wayne baker
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when fishing for roach which bait and methford would you use to get the better ones i think bread in winter on the bottom hemp and tars in summer does any one think driffent or not
On my local river i have caught quite a few decent roach when chubbing with bread flake and feeding liquidised bread. And thats with quite heavy gear aswell. Eg size 8 hook 4ib hooklink. Funny thing is if i target them i cant catch them for toffee. I would certainly say bread is a good winter bait for them, though maggots are always worth useing aswell. Another thing i have had luck with in the past is sucking a extra strong mint and putting the bread in my mouth for a moment to absorb the mint flavour then put it on the hook. Sounds daft but its worth a go.
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When I was a boy, my uncle and aunt lived in a house near Ironbridge with the Severn at the bottom of the garden. I used to get a week or so in the summer holidays most years. There's probably some nostalgia going on, but I think that was my favourite river fishing. The river there is fairly shallow, very fast, clear, stuffed with barbel, chub and dace.
They moved house and rented that one out, and eventually sold it. I wish they hadn't, I'd have happily bought it now.
I would never be indoors if i lived there Steve.
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Thats a really hard question to answer, I have fished the hampshire avon the dorset stour and the severn. And they are all beautiful rivers, But to be honest any river im sitting on fishing is the best on the day if im catching.
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Theres plenty of good web sites and articles in the monthlys etc to get you on you way. If your only after small stuff size 18 will be plenty big enough, You might even want to go a little smaller. As for what depth to fish at it really depends on the day and the venue. Once you have learnt to plumb the depth and shot your floats properly. You can experiment on the day. You will find even in winter it sometimes pays to fish at different depths. As for bait i would say stick with the maggots for now. Then maybe experiment with other thiings like bread punch hemp etc. Once you have learnt the basics of float fishing youcan move on to other methods,
Tight lines
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In this modern day i think most people use digitals now and most models have a shutter delay timer functions etc.
I fish mainly on my own and its a god send. Saves all that mucking about setting up the shot like the old days. If you r camara has a thread attachment you can buy bankstick adaptors. Or just sit it on your rucksack or box ready incase you need to use it. My canon has a multi shot function so i can just rip a load of shots of at one time. Then you can edit them when you get home, You always have a chance that way of getting some gooduns, And just delete the rest. If your useing 35mm i think you can get some camaras still with a little remote control. Their ok but it means holding them with the fish and activating them at the same time.
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I only was my first wild otter last winter on my local river whilst i was chubbing. their starting to make a come back and i can understand the concern if i was useing fish baits. Unlike certain birds what can be a problem when piking i like to think an otter would be articulate enough to remove hooks from itself if it got snagged accidently. I certainly wouldnt relish the idea of wrestling one on the bank they can be vicious little beggars. I supose if we are fishing where they might be a problem it pays to be a bit more vigilant and keep a look out for them
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Working last night out side. Cold and clear froze my t#ts off, Time to let the whiskers grow i think
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Couldnt agree more, This time of year you can get some cracking shots at dawn and dusk and of the wildlife if all else fails.
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Like a couple of the other guys said, Drennan float fish is a quality item i have used it for years and never had any trouble with it
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Hey newt You keep that white stuff your side of the pond mate
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Every little helps.
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hi all, its been a while since i asked one of my daft questions.
just been watching fishing on tv and the guy did some fly fishing and sea fishing, while sea fishing he had multiple hooks, i already knew this setup but when he was fly fishing he had two hooks on the same line (i know nothing about fly fishing). so i was thinking is there any reasons or laws why we could not use a multi hook setup while course fishing, like one on the bottom and one mid water ?
Not sure about the law but i dont think there is any reason why other than practical. Going back a few years i can remember fishing wilstone reservoir. And a double hook ledger setup was quite popular just a variation of a sea rig, Just to offer a choice of baits to the tench and big bream. But i dont really think you could apply it to a midwater set up. But i do remember a rig that was used at queenford lagoon that incorperated a ployball to present a double hook setup above bottom weed. But i think for general fishing one hook per rod is quite enough unless you are fishing somewhere particually hard to increase you chances
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most of the time when playing fish i try to keep it orthadox eg upright, There are ocasions when it is nesasary to use side strain eg when pulling fish towards snags to get them going away from them, And when there are other anglers close by to avoid tangles. I believe there are ocasions when a side strike have there uses. When fishing for tench and bream, Pulling the fish gently from the feeding area to avoid spooking the swim to much. I think from my experience a lot of people do make playing a fish a lot more dramatic than it actually is. Like budgie said a lot of people using heavy rods really dont compress them enough during the fight and i believe this costs them a lot of fish.
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That seems like a quick solution, though I assume you're hanging them the right way up? Think upside down is much better.
Didnt think of that. no i dont mmm. Mind you There in the cupboard in the hall way. Outa mices way
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I just use a couple of close hangers, You know the type with the clips on each end. Dont tell the other half there out her wardrobe though. lol
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OK another dumb question, as I've never used lob-worms!
Are they available from most tackle shops along with maggots? And do you hook them straight onto the hook?
Cheers
Just hook them once through the head end. I love float fishing for perch this time of year the weather is still pretty good. just cast around likely looking spots, EG deep margins with cover like overhanging branches and reeds. Anywhere they might be lurking. Dont overfeed to much a few red maggots should do the trick to get them curious..
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If I ever get to New Zealand theres only one species I would be interested in targetting-
And thats a freshwater eel not a conger!
Thats a serious eel. Makes Steve Terrys look like a bootlace
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The wychwoods are good like andy said and they have a nice finish to them as i remember, slim and with a nice action.
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Id of laughhed my tits off if a pike or cat had come up and took that fish.
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I remember when I was a kid, a man with a sharpening stone fixed to his bicycle would come by every so often, pedalling to turn the stone as he sharpened the street's knives.
Maybe with a recession he'll be back.
Im only in my forties and i can remember the same thing on the council estate i lived on when i was a nipper
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A quick rub with a steel will never sharpen a knife that has lost its edge.
Tip for Mr M though. Once your knives are sharp, remeber this/ "Every time you pick up a knife, pick up a steel", that way your knives will stay sharper for longer.
Quite right cory
Knives are a tool that should be maintained regular like any other tool of a trade. I use to work in the meat trade when i was younger and your right everytime you use a knife you should run the steel over it. And it will never lose its edge. Depending on the quality of the knife a good butcher should be able to make it usable again. I remember being told your more likely to cut yourself with a blunt knife than a sharp one, Because a sharp one does what you want it to do. A blunt one doesnt
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This lady has been removed from her job with the BBC because she asked a cab company to pick up her daughter but not to use an Asian driver because it would scare her.
For me this is not a racist remark and I do not understand the Sun or the BBC.
Im sure if the lady in question was asian and she had asked for a asian cabby nothing would of been said. I am afraid that is just the nanny state we are living in now
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Take them to your local butchers im sure they will give them a quick edgeing on a steel for you. Thats if you can find a local butcher these days
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I agree. Im not the greatest speller in the world. When i was younger i was terrible at school i never used punctuation or anything. It wasnt until i got older and started useing pcs and office with spell check that i got a lot better. I think as long as you know what word was meant by he poster theres no need for any snyd remarks