After a 3 week break and a rudd fishing trip that didn't go exactly to plan I headed out to try and get a bend in the rod. Weather wasn't great but the fish wanted to play, 4 chub to about 3lb, 4 barbel to 6lb 14oz and a pound plus eel - mission accomplished!
I noticed a couple of barbel spooking off the moving bait so I swapped to a small lead, letting the meat bump down the swim and sit for 30 seconds or so before I dislodged it and repeated the process. Don't know if I caught because of or despite the change in technique - but it was great to watch the rod rip round!
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your demise has been greatly exaggerated! at least you're catching!i can't buy a bite fishing static during darkness this season,unless it's an eel,then maybe 2 barbel max before the sun is out.not sure what's happened,but the fish aren't in the usual spots,and very spread out.do you think that big flood in june had anything to do with it?i'm on 8 fish to 8-12 from 11 increasingly longer sessions.
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ReplyDeletesomehow managed to duplicate my comment!
ReplyDeleteThe fish are very spread out, and not where you'd expect them to be - I'm wandering about looking for them with polarised glasses. I was wondering if they were feeding at night - but perhaps not...
ReplyDeleteno,3-7.30am in my case,but have to sit out all night to be there that early!.stick to what you're doing!
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