YosserHughes

The living dead

I like float fishing on still waters meself!

Not sure I actually believe most of these stories; certainly not to the extent that the Daily Mail chooses to believe it. Also, many of the idiot readers who resonded to the article are immigrants themselves (i.e ex-pats). I particularly liked this one: "A lot of these people who perpetrate this crime would love to go to jail - if they are sleeping rough, then a warm bed and 3 squares, is a good thing. Seriously though, killing Swans and fishing in illegal methods should carry a prison sentence - in their own country, we catch 'em, we send 'em back why should we put them in our jails -they have perfectly good ones there" Thanks very much for that Dr Goebbels!

I have fished that stretch of river, and it has always been one of the free river fishing spots of Norfolk, as long as I can remember. I know that the folks who run the pub at Ringland are buying up fishing venues (they just aquired the Bridge Pub at Lenwade, and are in the process of extending it to add the three lakes behind it). They may have expressed a desire to lease that section? I can't see any other reason why the council would stop people fishing there (except for giving in to NIMBY's). As far as it goes, I would (will) continue to do it untill someone actually tells me to stop.

I find it ok to use a feeder and a pole, or waggler, together during winter. But to be honest, I usualy go down to one or the other by early-mid April. Once the beasties start to feed properly, I can't concentrate on both. On a commercial, you should catch well enough by then to keep you happy on one rod/pole. Also, it gives you a chance to concentrate on developing your skills & techniques on each method.

Hi all, I just bought a Beasmaster 850B margin pole (the black & yellow one). It is rated as a strong pole (20 elastic), but when I went to elasticate it, I noticed that the top 2 kit is very long and bendy. I am surprised, because I was expecting it to be more rigid? I put a 15 hollow elastic on it in the end, but had been hoping to go higher. Does anyone here have one of these poles? And could you advise me about strength of top kit? The top kit is a long top 2 section, and I cut about 3 inches off it before elasticating. Maybe I need to cut it right back, but not really sure Thanks

I would second that about the scales Nice Pike there though PG1. I remember catching my first one; very exciting!

I need a bug that goes out to work so that I can go fishing every day! Knotweed is a right pest, I have it in my garden, and have found that industrial strenght 'Roundup' pretty much did the job on it. It helps if you know a farmer...they will have some

Mine's fairly modest having only returned to fishing recently: 20lb + Carp 20lb + Pike Just won my first club match last Sunday, so that's one dream achieved

Hmmm....Ladies....what about: The Daiwa Tea Cake The Shimano Lavender Draw Liner The Shakespeare Ironing Board or The Wychwood Pop Sock, perhaps?

One way is to make some bread mash and drop it in about 10ft below where you are going to fish from, then trot a float down past the mash, with flake on the hook. The best way to not spook the chub is to stay as far back from the bank as you can, whilst still being able to watach the float; as you have no features, it will be hard to hide behind anything.

Great! The fishings always better when there's a little colour in the water

I just bought a pair of Mitchell 30 FR baitrunners from Bosfish for £20.99 each. Not too heavy duty, and nice reels for the price.

I agree, I've not seen anything of that size in 3 pieces. Wychwood do a nice one rated up to 140g, but it's a 1 piece 6ft rod, I think. Why do you need it to break down so small, if you don't mind me asking?

Hiya. I would try bread punch or maybe flaked bread. You can liquidise some bread (dry) and put it in a feeder if you are using one, so it works as an attractant. If you are float fishing, you can put a ball of mushed up bread in and fish slightly down from it, with bread on the hook. Worth a try, and It's cheap too!