Part II - Manor Carp Lake York

Manor Carp Lake York is a 2 acre reed lined lake on the outskirts of York near the little village of Bolton. It is set in some lovely countryside views and has 5 pegs which makes it very intimate and gives the lake a special feel.

I had a 24hr slot come free and I decided that with the recent changes to the weather and lakes starting to switch on then why not give the place a try. I arrived at the lake 12 noon on the Friday and was greeted with an empty lake, fast, cold northerly winds and hailstones! Not the best conditions at all. But I always enjoy the time on the bank even if I don't catch.

I decided to start off with a single bag and multi-rig cast out to some likely looking spots. As I was in the double peg (1 and 2) I cast my solid bag to the white sign and the single bait to the cut through while I set the Supa-Brolly up!

Supa-Brolly

So after a few hours of rain and wind and then sunshine I decided that I would pick a few spots for bottom baits and then have a roaming zig rig set at 6ft using the new Fox Zig Aliners. 

Zig Aliners.

This is a very , very neat little product that makes setting zigs up a doddle. Still nothing had shown itself to me and I was not feeling confident in a bite. My good friend Leon turned up to keep me company and eat all my Chilli to boot! 

I knocked up a new bag mix with some liquids and boilie crumb. Then using the coated in-line leads from Liverpool Carp Leads I knocked up a few fresh bags for the evening ahead. These leads are great value for the money and are also of the highest quality. My favourite of the range are the leaf coated leads that blend into many a lake bed. 

I start of by taking out the plastic insert and separating it from the rubber bead.

Plastic Insert Removed

I thread on the rubber bead to a diffusion leader and add a quick link to the end.

Bead Pulled into Lead

The bead pulls into the lead neatly and then leaves the clip ready for the hooklink which gets pulled almost fully into the lead.

Clip Pulled into Lead with Hooklink Attached

Once the hooklink is pulled into the lead I know that when a fish picks up that rig and feels the hook point then the heaviest part of the lead will help drive the point home. With this set up once the fish has been hooked and the lead has done its job then the clip will leave the bead allowing the lead to fall away from the fish. Hopefully not letting the fish to use the lead to rid the hook. 

As the session wore on the weather got progressively worse with temps dropping to zero and the wind not letting up until the small hours in the morning and I packed away drawing a blank. Even so I had a wonderfully relaxing session out in the country side away from the rat race. 

Heres to blanking chaps! 

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