Unusually for me I decided to sit it out in one swim all day - the spot where I lost the big pike before the flood. It took a while to catch a livebait - but once I had I watched him work around the slack all day. It looked perfect, and so did my bait when I set him free as it got dark!
No pike - I was expecting some blanks - but they're always disappointing. I did however stick a cube of meat out on a sleeper rod (this stretch is known for some big chub). The alarm screamed off twice; a 6lb barbel and a cracking 5lb 11oz chub - what a blank-saver!
The use of live-baits is such a contentious issue these days, I'm surprised that you broadcast the fact.
ReplyDeleteThink I got away with it (didn’t mention they were live kittens :-)
DeleteA mate of mine used to buy goldfish from a pet shop, until they asked him why he kept coming in every week to buy some more fish!!
ReplyDeleteGreat chub, looks a right bruiser.
Not sure it would look good if someone saw you using goldfish… but bleak don’t seem to be working… Yeah, lovely chub - perhaps I’ll find one of those sixes I spotted in the summer yet.
DeleteYou could always slice the barbel into fillets, you'd have bait for weeks.
ReplyDeleteOr just use him whole - thinking big!
DeleteCracking chub! The big pike will come soon I'm sure
ReplyDeleteReally hoping so - keep trying…
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