French carp this one

By the looks of the comments here, it's not but,,,, my local (Grand Union, West London) produced a 40, taken by a chap fishing at the back of Tescos car park!😂

@@gregsmith7821 About 30 years ago I see a bloke catch a 25 lb Mirror on a roach pole with 1 lb line and a size 20 hook on the GUC near the bridge at Farlow's Lake West Drayton it took him well over an hour to land it.

@@djscottfree2008 No suprise. The 40 a few years back was identified as a known fish from Farlows. Best bet was that at some point, Farlows had flooded, tipped into the Grand Union and the fish went with it. Apparently the angler who nabbed it, was tipped off by a mate who lived on a barge and saw the fish when throwing some food waste over the side.😂

Not uk......

France

PThanks Russel. Going again next week! Will get it edited and up ASA

@@Raid_init I found this spot by watching for fish jumping. Look for features, eddys, slack water, islands etc

@@camokhazi From the sounds of it, you're not fishing dedicated night spots but the wilder parts between urban life.

Hi, thanks for the feedback. The bicycle trailer is about £80 on Amazon (Homcom or VidaXL). You need to cut the gear down and secure firmly to the trailer. You dont want the bedchair to move. I use some long velcro straps front to back and side to side. Great over flat ground. More tricky up and down steep hills. They are brilliant for the Chemin de halage. You can go Kms to the best spots which are often further from the car park. Good luck with future trips!

Thanks for that, i can see they would be a big help on the canals. I will definately be looking into getting myself one ..

thanks! What month/year did you have your captures?

@@camokhazi the mirror i had may last year (22,9kg), the common this year also in may 21,8. And there's another common just over 20 as well ;)

Well done!. I have since discovered that the digital scales that I was using were underestimating by c.500g so, those improved weights don't surprise me. Good to know there is another target common in there. Take a look at my "Canal Monster" clip video. This is of a big mirror in another section nearby. I would estimate this at well over 20kg

@@camokhazi uploaded the release of both fish on my channel (one of them is a 'short')

Me too

Thank you for your comment, I take fish safety very seriously. I will consider carefully your point re. fish position on the mat. In an upright position, if only temporarily, their energy isn't being used flapping hard - head and tail - against the mat, with the potential to cause impact damage. However, if you have specialist advice you can point me to that contradicts this then I will review and change my handling approach as necessary. Bw, Scott

I chose this watch because it has no sharp edges

The area is a public park so I have just pulled in the rods and camped-up at night. But, when the GdP are patrolling you don't want to get on the wrong side. There are lots of anglers taking the mickey and breaking the rules

There are night fishing zones. They are just not as productive. Having to sleep in car parks is not great. However, its worth the effort I think

Cheers fella! Part 3 Alps to follow. Also, have a bit of footage from the three other trips last year. All with ups and downs but ended well so should be entertaining. I will see what I can make from those cuts...

Cheers Rich!

Thanks mate. Part 2 - River just posted. Alps to follow but this video editing lark is a headache when you are a novice!

Yes mate. I plan on going 3-4 times a year for at least a week per trip and will keep vlogging them. Keep an eye open for more vids. I have a bit of a backlog of some other trips too which I will compile and edit. The editing is the most difficult and time consuming part

@camokhazi just use fiver mate save yourself lol. Look forward to the other content 👍

Cheers bud. Any of the canals in the central area of France have carp in them and most villages have a public park area adjacent to the canal or a marina. Suggest just choose your stop off point(s) on the way down to the Alps and stick the rods out. Breadbombing is another challenge - we must have walked 7 or 9 miles that day!