Sunday 16 August 2020

Fail To Prepare...


Polaroids. Arriving at the river I reached on top of my hat, where my polaroids live - they weren't there. The most important item when fishing for small stream barbel is a pair of polaroids - without being able to spot fish you could be fishing a long way from them!!

Hooks. I was sure I had a pack of size 4, wide gauge, barbless hooks in my bag - nope! I'd been up late watching the snooker the night before - and thought I'll just chuck the gear in the bag in the morning - mistake - biggest hooks I had were size 10. Fail to prepare...

Prepare to fail! It's been too hot to fish for barbel all week, but with a drop in temperature and a storm's worth of fresh water in the river I thought they might be on the munch. And they were - an hour later I'd hooked 4 - and lost them all to hook pulls - very nearly went home!

Adapt. Instead I cut the luncheon meat right down to barely cover the hook - and despite loosing 2 more barbel and landing a dozen or so small chub I could get a better hook hold. Seven barbel landed over the next 3 hours - an absolute result after my poor start.


52/100

4 comments:

  1. well done on the 7 Barbel landed. Loosing 2 is a shame, but is nice to be getting the chances!

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    1. Cheers. But I lost 6 barbel, and missed some cracking bites - no faith in those hooks - should have been looking at 13 or more barbel. Live and learn...

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  2. man fantastic, once I would like to catch fish like you do. Thanks a lot for all tips for fishing. do you have some recomentadions also for pike underwater recording ? I have issues how to bring pike to my baits... here is preview what I mean
    https://youtu.be/1sYGj5tBICA
    ... just one pike come to the feeding spot in 2 hours :\

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    1. Nice video. I’d use some deadbaits, possibly sprats, to attract the pike to the camera - good luck.

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