Stret-pegging

[Tigger]

Thanks Tigger, that is, more or less, how I was making it work. If it is only close quarters method, how are you supposed to search the swim that way? Obviously governed by how far you are able to to keep the line off the water surface.

 

I was attempting the method exactly as you said when I had a savage take which resulted in the hook being pulled straight when trying to prevent the fish reaching somebodies garden waste. Drennan Carbon Chub off the buy again list now!

 

Changed to Kamasan xtra strong which resulted in 6lb bottom snapping on next take. Fish made off without me even getting a glimpse, I could follow its progress as someone elses float was following behind it. Really wanted to catch it to relieve it of all that tackle.

 

Been back twice but chased away by a bull. Waited till cattle moved out of field just giving me chance for one cast and hooked into another good fish resulting in a 8.6lb barbel. Unfortunatly a clean fish, not caught before, so will be heading back again, with heavier gear, just in case.

 

 

 

The method I described to you is imo laying on (a static bait, a form of float ledgering in flowing water) where as stret pegging is imo just simply holding back hard at intervals through a swim. If I wanted to search / fish through a swim and have my bait on the bottom I'd simply fish overdepth, with my weights dragging bottom and trott very slowly stopping my float completely at the desired spots. You must have enough weight on your line to stop your line lifting (so lifting your bait also) under the water pressure when holding back.

 

bb, if you get snapped off on the take you've most likely got your clutch set to harsh, that's another example of where the centrepin is far better than a fixed spool reel . Try Kamasan animals or drennan super spades or maybe drennan super specialists, I use the animals and superspades all the time for all my trotting and they've been great for barbel. Unless you foul hook a fish I very much doubt they'll open up.

Edited September 3, 2011 by Tigger

[barbelbarmy]

Unfortunatly I was using a centrepin but had to put on some serious side strain to stop the fish reaching the bank side rubbish that the morons who live along the river bank insist on throwing in.

[Tigger]

Unfortunatly I was using a centrepin but had to put on some serious side strain to stop the fish reaching the bank side rubbish that the morons who live along the river bank insist on throwing in.

 

 

Oh, right, in that case it'll have to be some heavier line I suppose m8. Maybe it would be worth informing the clowns who are polluting the river that the EA will prosecute then if someone reports them.

Good luck next time bb.

[watatoad]

I tried stret-pegging today. Loved it. More sensitive than normal float fishing, and more satisfying than tip fishing.

 

I know I was looking for roach but only caught skimmers, but frankly, I was fishing and loved it. Bread paste wrapped around a pea-sized cork ball on a hair rig over a couple of balls of dampened brown and white bread crumb with a little hemp and corn did the trick.

 

I hadn't got any quill, so I melted some bright yellow drinking straw at each end to give a 3" ultra light float held by bands top and bottom. I was using a size 12 barbless Drennan hook, 3lb fluoro to a small swivel about 4" above it and a 1/4oz bullet free running between that and a no. 10 about 1ft below the float on 4lb Sensor mainline.

 

It's my twist on the textbook method, but it worked and using the 1/2oz quiver tip, gave me the benefit of sensitivity of tip and float.

 

I used the swivel as opposed to a shot to give a hinge, as well as a breaking point to prevent the bullet becoming tethered.

 

It's an out of fashion method which I tried for a bit of fun. And fun it was.

 

Most excellent adaptation and innovation is what makes a great angler, keep it up, and keep enjoying yourself and keep experimenting, Great work Alan