by Gareth Watkins
Watercraft is I believe something you either have or you haven’t! It’s a bit like having an eye for taking a photograph, or a talent for driving a car. Some people are naturals and others will always struggle to get by. So it is in carp angling and despite that fact that anyone can now go out and get the proper gear, and get on a lake with big carp, we are not all born equal when it comes down to fishing talent.
As carp fishing seems to get ever more popular, there are a great many anglers coming straight in to the sport, the problem is thus compounded. Many have never fished for any other species. I guess they see their mates getting out on the banks, they see the social side of fishing, the sexy gear and the pictures of big fish. Seen this way it certainly has more to attract new and younger anglers than maggot drowning for ruffe and gudgeon on the Grand Union.
But are these new ‘instant’ carp anglers not missing out on the essential apprenticeship that most of my generation went through and helped us hone our watercraft?
Tags: Tactics and Watercraft
