51lb 10oz mirror smashes lake record

Pre-season and we're house sitting and helping Shirley and Martin to get the lake ready for the 2017 carp fishing season. The weather in France was very mild, so we had also been feeding the fish. Just as well because it turned out the big carp were on the move. We managed a couple of day sessions and had a ball. Beat my PB twice, caught my first (and the lake's first) 50 pounder and bagged a new lake record fish. Couldn't stop shaking after that one!

Tactics: Fished to the far margins, where we had previously been feeding the fish while we worked around the lake. Used the house bait (ASAP and Crunchy Coconut) fished over a bed of pellet.

Catch: 1 x 50, 2 x 40s, 2 x 30s and 1 x 20.

Click the link to see the history of Oaview Lake's first 50 pounder:  51lb 10oz Carp Smashes Oakview Lake Record