chesters1 1498 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Tigger, I got out today (YIPPIE) for almost 3 hrs. Big learning curve coming for me. I caught 54 dinks (they would fit between the white handles on your reel.) Didn't care for the quills (1 6in and 1 8in) everything went as planned using a band but more to the story later First, the whole damn rig is to light. rod and reel perfect. Timing is way off and hookset was a comedy. I think I threw 10 or 11 right back over my head having launched them from about 20 feet out. I let several swallow and hooked the back of the eye more times than I'm proud to say. I have pictures in .jpg format but can't seem to post them. Any suggestions ?? Phone Try a 4-6 inch quill mr bush or use the dog Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle Mathew 4:19 Grangers law : anything i say will turn out the opposite or not happen at all! "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites
Phone 701 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Chesters1, I somewhat felt like I was rabbit hunting with a 12 bore. Phone Link to post Share on other sites
Tigger 688 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Tigger, I got out today (YIPPIE) for almost 3 hrs. Big learning curve coming for me. I caught 54 dinks (they would fit between the white handles on your reel.) Didn't care for the quills (1 6in and 1 8in) everything went as planned using a band but more to the story later First, the whole damn rig is to light. rod and reel perfect. Timing is way off and hookset was a comedy. I think I threw 10 or 11 right back over my head having launched them from about 20 feet out. I let several swallow and hooked the back of the eye more times than I'm proud to say. I have pictures in .jpg format but can't seem to post them. Any suggestions ?? Phone Yahoo, well done Phone . Sounds like your rod is way to powerfull and your striking like a panther lol. Look forward to seeing your pic's . Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Walker 941 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Phone, you see why UK float rods are the way they are (long, tippy action)? Casting light float tackle with a short, stiff rod is not easy, and getting line pickup without striking too hard is difficult too. Link to post Share on other sites
gozzer 932 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I'm glad you enjoyed it Phone, but you need a bit of that finesse I keep mentioning. If you are using a short rod, 5 or 6 feet, then you must have been fishing pretty close in to be able to pick up the line, and send the fish airborne over your head. You'd be better off using a 5metre whip for that kind of fishing. I remember many years ago, when I was a kid, seeing someone strike so hard, that he just had part of a lip on the hook! Keep practising, we'll make a proper angler of you yet. John. Angling is more than just catching fish, if it wasn't it would just be called 'catching'......... John Link to post Share on other sites
chesters1 1498 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I'm glad you enjoyed it Phone, but you need a bit of that finesse I keep mentioning. If you are using a short rod, 5 or 6 feet, then you must have been fishing pretty close in to be able to pick up the line, and send the fish airborne over your head. You'd be better off using a 5metre whip for that kind of fishing. I remember many years ago, when I was a kid, seeing someone strike so hard, that he just had part of a lip on the hook! Keep practising, we'll make a proper angler of you yet. John. My wifes first fish taunted us in a mummified state for several weeks ,her question was the floats gone what do i do ,jerk the rod upwards i said ,she did with a 12ft rod and a 4" perch flew out of the water and got tangled in a tree behind us about 20 ft up Heaven knows where it would have landed if she did the same with my 17ft one! Mind being carbon it probably would have snapped and the perch survived Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle Mathew 4:19 Grangers law : anything i say will turn out the opposite or not happen at all! "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites
Maddog 19 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Went to the River Ouse near Bedford, it was VERY windy coming right at me. Didn't catch much but did manage to catch the target which was a decent Perch, also lost one unfortunately. A maggot feeder with a hook bait of Lob worm tipped with a red maggot was the method. 1 ColinMy WebsiteMy Blog (mostly Match Fishing) Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 505 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Thats a belter mate. "La conclusión es que los insultos sólo perjudican cuando vienen de alguien que respeto". “Vescere bracis meis” Link to post Share on other sites
gozzer 932 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Nice perch, and kudos for getting out on the bank. February, perfect weather, rivers in good trim, me....staggering about like an extra from the Walking Dead. Now, me almost back to normal, had rain, sleet, hail, snow, and very strong winds, rivers in flood, a bloody Welsh named storm bearing down on us, and the end of the proper season in a couple of days. Feeling pee'd off doesn't cover it. John. Angling is more than just catching fish, if it wasn't it would just be called 'catching'......... John Link to post Share on other sites
BoldBear 183 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Nice Perch Maddog Happiness is Fish shaped (it used to be woman shaped but the wife is getting on a bit now) Link to post Share on other sites
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