. Nothing doing for several hours, so I went back to the first choice swim hoping that it would now be free. Thankfully it was and I decided to scale up and go for a Chub. Much to my delight, I caught one, with pretty much the only bite I had all day. It weighed 5lb 7oz, which is my biggest by some considerable way and to say I am chuffed is an understatement. It fell to a lump of garlic sausage that I bought in the 99p shop on a whim, so I will definitely buy some more and freeze it. It is very much like garlic Spam, but you get more and its cheaper.mg: How do you guys cast with a CP?
. There seemed to be a couple or more chub in every swim from then on and they all liked corn and maggot cocktailes...two peices of corn and four maggots on a drennan super spade. I don't know exactly how many chub I finnished up winding in but it must have been close to 20 or more...
Finally got to try out my new rod and CP today. In fairness, only two small Chub stopped it being a complete disaster. Started with 100m of Drennan float fish, following tangles, poor strikes, snagging bankside vegetation and, basically general incompetency there is probably around 70m left. fished the last hour with my "twin handled pearlescent sp*nk coloured" (are you watching S-Kippy) Stradic , the bites didn't improve but at least I spent more time watching the float than the reel
Still as Arnie said "I'll be back"
p.s. The Supero is a fine piece of kit and ideal for the small rivers I fish
Ian
The Stradic is a very nice reel but a very rubbish colour and deep down you know I'm right.
Pins really aren't anything like as hard to use as some people make out. I rarely "cast" in the accepted sense...mostly I'm just swinging it out. I can't cast a float to the far side or a river with a pin but that's not really what they're for. If I had to do that I'd be using a sensibly coloured Daiwa f/s. Slow everything down.100m is way too much line to have on a pin....30-35m is plenty.
Skippy
- normally just try taking the line between your finger and thumb from between the second and third rings, then pull it to arms length and let fly..........................
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Sorry chaps but I have to dissagree with the last two post. I usually have enough line spooled up on a pin to cover the length of the trotts on the venue i'm gonn'a fish, so usually between 70 and 120 yds of line.
I also cast (accuratly) 25yds easy enough and even 30 yds on a good day and have no prob's controlling the float, mending line etc on the trott. The old beleif that you can only trott off the end of the rod when using a pin is pretty much an old wives tale.
I'm not trying to be a wise guy gent's but just stating fact that's all
and IMO the pin is for trotting, not casting distances. This little fellow was taken at 5m on the near side bank..
Sorry chaps but I have to dissagree with the last two post. I usually have enough line spooled up on a pin to cover the length of the trotts on the venue i'm gonn'a fish, so usually between 70 and 120 yds of line.
I also cast (accuratly) 25yds easy enough and even 30 yds on a good day and have no prob's controlling the float, mending line etc on the trott. The old beleif that you can only trott off the end of the rod when using a pin is pretty much an old wives tale.
I'm not trying to be a wise guy gent's but just stating fact that's all
peter crabtree;1329061 Where were you?:w[/QUOTE said:At home in the warm not missing it one little bit !
9 roach either side of a pound and a rogue common about 8. Had time for two cuppas and lunch whilst resting the swim...........