{"id":12192,"date":"2017-09-07T12:54:19","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T11:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dynamitebaits.com\/cz\/?p=12192"},"modified":"2017-11-14T10:05:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T10:05:23","slug":"early-summer-2017-tony-gibsons-angling-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dynamitebaits.com\/cz\/clanky\/early-summer-2017-tony-gibsons-angling-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Summer 2017 – Tony Gibson’s Angling Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Tony’s latest blog for he reflects on the early summer months culminating with a stunning carp from an impromptu floater fishing session…<\/p>\n

The summer proper was fast approaching and I\u2019d just about given up on the idea of any further bream sessions at the Quiet Pit (as a friend had decided to christen it). However, the forecast suddenly indicated a significant drop in air pressure, with wind, rain and overcast conditions coming up for a day or two. I quickly planned for a last attempt at the bream to take advantage of the cracking weather that was due. On arrival at the pit for my two-night session I selected a swim that I had fished on my first visit to the pit, but hadn\u2019t fished throughout the more successful Spring campaign. However, the conditions, along with a bit of \u2018gut instinct\u2019 were pointing me in the direction of the swim, so I was happy enough to get on with the preparations. A clean gravel area within comfortable casting and spodding distance was selected as the main focus area, with the option of fishing a third rod off to the side on a drop-off feature. I used very similar tactics and baiting up approach as I\u2019d done during the main Spring sessions (as described in my previous blog), with a 12mm CompleX-T boilie straight out of the bag tipped with a piece of artificial sweetcorn as the hookbait on each rod.<\/p>\n

Happily, the winning combination continued to produce the goods, with 7 double-figure bream providing regular action on the first night, once the bites started just after midnight. The largest bream was an impressive looking dark male fish weighing in at 13.10. While a bonus male tench of 7.04, caught soon after dawn, signalled a round-off of events for the first night. The conditions were clearly not as favourable for the second night of the session, with much clearer skies, and the results reflected this. However, 2 further doubles were added to the overall tally, with the best bream of the second night weighing 12.15.<\/p>\n