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mikench
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Not cheap really!
flightliner
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All ready, gear prepped and waiting to be loaded in the car .
Then somebody remembered a forgotten dental appointment that required an appearance in two hours time ! #¥*~** and poo!!!!
The roach would have to wait until next week when normality descends back on this household.
So, duty done , one with no brownie points I hasten to add and I was a free man once more but with limited time on my hands before daylight turned to dark so what to do ?
It was a case of picking up the lure gear once more and heading for a local water in the hope of a pike or perch if the gods were happy with my unselfish actions earlier in the day.
I had exhausted the first two places with a small silver spinner for no return so a change to a four inch perchy looking shad in spot number three saw my hopes rise on the first cast as within seconds of starting my retrieve in very deep water everything went solid making me lift into what I thought to be a fish in an instant-- I should'nt have done that as it turned out to be a snag but my reaction is automatic in such circumstances but the downside is a hook simply driven deeper into the obstruction.
More annoying is the fact that it's impossible to apply any pressure from a direction directly opposite to the lure to the one in which it was travelling towards the angler.
I backed off and approached another hundred yards of bank that I hadn't fished before and went back to the little spinner from my earlier attempts.
A good move, third put in and a take that gave me a small jack pike that put me in good humour.
The light was beginning to fade now and purely on a whim I changed lure to another orange coloured shad that would hopefully give me another return for my efforts .
Bang, bang, bang , three more small pike, absolutely nothing to write home about but super enjoyable non the less and just like small jack pike bolting off at great speed once back in the water unlike a nice perch that will often lay there for a while bristling with indignation !!
Great fun.
Then somebody remembered a forgotten dental appointment that required an appearance in two hours time ! #¥*~** and poo!!!!
The roach would have to wait until next week when normality descends back on this household.
So, duty done , one with no brownie points I hasten to add and I was a free man once more but with limited time on my hands before daylight turned to dark so what to do ?
It was a case of picking up the lure gear once more and heading for a local water in the hope of a pike or perch if the gods were happy with my unselfish actions earlier in the day.
I had exhausted the first two places with a small silver spinner for no return so a change to a four inch perchy looking shad in spot number three saw my hopes rise on the first cast as within seconds of starting my retrieve in very deep water everything went solid making me lift into what I thought to be a fish in an instant-- I should'nt have done that as it turned out to be a snag but my reaction is automatic in such circumstances but the downside is a hook simply driven deeper into the obstruction.
More annoying is the fact that it's impossible to apply any pressure from a direction directly opposite to the lure to the one in which it was travelling towards the angler.
I backed off and approached another hundred yards of bank that I hadn't fished before and went back to the little spinner from my earlier attempts.
A good move, third put in and a take that gave me a small jack pike that put me in good humour.
The light was beginning to fade now and purely on a whim I changed lure to another orange coloured shad that would hopefully give me another return for my efforts .
Bang, bang, bang , three more small pike, absolutely nothing to write home about but super enjoyable non the less and just like small jack pike bolting off at great speed once back in the water unlike a nice perch that will often lay there for a while bristling with indignation !!
Great fun.
Neil Maidment
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Two trips to the Dorset Stour this new year and both produced superb chub to the float.
First was a much shortened session of just a few hours, very frosty start, river running fast and clear. Red maggot on a #20 produced three positive bites, two of which resulted in fish in the net. Both were ounces short of 6lbs and I don't want to talk about the third!
A return the following day found the identical conditions but without the frost. Another big 5 found the net within minutes of starting and two more, but this time the other side of "6", came to my net within the next hour. A very special start and I had thoughts that maybe something spectacular was on the cards.
Four biteless hours later was a bit of a downer but I couldn't be too disappointed. The last hour or so into dark saw several more chub arrive but the really big girls had departed or at least had slammed the door in my face
I love trotting for winter chub!
No images except this one as I was being "clever". On the second trip I used a keepnet and then decided I would take a series of quick timer controlled burst shots of one of the chub (returning the other two). Fool that I am this was the best imagemg:
First was a much shortened session of just a few hours, very frosty start, river running fast and clear. Red maggot on a #20 produced three positive bites, two of which resulted in fish in the net. Both were ounces short of 6lbs and I don't want to talk about the third!
A return the following day found the identical conditions but without the frost. Another big 5 found the net within minutes of starting and two more, but this time the other side of "6", came to my net within the next hour. A very special start and I had thoughts that maybe something spectacular was on the cards.
Four biteless hours later was a bit of a downer but I couldn't be too disappointed. The last hour or so into dark saw several more chub arrive but the really big girls had departed or at least had slammed the door in my face
I love trotting for winter chub!
No images except this one as I was being "clever". On the second trip I used a keepnet and then decided I would take a series of quick timer controlled burst shots of one of the chub (returning the other two). Fool that I am this was the best image
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peter crabtree
AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
Went to my Saturday venue this morning. It was bitterly cold and the water was like tap water. Didn’t really fancy my chances but thought I’d give it an hour or so. Set up 3bb stick float to a 22 b511 on 0:06 bottom. Trotted single pinkie down the track in 5’ of water, not a single touch. It wasn’t long before I admitted defeat and packed up.
This made me look twice...
This made me look twice...
Tee-Cee
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That is absolutely staggering, Simon! I've spent some time trying to work out how you get from the car 'cabin' to the main boat area as the area outside the car 'doors' looks too narrow. Presumably it's all fibreglass?
Some folk must have money to burn!
Anyway, I went out this morning in the perishing weather as the house walls were starting to close in. I just needed to be out for a while...
Travelling to the venue it was 2/3 degrees which is not too bad, but once on the bank it seemed a lot less under the low, dark cloud. I was warm enough having decided on level 5 Damart undies with long sleeves but the feet really suffered and the hands only a tad better because of the 'Hot Rocks' inside the gloves which went on when the fingers couldn't hold a maggot for hooking. (I was also using Cetraben Barrier Cream on my hands for extra protection which I reapplied throughout the morning....)
For the first hour I didn't have a touch ( fishing up in the water) so I upped the loose feed from 3/4 maggots every cast to double that. I also went deeper to 4', removed one of the No 8 shot and spaced the remainder further apart for a much slower drop and within 10 minutes a fit 9" roach was in the net. This heralded the start of a short feeding session with fish obviously racing up from the bottom and smashing into the single maggot ( sounds dramatic, and it was!) as almost every bite was' flat float gone in an instant and line tight to the rod tip' before an actual strike could be made!
Most fish in the 10" range with two nearer 12" and action almost continuous, until without warning the bites ceased, never to return. I reduced feed, went deeper then shallower until I was only 12" below the surface but nothing would induce them to feed positively again, so I did the usual and caught several more by casting around the swim.
I can't help thinking that had they continued to 'frenzy' feed it could have been a proper red letter day but I was more than happy with my 20 fish haul considering the conditions.
Around midday the northerly wind got up a touch and the chill factor (however slight) took effect. By this time my flask was empty and I started to feel even colder, so after half a dozen 'last casts' (producing a final 9" roach) I hastily packed up and walked smartly back to the car.
Within 45 minutes I was home and tucking into some very decent carrot and ginger home made soup with crusty bread, quickly followed by a couple of hours of pretty good rugby...........
Out again on Tuesday when the weather in the south is likely to be 'milder' - I'm hearing 8/9 degrees!
ps I only saw half the rugby as i fell asleep in the chair - what a wimp..
Some folk must have money to burn!
Anyway, I went out this morning in the perishing weather as the house walls were starting to close in. I just needed to be out for a while...
Travelling to the venue it was 2/3 degrees which is not too bad, but once on the bank it seemed a lot less under the low, dark cloud. I was warm enough having decided on level 5 Damart undies with long sleeves but the feet really suffered and the hands only a tad better because of the 'Hot Rocks' inside the gloves which went on when the fingers couldn't hold a maggot for hooking. (I was also using Cetraben Barrier Cream on my hands for extra protection which I reapplied throughout the morning....)
For the first hour I didn't have a touch ( fishing up in the water) so I upped the loose feed from 3/4 maggots every cast to double that. I also went deeper to 4', removed one of the No 8 shot and spaced the remainder further apart for a much slower drop and within 10 minutes a fit 9" roach was in the net. This heralded the start of a short feeding session with fish obviously racing up from the bottom and smashing into the single maggot ( sounds dramatic, and it was!) as almost every bite was' flat float gone in an instant and line tight to the rod tip' before an actual strike could be made!
Most fish in the 10" range with two nearer 12" and action almost continuous, until without warning the bites ceased, never to return. I reduced feed, went deeper then shallower until I was only 12" below the surface but nothing would induce them to feed positively again, so I did the usual and caught several more by casting around the swim.
I can't help thinking that had they continued to 'frenzy' feed it could have been a proper red letter day but I was more than happy with my 20 fish haul considering the conditions.
Around midday the northerly wind got up a touch and the chill factor (however slight) took effect. By this time my flask was empty and I started to feel even colder, so after half a dozen 'last casts' (producing a final 9" roach) I hastily packed up and walked smartly back to the car.
Within 45 minutes I was home and tucking into some very decent carrot and ginger home made soup with crusty bread, quickly followed by a couple of hours of pretty good rugby...........
Out again on Tuesday when the weather in the south is likely to be 'milder' - I'm hearing 8/9 degrees!
ps I only saw half the rugby as i fell asleep in the chair - what a wimp..
First trip out for yonks due to family stuff. I wanted a sure thing. My choice was a small club water where I have previously winkled some good perch. Not today though. I had one perch which must have been at least 2 inches long.
I did however have a nice chub. They get into the pond as tiddlers via a pipe and grow in still water.
The perch didn't like my prawns/dead reds/worms but the carp did. I had 22 for gods sake. Didn't they know its January and they were supposed to be dormant?
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I did however have a nice chub. They get into the pond as tiddlers via a pipe and grow in still water.
The perch didn't like my prawns/dead reds/worms but the carp did. I had 22 for gods sake. Didn't they know its January and they were supposed to be dormant?
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Notts Michael.
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Had this very nice chub from a local small river, using a link leger set up for the 1st time, with a homemade 'sidewinder' style 2oz quiver tip adaptor as I don't (yet!) have a QT rod. It shows bites really well.
Thanks to NottsKev for the suggestion to try a leger set up.
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Back on the Grayling today, and no dramas, managed to keep the rod intact for the whole session.
The river was looking great, nice height and clear.
Plenty of fish about, mainly quite small, with a few better ones.
I also discovered a couple of things,Salmon Kelts love red maggots, and are a pain in the ar*se to land on Grayling gear. I caught this one 3 times in an hour or so!
It was either really daft or really hungry, and didn't seem any worse for wear from the ordeal.
The river was looking great, nice height and clear.
Plenty of fish about, mainly quite small, with a few better ones.
I also discovered a couple of things,Salmon Kelts love red maggots, and are a pain in the ar*se to land on Grayling gear. I caught this one 3 times in an hour or so!
It was either really daft or really hungry, and didn't seem any worse for wear from the ordeal.
maggot_dangler
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Headed for my at the moment normal haunt the club pool .
there by 09:45 so actually got fishing by 10:00 unusual for me at the moment 2 almost disasters to start with thou getting my 507MKII out of its carrier case plop oh ****IT good job the water is ony 15" deep just there roll up sleve and rescue it spen 10 mins getting all the water out of it finally sorted setup turned to look what all the noise was behind me bang in the pool goes my baitbox full of maggots rescue that complain at the sprogs behind me being total PITAS so 1 pnit of very wet white maggots got them as dry as i could lots of club bog roll used anyhow fishing shortly a nice procession of Perch all perch today they seem to go a bomb on single white maggots there single white on an 18 hook 4lb Maxima had 11 nice Perch biggest almost 3lbs so after all the problems enjoyed the day ..
PG ...
there by 09:45 so actually got fishing by 10:00 unusual for me at the moment 2 almost disasters to start with thou getting my 507MKII out of its carrier case plop oh ****IT good job the water is ony 15" deep just there roll up sleve and rescue it spen 10 mins getting all the water out of it finally sorted setup turned to look what all the noise was behind me bang in the pool goes my baitbox full of maggots rescue that complain at the sprogs behind me being total PITAS so 1 pnit of very wet white maggots got them as dry as i could lots of club bog roll used anyhow fishing shortly a nice procession of Perch all perch today they seem to go a bomb on single white maggots there single white on an 18 hook 4lb Maxima had 11 nice Perch biggest almost 3lbs so after all the problems enjoyed the day ..
PG ...
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As I only set off up the motorway at half past one this afternoon it meant that I would only have a short session as it's starts to go dark at half past three.
Anyhow, the river had dropped off nicely but as the river is wide where I intended to fish I still needed to wade out and cast 25yds to get my float in the spot where I wanted it. As usual I cattied out a few pouches of maggots first, then cast out, first trott and I had a chub. After that first chub I had one on nearly every trott through for the next hour and a half. A couple of chaps legering below me were fishless and they'd been there since first light! They were using boilies, pellets and targetting the barbel but I was still surprised to hear they hadn't had any chub. They said they thought otters had cleared the river out but were happy to see they hadn't lol.
Anyhow, the river had dropped off nicely but as the river is wide where I intended to fish I still needed to wade out and cast 25yds to get my float in the spot where I wanted it. As usual I cattied out a few pouches of maggots first, then cast out, first trott and I had a chub. After that first chub I had one on nearly every trott through for the next hour and a half. A couple of chaps legering below me were fishless and they'd been there since first light! They were using boilies, pellets and targetting the barbel but I was still surprised to hear they hadn't had any chub. They said they thought otters had cleared the river out but were happy to see they hadn't lol.
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That's a rather nice looking pin !As I only set off up the motorway at half past one this afternoon it meant that I would only have a short session as it's starts to go dark at half past three.
Anyhow, the river had dropped off nicely but as the river is wide where I intended to fish I still needed to wade out and cast 25yds to get my float in the spot where I wanted it. As usual I cattied out a few pouches of maggots first, then cast out, first trott and I had a chub. After that first chub I had one on nearly every trott through for the next hour and a half. A couple of chaps legering below me were fishless and they'd been there since first light! They were using boilies, pellets and targetting the barbel but I was still surprised to hear they hadn't had any chub. They said they thought otters had cleared the river out but were happy to see they hadn't lol.
Pulling them out today, well done .
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What pin is that Ian?
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It's a kingpin zeppelin Mike. The one pictured is 4 inches but I have another identical in looks to that one in 4 3/4 inces.
mikench
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Very nice !!!
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Zeppelin - 475 — Kingpin
Not cheap either !
I still keep thinking I would like to try a pin but would like one with a ratchet ( clicker ) on too but not sure where to start
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Not cheap either !
I still keep thinking I would like to try a pin but would like one with a ratchet ( clicker ) on too but not sure where to start
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Another Dave
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A spare hour and some fresh red maggots. Managed to slice my finger open even though i know this is the worst swim for it. Luckily i had a cloth with me. Had a few roach to about 3oz, two minnows, a baby gudgeon and 4 dace. All the blood is mine:
jon atkinson
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First work party of 2019 this morning - it was still pretty dark & gloomy when I arrived at the club hut at 08:00. A good turnout today & we got a lot done on Newby - the pond that fished last week. I have to say that I really enjoy work parties - hard work yes, but a good craic & sense of achievement afterwards. I'm only surprised that my beloved hasn't yet commented on the amount of time I spend doing them relative to time spent attending to our garden :wh
The only downside, at least for me, is that it only leaves a relatively small window for fishing. I was surprised that none of the others on the work party were staying to fish, indeed the only other person I saw all afternoon was our bailiff who was out on cormorant detail
I opted for a pond called Misty, fishing single white maggot on the waggler I had a succession of small roach & rudd straight from the put in but it was a couple of hours before I hooked something that pulled back.
Not a monster as they go, but it was comfortably my best to-date & certainly put a smile on my face.
Another week 'til I can get out again - I'll possibly give my local river Alt a go (will I never learn?!)
The only downside, at least for me, is that it only leaves a relatively small window for fishing. I was surprised that none of the others on the work party were staying to fish, indeed the only other person I saw all afternoon was our bailiff who was out on cormorant detail
I opted for a pond called Misty, fishing single white maggot on the waggler I had a succession of small roach & rudd straight from the put in but it was a couple of hours before I hooked something that pulled back.
Not a monster as they go, but it was comfortably my best to-date & certainly put a smile on my face
.Another week 'til I can get out again - I'll possibly give my local river Alt a go (will I never learn?!)