Shimano Baitrunner

Shimano Baitrunner

Go carp fishing in the wind and rain, or stay warm in the shopping centre with the wife? No contest really, so I sorted out my carp fishing tackle on Friday night and left at the crack of dawn Saturday morning.

I arrived at a small local water at around 6:30 and it was blowing a hoolie with gusts up to around 50mph and raining cats and dogs. Still I figured it should make for a quiet day on the lake (in fact I didn't see anybody else all day, other than the bailiff). It should also make the fish easy to find. A wind like this on a fairly mild day, and they were bound to be right on the far end of the wind. I had a quick scout around, just to make sure, and was right.

I got my bivvy set up in record time and pegged it down hard against the fierce wind.

A few handfuls of pellets and chopped boilies went in tight to the margins under an overhanging bush and another few went about 10 feet from the bank into a 3 foot wide channel I have fished to in the past.

I put a single Carple Steamer Lobster on a simple Snakebite rig and dropped it into the margins by hand.

The same setup went on to my other rod and this was cast into the channel. I was just settling into my Terry Hearn recliner when my alarm screamed and the line sped off my Shimano baitrunner on the margins setup. The result after a short but spirited fight was a 9lb 4oz mirror. A nice start to the session and it was still only 7:30. The next 3 hours accounted for a further 5 mirrors culminating with a fish of 12lb 2oz. All of these fish had come from tight to the margins.

I had not had a peep from my other setup, but I was confident that there would be some movement through the channel. However, as I had returned the 12 pounder, my Micron screamed. I scrambled over to my other rod and struck hard. I knew straight away that this was not another mirror, as they tend to be strong but slow on this water. This fish raced right across the lake in just a few seconds. It put up a great fight, but I eventually slipped my landing net under a beautiful, full-bodied, dark gold common. It weighed in at 20lb 8oz.

The rest of the day produced a further 5 high singles - all mirrors again. I was soaked through to my boxers, but happy and satisfied with a great day. Around 100lb of crap in around 9 hours.

Mind you, that was poor compared to the £300 my wife spend in just 4 hours at the sales!

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Shimano Baitrunner ST6000 Fishing Reel. $59.99 This Shimano Baitrunner XT6000 reel has varispeed oscillation for optimum line lay. Suitable for spinning and specialist fishing.Carbon.Gear ratio 4.6:1.1 ball bearing.180m/0.3mm line.Line capacity 12lb/265 yards.Additional features:Ambidextrous, lightweight, continuous anti-reverse, Super Stopper II, power roller, varispeed, dynabalance, double handle, positive bail arm, anti-twist roller.Size H19, W17, D14cm.Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.

Shimano BTR12000D Baitrunner D Reel Spin. 3bb Plus 1rb4.81 26520 No. $246.61 3+1 S ARB bearings (Shielded ARB). Propulsion line management system: Propulsion spool lip Power roller III Redesigned bail trip graphite rotor Sarm cam. Slow oscillation. Aluminum frame (GR on 500 and 1000). Lightweight graphite sideplate and rotor. Cold forged aluminum spool. S concept: Srotor Sguard Sarm cam. Machined aluminum handle. Rubber handle grips. Maintenance port. Fluidrive II. Floating shaft. DynaBalance. Super stopper II. Repairable clicker. Saltwater approved. Size: 12000sz.

Shimano BTR4000D Baitrunner D Reel Spin. 3bb Plus 1rb4.81 16012 No. $207.67 3+1 S ARB bearings (Shielded ARB). Propulsion line management system: Propulsion spool lip Power roller III Redesigned bail trip graphite rotor Sarm cam. Slow oscillation. Aluminum frame (GR on 500 and 1000). Lightweight graphite sideplate and rotor. Cold forged aluminum spool. S concept: Srotor Sguard Sarm cam. Machined aluminum handle. Rubber handle grips. Maintenance port. Fluidrive II. Floating shaft. DynaBalance. Super stopper II. Repairable clicker. Saltwater approved. Size: 4000sz.

Shimano BTR6000D Baitrunner D Reel Spin. 3bb Plus 1rb4.81 26512 No. $220.64 3+1 S ARB bearings (Shielded ARB). Propulsion line management system: Propulsion spool lip Power roller III Redesigned bail trip graphite rotor Sarm cam. Slow oscillation. Aluminum frame (GR on 500 and 1000). Lightweight graphite sideplate and rotor. Cold forged aluminum spool. S concept: Srotor Sguard Sarm cam. Machined aluminum handle. Rubber handle grips. Maintenance port. Fluidrive II. Floating shaft. DynaBalance. Super stopper II. Repairable clicker. Saltwater approved. Size: 6000sz.

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