Another Brace Of Oz Twenties

…Yet More Aussie Gold For This Aussie Carper While I was away in France there has been plenty of carp action Down-Under, including this stunning pair of commons captured by my carping Ozzie Jack. Onlookers from Europe and elsewhere may think, ‘oh yeah, a couple of twenties… so what!’ Well, when you take into consideration that there are no dedicated managed carp venues, carp tackle outlets or boilies available in Australia,... [Read More...]

Another Not So Common, Common!

…Jeff Maskell with another very unusual common Earlier today, Jeff nailed a twenty that I’m sure he’ll never forget, and without doubt will always be able to instantly recognise should he recapture this rare fish. I’ve seen a few odd lookers in my time… and a few strange fish too! But I’ve never had a common with its pelvic fins completely missing, and clearly absent by some genetic deformity, not an accident of... [Read More...]

More Twenties On Tourist Boilies

I should manufacture these boilies commercially I think? 18lb 12oz Aussie common, taken 22/03/10 Jeff’s lake has been producing well in the last couple of days, with yet more twenty pound Australian commons falling to Tourist Boilies!  This recipe has proven its effectiveness time and time again, and if there were some way I could market them, I reckon I’d be on to a winner.  Ironically, I don’t even use them here on any of my... [Read More...]

New Oz Lake Produces A Twenty

A Twenty From First Time Outing At New Venue I have to admit I was very jealous when I received a call from my mate Ozzie Jack, to tell me that he was fishing with The Kernel for the weekend on a lake that I’d surveyed on my trip east last October.  My recce there had been the result of some info I’d gleaned from a local carper some six months prior.  Not often do you get someone send you a PM from a forum, telling you about a water... [Read More...]