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Since I posted on Kens thread i've had a couple more ventures out swimming the stream . A friend of mine dropped a free spirit 1.6lb power float rod off for me to try out last saturday. Next day "sunday" I was out testing it. The rod is heavy which makes it unwieldy in use, but I managed to use ok. It is a specialist float rod, apparently made for float fishing for large carp and would normally spend most of it's time in a rod rest where the weight of it wouldn't be an issue. Anyhow, I managed to cast accurately with it dropping the float onto the correct spot in the flow at up to 30yds away. I caught lots of dace, chublets, some half decent chub, some very decent roach and seven small barbel using it and even with the rods power no fish were bumped off, I don't believe in the old bumped off fish theory because a rod is to harsh. I think the reason for having a fish on for a second or two and then it coming off is because the hook isn't sharp, or because the angler isn't striking hard enough or quick enough and just nicking the fish...anyhow, that's a thread of it's own really I think? I used 6lb sensor straight through to a size 12 drennan superspade and loaded the hook with 15 or more maggots, or a maggot and corn cocktail, or three or more grains of corn squashed onto it. The treble corn seemed to be the most effective bait on that day. l
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I ventured out on Friday just gone, reason was because it was nice and overcast and felt much cooler. The spot I fanced was a couple of large pools inbetween fast water which usually hold lots of fish. It was quite a long walk/about a mile, and most of the walk was through a wood on a steep banking. I had to bash down undergrowth for a lot of the walk so I was quite sure no one else had fished the place this year. As I came out of the wood to the top of a sheer banking the river looked like paradise, I was expecting to catch lots of barbel , however, things didn't go to plan and in the first one of the two spots I fished I only caught dace. I even removed my float added a link leger and touch legered, got a bite instantly but it was a dace! I had about a dozen dace touch legerring and swapped back to the float only to catch more bloody dace? The only way to get to fish the swim below was to walk down to it in the river. Even though I walked close to the edge it was all rocks varying in size from goose stones to boulders. It was horrible to navigate over those stones and it was made even worse because they were coated in slime/algea. My ankles are black and blue right now! Anyhow, first trott through this glide produced a decent chub, followed by a few more of a similar size. I also caught some gudgeon, roach, lots of chublets and guess what, lots of those bloody dace lol. I fished for a couple of hours but the skies cleared and that blazing sun came out which was my que to make the journey back to the car. On the way back I must have stunk of sweat and I was constantly slapping myself trying, and succeeding in swatting horse flys which were intent on sucking my juices! I was very happy when I got back to the car ! Here's the only picture I took which had to be taken mid river due to there being no suitable banking to take it...
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Yes, i'm not sure if the barbel would have been having sexy times yet as they were only small, but if they were cock fish they were most likely having a go lol.
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Thanks Martin
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I managed to get out yesterday, main reason was to try out a new rod I got a few weeks back. The weather forecast predicted a high of 21 degrees, cloudy and showers so I thought that didn't sound to bad. The river was a nice height but was heavily coloured with what looked like brown sawdust, obviously the sewage companies taking advantage of the flush of water from the recent rains. They prolly thought it would go unnoticed or people would assume it was run off . Anyhow, I had a chub of about 3 1/2lb first trott, followed by some similar sized chub, chubletts and dace. I had an angler just above me rolling meat,another one just below me legering with two rods, then two more just below him both using two rods each. The one below me was there when I arrived, but the rest arrived just moments after me! I go fishing for solitude and to get away from people unless they are my friends of course, so I decided to go back to the car and head off to another stretch of river on my other clubs book. I had that stretch all to myself , the fishing was similar to the previous stretch but I got a couple of small barbel. I only fished just over an hour in each spot and am sure I would have had a good chance to catch some better fish if I had stayed, but I couldn't cope with the heat as the temp's had risen higher than the forecast prediction, there was no showers and the sky was clear. On top of the hot weather my ankle was giving me grief so I left it at that and went home. https://postimg.cc/ns6dnqKv https://postimg.cc/VSSGyKtf
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At least you got out Ken, more than I did lol. Bell ends in inflatables would really burn my brain and I think it would lead to violence!
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I always have a quick look at the local rivers etc when I go over them or past them and the rivers were flowing very slowly and had lots of sewage floating on the surface. It was the bubbles which forms into brown scum. It gets stuck on overhanging branches and against the bank in low conditions forming quite large rafts. You can smell it also, it really is beyond belief that this is being done so blatantly!
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Not good ! There has been several fish kills round these parts in the last week !!
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Great stuff, anything for you Keith . Elton to the rescue many thanks Elton .
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Your prolly right Ken, although I don't get why anyone would rather use FB etc than a propper angling forum like this one.
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Thanks for that Ant, I will do a report when I get out next. I got a new rod to try out so am eager to see how it feels trotting a float, and hopefully woth a decent fish pulling back .
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I pm'd Elton and he jas got back to me, fingers crossed it gets sorted. Thanks for the info about attatching pic's Ken, i'll give it a go when I have my next trip out fishing .
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I stopped posting fishing reports because I couldn't download any pictures, and without anyone else posting any mine are just same old, sam old, once you've seen one of my reports the rest are pretty much the same so just boring for anyone else. Shame, this forum was the bees knees of angling forums....imo anyhow. Keith/Boldbear has just contacted me saying that he can't even make a post on here, as the forum doesn't work for him. Can someone have a look at his account and sort it put for him please?
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.....where is everyone? Fishing majic is still going but it's just a small group of regulars on there. Maggot drowners is quite busy with a number of posters.
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You got a float making fetish going on Martin lol. If it gives you pleasure then keep it up . The nearest i've come to making a float is cutting peacock quills down to size. I don't even paint them as they are white and visible enough for how I use them.
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Thanks for the info Martin, good on ya bud! I'll give it a try next time I go fishing/if I catch ewt lol.
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Hey Martin, thanks for asking after me bud . I only stopped posting my catch reports because I can't figure out how to post the pic's. As the fine gentlemen above have said, I've posted on an fb group recently and maggotdrowners. It's just been so quiet on here for such a long time now, kind'a stops you lookin' in to regularly. Thanks for the offer of floats (your a star) but really, i've got loads of 'em lol.
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Its all been a bit quiet !
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Thanks Chris
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Thanks for the nice words BB .
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I think this fellas real thoughts on the jab are becoming more obvious.
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I don't come on here as often as I used to and have only just seen your post, sorry to hear of your loss bud, very sad.
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Very sad ☹. I met Den several times on the excellent AN fish ins at wingham, had some good chats with him. On one occasion he told me about his fishing gadget inventions which looked great! He was very enthusiastic about his inventions! Another time at the wingham fish in I remember him being very upset because he had on a huge tench and his line (or landing net head) got caught up on the chicken wire on the platforn he was fishing off causing him to loose the fish . If I remember rightly he liked his Alpen for brecky at the fish ins . RIP Den.
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I just tried posting some pic's of ide but I can't post them on hee any loner for some reason. As has already been said ide had smaller scales which look kind'a cramped up on the fishs body in my eyes. They are a stockier fish than a roach and some of the have bright blood red pelvic and anal fins. Problem is they often hybridise with other fish such as roach and imo should be knocked on the head (unless in purpose built waters) and definately not introduced anywhere....same as catfish!
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If you think about it a guru reel is made by daiwa for guru, the same reel is likely to be at least a hundred quid cheaper if it were to be marked by daiwa. So, if your looking at guru reels, then look at the daiwa reels first as a 200 quid reel from daiwa themselves will prolly be as good or better than the guru reel at 300 quid. Regarding front or rear drag, I have found my rear drag reels every bit as smooth as the front drag models, infact, I prefer a rear drag reel.