got myself a bit of gear togethor today, went over a lake by me with a mate who knows what he was doing so he said he would show me the ropes.He put his two rods out and i only had the one to put out but still fancied my chances.half an hour in and me mates alarm goes then the second goes off so he said i could play one , soon as i picked it up my alarm goes mad, so f****d his of out of it and went to me own rod.Pulled in my first carp only about 8/9 pound he said but still good feeling.first ever rig i tied myself to so wernt all bad.might of been smaller, only a guess on weight.