The Bristol Avon fish-in, Jan 23rd/24th.

[slime monster]

Catch you and the gang next time Skippy,I feel it would have been a glorious time blank included oh well .

 

[Steve Spiller]

You know it makes sense Slime, it's a shame, but the right choice I think.

I also think me and S-Kippy are on the same wavelength.........

Tonnes of Brownie points!!!

It's gotta be worth a Friday and Saturday night stay away next time

Poshers has just confirmed he and Spiders can't make it either, the snow has got a lot to answer for! Good luck Poshers

 

[S-Kippy]

Steve

Some of us numpties need quite a big steer on tackle/bait/species etc. I've never knowingly seen the BA let alone fished it.

Skippy

 

[Steve Spiller]

Okay sorry.

It's a small meandering part of the Avon, it goes from inches to deep holes 7-8 foot. There are a lot of 'schoolie' sized barbel, with bigger ones going double. The chub do go big, 6lb+. It's also got quality roach and some big slabs 7lb+. The pike and perch show up anywhere...

The swims can be trotted or fished on the tip, there's lots of features above and below the surface. If you hook a clonker you'll need the gear to get it out, but you don't wanna go over gunned.

I fish 3lb line on the float, with a 2.6 bottom. On the tip I fish 4lb to 3.2 bottom, if I get smashed I go 6lb to 4lb, if I get smashed again it's 10lb to 6lb. To be honest though, with the temps I'm not expecting the barbel to be that active, if at all? The chub might be though and the roach should be.

I'm fishing it tomorrow, maggots on the float, liquidised bread and flake on the tip or straight lead with cheesepaste.

I honestly don't know what it will be like on the fish-in, we haven't had snow like this in decades. Hopefully it will be dropping when we fish it, I'm sure it will be rising tomorrow as the snow melt comes in.

I'm almost completely silver now! I'm doing me best to find a venue that will fish. Why do I get so unlucky when I organise a fish-in?

Fingers crossed it will be dropping and fining down nicely when we fish it.

 

[S-Kippy]

Steve

Lovely ! That sounds exactly my sort of water and my sort of fishing.

And please stop fretting...I for one am very grateful for the invite and opportunity.We all know the weather may do for us but all we can do is turn up ,give it a go and if it fishes it fishes. Its not your fault if the river is out of sorts.

2.6 bottom !

Skippy

 

[Steve Spiller]

I usually go 1.1 or 1.7, but those pesky barbs are everywhere now.....

I've really got to learn about the modern lines too....

1.7 bottoms are so 'old fashioned' it's all diams now

 

[Paul H]

1.7 bottoms are so 'old fashoined' it's all diams now.

I know, I hate it, what use is knowing just the diameter?
Breaking strain is a much more useful measurement - when it's accurately stated.

 

[Steve Spiller]

What really anoys me is, you can get WB Clarke in the same diam as my 1.7 but it's 4.5lb....

But my tackle shop don't sell it!!!!

Come on Nick

 

[S-Kippy]

I've got me head round diameters when I'm on "sensible" strength line but I'm still not convinced about lower bs/diameters. I bought some WB Clarke but I dont really like it,or any of the Shimano stuff.In fact I haven't really found a hooklink line I completely trust yet. I use Sufix XP [clear] as a trotting mainline...damn good stuff IMO and quite cheap too.

 

[Steve Spiller]

Just got back.

There's a brown froth on the river and it's rising! It was up about 18 inches when I left.

On a happy note I caught two chub, biggest was 3.14, I had to christen my new scales

Not a sniff on cheespaste apart from one little rattle. I also lost a good un that 'rooted' me How do chub know how to do that?

I had the fish on liquidised bread and flake on the tip.

I will send you all an e-mail with a postcode, we wont be fishing the first choice venue, we will be fishing where I was today because I think it will give us a better chance. You'll all love it, I hope.....

Any specific questions just e-mail me.

 

[Rickrod]

Looking forward to it

 

[Steve Spiller]

I've got a feeling it's gonna be okay.....
I didn't expect to catch anything at all today, I'm still amazed, the colour was terrible!

Wol wants to do an indian on Saturday evening, I'll have to ask everyone if that's okay? Then book a table or there is a big pub type restaurant at the Premier Inn?

Cakey will probably want some porridge :wh

 

[Claudia Crowther]

Quote; Wol wants to do an indian on Saturday evening,

Well, if Wol wants to do that...whatever tickles his fancy...but why does he need us around for it? lol lol

 

[preston96]

Quote; Wol wants to do an indian on Saturday evening,

Well, if Wol wants to do that...whatever tickles his fancy...but why does he need us around for it? lol lol

If i make it....can i do a German? :wh

 

[Cakey]

indian pasta please

 

[Claudia Crowther]

If i make it....can i do a German? :wh

Sorry Brummi German's have standards lol

 

[peter crabtree]

Claudia is cool . I was on the next peg to her at Clattercote , she doesn't mind if you need to have a p***, she looks the other way.

 

[Claudia Crowther]

Claudia is cool . I was on the next peg to her at Clattercote , she doesn't mind if you need to have a p***, she looks the other way.

lol Peter...did I mention that I have got a 360 degree vision lol

 

[preston96]

Sorry Brummi German's have standards lol

Nice to see you back mate...........still no taste i see

 

[Paul H]

Mmmmmmmm...... indian.