, th es na ils wi ll ea ti t, th er oa ch an dp er ch wi ll ea ti t, ju st ab ou ta ny th in g!
Na tu ra ls ju st ge te ve ry th in ge at en so yo uk no wi t’sg oi ng ,b ut at th es am e ti me ,t he ca rp ar eg oi ng to lo ve it if th ey tu rn up on it .T he wo rs tt hi ng is go in gi n wi th 5k go fb oi lie ss tr ai gh to na sp ot ,a nd th at ’s th es po tt ha ty ou ’r ep la nn in go n fo cu si ng on fo rt he ne xt co up le of we ek s an dy ou ’v ek ille di tf ro md ay do tb ec au se if th ec ar pa re n’ te at in gi tn ot hi ng el se ca n, ot he rt ha nt he od db ir d. It ’s ju st go in gt oe nd up ro tt in g.
Ge ne ra lly,I fi nd th at th es po ts wi ll be qu it es of ti ns pr in g, ge tt in gi nt oM ay, yo u’ ll st ar tf ee li ng th em ge tt in gh ar de r an dh ar de ra nd if it st ar ts of fa ss ilt ,t he ne xt mi nu te th es es si on af te ri t’sg et ti ng ha rd er an dh ar de r, th at te lls yo ut ha tt he fi sh ar ef eed in go ni t, so th at wo ul db e my cu et oi nc re as et he am ou nt st he ny ou ca ns ta rt to ad di na bi to fb oi lie ,s om e bi gg er fo od it em sb ec au se yo uk no wt he ca rp ar eg et ti ng on it
Tr us tm e, th os er oa ch ,p er ch an ds tu ff liket ha ta re n’ tb ow lin go ut as po t. Th at ’s ca rp !T ha t’st el lin gm e, th ec ar pa re ha vi ng it no w. I’ ve ca ug ht af ew of fi t. I kn ow th ec ar pa re vi si ti ng .I liket ot he n gi ve th em ab it of pr op er st uf f, no tj us t st uf ft ha tg oe ss tr ai gh tt hr ou gh th em be ca us et he yd ow an tt op ac ka bi to f we ig ht on ,y ou kn ow,n eed in ga lo ad of en er gy fo rs pa wn in g, th ey do n’ tr ea lly ge tm uc hn ut ri ti on fr om ma gg ot sa nd na tu ra ls ,t ho se bo ilie sc on ta in ev er yt hi ng
Everydog hasits day!
th at th ey wa nt an dn eed ,e sp ec ia lly to co ns er ve th ei re ne rg yl ev el sa ga in ,r ea dy fo rs pa wn in g.
An im po rt an tt hi ng is ,b as ed on th is in fo rm at io nI ’m gi vi ng yo u, it ’s al la bo ut pu tt in gi ti nt oy ou ra ng lin gw he re yo us ee fi t. Do n’ tg iv eu pt oo qu ic kl y, so me th in gs ta ke af ew se ss io ns to ma te ri al is e. Th ea mo un to ft im es Is ee pe op le qu es ti on in gt he ms el ve sq ui te qu ic kl ya nd ea rl yo ni nt he ca mp ai gn , ma yb ew he nc on di ti on sw er en ’t ri gh t or th ey co ul dn ’t ge to nt he fi sh .I ft he fi sh ar en ’t th er e, yo ua in ’t go in gt oc at ch th em !H ow ev er,w he nt he yd ot ur nu p, I’ ve se en it ti me an dt im ea ga in ,p eo pl e ch an ge th ei rt ac ti cs be fo re th et im e’s ev en co me ri gh ta nd wh en th ef is hd o ev en tu al ly tu rn up ,t he ya re th en us in g so me th in gt ha tt he y’re no ts oc on fi de nt in .W he ny ou st ar tw it hs om et hi ng ,s ee it th ro ug ha nd th et im ew ill co me .A sl on g as yo u’re do in gt he ri gh tt hi ng sf or th e ri gh tr ea so ns ,i t’sa ll ab ou tw he nt he y fa nc yt ha tf eed an dw he nt he yt ur nu p on yo ur sp ot
It is ab it of al ot te ry,y ou ca ns ta ck as mu ch as yo uw an ti ny ou rf av ou r, us in g al lt hi sw at er cr af t, ta ck le ,b ai ta nd al lt ha t. Bu ti fy ou ca n’ tg et th at lo ca ti on ri gh to r th ec ar pa re n’ tf ee di ng ,o ry ou ca n’ tg et on th em ,t he ny ou ar es om et im es p* ****g in th ew in d. Al ot of it do es co me do wn to lu ck .B ut re me mb er,f in ds om et hi ng yo u ar ec on fi de nt in an dp ut it in to pr ac ti ce Ev er yd og ha si ts da y!
