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r e eds on the left-hand si d e o f
t h e lake. This sees the m ajo ri t y
o f the sun througho ut the d a y
s o I decided to set up on t h e
b o ttom bank as this give s y o u
m ore of a direct line to t h e m
a n d you can pull them a w a y
f r om the reeds.
The Reed Lake this tim e o f
y e ar, I only have one appro a c h
r e ally and that is a so lid b a g
f i s hing. They just love a sin g l e
m outhful of food over th ere a n d
t h is year was no exceptio n .
The lake rules state that y o u
c a n use a bait boat and ye s , I
k n ow they are not everyo n e ’s
c u p of tea however, th e s e
c a rp have put on some ser i o u s
p o undage over the l ast f e w
y e ars and with that weari n e s s .
A s well as that, I already k n o w
t h e spots I am fishing so i t ’s
m ore a case of getting the b a g s
o u t as quietly as possibl e w i t h
m i nimal disturbance. I pla c e d
t h e furthest rod first; ther e i s
a ledge about a fo ot of f t h e
p o int of the Reed l ine. S o , i f
y o u imagine the lake in a 2 D
sketch it goes from 5ft to the
edge of the ledge down to 8ft
and then falls away gradually
t o a r o u n d 1 5 f t i n t h e m i dd l e. I
dropped the bag then slowly
moved the boat away from the
area as I did not want to spook
a n y t h i n g. I t h e n f o l l o w e d u p
by dropping the rod tip under
t h e w a te r a n d t i g h t e n i n g t h e
l i n e, t h i s i s a s c e n a r i o w h e r e
y o u h a v e t o fi s h l o c k e d u p . S o ,
I set the bobbin and placed
the line in the clip.
N o w t h a t r o d w a s f i s h i n g,
I b ro u g h t t h e b o a t b a c k t o
t h e s wi m a n d r e p e a t e d t h e
l o a d i n g o f t h e s e c o n d b a g.
This is where it got a bit
strange and I love things like
this as its part of the magic
being on the bank. Normally
when I am getting the rods
s o r t e d, F u d g e i s u p a n d d o w n
the bank having his own little
a d v e n t u re a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y
waiting for me to drop a stray
b o i l i e. H o w e v e r, I n o t i c e d t h i s
t i m e h e wa s n o t . I l o o k e d t o
see where he was because I
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