Eric's First Twenty Pounder!

Yes, you saw it here first folks, Eric has landed his first Twenty Pound Carp! The boy dun good, with a fit & fiesty fish caught at around 30 yds, on sweetcorn hair-rigged on a size 4 hook and Drennan open-end feeder rig. We both caught fish from our new venue in Oshkosh. We fished this area once last year, saw a lot of fish rolling, but couldn't buy a bite... this year's trip couldn't have been more different. After a slow first hour, we started catching small Carp, then managed to find some good-looking mid-doubles and three twenties.

That's enough from me, the important bit is the Apprentice has qualified as a real Carphead... and NEWFishing's first Sponsored Angler in the American Carp League; Congratulations Eric!