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BOBBY
STEVE
LEE
BILL
DICK
CRAIG
GRIFFIN
PHILLIPS
GAYNER
BRIGGS
McEVOY
COOTE
Avoid chods – I have fou n d t ha t t h e tow o n t h e ca n al s c a n b e
c o nsiderable, and chods are ju s t n o t t he o n e ! I f yo u h ave c l e a re d
yo ur spots, a simple KD r i g i s m uc h , mu c h m o re e f fe c t ive !
T h ink about this for a seco n d . Yo u ’re f i s h i n g s l a ck l i n e s on t h e
c h ods, but the tow is tigh te n i n g yo u r li n e , p o te n t i a l ly l i f t i n g
t h ese off the bottom. At th e ve r y b e st t hey w i l l be wav i n g
a round unnaturally!
Use a baiting pole to fi sh u n d er tre es o r n ex t to b o a ts . T h i s
w i ll avoid conflict with bo at ow n er s , a s th ey d o n’ t t ake k i n d ly
to a 2oz lead being throw n a t th e i r p r i de a n d j oy, p l u s i t ’ s
p e rfect bait placement eve r y t i m e!
Strong smelling baits se e m to wo rk b et te r o n t h e c an a l s .
Avoid pellets when fishi n g u n le s s yo u l ove b re a m!
Place a white bucket , a co up l e o f ya rd s u p , e i t h e r s i d e o f
yo ur rods. This prevents t h e b i ke rs c ra sh i n g i n to yo u r se t u p .
I h ave even glued reflecto r s o n mi n e !
Use back leads to avoid t he b o a t tra f f i c – a m u s t i n th e h e i gh t
o f summer!
Do not set up next to wate r s to p s fo r th e b o a t s o n t h e c a n a l s ,
a s I nearly got into a righ t o l d f i gh t a s a b o a t n e a rly cra s h ed
i n to my rods.
Put your rods horizontal to t h e tow p at h to avo i d wal ke rs
a n d bikers.
Keep a small stalking set u p a n d s o me f lo a te rs i n the va n /
c a r as in the summer when t ak i n g t he m i ss u s a n d k i d s a wa l k
a l ong the canal, you neve r k n ow wh en a n o p p o rt u n i t y m i gh t
p resent itself !
Don’t tel l anyone anythi n g , a s yo u wi l l b e s u r p ri s e d a t j u s t
h ow many sheep love the c a n al !
Well, I hope you’ve en joye d t hi s a r ti cl e a n d h ave t a ke n
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