Jigotai

I've never fished the Thames so I'd be up for that . As for AN fish-in's, Barbel, Catfish or whatever, count me in.

Hi Anderoo, After seeing your pictures of 3lb+ perch, I must admit I was a bit envious, I am going to have a go at beating my poor perch pb of 1lb. I would like to beat my barbel pb as well, this stands at 6lb but the stretch of river I fish does not hold many bigger than that so it might take some time. Andy

Have to say a big thank you to Steve for giving me the opportunity to fish such an amazing place. Also to Peggy for the BBQ, and Gerry and Glynn for the tractor taxi to and from my swim. It was fantastic fishing, and despite the rain and wind I enjoyed every minute of it. It was also nice to meet everybody and finally put some faces to names. The lure fishing demo was excellent and has got me itching to try out a few things. Great photo Den of the pike at Newts feet, I was standing next to you when it had a go and it certainly made me jump. As far as my fish were concerned I was well chuffed with two pb tench 7-12 and 8-00, and my first eel at 3-08lb.The eel certainly gave me the runaround in the middle of the night. Any way here’s some pics. Lure fishing demo Newt in action 7-12 tench 8-00 tench 3-08 eel Andy (sorry about the size of the photo's)

I've just been told there's some major roadworks on the M25 at the junction with the A10, so it might be a good idea to avoid it if you were thinking of going that way. I'm leaving early tomorrow so see you all there. Andy

I'm sure the tackle you buy over here will make up for the tackle you leave behind.

While I was writing that post the thought did cross my mind how you and Newt were coping.

I don't know about you but Im starting to panic already. I have a habit of forgetting things when I'm going fishing . Usually I'm close to home so if I need to pop back it's no problem. I've started writing a list but I'll probably forget to put something on it. Andy

Click here for toll prices. Its way outside conjestion zone. Andy.

I dont know if any of you ever pop over to the yak forum, you might want to have a look at the Mid Wales Meet thread and have a look at the tope they have been catching. Totally mad. Andy.

Hi all, looks like you guys had a cracking trip. Well done with those fish .

To say I'm getting excited would be a understatement. My main targets are going to be the tench and perch as well, but to be honest I'll be happy just being there meeting people and having a chat. Andy.

Good luck with the tench Matt, I hope your son catches one. The smile on his face will be priceless. No fishing this weekend for me, I'll be trying my hardest to earn some brownie points from the wife so I can extend my pass for the wingham fishin.

A pet shop near me sells live crickets and grasshoppers, might be worth a try for chub in the summer.

When I was fishing in zimbabwe they used soap alot for the vundu catfish. Swan mussel is a great bait for catfish over here and well worth a try.

There's a birdpark at Wingham that has a load of peacocks. They have cottoned on to people taking the feathers and now sell them in their shop.

Hi all, After reading so much about center pins in magazines and here on AN, last year I bought myself a Match Aerial. Now being brought up on fixed spool reels I thought this was going to be a walk in the park, how wrong I was. The first time I used it was for barbel and got the fright of my life when the ratchet started screaming as my first barbel on a pin tore off down stream. Later that same evening same thing happened but this time it took the skin off my knuckles as I attempted to slow it down, I then got snapped up when I finally got hold of it. Since then I’ve used it a few more times on the river catching some nice chub but am far from confident using it and still use my fixed spool for most of my fishing. I just need a bit more practice. So if there is anyone out there could spare 5 mins to help a pin novice at the Wingham fish-in I would be grateful for any advice. Andy.

Great write-up of what sounds like a perfect session.

If you do get yourself one use a trace as you would a lure as I've found pike are quite partial to them.

Hi Comus, I bought my smartcast off Ebay for less than £100 but it came from the states and worked on a different frequency which I think maybe illegal in this country. They have a very short range so I am not sure if they would cause any problems. I have to agree with Andy and Boozlebear, good for feature finding, rubbish for fish finding. Andy

You could also try xstreambaits. I have had some good results with them. Ask for Roger. Andy.

You could try one of these. I have got 2 smaller ones for my kids and they are great. They come with a holdall that you can sling over your shoulder. (I hope the link works) Andy.

Thanks for the advice , I'll try adjusting the shotting next time. Andy.

I was fishing on a slope at about 6 ft deep, I think the wind was blowing the float back so the line might of been laying on the slope and causing it to be overdepth. Perhaps I should of used a feeder.

Would that of done the trick with the water being so choppy.

Hi all, I fished a local lake today and had a good session catching roach and perch. Although I was catching I often found I was reeling in with nothing more than an empty maggot skin. The problem I was having was seeing bites. I was fishing a waggler,the water was quite choppy and the wind was also in my face. The question is , How would you of fished this situation? Thanks in advance, Andy