I'm going to match lake today last time I caught a 13lb carp on bread(my biggest fish I've ever caugt was a nice 25lb mirror carp

can i ask what did you catch that big perch on? i fish the black and alder often for big perch, only really fish match for carp and tench, would be interested in going soon to match lake to catch a big perch. never new they had them in there

there shimano xtea 10000 ....about £120each but you can buy them secound hand £80each. really good reels and last you for years.

is that a shimano bait runner reel