So it was off to the K&A for a cheeky practice before
the group match this week, I actually had a lay in and still managed to be on a
peg and set up by half past 10, although I didn’t set everything up to
start. I was a bit restricted as I only
had a bit of bread, some caster, lobs and dendys with me so I had a few feeding
ideas that I wanted to try out.
Once set up I had decided to start on bread short whilst
feeding two lines across, one with caster and the other with just chopped worm,
once the lines had been fed I shipped out onto the short pole line with a
5mm punch and fortunately I didn’t have
to wait long and hybrid number 1 was soon getting panned. I managed one more before the draw of my first
experiment with punch on the whip got too strong and it was a fish a chuck for
about the first hour, I had several good hybrids to around 2lb and numbers of
roach that were barely swingers, not that I let that stop me. I noticed however
that the bank was starting to fall away under my platform so I quickly made the
decision to move it before I got very wet This involved a lot of huffing and
swearing but about ten minutes later I was safely positioned a few feet to the
right of where I had started, unfortunately this time I was on the top of the
bank.
I had a quick re plumb and ended up having to fish the
short line with another section added, but the fish were still there. I had a quick look on my two across lines and
didn’t get a sniff, so it was soon back to fishing short but the fish had faded
massively, it was at this point that I decided on a quick rejig and I plumbed
up a worm track rig and a bread rig for across close to the weed where it was 3
1/2ft deep.
I fed both lines and the across rig started almost
straight away with small roach and the occasional better specimen getting in on
the action, it was not solid but it was steady at around 20 fish per hour
pace. As the day wore on I continued to
try and find another bonus fish on worm but I failed miserably, I did drop back
in on the short line for a few better stamp fish on the whip but it was only
4-5 before they did the off again, so at half three I decided to call it a day.
I showed my final catch on the video camera and it must
have been around 20lb, I had several big hybrids and skimmers to 2-3lb, numbers
of smaller hybrids and a rake of 2-4oz roach that I had mostly picked up in the
first hour or so on the short line.
I decided to pack up most of my kit but spend half an
hour or so chasing a perch, well it worked and I finally got one at half four,
at about a pound it was most welcome.
After this I packed up the rest of my kit and did a quick peg recce up
the rest of the stretch, there were tons of small fish moving in certain areas
so the whip may play a big part in my plan come Wednesday.
What would I do different?
I would have liked to have had some groundbait and squatt
to try out on the far line.
Tackle used:
Bread short:
Elastic: Double 4 slip
Line: 0.12mm to 0.08mm
Hook: 20 PR311
Float: 0.6g DS14H
Whip:
Whip: Daiwa ZR at 4m
Line: 0.13mm N Gage to 0.1mm
Hook: 20 Colmic B957
Float: 0.8g Drennan Stillwater Blue Waggler
Worm across:
Elastic: Double 5 slip
Line: 0.17mm to 0.12mm Cenex
Hook: 16 B560
Float: 4X10 Dibber
Worm Track:
Elastic: Yellow Vespe through 1 section
Line: 0.17mm to 0.12mm Cenex
Hook: 12 B560
Float: 4X12 Dibber
Caster Across:
Elastic: Double No. 2 slip
Line: 0.13mm N Gage to 0.10mm
Hook: 20 Colmic B957
Float: 5-11 MW F1 rattie
Bread Across:
Elastic: Double No. 2 slip
Line: 0.12mm to 0.08mm
Hook: 20 PR311
Float: 4X12 KC Carpa F1
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