Wakou
Well-known member
Hi folks.
I love my small rivers, tiny streams, ditches etc. Chub, perch, dace, roach, even gudgeon give me more joy than any obese lump of force-fed blubber... The idea of sitting in a three-roomed tent, complete with microwave, dishwasher, air-con and TV, waiting for my phone to ping to tell me I have a 'bite'.... And then getting out of bed to reel in 40lb of self-hooked lard.. Not for me!
(Oops! I seem to have allowed myself a little rant! No offence!)
Anyhow.. "my" little rivers, in spring and summer, are "difficult"... Overhanging trees, snags, fallen branches, aquatic vegetation, bankside nettles, brambles etc....
I have a 15' float rod courtesy of my 'hero' Dr Mark (Redfin) Everard. And two light quiver rods, both around 11'. But I need a rod to use when thrashing about in the undergrowth. I guess probably shorter than 11' ? It does not need to be "powerful", I am unlikely to encounter barbel, a 5lb chub would be a PB.
But would need a bit of "oomph" to persuade a chub not to dive in to some tree-roots etc.
I have a 5wt fly-fishing rod, 8 1/2 feet. Should I use this? (The reel is in the "wrong" place!) Or can any of you folks suggest something?
ps (forgive the brag!)
Yesterday, after some small chub, dace and minnows, I decided to chuck a large lobworm out, to see if any bigger chub or a perch might be lurking about.
Tap, tap, pull... At first, I thought a small jack-pike...
But.....
I love my small rivers, tiny streams, ditches etc. Chub, perch, dace, roach, even gudgeon give me more joy than any obese lump of force-fed blubber... The idea of sitting in a three-roomed tent, complete with microwave, dishwasher, air-con and TV, waiting for my phone to ping to tell me I have a 'bite'.... And then getting out of bed to reel in 40lb of self-hooked lard.. Not for me!
(Oops! I seem to have allowed myself a little rant! No offence!)
Anyhow.. "my" little rivers, in spring and summer, are "difficult"... Overhanging trees, snags, fallen branches, aquatic vegetation, bankside nettles, brambles etc....
I have a 15' float rod courtesy of my 'hero' Dr Mark (Redfin) Everard. And two light quiver rods, both around 11'. But I need a rod to use when thrashing about in the undergrowth. I guess probably shorter than 11' ? It does not need to be "powerful", I am unlikely to encounter barbel, a 5lb chub would be a PB.
But would need a bit of "oomph" to persuade a chub not to dive in to some tree-roots etc.
I have a 5wt fly-fishing rod, 8 1/2 feet. Should I use this? (The reel is in the "wrong" place!) Or can any of you folks suggest something?
ps (forgive the brag!)
Yesterday, after some small chub, dace and minnows, I decided to chuck a large lobworm out, to see if any bigger chub or a perch might be lurking about.
Tap, tap, pull... At first, I thought a small jack-pike...
But.....