Ian with a superb Yateley mirror

With the BCAC over for another year, Team Bankside member Ian Poole has been out and about on a variety of waters over the last few weeks, and recently bagged a nice brace of fish during a tough few days on Yateley Sandhurst. Just three carp were landed during his stay and Ian managed to land two of them. Off the mark quickly with a 33-06 mirror, Ian backed up his first fish with a 24lb common on his last afternoon to ensure a successful first trip to this busy day ticket water.

Ian's 24lb common

The winning bait for both carp was Richworth's K-G-1, with the hookbaits fished inside solid PVA bags of Bankside's Mini Mass pellets and crushed K-G-1 freezer baits. A size 8 Korda Wide Gape tied to 3 inches of Korda Supernatural braid was the winning rig, and this was combined with the very efective outline rig which ensures the lead comes off when a carp is hooked.