Loose baits in various stages of decay have not infrequently given me good results. I had the boilie pre-soaked, and I also combined it with a few pieces straight from the bag to interest the fish with different hardness of the feed. I like to use this method every time I get to the water for at least three days. After noon, I again had contact with the rod from the feeding area, and the fish, based on the digested boilie, showed that it had been in the area for a long time. A daily shot is always pleasing and will add energy to an active hunt. I still had no contact on the right rod and I took it to mean that at least one spot was working and giving decent fish.
With dusk the surface came alive and it was clear that the feeding had done a good job. The greatest fish activity was in my area. After dark I finally get a shot of the Booster Plum. It is immediately clear to me that trusting the quiet part around the shore, where the activity was almost zero, was a good option. The fish fought very hard and when I caught it I already felt internally that it could easily be the last fish of the whole event and I probably wouldn't care. It was a great big fox with several scales. Done for me and I'll take anything extra as a bonus. I quickly took a picture of the fish and put the rod in the same spot with only PVA, because there was only a little time left before the end of the hunt and I didn't want to set myself up for another possible shot. It was literally five minutes to twelve and the same rod reports a shot again. After ten minutes I have another beautiful local fish in my net and I think to myself that I am not doing all wrong. I released the fish and stopped casting.
I considered whether I should put a little more bait in the water for the night than the day before. When I thought about how many fish showed up during the day in the part where I was fishing, I bet on a relatively large catch, saying that I should make the most of it in the morning. Alarm clock before four in the morning and I had my rods ready in no time. Again, just a PVA stocking and nothing else. One rod with pellet, the other with Booster boilie. The fish were feeding again and making themselves known by frequent jumps. The sight of it was downright great. Within ten minutes, the pellet rod comes out, but the boilie rod follows almost immediately. Somewhat comically, I tackle both fish, which are certainly photogenic, but I decide to only take pictures of the scalefish, which I haven't had here before. I released a coot of about the same size. Feed fast casts decently to each rod and enjoy a beautiful morning. The fish were feeding really intensively and in the course of the morning I managed about seven fish mainly on a pellet rod. Since these were more medium-sized fish, I decided to stop feeding pellets in the afternoon and replace them with something else under the hook. The bet fell on the Booster Royal Plum with a diameter of 24 mm. The place had a great run and with dusk came a series of fish again. The only thing left was how to stand up for the evening feeding when I left the next day. I tried to take a risk and threw all the feed I had with me into the water. It was a risk, but on the other hand, such a gamble has already worked out for me several times. I was definitely led to this step by the fact how well the fish responded during the whole hunt. Morning quick cast and I expected a quick reaction from the carp again. Unfortunately, nothing at all until eight o'clock. I thought to myself that such a large bag was not the right nut and slowly started packing. Around nine o'clock a rod sounded from under the reeds. A decent drag and a great fish at the end.
I told myself that it wasn't so bad after all, and continued on. Half an hour after the first fish, contact again, this time on the second rod. Good carp again. The fish took their time this day or took a little longer to get through the larger amount of feed, but in the end I managed to catch a total of nine fish during the pack, which, thanks to the carp, lasted for a total of six hours. I didn't feed after the shots, and I also ran out of prepared PVA, but the fish didn't mind at all. I haven't experienced such an end to an event in a long time. I wish everyone the best of luck on the water.
Jan Prchlík
