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  1. I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer to your question; You can use a hook link that is longer than your lead link; as the hook link will follow your lead link down through the water; as long as you wind the lead slightly after it hits the bottom so that your hooklength doesn’t end up in a heap on top of your lead, or you are fishing in moving water. My hooklengths are usually between around 4 inches up to around 36 inches in length depending on various factors; and my lead/feeder link can be anything between an inch (or less) up to about a foot in length (over weedy) bottoms and in moving water. If I start to get my line being tangled then I’ll adjust my presentation method slightly to suit. Keith
  2. Sounds like heaven Martin compared to the freezing cold and wet weather we're having back home. Keith
  3. CIPS has taken the decision to expel the Russian and Belarusian teams from all international fishing competitions in response to the Invasion of Ukraine and the indiscriminate killing of civilians. The desicion was made this week by the Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive (CIPS), the body that oversees competitive international fishing. Keith
  4. Hi Rambo, welcome to the forum Keith
  5. BoldBear

    trevor

    The standard ‘fishing rod licence’ in the UK is not actually a ‘fishing’ licence its a ‘Rod’’ licence which simply entitles you to use a fishing rod with line and hook (similar to a gun licence). But a ‘Rod Licence’ doesn’t entitle you to fish anywhere you want to unless it’s a designated ‘Free fishery’. You can fish any water that is a ‘free fishery’; and any waters that are not free to fish require you to buy either a day ticket to fish it or obtain a club membership to fish it. There are quite a few places where you can fish without having to pay for a day ticket or be a club member, but you need to find out whether it’s free fishing before you start to fish, else you might get thrown off with a flea in your ear. NOTES: On rivers, streams and drains there is currently a national coarse fish close season (when you can’t fish); from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. On stillwaters (lakes, gravel pits and ponds) coarse fishing can be done the whole year round unless local rules say otherwise. best of luck and tight lines. Keith
  6. Eastenders will be filming down there from 6th Feb too. Keith
  7. As so much depends on things like “What types of fish you will expect to be catching; and what sizes of fish you are likely to be catching?” Etc. etc. You would be far better off asking about what fishing tackle to equip yourself with and which methods will be the best to use, and what baits or lures are recommended; at your local tackle-shops, or talking to other anglers in your area were you are likely to be fishing. The info you would then gain would be far more reliable and a lot better than trying to get info from others who may not even live in the same country as you. You might also try doing a search on the internet using something like “fishing in and around Hexham USA” as your search string. NB: I didn’t even know there was a town in the USA called Hexham Hope this is of some help. Tight lines Keith
  8. Although it’s often true that most of them are not great reels; not all cheap reels are rubbish; there are a few that go against the grain; like the one I showed in my previous post, which has given many years of good service catching small Carp when I’ve been on holidays. Not all cheap rods are rubbish either, like the float rod I bought for the wife at a tackle show a few years ago (see pic below). The rod is a Mitchell Match Commercial Float Rod which I bought for the wife at a tackle show held at Thorpe Park for just £15 a few years ago it makes a great trotting rod which has handled some decent sized fish over the years, and which I now regularly use when I’m fishing at my holiday static catching small Carp on the float. It’s still possible to find some good less expensive rods and reels if you know what you're looking for. Keith
  9. Yawn! Yawn again!, Snore zzzzzzzzzzz!!!
  10. Yawn!!!
  11. Table 1: The age-standardised mortality rate for deaths involving COVID-19 is 32 times higher for unvaccinated people than for those who received the second dose Age-standardised mortality rates for all deaths and deaths involving COVID-19, England, deaths occurring between 2 January and 24 September 2021 Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 person-years (95% confidence interval) Vaccination status Deaths involving COVID-19 All deaths Unvaccinated 849.7 (840.3, 859.2) 2,187.1 (2,172.2, 2,202.0) Received only the first dose, less than 21 days ago 192.4 (182.4, 202.4) 811.9 (793.4, 830.4) Received only the first dose, at least 21 days ago 105.3 (102.8, 107.8) 1,124.3 (1,115.9, 1,132.7) Received the second dose, less than 21 days ago 7.2 (6.1, 8.2) 464.6 (455.8, 473.4) Received the second dose, at least 21 days ago 26.2 (25.4, 27.1) 783.6 (779.1, 788.0) Source: Office for National Statistics – Public Health Data Asset, National Immunisation Management Service Notes Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 person-years, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population using five-year age groups from those aged 10 years and over. "Person-years" take into account both the number of people and the amount of time spent in each vaccination status. For example, 100 people in a particular vaccination status for 0.5 years would be 50 person-years. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures based on death registrations up to 28 July 2021 for deaths that occurred between 2 January and 24 September 2021 (Week 1 to Week 38) and were registered by 6 October 2021. ASMRs are calculated using the Public Health Data Asset, a linked dataset of people resident in England, who could be linked to the 2011 Census and GP Patient Register. Deaths were defined using the International Classification of Diseases, tenth revision (ICD-10). Deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) are defined as those with an underlying cause, or any mention of, ICD-10 codes U07.1 (COVID-19 virus identified) or U07.2 (COVID-19, virus not identified). Please note, this differs from the definition used in the majority of mortality outputs (see Glossary). Non-overlapping confidence intervals denote a statistically significant difference in ASMR. Low ASMRs for deaths in people who had received a dose less than 21 days prior could be resulting from people who had recently been infected or had another illness not receiving their dose.
  12. Same to you Ant; and the rest of you too lets hope for a much better year. Keith
  13. Speaks for itself ! Keith
  14. Don’t write Pinkies off at this time of year John as I’ve found some waters switch over to them when the temperatures have dropped through the floor. I’ve fished waters where the fish wouldn’t even touch a normal sized maggot; but will still be willing to take a small Pinkie that’s wriggling in front of their noses. As you must know; fish often start feeding a lot less once the temperatures really start to drop; and a small lively pinkie drifting past them will often stimulate them into grabbing it before it drifts past even if they are not actively looking for food; whereas a much larger maggot will often be totally ignored as it drifts past probably because they are only willing to take smaller morsels when the temperatures start to drastically drop. Using much finer lines and smaller hooks will also make a lot of difference in very low temperatures too. NB: Chub are a noticeable exception and will take large baits right through the year unless the temperatures have drastically dropped over night. Also when it gets really cold the fish are often reluctant to move very far; and if you are using a feeder in these situations you stand a good chance of spooking any fish that are anywhere near the proximity of the feeder; when it falls and settles close to them. Thats what I have experienced in quite a few venues over the years once the temperatures have begun to drop during the coldest months. Keith
  15. I couldn’t believe that this guy is still spouting on about brexit. You’d think he would have bored himself to death by now
  16. Same here Martin, I don’t really like clipping up, and I haven’t needed to clip up for donkey years, however I can see the need for it when wanting to hit the same spot every time when fishing at long ranges; for example on top of a narrow gravel bar or in a narrow gulley at range etc,; and if the automatic clip release works it does sound good for those who do need to clip up. Keith
  17. Sorry to hear about your dad Owen and thanks for letting us know. He will be missed. RIP Ayjay
  18. We didn’t have TVs in our street back in the early 1950s and when we finally bought a TV we could only watch two black & White channels because colour TV hadn’t been invented yet Keith
  19. Back in the 90s I used to Captain our club team in our winter (and summer) matches on the Grand Union Canal just north of Watford and in freezing cold winter weather some of the matches were won with just a few ounces; with lots of dry nets; especially when a match was being held on a featureless stretch not known for its larger fish. I won several of these winter matches and in some matches when the temperatures we’re particularly cold I used to scale right down to 8oz hooklengths and size 22 and 24 hooks with a single squatt on the hook that on the previous night had been prepared by washing in very dilute washing up liquid to remove any grease and brick dust that had been on them, and then after rinsing and drying them well they were then put into the bait box with a slice of bread soaked in milk, and then put into the fridge overnight. In the morning of the match they were nice and plump and a bit more lively and they sank well too, and the bread was full of holes were the squatt had been having a go at the milk soaked bread. I also caught quite a few on small pieces of bread punch or small pinkes on a size 20 hook. To find the odd feeding fish I used to search all the obvious places where there was slightly less flow like under tree branches on the far bank on or near the far shelf and where any boat traffic would not cause too much disturbance and make them move out of the way too much as in the depths of a cold winter when temperatures are close to freezing I don’t think they move very far or are willing to follow their food as it flows past them as much. They did appear to shoal up much tighter than they would in milder conditions for ‘safety in numbers’ reasons however the Perch and Chublets would be a bit more willing to move around and actually look for their food a bit more. I did occasionally have a blank but our team did usually win the winter series of matches overall, and even if I won with an individual weight of just a few ounces I actually enjoyed it as I knew it was because I had payed attention to minor things that made a difference while a lot of the others just sat there moaning about there being no fish in their swims. I think I used to fare better in these harder conditions than I did when it was a bit milder. If the temperatures had been steady for a couple of days or had been slowly rising for a couple of days it often fished well even if the temperature was still only a couple of degrees above freezing, but if it had started to fall over the last couple of days then fishing could be dire. I couldn’t fish in these freezing conditions these days though, I’m getting a bit too old now and I like my comforts far too much. Keith
  20. Happy belated birthday wishes to you both, especially for you reaching your retirement age Martin. Now you can go fishing at a moments notice and pick the best days to go, plus you can pay pensioners rates for your fishing at last Keith
  21. When the leader of the opposition realised that he was the only one who had’nt been invited to that party at No.11 Keith
  22. If you watch Holby City showing at 7:50 tonight you’ll see a part of the estate lake were I often fish. its the second episode that had scenes down there, Holby filmed there last year too. Keith Happiness is fish shaped (It used to be woman shaped but the wife is getting on a bit now)
  23. In my opinion dead’s may be fine for Bream and Tench and Carp when they are stirring up or burying their heads in thick silt and unable to see the bottom or maggots amongst the silt very clearly; especially when they’ve become accustomed to finding more dead maggots than live maggots; such as on a lot of the heavily stocked commercial fisheries where the fish are very often fighting each other to get at an anglers bait; however in my experience they’re virtually useless on the more natural waters where the fish are not as dependent on anglers baits to survive; as is often the case with a lot of heavily stocked commercials. How many times have you been float fishing and catching regularly and your bites have almost ceased either after a missed bite or because your maggot has just stopped moving?, but as soon as you put a fresh live maggot on then the bites suddenly return? This is a very common occurance and always has been in my experience. Given the choice I would choose to use fresh maggots that are alive and wriggling over dead maggots every time. Even in the depths of a cold winter when the fish are just lying torpid and aren’t really looking for food; they can still often be tempted to take a bait that’s wriggling right in front of them; more out of instinct than anything else; whereas dead maggots will often just sit there on the bottom being totally ignored in these circumstances. Keith
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