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I couldn’t think of a better way to spend my first day in a week on the bank than with a dedicated perching session and for once with these pesky perch, things seemed to eventually work out in my favour.
I fished a deep lake although I wasn’t aware of just how deep until I plumbed up at the end of some overhanging branches around a rod length and a half out, when it got to thirteen feet and the float still wasn’t showing I tackled down and whipped on a quick sliding stop knot, slid on a bead and swapped the relatively light waggler for the longest I had which was a 3SSG straight peacock attached to a larger eyed swivel and quick link instead of the float adaptor and I eventually found around fifteen feet!
Now I don’t mind fishing the slider but this usually takes some pre-meditation as opposed to being taken by surprise so I was a little bit uneasy about things as well as scratting around for some mole hill soil to add to my feed to get it down before it got mullered en route.
Anyway, I bulked the majority of the shot at two thirds depth and used three no.6 droppers over the remainder and although everything sat well things looked pretty bleak for a good hour despite the banker looking swim and I was starting to wonder if I’d sat myself right on top of a ruddy great pike.
An hour and a bit in and I had my first bite which I hit before getting a couple of good blasts on the drag as the fish ran and it felt pretty unmistakable with that angry head shaking of a good perch… And then the hook pulled!
Back in again and around five minutes later the float sailed away without warning as something snaffled my worm and shortly afterwards a nice perch of around a pound and a bit was soon in the net.
Pressure off!
Over the course of the next few hours I then continued to take fourteen more with nothing smaller than a pound and the best two going 2lb 2oz and a level 2lb respectively…
It should be noted that I owe a debt of gratitude to Messrs John Step after a frustrating period where I bumped off five good fish in a row, I remembered his post about hair rigging worms and after a forage around in my waistcoat pockets I found (amongst other things!) a few loose quick stops which enabled me to try it and I didn’t lose a single fish after changing to the hair.
On another positive I did try out a feed mix I had been meaning to try for some time but never had all the ingredients and if this had something to do with it then I reckon I’m defilnitely onto something but it will need several more successful sessions before I’m convinced.
Either way it certainly didn't do any harm and will go down as a bit of a red letter day for the mohicans.
Cheers John :guinness:
I fished a deep lake although I wasn’t aware of just how deep until I plumbed up at the end of some overhanging branches around a rod length and a half out, when it got to thirteen feet and the float still wasn’t showing I tackled down and whipped on a quick sliding stop knot, slid on a bead and swapped the relatively light waggler for the longest I had which was a 3SSG straight peacock attached to a larger eyed swivel and quick link instead of the float adaptor and I eventually found around fifteen feet!
Now I don’t mind fishing the slider but this usually takes some pre-meditation as opposed to being taken by surprise so I was a little bit uneasy about things as well as scratting around for some mole hill soil to add to my feed to get it down before it got mullered en route.
Anyway, I bulked the majority of the shot at two thirds depth and used three no.6 droppers over the remainder and although everything sat well things looked pretty bleak for a good hour despite the banker looking swim and I was starting to wonder if I’d sat myself right on top of a ruddy great pike.
An hour and a bit in and I had my first bite which I hit before getting a couple of good blasts on the drag as the fish ran and it felt pretty unmistakable with that angry head shaking of a good perch… And then the hook pulled!
Back in again and around five minutes later the float sailed away without warning as something snaffled my worm and shortly afterwards a nice perch of around a pound and a bit was soon in the net.
Pressure off!
Over the course of the next few hours I then continued to take fourteen more with nothing smaller than a pound and the best two going 2lb 2oz and a level 2lb respectively…
It should be noted that I owe a debt of gratitude to Messrs John Step after a frustrating period where I bumped off five good fish in a row, I remembered his post about hair rigging worms and after a forage around in my waistcoat pockets I found (amongst other things!) a few loose quick stops which enabled me to try it and I didn’t lose a single fish after changing to the hair.
On another positive I did try out a feed mix I had been meaning to try for some time but never had all the ingredients and if this had something to do with it then I reckon I’m defilnitely onto something but it will need several more successful sessions before I’m convinced.
Either way it certainly didn't do any harm and will go down as a bit of a red letter day for the mohicans.
Cheers John :guinness:
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Nice one Steve. A proper perch session that.
Photos look a bit dodgy though. I see neither hat nor forceps.
Photos look a bit dodgy though. I see neither hat nor forceps.
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And the line looks cr@p - certainly not Pro-Gold......
Very well spotted Jerry, the unmistakable green silk
flightliner
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Not that bad Jerry, it handles carp over sixteen lbs "no bovver"And the line looks cr@p - certainly not Pro-Gold......
stu_the_blank
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Got out on Friday, strange day weather wise, blowing a hooly in the morning, three hours of heavy rain from midday, warm sunshine afterwards, interupted by a 'tropical' storm at about five then the temperature plumeted into the evening, hardly the settled weather I like for angling!
Not surprisingly I struggled but caught a few, best a 4-14 tench, and a 15-00 Common.
Hard work and damp though!
Stu
Not surprisingly I struggled but caught a few, best a 4-14 tench, and a 15-00 Common.
Hard work and damp though!
Stu
barbelboi
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Not that bad Jerry, it handles carp over sixteen lbs "no bovver"
Also attracts snotties though Mick........................
flightliner
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Yes, I'd forgotten about that Jerry, must ask Binka for the brand as I need to get spooled up ready for the new seasonAlso attracts snotties though Mick........................
D.---------- Post added at 12:45 ---------- Previous post was at 12:16 ----------
A rare saturday fishing on a club lake yesterday , normally its a dash around a supermarket . I,ve been hoping for some crucians in recant visits but the weather has been so changable its been hope before evidence but finally it was game on.
A tiny pidgeon sized ball of red groundbait followed by 4mm pellets produced a nice roach but shortly after the swim began to come good with signs of fish, tiny pinhead bubbles here and there became ever evident and it wasnt long before I had my first crucian, a nice fish of some eight to ten ounces.
As usual the bites were typical, frustratingly hair pulling, but, a tiny number nine shot some three inches from the hook improved the bite and hook rate a little but it was still missed bites in the cru's favour and it remained so thro out even with the tiny shot being moved around on more than one occasion.
An occasional tench jioned in the feeding as did a couple of bream and a nice, tho not big mirror carp.
Maybe over the day some four or five cru's shed the obligatory barbless hook and later on a larger but unidentified fish plouged thro my swim causing a definate lessening of activity.
All told a nice session with the best of the cru's maybe twelve ounces which considering they were put in the lake at handsize less than three years ago is pretty good I reckon.
Glad I finally found a few as come the rapidly approaching season it could well be my last chance as I fancy chasing a few Bream.
I was being instructed by my IT savvy son in law on how to submit photos.
I have a list of written instructions. The real crunch will come when I try on my own.
I have a nice roach to submit. I just pray I don't delete the photo!!!!!!
mg:
peter crabtree
AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
Club fixture today on a farm pond in rural Bucks. Wet, cold, and blustery weather. Pole and punch took some nice roach 4to6 oz.
Maggot produced small perch. I really needed a bonus skimmer or tench but it was not to be..
Weighed in 2lb8. Winner had some small tench and skimmers among his roach and perch for 5lb+...
7fished....
flightliner
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I was being instructed by my IT savvy son in law on how to submit photos.
I have a list of written instructions. The real crunch will come when I try on my own.
I have a nice roach to submit. I just pray I don't delete the photo!!!!!!
Pm me those instructions John, maybe there's hope for me too
dorsetandchub
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Don't tell him.......Pike
Well done! Looks like you've cracked it with the piccy John :thumbs: - you just need to work on the fishing now!
:whTight Lines!
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Managed to sneak a crafty one in after forgetting to get some fresh bait and a quick rummage through the bait freezer revealed several various sized bags of leftover maggots which I had krilled before freezing along with various remnants of frozen groundbait.
To be honest I could have taken it or left it today but as I was awake at just gone five and with the dawn chorus in full song I decided to give it a go and a pleasant day it was with much steadier winds than the last couple of days which helped with the waggler.
Took mainly perch with a good smattering of chunky, dinner plate crucians…
Back out Friday, this time for a night session behind the bobbins and alarms
To be honest I could have taken it or left it today but as I was awake at just gone five and with the dawn chorus in full song I decided to give it a go and a pleasant day it was with much steadier winds than the last couple of days which helped with the waggler.
Took mainly perch with a good smattering of chunky, dinner plate crucians…
Back out Friday, this time for a night session behind the bobbins and alarms
neil1970
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Having been blown out on an arrangement this evening, I decided to fish for perch instead on the local pit.
The weedless texas rig did an excellent job of avoiding weed, and fish.
With all the perch fry in the margins I tried a bit of drop shotting with a fry sized lure with no result.
I then switched to a recently aquired small deep diving perch patterned plug, again nothing.
I packed up as light began to fail.
Hopefully I'll be out tomorrow, work permitting
The weedless texas rig did an excellent job of avoiding weed, and fish.
With all the perch fry in the margins I tried a bit of drop shotting with a fry sized lure with no result.
I then switched to a recently aquired
small deep diving perch patterned plug, again nothing.I packed up as light began to fail.
Hopefully I'll be out tomorrow, work permitting
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I will not bore you all with the nuts and bolts of yesterdays fishing , but the Bailiff said I had to be 6inches from the far bank to get a bit bite ?
Not so easy when using traditional fishing tackle, a Cane rod and a Mitchell 300, but I managed to get within the 6inch marginal shelf and under the Blackberry bush.
Believe it or not I missed the bite, with a bit of luck I managed to get the bait back into the same position and hit the second run just as I was packing up.
Not the 20ty on the Cane I wanted, but getting closer !!
Bob
Not so easy when using traditional fishing tackle, a Cane rod and a Mitchell 300, but I managed to get within the 6inch marginal shelf and under the Blackberry bush.
Believe it or not I missed the bite, with a bit of luck I managed to get the bait back into the same position and hit the second run just as I was packing up.
Not the 20ty on the Cane I wanted, but getting closer !!
Bob
