Gagging for it...

[dizidave]

Strange title but hey..

 

Now that Xmas is over, im back in the swing again, ready for some serious fishing and eagerly anticipating this summers club fishing.

 

But i want to go now! (stamps feet in child like paddy).

 

But obviously the fishing isnt great at the minute.

 

I really fancy giving it a crack on our local river, which i have a couple of times of the past few weeks with limited success. Ive usually produced half a dozen or so decent roach in about 4 hours. Not great but its something.

 

What i always fancy trying when i go, but never do because of the strange pull that trotting has, is ledgering/feeder fishing.

 

Would it be ok to gice ledgering a go at this time of year? Which would be best, ledgering or feedering?

 

i need some persuasion to break the charms of trotting a stick float!!!

[Apache]

What seems to work well for me is ledgering a lump of luncheon meat in a slacker area of water rather than the main flow, especially if flooded.

 

Don't both loose feeding, just strike your bait off before you recast. Try lumps of different sizes.

[wunnus]

Oh just wang out a freeline

 

None of those fiddly weights and feeders.

 

Just watch the line crawling out of the spool.

 

Just pva a stone on to go further (the problem is that you cannot be sure it dissolved

[Peter M]

Lob worm tails on a light quiver, small bomb and some broken peices of worm for loose feed. fish the slack areas, behind trees on bends etc.

[dizidave]

I think ill try the worm on a bomb with loose peices.

 

Hope the weathers not too bad tomorrow....

 

Ill post on Monday as to how i get on.

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by dizidave:

 

But i want to go now! (stamps feet in child like paddy).

 

But obviously the fishing isnt great at the minute.

 

 

What i always fancy trying when i go, but never do because of the strange pull that trotting has, is ledgering/feeder fishing.

 

Would it be ok to gice ledgering a go at this time of year? Which would be best, ledgering or feedering?

 

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Dave

 

Got to say that I totally agree with Apache. In fact I'm about to go chubbing in the hope of bumping into some barbel too.

 

Ledgering is fine, touch-ledgering is ace in my opinion. That said, where I can, I free-line rolling balls of luncheon meat, especially into the eddies, slacks and creases.

 

Go for it.

 

DG

[Jon Hedges]

DG - good to have you back. Have your ears been burning ?

 

Anyway - I have never tried rolling meat, though I have tried touch ledgering. With touch ledgering a bite is obvious - but if your bait is trundling thru a swim (a) how do you maintain contact (i.e ensure no obvious slack) and ( how do you tell a bite from a brief snag that may feel like a bite ?

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by JonHedges:

DG - good to have you back. Have your ears been burning ?

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JH

 

Nope ... why?

 

DG

 

[ 16. January 2004, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by JonHedges:

I have never tried rolling meat, though I have tried touch ledgering. With touch ledgering a bite is obvious - but if your bait is trundling thru a swim (a) how do you maintain contact (i.e ensure no obvious slack) and ( how do you tell a bite from a brief snag that may feel like a bite ?

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JH

 

Use a centre-pin reel for starters. But the honest answer to your question how do you tell a bite from a brief snag that may feel like a bite is with difficulty, with the help of a bit of experience and luck .. you have to strike at everything .. better to be safe and not to miss .. even the odd snag or two

 

DG

 

 

[ 16. January 2004, 03:49 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[Jon Hedges]

Chers for the advice, I might give it a try !!

 

And in your absence, people were wondering if another poster was you registered under another name ! - can't recall the thread - someone will no doubt post it !