Had a good think about this one the day before and decided to go down the punch route as my main attack the reasoning behind this was that it had got allot colder a couple of days before the match and we'd had a couple of frost's, So i figured I'd try and catch the silvers and just hope some carp came along too, i also took with me 1/2 pint of maggots and 1/2 pint pinkies some corn and a couple of sizes of expander pellet,For feed i had some micro pellet and some 4mm feed pellet also i had bought along some punch crumb feed that i had left from the previous match.
Right the day of the match arrived and when all packed up i left the house not knowing how it was going to fish, it was cold but not as cold as forecast (-2.5 in fact), there was a very slight frost on the car but nothing major. I arrived at the venue and after the obligatory jesting of the Man Utd supporters out of the way i drew peg 7 which was the second peg in the bay which i wasn't too keen on as i also wanted to fish the tip as some stage with some bread popped up off the bottom we'll the bay where i drew wasn't really wide enough for that so my mind was made up and the pole it was to be.I decided to keep it simple and fish just the 2 line one out at about 7 metres the other down the edge about 6 metres.
On plumbing up i found i had a good 5 1/2 foot of water on my 7 metre line and this was the same and it didn't change until i came back a metre where it was probably 2 inches shallower, so i decided 7 metres it was, I decided on a 1gramm Maver Invincible float and weighted it so just a few millimetres of tip was showing, i fished this 3.3lb straight through to a size 16 hook. When i plumbed my down the edge line i found that right next to the reeds i had probably 12 inches of water so decided to fish probably 2ft from the bank where i had roughly 3ft of depth this rig was a 4x14 Maver Invicible float again set so i could just see the tip and again 3.3lb straight through to a size 16 hook.
At the All In i fed the inside line with a small amount of pellets with 4 or 5 maggots as well and would leave that until my main line at 7 metres slowed up i thought, this line i fed with some punched bread but this was mixed up so it was just like white water it was that wet, i fed this through a kinder pot putting two pots in to kick start the swim. Hook bait was to be an 8mm pellet of bread hoping to bypass the really small fish that are in this water. First put in resulted in a roach of a decent size for Tunnel Hill and this continued for the first 40 to 45 minutes at a bite a chuck then the bites slowed so i re-fed and went in on the inside line just to have a look and within a minute or so had my first carp of the day again on the 8mm punch, a nice surprise so i dropped in again but nothing, I stayed there for another 15 Min's then decided to go back out on the 7 metre line. Again first put in was a small carp then another and then another, so i thought that I'd give a small piece of paste a go and i had 6 or 7 slightly bigger carp on the trot then it died so i went back on the punch.
The last half of the match was a bit of struggle with just the odd small fish, With about an hour to go i decided to have another look on the inside line but re fed the 7 metre line again,Well nothing on the inside so back out and thankfully enough i started to get a run of small skimmers but found to get these fish i had to put two 8mm pieces of punch on the hook and for the last hour i had bites every 5 to 10 minutes or so, I also had a couple of bonus carp in the last hour just to add to the weight i already had.
All in all i think it was a pretty decent day everybody had a few fish and the weights were close
1st Jon cook 27lb odd 12lb of which was one fish
2nd Gerry Chivers 25lb
3rd Myself with 24lb
I was happy with third as i thought the best i was going to do was my section as i thought Mark 2 pegs away had caught alot more than i did but fortunately i did him by 3oz.
The match went pretty much as i thought it would but i didn't expect to have the run of fish on the paste but i do think i wasted a bit to much time on it when the bites dried up, I probably should have went back out on the punch sooner.but the rest of the match pretty much went to plan. In fact i could have fished the whole match using just 1/4 pint of Bread mix and 1 slice of bread what a cheap day that would have been.
Next match is 2 week at Manor Farm Windmill Lake which I'm told has had some more fish put in so we'll see if that's going to a good or bad thing so soon after introduction.
As always please let me know if you want anything else included in these write up's.
Andy
Sunday 29 January 2012
Saturday 14 January 2012
WALKER CROSS ANGLING CLUB POOL
We'll -6.5 degrees this morning and not looking promising is what i told myself when i left the house.When we all arrived at the lake we decided to do a roamer as there was only seven of us who braved the cold.after the usual banter i decided to fish the far side of the lake on the corner of an island ,My thinking was that hopefully i would still have a chance if fishing was hard to sit on the tip and snag a couple of carp. I knew this was going to be hard day after the previous two nights of hard frost so went with the intention of fishing the bread punch as my main line on plumbing up i found only 2ft of water in front of me but found just under 3 ft of water in front of the next peg, so i set up at 13 metres to fish across into the deeper water.My set up was going to be a 0.03 maver invincible float i fished this with a bulk of 3 no6 shot about 12 inches from the hook with a number 10 shot about 5 inches below that, this left me with just a pimple of the float tip showing. At the whistle i started with a 4mm piece of Punch for the hook and a thumb nail size of Punch crumb with 4 pinkies fed through the pot.It was that cold my caster i brought were freezing in the tub!!
First put in resulted in a roach about 1/2 ounce, I then without topping up at all keep a string of these roach coming for the first hour.by the halfway mark i had about a dozen small roach when i decided to up the size of punch to a 6mm nugget and first put in i had the shiest of bites which resulted in a carp of about 2-3lb,the only problem with this was as i was on light elastic ( No5) and was only fishing a 1.7lb bottom i had to take my time,anyway carp landed and next put in nothing and that's the way it stayed for the rest of the match, i tried re-feeding but that didn't produce anything else from the swim, i did look over on the feeder line to the island but had no indication whatsoever.
At the end of the match i finished with 3lb 9oz for third the match was won with just over 6lb which was 2 carp so all in all i felt i fished well, and enjoyed fishing the punch which is something i don't fish that often.
All in all in good day (for those in the sun)and a method I'm going to use allot more in the winter.
next match 29th january at tunnell hill
First put in resulted in a roach about 1/2 ounce, I then without topping up at all keep a string of these roach coming for the first hour.by the halfway mark i had about a dozen small roach when i decided to up the size of punch to a 6mm nugget and first put in i had the shiest of bites which resulted in a carp of about 2-3lb,the only problem with this was as i was on light elastic ( No5) and was only fishing a 1.7lb bottom i had to take my time,anyway carp landed and next put in nothing and that's the way it stayed for the rest of the match, i tried re-feeding but that didn't produce anything else from the swim, i did look over on the feeder line to the island but had no indication whatsoever.
At the end of the match i finished with 3lb 9oz for third the match was won with just over 6lb which was 2 carp so all in all i felt i fished well, and enjoyed fishing the punch which is something i don't fish that often.
All in all in good day (for those in the sun)and a method I'm going to use allot more in the winter.
next match 29th january at tunnell hill
Monday 2 January 2012
Paste Fishing, Myth's,Mixing,and how it all started.NO 1
Paste Fishing.
It can be one of the most frustrating methods to master but when you do big weights and money placings are sure to follow,and more than that it will work on any lake in the country with a large head of carp and even Skimmers and Bream love the stuff, That's how confident i am fishing it!!!, This is one of the most important things when fishing this method is confidence, I know this may sound big headed,cocky etc but i have beaten some of the biggest names in fishing using the paste, and am confident that when using it i can frame or at least take section money every time i use it.This is the first hurdle to cross CONFIDENCE.
Now for some of the myth's involved
1) Paste fishing is easy the fish hook themselves you dont even have to strike.
Wrong sometimes they do hook themselves but isn't this the same with most methods!
2) The sloppier the paste the better.
Wrong it actually depends on conditions,how many fish youv'e got in front of you and what other species are in the lake your'e fishing.Even the time of the year dictates what consistency of paste i use.
3) You must use specific paste floats for the Job.
Wrong any float that will register the paste on the tip will do.(i'll cover this more later on ).
Now i'm not quite sure how to break the rest of the blog up but i'll just ramble on and hopefully we'll cover every aspect of what and when i do something when paste fishing.
I actually started paste fishing because i noticed Greg Dovey taking apart fisheries using the method so arranged some practice sessions with Greg up at Manor farm, The important thing to remember here is i picked a venue stuffed full of fish, The reasons for this will become clear as we go along.
Anyway the first four or five times up there i was pulling my hair out (re my bold patch)with missed bites and foul hooked fish, Then eventually after a while messing around with shotting patterns , different hooks,sizes etc my catch rate started to up and got to the stage where i was fully confident with this method.
Making My paste.
I fill a tub 3/4 full of my chosen pellet (which i buy in 25 kilo bags).
Next i boil the kettle and with that water i'll fill the tub so the water just covers the pellets.
leave the pellets until they have soaked up all the water.
Now again fill the tub so the water just covers the pellets for a second time.
now they are finished, i will then place them in the fridge overnight so they are ready for the morning.
When i arrive at the venue the next day they are ready, At this time they still look like pellets.I'll go through the consistency i require later.
If for instance i'm fishing somewhere like Hillview where you have to use their pellet for mixing then i take some hot water in a flask and mix when i get there.It is i feel important to make my paste from the same pellets i'm feeding if i choose to feed at all.
It can be one of the most frustrating methods to master but when you do big weights and money placings are sure to follow,and more than that it will work on any lake in the country with a large head of carp and even Skimmers and Bream love the stuff, That's how confident i am fishing it!!!, This is one of the most important things when fishing this method is confidence, I know this may sound big headed,cocky etc but i have beaten some of the biggest names in fishing using the paste, and am confident that when using it i can frame or at least take section money every time i use it.This is the first hurdle to cross CONFIDENCE.
Now for some of the myth's involved
1) Paste fishing is easy the fish hook themselves you dont even have to strike.
Wrong sometimes they do hook themselves but isn't this the same with most methods!
2) The sloppier the paste the better.
Wrong it actually depends on conditions,how many fish youv'e got in front of you and what other species are in the lake your'e fishing.Even the time of the year dictates what consistency of paste i use.
3) You must use specific paste floats for the Job.
Wrong any float that will register the paste on the tip will do.(i'll cover this more later on ).
Now i'm not quite sure how to break the rest of the blog up but i'll just ramble on and hopefully we'll cover every aspect of what and when i do something when paste fishing.
I actually started paste fishing because i noticed Greg Dovey taking apart fisheries using the method so arranged some practice sessions with Greg up at Manor farm, The important thing to remember here is i picked a venue stuffed full of fish, The reasons for this will become clear as we go along.
Anyway the first four or five times up there i was pulling my hair out (re my bold patch)with missed bites and foul hooked fish, Then eventually after a while messing around with shotting patterns , different hooks,sizes etc my catch rate started to up and got to the stage where i was fully confident with this method.
Making My paste.
I fill a tub 3/4 full of my chosen pellet (which i buy in 25 kilo bags).
Next i boil the kettle and with that water i'll fill the tub so the water just covers the pellets.
leave the pellets until they have soaked up all the water.
Now again fill the tub so the water just covers the pellets for a second time.
now they are finished, i will then place them in the fridge overnight so they are ready for the morning.
When i arrive at the venue the next day they are ready, At this time they still look like pellets.I'll go through the consistency i require later.
If for instance i'm fishing somewhere like Hillview where you have to use their pellet for mixing then i take some hot water in a flask and mix when i get there.It is i feel important to make my paste from the same pellets i'm feeding if i choose to feed at all.
Paste Fishing, No2
Rigs
Float choice really is a personal preference thing and believe me you will go through various makes and sizes before you eventually find one that will be suitable to you,and how you fish, what depth you are fishing etc, All these factors are of personal preference and my choice may not work for you,Its the same with hook choice i only ever use one type of hook for all my fishing because i have confidence in it, You may have a different preference but that's OK if you're confident with your choice stick to it, I think sometimes as anglers we are swayed by peer pressure or magazine articles etc. just because something works for an England international doesn't mean it will work for you.You'll notice in magazines there is never an article written about an item giving it a bad review,Remember these tackle manufacturers pay their sponsored anglers to give rave reviews and these sponsored anglers aren't paying out of their own pockets for these items. Also the magazine gets paid for publishing kit reviews. advertising etc, So don't take what is written as gospel.
Rigs,Floats,Shotting etc
My Rigs are pretty simple, The floats I'm currently using for 4ft of water and under are Maver invincible series 6 floats in the 4x14 weight range, this float has a standard size tip(Note this is not a paste float).this has a hole through the body for the line to pass through and i use three small lenghts of silicone tubing on the stem, I have these in various colours to suit the light conditions.
The floats i am currently using for deeper water are Preston Tyson 4's 0.8 grams up to 1gram these have an eye above the body and again 3 lengths of silicone tubing on the stem, but noticeably have a longer bristle.
The line i use used to be Silstar Matchteam which has now been re branded as W B Clarke matchteam, I have been using this line for probably 20 years and am fully confident in it and see no reason to change, For my paste fishing i will use breaking strains from 3.3lb up to 6.6lb and all of these i will fish straight through.
The hooks i use after trying many,many different shape's size and manufacturers are the Preston PR 28's or 29's.
Now the shotting is as follows for the smaller float i use 2 no 8's about 14 inches from the hook with a number 10 dropper below that, This may change throughout the match depending on conditions and how the fish are feeding, I find some matches i have to constantly change my shotting patterns to keep the fish coming, whether this be stringing the out ,moving the dropper up to bulk even sometimes putting all the shot under the float so there is nothing down the line. But experiment as the match progresses and i feel this has brought me fish when they shy off etc.But always remember that you're paste needs to register on the float tip, sometimes in the summer i will have no float showing above the surface, as long as i can see the tip under the water so i can see bites that's fine, this again is something that has brought me the odd fish when the bites dry up, the only thing i can think of is that it offers less resistance to the fish.
The deeper float rig is shot exactly the same as the shallow rig but the difference being the bulk is 4 no 4's 14 inches from the hook with 2 no 8 droppers below, obviously you don't have the scope to move the shot around as much but still play with the shotting because like I've said before what might work for me may not work for you.but play around with it as what works one day might not the next you will throughout a session find a pattern that improves bites and hooking etc.
My hook size depends on what size of bait I'm thinking of using and what size fish I'm looking to catch but as a general rule most of my paste fishing is done using a size 14 hook.
My elastics for those of you that know me are heavy usually size 16-18 hollow but again preference is you re's.As most of my paste fishing is done no more than 4 metres from the bank and for big weights i need to get that fishing under control and in the net as quickly as possible so i fish heavy for that reason.I'm not going to slate puller bung etc as I've never used them so can't comment i just use what I'm confident in.
Float choice really is a personal preference thing and believe me you will go through various makes and sizes before you eventually find one that will be suitable to you,and how you fish, what depth you are fishing etc, All these factors are of personal preference and my choice may not work for you,Its the same with hook choice i only ever use one type of hook for all my fishing because i have confidence in it, You may have a different preference but that's OK if you're confident with your choice stick to it, I think sometimes as anglers we are swayed by peer pressure or magazine articles etc. just because something works for an England international doesn't mean it will work for you.You'll notice in magazines there is never an article written about an item giving it a bad review,Remember these tackle manufacturers pay their sponsored anglers to give rave reviews and these sponsored anglers aren't paying out of their own pockets for these items. Also the magazine gets paid for publishing kit reviews. advertising etc, So don't take what is written as gospel.
Rigs,Floats,Shotting etc
My Rigs are pretty simple, The floats I'm currently using for 4ft of water and under are Maver invincible series 6 floats in the 4x14 weight range, this float has a standard size tip(Note this is not a paste float).this has a hole through the body for the line to pass through and i use three small lenghts of silicone tubing on the stem, I have these in various colours to suit the light conditions.
The floats i am currently using for deeper water are Preston Tyson 4's 0.8 grams up to 1gram these have an eye above the body and again 3 lengths of silicone tubing on the stem, but noticeably have a longer bristle.
The line i use used to be Silstar Matchteam which has now been re branded as W B Clarke matchteam, I have been using this line for probably 20 years and am fully confident in it and see no reason to change, For my paste fishing i will use breaking strains from 3.3lb up to 6.6lb and all of these i will fish straight through.
The hooks i use after trying many,many different shape's size and manufacturers are the Preston PR 28's or 29's.
Now the shotting is as follows for the smaller float i use 2 no 8's about 14 inches from the hook with a number 10 dropper below that, This may change throughout the match depending on conditions and how the fish are feeding, I find some matches i have to constantly change my shotting patterns to keep the fish coming, whether this be stringing the out ,moving the dropper up to bulk even sometimes putting all the shot under the float so there is nothing down the line. But experiment as the match progresses and i feel this has brought me fish when they shy off etc.But always remember that you're paste needs to register on the float tip, sometimes in the summer i will have no float showing above the surface, as long as i can see the tip under the water so i can see bites that's fine, this again is something that has brought me the odd fish when the bites dry up, the only thing i can think of is that it offers less resistance to the fish.
The deeper float rig is shot exactly the same as the shallow rig but the difference being the bulk is 4 no 4's 14 inches from the hook with 2 no 8 droppers below, obviously you don't have the scope to move the shot around as much but still play with the shotting because like I've said before what might work for me may not work for you.but play around with it as what works one day might not the next you will throughout a session find a pattern that improves bites and hooking etc.
My hook size depends on what size of bait I'm thinking of using and what size fish I'm looking to catch but as a general rule most of my paste fishing is done using a size 14 hook.
My elastics for those of you that know me are heavy usually size 16-18 hollow but again preference is you re's.As most of my paste fishing is done no more than 4 metres from the bank and for big weights i need to get that fishing under control and in the net as quickly as possible so i fish heavy for that reason.I'm not going to slate puller bung etc as I've never used them so can't comment i just use what I'm confident in.
Paste fishing No3
Ive never really thought about how much detail goes into my paste fishing i just take it for granted and get on with it,but after being asked to write about it on this blog, It's actually bloody hard work!!
So I've made all my rigs up made my paste and its time to get fishing, lets say I'm at Tirley court and I've draw the deeper bank.
Plumbing up, I'm looking for a flattish area(for those who have fishing this bank at Tirley you know this is not an easy job).Now I'm really looking for and area 3 metres from the bank but not too worried if the area i find is dinner plate sized or the size of a dinner table as long as it's flat. I will do this at 3 metres at around 5 metres and one last line where i can fish just my top 2. Now i found the depth and i will start by fishing dead depth on all lines, this may change if there's any tow or if the bites dry up etc.if its towing i have no problem fishing over depth but not too much maybe maximum of 2 inches if its still towing then I've no problem with some movement as when paste fishing really the float shouldn't have much time to settle. the bites should be present almost immediately, if there not it just means you have less time for you're paste to stay on the hook before you have to re bait.
So now my attention turns to my paste which at the moment just looks like over damp pellet.Take a good handful out of the tub and mould it so it has a smooth consistency. Now if I'm planning to fish the 3 metre line at the start i will place the paste that I've mixed in my landing net and give it a good dampening in the lake, then i will give it another good mixing with my hands, i don't want it too soft as i need it to stay on the hook when shipping out and also i don't want it to fall off the hook when fish brush the line etc. I want it to stay on until i get a proper bite.The rest of the mixture in the box will be for fishing further out as it will be stiffer and for re mixing to fish the nearer lines too.
To start off i will feed with a pole pot to get the fish there, and once I'm catching regular i will feed by hand. Now one point i will make is if you're trying to catch 100lb plus of fish you will need more than 1 pint of feed pellet i will take with me 8-10 pints of feed pellet for a venue like Tirley.That doesn't mean i will always feed heavy but if i didn't have it ,it could affect my whole match.
Now i will feed a good handful of pellet at the start every put in, in fact i could use 2 pints of pellet within the first hour.Now if i find that I'm starting to get foul hookers i will reduce my feed until i start getting proper bites again, i will even reduce this to nothing if needed as the paste will still feed the line I'm fishing, I will still feed nothing if have to until my bites start to slow and then will feed again, and will continue to feed this way until the end or until circumstances require me to do something different.
The bites I'm expecting are the same every fishery which contains carp they never seem to differ,You will start by the float moving,dipping,slowly going under but you're not going to hit these bites,i know it's tempting to strike but don't, you will either miss the bites or foul hook fish and lose them, the bite you're waiting for is a quick almost violent, slamming of the float under then you know this is a proper bite, so you have to be quick to hit these bites miss it and you miss the fish.Like i said before sometimes you will have adjust you're shotting etc to get these proper bites and sometimes it also helps when hitting the bites.
really the be all and end all is Practise and perseverance and you will do the "Ton" if you haven't before and will get more coin.
I have unless I've forgotten anything given you my advice on how i fish the paste but ultimately it's up to you to put them into practise. The biggest part of paste fishing is confidence, use the tackle you find best and the rest will come with practise.
I look forward to my 50% of you're winnings when you win with paste lol
Don't forget any questions please ask (I'm a good liar)
Anything I've forgot let me know and I'll add it in another blog
So I've made all my rigs up made my paste and its time to get fishing, lets say I'm at Tirley court and I've draw the deeper bank.
Plumbing up, I'm looking for a flattish area(for those who have fishing this bank at Tirley you know this is not an easy job).Now I'm really looking for and area 3 metres from the bank but not too worried if the area i find is dinner plate sized or the size of a dinner table as long as it's flat. I will do this at 3 metres at around 5 metres and one last line where i can fish just my top 2. Now i found the depth and i will start by fishing dead depth on all lines, this may change if there's any tow or if the bites dry up etc.if its towing i have no problem fishing over depth but not too much maybe maximum of 2 inches if its still towing then I've no problem with some movement as when paste fishing really the float shouldn't have much time to settle. the bites should be present almost immediately, if there not it just means you have less time for you're paste to stay on the hook before you have to re bait.
So now my attention turns to my paste which at the moment just looks like over damp pellet.Take a good handful out of the tub and mould it so it has a smooth consistency. Now if I'm planning to fish the 3 metre line at the start i will place the paste that I've mixed in my landing net and give it a good dampening in the lake, then i will give it another good mixing with my hands, i don't want it too soft as i need it to stay on the hook when shipping out and also i don't want it to fall off the hook when fish brush the line etc. I want it to stay on until i get a proper bite.The rest of the mixture in the box will be for fishing further out as it will be stiffer and for re mixing to fish the nearer lines too.
To start off i will feed with a pole pot to get the fish there, and once I'm catching regular i will feed by hand. Now one point i will make is if you're trying to catch 100lb plus of fish you will need more than 1 pint of feed pellet i will take with me 8-10 pints of feed pellet for a venue like Tirley.That doesn't mean i will always feed heavy but if i didn't have it ,it could affect my whole match.
Now i will feed a good handful of pellet at the start every put in, in fact i could use 2 pints of pellet within the first hour.Now if i find that I'm starting to get foul hookers i will reduce my feed until i start getting proper bites again, i will even reduce this to nothing if needed as the paste will still feed the line I'm fishing, I will still feed nothing if have to until my bites start to slow and then will feed again, and will continue to feed this way until the end or until circumstances require me to do something different.
The bites I'm expecting are the same every fishery which contains carp they never seem to differ,You will start by the float moving,dipping,slowly going under but you're not going to hit these bites,i know it's tempting to strike but don't, you will either miss the bites or foul hook fish and lose them, the bite you're waiting for is a quick almost violent, slamming of the float under then you know this is a proper bite, so you have to be quick to hit these bites miss it and you miss the fish.Like i said before sometimes you will have adjust you're shotting etc to get these proper bites and sometimes it also helps when hitting the bites.
really the be all and end all is Practise and perseverance and you will do the "Ton" if you haven't before and will get more coin.
I have unless I've forgotten anything given you my advice on how i fish the paste but ultimately it's up to you to put them into practise. The biggest part of paste fishing is confidence, use the tackle you find best and the rest will come with practise.
I look forward to my 50% of you're winnings when you win with paste lol
Don't forget any questions please ask (I'm a good liar)
Anything I've forgot let me know and I'll add it in another blog
Sunday 1 January 2012
another grueller
We'll here we go again,This time a knock-up arranged by Nick for the period in betweeh Christmas and New Year at Harescombe.Arrived at the lake about 8.30am had the usual banter and made the draw at 9.00am last two pegs in the hat just me and Tim to draw peg 11 came out, so at least no walking for me.I decided i would set up just the two rigs one for across to the far shelf the other to fish at the bottom of the far shelf,The shallow far shelf swim would be a rig that took 2 no 8's with a number 10 dropper with a size 18 pr28 hook,Line was 3.3lb straight through.I thought i would fish for anything that swims at the bottom of the far shelf so went to a lighter 2.2lb mainline straight through to again a size 18 pr28, This rig was 4 no 6's and 2 no8 droppers.
First droop in on the far shelf and the tow was incredible so i ended up laying on by some 4-6 inches,Back across with 6mm pellet on the hook and within minutes a bite and a small mirror about 1.5lbs was in the net. Good start or so i thought, The hour or so nothing no bites no indications nothing. Across the lake i could see Chris catching across on the waggler so i decided i would set up the wand and try that, First cast i tried hair rigged corn on the bomb, I was getting liners but no bites so at least i knew there was fish there, I had been feeding the least amount of bait possible for the whole match just 4 or 5 pellets or maggots every time over with the pole on both lines.I decided to give the deeper bottom of the far shelf line a go but after 30mins without even a sign of life i gave that up and went back up on the top of the shelf. anyway to cut a long story short for the rest of th match i had 3 more carp 2 on the pole and the other on the tip all on maggot.
The match was eventually won by Chris who fair play to him fished how nobody else would of on the waggler. I have a couple of theories on what happened today, Firstly the same few pegs framed again and i think this time of year thats down to them being more sheltered from the conditions than the rest of the lake, secondly even though there was a nice colour to the water the might be able to see the pole waving over their heads and finally Nick is a jonah every time i'm next to him i have a crap day.
Until next time.
Oh by the way if you think i need to add more to these blogs let me know,this is all new to me and i'm trying to open up how i decide what to do ands how i do it,what rigs i'm using,baits etc.so if i'm missing anything let me know.
First droop in on the far shelf and the tow was incredible so i ended up laying on by some 4-6 inches,Back across with 6mm pellet on the hook and within minutes a bite and a small mirror about 1.5lbs was in the net. Good start or so i thought, The hour or so nothing no bites no indications nothing. Across the lake i could see Chris catching across on the waggler so i decided i would set up the wand and try that, First cast i tried hair rigged corn on the bomb, I was getting liners but no bites so at least i knew there was fish there, I had been feeding the least amount of bait possible for the whole match just 4 or 5 pellets or maggots every time over with the pole on both lines.I decided to give the deeper bottom of the far shelf line a go but after 30mins without even a sign of life i gave that up and went back up on the top of the shelf. anyway to cut a long story short for the rest of th match i had 3 more carp 2 on the pole and the other on the tip all on maggot.
The match was eventually won by Chris who fair play to him fished how nobody else would of on the waggler. I have a couple of theories on what happened today, Firstly the same few pegs framed again and i think this time of year thats down to them being more sheltered from the conditions than the rest of the lake, secondly even though there was a nice colour to the water the might be able to see the pole waving over their heads and finally Nick is a jonah every time i'm next to him i have a crap day.
Until next time.
Oh by the way if you think i need to add more to these blogs let me know,this is all new to me and i'm trying to open up how i decide what to do ands how i do it,what rigs i'm using,baits etc.so if i'm missing anything let me know.
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