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TrevBoy

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  1. Given that we routinely kill maggots, worms, livebaits and a host of other living baits, I don't see how anyone who fishes can really get annoyed at this.
  2. I have decided to go back to basics this season. I think I am getting too bogged down in rigs, hairs, braids, etc etc, and I don't consider myself a hugely successful angler. In the old days, when I was a lad, we couldn't afford groundbait, and we simply used to chuck out a maggot or a bit of bread and we used to catch, so for a season thats what i am going to do again. Yesterday I had literally half an hour spare so I nipped down to the canal. Waggler, two shot under it, worm from the garden on a 14. Chucked it near some reeds, no groundbait, no chopped worm. 10 mins later, netted a fine perch of 3/4 lb. It started to rain, so I came home. Am I doomed to a season of disappointments? I'll keep you posted.
  3. Anywhere around Nottingham, really. Do a lot of dog walking around Water Sports Centre and have had a few pike from below the white water course, but not tried anything else yet.
  4. I took up fishing again only recently, and spent most of last year (when it wasn't in flood) getting back into the sport on local ponds. However, with the Trent on my door step I feel I must be missing out on some action there too. Trouble is, its a very big piece of water, and tackling it seems a bit daunting to me. Much as I love float fishing, the depth and the strong flow put me of a bit. How would you suggest I get some confidence in river fishing on such a big river?
  5. TrevBoy

    Hi

    There's plenty of places in Nottm but I am no expert at fishing this time of year. The Trent is stacked with fish but I find it just too big, wide and deep to fish! I prefer canals and lakes. That said, let me know what type of fishing you like and I'll try to oblige. I live in Nottingham too, though still quite a new boy too.
  6. I'd be more worried about safety - you'd be an easy target for some yobsh*te to have a go. I don't fancy being woken by a rock coming through the window.
  7. OK that sounds like good advice. I'm not suddenly obsessed with carp, but I've never caught one and would like a go at the challenge - they sound like the canniest of fish.
  8. Yeah a 4 is good, no doubt. Mind you, the bailiff (remember those?) tells me there's bigger tench than that in there. Trouble is that stretch is so overgrown that yeah, they get big but there's only a few pegs you can actually fish. Makes one wonder what me license fee goes on........ Will be trying again for a carp soon, as now I know they are there I can't turn down the challenge. I tried flicking some flake onto its nose but it didnt sem interested, despite the large numbers of ducks on this stretch. Is it worth a boilie if corn fails? Never used one so don't even know how to hook one! Ah, so much to learn.
  9. Taking my new-found stalking skills (!) to the canal today I happened upon what I was pretty sure was a "good" carp. Alright, so Dick Walker wouldn't have been that interested but, as someone who has never caught one, I just had to have a go at it. I spent 20 minutes watching the hulk circling an area of I would say 1m x 1m. Maybe it was someone's swim from earlier, who knows what was attracting it. Every now and then it'd get its nose down into the gunge on the floor, so I presumed it was feeding. It didnt seem bothered by me, so I slipped two grains of corn on the hook and flicked the light float tackle over its head Still it didn't spook. I gathered from this that, if a fish is hungry, nothing much will distract it. Anyway, there I sat for another 20 minutes as the beast gobbled up each grain except mine. I doubt there's much in this world as frustrating. Finally, when I was about ready to beat the dog with a bankstick, the float slid away and I struck like a pro into some quite solid resistance. At last, I thought, I'm into a carp. The only trouble was, the beast was not moving. It still had its head down and seemed oblivious to the hook and the barking of the dog. It was then that it dawned on me that I had, in fact, hooked a different fish and the carp had foiled my pathetic attempts to snag it. Long story short, with a gathering crowd of Sunday strollers, I eventually netted the 4lb tench. I swear I could hear the carp laughing through corn-soaked lips. Why do we do it?
  10. Yeah - I love seeing them too. Got some new polarising glasses from that ad at the top of the forum - good deal, too. The other day I saw the tiniest pike I think you could ever see. It was no more than 2-3", I kid you not. But it had already "learnt" the lesson of hanging motionless in mid water waiting for summt tasty to go past. Didn't see him catch anything but the shape was unmistakable.
  11. wow thanks for the feedback. I haven't been able to get out since then as my van is sick, but am looking forward to it! Regarding the question about the positioning relative to the dropper shot, yeah I guess you have to be crafty to get the bait into the danger zone while the float would be some way off. I've often wondered if I should just take bait, not the rod, but yeah it'd be sooooo frustrating to see the fish feeding in that situation!
  12. As a relative noob, I spent a very interesting couple of hours watching some big tench and bream in my crystal-clear canal swim the other day. I thought I'd share these findings with other newbies. 1. It took about half an hour for the fish to be attracted by the groundbait. Of course I don't know how far they came from but there was no sign of them before the gb went in. 2. Once in the swim, they were not particularly bothered by my presence, or that of my dog who stands in the water staring at the float). I could freely walk about and wave my arms (!) and they did not scare. The only things which did startle them were thunder and very large trucks passing nearby. Even then, they came back within less than a minute. 3. The gb was very localised, but the fish all circled, or cruised as you might say, over quite a large area. Perhaps the smells made them cruise in wider circles, and they certainly appeared to be sniffing out food over the whole area, not just where the gb was visible on the bed. 4. I was fishing on the bottom, with a small shot just a few inches from the bait (corn). The fish got spooked by brushing into the line. By having a much longer tail on the bed it meant that the fish could come across the bait without brushing against my line. This lead to a lot more bites. 5. I couldn't help thinking that whether or not the fish found my bait amongst the gb and other gunge on the bed was a hit and miss affair. They deffo did not pick it up and spit it out again. They just seldom found it. When they did they sucked it in, leading to the float sailing off..... This lead me to believe that just twitching the bait slightly might bring it out into the open. Don't assume that, because the bait is in the right area, it'll be found if they are hungry. Maybe its under a leaf, hidden by gunge, or something similar. I really can't stress how interesting and revealing my session was. Of course, if it leads to more fish being landed still remains to be seen! In short, if you get the chance, fish a clear, shallow peg some time and you'll perhaps get a better picture of what's going on down there. By the way, the session saw me land several 5lb bream and two tench of nearly that size.
  13. I often see jacks waiting just to the side of where I reel in, especially if catching a lot of silverfish. I guess all the commotion leads them to me. On several occasions they have sprung an attack on the hooked fish. Got to feel sorry for a small roach - as if being hooked hadn't spoiled his day already!
  14. Well, for anyone else's reference, they're currently overflowing, as are most waters around here. Give 'em a few days before trying them! Blimmin' weather.
  15. Has anyone fished these new lakes in Nottingham (alongside the A52 near Waterspors Centre)? If so, are they doing well, and what methods work for tench? Thanks.
  16. So, start off little and often, then move to lots and less-often, then to lots and more often, depending on results? All the while trying top, middle and bottom of the swim? Blimey, and I thought fishing was supposed to be relaxing!
  17. That being so, isn't it sensible to chuck in say, hemp or maggot to attract the little roach, but only sparely with say, the sweetcorn for the intended target eg tench?
  18. rabster - what camera do you have if I may ask? Thinking of investing so I can take shots such as yours.
  19. The Trent's blimmin' full of 'em! Grrrrr.
  20. Great tips, thanks. Will get me some hemp and start patrolling the pegs to spot the fish.
  21. can someone tell me how techniques will have to change on a big river like the Trent? Do colder temps mean smaller baits, less gb or more, etc etc? Or do I just carry on as normal and just expect to get fewer fish (or more )
  22. Great - thanks for all the tips. I'll try 'em all! If gb spooks fish in clear water how would I introduce corn or similar non-wriggly bait? An open-ended feeder needs to be plugged with summat.
  23. I fish on a stretch of the Trent near Nottingham and have recently started trying the swimfeeder on a quiver tip. I am using a groundbait mix designed for feeders and a simple rig. What I find is that I get bites (and fish) quite quickly and for perhaps half an hour, but then the bites tail off completely. Its as if something has spooked them but I dont think its me as such as this pattern seems to happen most days. As I sit at my desk now I am wondering if maybe I should gradually fish further downstream - perhaps the fish are following the bait down current. Any ideas? Anyone else experienced this behaviour?
  24. Is it me, or do you see a lot less loose tackle washed up on river banks these days than you used to? I mean, when I was a nipper (jeesh - 35 years ago) we always used to find floats and lures when we went fishing. As I walk the dog now along the Trent I can't help looking out for a few freebies but never see any. I can't help wandering why.
  25. Well, perhaps thats not the right word - yes its a good fish but I get those at that weight most times I go. Was looking forward to a new species to add to me list, that's all. Been getting a large number of nice rudd on sweetcorn lately, fish hard on the bottom. Just goes to show...
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