mikench
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Agreed Alan but he is of significant concern to all.
How did you get on?
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Alan Whitty
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Yes, but one we have no control of and whatever government is in power they all kiss the American ring, maybe we should remove all American airbases/personnel, or tariff each serviceman a million dollars....our own prime minister is more of a concern to me, he is going to strip me of all my planned pension security, numpty....
Steve Arnold
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I checked the weather forecast for the week on Sunday and Tuesday was to be warm, sunny and no wind. Normally I would be down the river on a day like that, but the lack of wind allowed me to do a long overdue chore.....re-silicon a main panel joint in the roof of our old campervan. It would involve removing a large rooflight, hence the wind-free day requirement!
Well, I got the job done. So I promised myself some fishing on Wednesday, of course it was back to wind and showers
but maybe a calm evening
So I was fishing by 4pm and quickly catapulted some groundbait balls into the boat channel. I had taken just one rod and tried a variety of boilie and paste baits. I had one good bite on a small paste covered boilie hair-rigged on a size 8, but no fish, just most of the paste sucked away.
I decided to go up to a size 4 on a blowback rig, a trimmed 20 mm Starbaits NFS on a long hair. That would take anything hungry here, including carp.
The sky cleared a little into the evening, some sunshine but the sun was low now. Several fish had swirled over about an hour, one barbel jumped clear of the surface. Finally they stopped playing and a barbel took my bait properly.....
Followed by another slightly heavier, fatter......
and then a good chub....
I think a cormorant may have had a couple of jabs at that fish!
It went quiet for an hour so I launched the last few balls of groundbait in.......and waited....and waited as darkness fell.
Just as the last light was fading a fast take and a heavy fish hooked. It did not run far but the rod was being jerked in a rhythmic beat and then slack line as it swam towards me. I reeled as fast as I could and the fish turned and sped about 30 metres downstream......I felt line grating rocks...then the hook pulled!
Probably that had been a big carp, but I will check my rig in daylight and see if it has been "slimed" by a silure!
Well, I got the job done. So I promised myself some fishing on Wednesday, of course it was back to wind and showers
but maybe a calm evening So I was fishing by 4pm and quickly catapulted some groundbait balls into the boat channel. I had taken just one rod and tried a variety of boilie and paste baits. I had one good bite on a small paste covered boilie hair-rigged on a size 8, but no fish, just most of the paste sucked away.
I decided to go up to a size 4 on a blowback rig, a trimmed 20 mm Starbaits NFS on a long hair. That would take anything hungry here, including carp.
The sky cleared a little into the evening, some sunshine but the sun was low now. Several fish had swirled over about an hour, one barbel jumped clear of the surface. Finally they stopped playing and a barbel took my bait properly.....
Followed by another slightly heavier, fatter......
and then a good chub....
I think a cormorant may have had a couple of jabs at that fish!
It went quiet for an hour so I launched the last few balls of groundbait in.......and waited....and waited as darkness fell.
Just as the last light was fading a fast take and a heavy fish hooked. It did not run far but the rod was being jerked in a rhythmic beat and then slack line as it swam towards me. I reeled as fast as I could and the fish turned and sped about 30 metres downstream......I felt line grating rocks
...then the hook pulled! Probably that had been a big carp, but I will check my rig in daylight and see if it has been "slimed" by a silure!
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Alan Whitty
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Fished a club lake/pond I have never fished before, just for a change, had four commons up to 8lbs, an F1 about 3lbs and three rudd, the strong easterly wind caused major issues feeding and casting, purely because gusts interrupted play...
Forgot to say, caught on punched meat over pellet again...
Forgot to say, caught on punched meat over pellet again...
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