the carp average about 2lb , but some go to near double figures.
bait wise , normal ,ie pellet , paste , meat etc
no real hot pegs , but the island pegs do sometimes dominate – not always though.
pole , waggler and method all work and all are winning method on their day.
fishing in the margins can be a winning method, but depends on pegging , if every peg in , they can spook from margins .
if you are on buckos charity match , every peg will be in , so i would fish 5m , 11m ,and method to island (as long as i was on thbe island pegs obviously ).
very few opens run as clubs tend to book lakes most weekends.
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