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DANNY
ASH
DAVE
HOLLAND
GEDEN
HYDE
over pellets, a bit like back i n th e 8 0 s o r 9 0 s , b ut i t wo rke d fo r
m e. I try to avoid touching o n te ch n i c a l s tu f f wh e n w ri t i n g , a s
I ’ m not entirely sure if there i s a ny re leva n c e to o th e rs a b o u t
what I’m doing other than to mys el f , b u t s o m a ny a ngl e r s m a ke
c o mments on my presentat i o n , a s to m e i t ’s m o re i m p o r ta n t
t h an location. I finally beli eve t hey wi l l f i n d m e ju s t a s q u i c k ly
a s can I find them. That in i t s el f mi gh t c a u se p eo p l e to f row n ,
b u t each to their own. I always us e cl e ar t a p e re d m o n o l e ad e rs
w i th 50lb fluorocarbon lea d e rs a n d f lu o ro h o o k l i n ks, as I ’ m
s u re they can see a lot m o re t h an we g ive t h e m c re di t fo r.
M ono mainline isn’t so gre at s o m et i m es , s o I o p t for t h e b ra i d
a n d tapered leaders. It’s ju s t a th i n g I p re fe r, a nd a l l my f i s h
a re caught this way. It’s n o t t h a t o t he r ma te ri a l s d o n’ t ca tc h ;
t h ey just don’t fit my way o f t h i n ki n g .
Back to t he fish, and I’m s o rr y i f I c a u se d s o me u p s e t t a l k i n g
a b out rigs. Peg 42 – I was ha p py. At n i n et y ya rd s in th i s sw i m ,
t h ere is a gravel hump some 5 f t de e p , wh i c h c a n be e a s i ly s e e n
f rom the bank and had prev i o us ly d o n e m e s o me fa n t as t i c f i s h .
I t ’ s my main focus in this sw i m, s o w i t ho ut h e s i t a ti o n t h i s wa s
b a ited with my usual p elle t s b a i t s w i t h t h e ab ove - m e n t i o n e d
p resentation. The rods we re o u t . N o t h i n g h ad b e e n s h ow in g to
b e honest , and it was so ho t i t fe lt t ha t eve n fo r Ro c k fo rd , t h e
h e at was a little too much, b u t I wa s dow n a t th e la ke g e t ti n g
a tan with friends, so wh o ca re d? I h a d n o t h i n g o n t h e f i rs t
n i ght , just plenty of mozzi e b i te s an d i n s o m n i a .
Time passing slowly, day two was upon me, so all the rods
were rebaited and ready for action. After a good social with John
Sudworth, ROAA Fishery Manager and my close fishing partner,
we decided it was time for bed. That was an understatement – it
was unbearable, just so hot and sticky. What a summer we had.
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