Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam lovely spam

With local knowledge still ringing in my ears a tin of spam was placed into the kit bag, slung into the polo and off I went. Light was just breaking and the temperatures were a mighty 5 degrees. Main car park open but already busy, fear struck that the mecca of the rocks would be busy. Lake looked like large plate with a series of monster green turtles placed evenly around it drinking from its lush cold waters, as the bivy brigade were still asleep and an hour or two from a bacon butty.

Same peg as the previous Saturday - black ops. Kept it simple with method feeder, green swimstim and failed pellet still on hook from Makins.

First cast, 3 minutes in and still sorting kit, the tip raced round as the rod arched before I even touched it. Its going to fly in one day!

Anyway a carp came to the net of 5lb. Changed hook bait to bollie, hooked another carp but bumped it close in. Bollie then produced a carp some stamp. What about the Spam?



On it went and almost immediately the tip went round yet again. Well spam bam thank you mam. Fish followed regularly including a hungry bream.



Simple really - distance, spam and fishmeal groundbait. 14 fish in total. Lost two finished at 1pm, could have had a hat full, fish on each of last two casts. Have we cracked it?