Good Evening.
It seems that my pasta dish went down well with most of you yesterday and I have to tell you that it tasted great! I have eaten well during this session and it has certainly made the waiting more durable. The Parma ham that I enjoyed by the fire last night was even better and along with some bread sticks and a little vino, that was my evening meal sorted.
mmmm....
No action came during the night. I woke at 5am and could not get back to sleep however hard I tried; eventually I did and then it was time to get up anyway. I have spent part of the day editing some video footage that I have been meaning to do for some time. The connection on my Internet stick is so good that it means uploading them to YouTube only takes a short while. Go to My Videos in My Media and take a peek at the three latest uploads. The water at Gigantica really is that colour and the footage from Pusiano in 2008 was quite a morning, and a surprise!
As I was sat in my bivvy this afternoon I had a beep on my ATT – the first one for days. It quickly started to go off so I scrambled into my boots and shot out of the door. A yellow canoe complete with canoeist had come in too close and took out two of my lines. I was more disappointed that it wasn’t a carp and after directing him this way and that way, my lines became free and off he went…Pronto! Not even an apology. It was a classic case for shouting: “You should have gone to SpecSavers mate!”
I went out and duly recovered both rigs from their dragged position. It was getting dark as I made my way back with the second rod so I decided to tie up a couple of quick zig rigs, and launched these out into open water as day turned to night. I have not done the foam thing; instead I have gone for a little yellow pineapple pop up on one, and a 20mm Red Fish pop up on the other. I did not have time to tie up adjustable zig rigs with a controller, so one was set at about 3ft and the other one 4ft – from the lakebed and not the surface. Who knows? In the morning I may thank the canoeist next time I see him for doing me a favour!
Another fine meal is moments away...
Being a good chef I saved half of the pasta sauce from yesterday and used it for today’s lunch. Three small loins of pork were fried in olive oil whilst I deep fried some potatoes. The sauce was added to the frying pan once the pork was cooked and it complimented the meat and potatoes beautifully. I have deliberately not shown a picture of the finished dish as I don’t want to make you all hungry. I am staying on the pig tip and tonight’s meal is ribs cooked on the fire!
"Flash, do you like going to kennels?"
I think that is the answer!!
My friend very kindly did a quick search on the Italian equivalent of yellow pages, for a kennel to house my dogs during the Carp Italy weekend. He came up trumps and a good solution has been sourced. I am sure the dogs will hate it, but they have now stayed in kennels in France, Germany, the UK, and soon they will experience the Italian doggy hospitality service. I am finishing my session on Monday and the lovely job of packing up will begin during this weekend. I will then catch up on some writing before Carp Italy begins on the 6th and 7th of February. See the link on the right hand side of my site.
Enjoy the new videos and the rest of your evening.
Cheers
Jake and the dogs.
Tags: ATT, bivvy, carp, Carp Italy, Gigantica, jake langley-hobbs, Pusiano, YouTube
January 27, 2010 at 7:58 pm |
Always enjoy your blogs Jake.
Good luck catching these italian winter carps!
Jan
January 27, 2010 at 10:30 pm |
Cheers Jan.
January 27, 2010 at 10:49 pm |
just got back from two nights on the bank – blanked of course but kept thinking how lucky I was to get the chance!
January 29, 2010 at 11:52 am |
Yeah it does seem like 95% of weaters in Europe are still iced over!!! I am surprised this lake isn’t – it is freezing this morning as I write this outside in my office!!
January 28, 2010 at 1:06 am |
evenin m8. sounded like it was all turning around for you until you mentioned the crazy canoeist.bet you was a bit more then pissed off with him. zigs cant be a bad choice not feeding on the bottom so always have to try something else to try worthy a bite in any condition. bet the dogs are on a downer knowing there going to kenmnels while your at the show. just showed my missis the dogs and looks like were getting one now lol top dogs.
nice pasta yesterday by the way mate.
all the best for rest off your session one will come your way
tight lines reply when you.
Tom
p.s how much would i look at paying for a dog like charlie and flash???
appreciate any help m8
January 29, 2010 at 11:51 am |
Both my dogs were about five hundred quid…they have a good pedigree background and both have a champion in their bloodline. It is not essential when picking a Doberman but you should always choose carefully. If you are serious buy a couple of books about the breed before you go to pick a puppy. They tell you what to look out for, what you are getting yourself in for etc… Clean ears, clean teeth, bright eyes, and a good posture are things you should look for in a puppy. A Doberman is a very loyal animal and will be your friend for life mate!!! They do have various pedigree associated health problems unfortunately that can appear during their life, but this is typical of all specially bred dogs. Mine fortunately have had very little wrong with them! Oh and have your dog insured with PetPlan…..very advisable. Covers all your vet bills and only costs about 15 quid a month.
Hope that helps.
Jake
January 28, 2010 at 1:10 am |
Jake,
good videos but last one is great!
Italian boys say that they must run far away if the big common escapes from the mat…and they are right!
I enjoy following the blog and reading day by day your fishing (and living) adventures and now you are in Italy it’s a pleasure bigger…i hope to meet you in Carpitaly, i will be here on saturday.
Good luck mate!
Francesco.
January 29, 2010 at 11:44 am |
Yeah it was a shame they did not continue the video, but the guy recording was worried about my battery! The one in the camcorder was still full, I had a spare and chargers….nevermind. It is not everyday you get a live opportunity like that one but one day it might happen again!!!
See you at CarpItaly!!
January 28, 2010 at 2:01 pm |
Hi Jake
I had the canoe trick on the Orient except it was a yacht… wiped me out just as it was getting dark and I had spent two hours placing my lines… I think I taught hil a few new French swear words.
You mention videos above… perhaps if you have nothing better to do you can check out my Vimeo channel..http://vimeo.com/channels/64836
Cheers
Gareth
PS: this blog going to have to be renamed ‘Jake’s Daily Food blog’
January 28, 2010 at 10:58 pm |
thanks again for your info on the rods Jake.
Tight lines, all the best
george
January 29, 2010 at 11:41 am |
No worries mate.
January 29, 2010 at 1:14 pm |
Hi Jake, hope the change to zigs does the trick for you.
Love the blog, good luck mate.
January 30, 2010 at 2:02 pm |
Enjoyed your antics Jake,Iv’e just got back from a 2 night overnighter on some carp lake.With the bad weather, and a 6 week trip late last year in the Oregon,it’s been the first chance that Iv’e had to get out on the bank. No carp i’m afraid but I did manage a 10lb pike on a banana pop up.(At least one fish was hungry) You have plenty of time left for this fishing lark as i’m still dead keen going on 69…..
Looking forward to Feb……
January 31, 2010 at 7:50 pm |
Thanks for your message David. I caught a zander once on tiger nuts, probably my most bizarre capture ever!!
I hope I am still going when I am 69…
Jake
January 31, 2010 at 4:21 pm |
Good luck with the move.
I’m sure the thought of Kennels for Flash is worse than it actually is. They both have each other for company so the’ll be fine.
My two also dislike the kennels or maybe it’s the kennel assistants the’re not fond off!!