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Return to Coarse Fishing

Posted 19-06-2009 at 07:54 by Graham Marsden

I'm currently re-introducing my old mate Eddie Bibby to coarse fishing. Ed hasn't coarse fished for a few years now and I thought it was about time he got back into it.

Although he's enjoyed the occasional fly fishing trip there's still nothing like coarse fishing for the great variety of methods it can offer.

We're fishing Border Fishery in Cheshire, one of Bay Malton AS's waters, which is an ex commercial fishery but is still run along similar lines. We're varying our methods between margin pole, feeder, and pellet waggler and thoroughly enjoying it, especially as we're fishing alongside another old mate, Eric Barnes (above).

YouTube - Ed on Margin Pole

I'll keep you informed.

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The Story Continues
Friday, 3rd July

Although we're using pellet waggler and feeder rod at times it's the margin pole we're having the most fun with.

We're not using bullying tactics, 20's elastic and such, but 14's elastic. Eric has a margin pole now and he's been quite surprised at how light it is and how easy to play fish, letting the elastic do the work, and working the pole so that it releases elastic at the right time and then sucks it back in when the fish comes towards you

The usual plan is to start of feeder fishing across to the island, and feed the margin while you fish, picking up the margin pole following 20 minutes or so of activity over the bait.

Last time we went I managed to catch the biggest fish of the day on margin pole. We didn't weigh it but it must have been 11 - 12lb.

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	Nice to see you back in the saddle ED. I believ you can get a nice bacon butty there before you chuck in and also there's a place to go for a poo.
	Posted 08-07-2009 at 10:46 by Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)

	I've seen anglers turn their nose up at a fish before, but never a fish turn theirs up at an angler
	Posted 08-07-2009 at 14:10 by Frothey

	Graham should have a word with Bibby. ED, you put your shades over the FishingMagic logo on your hat - missing out on a promo opportunity.
	Posted 08-07-2009 at 19:51 by Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)

	Even the ducks came in for a look at Ed 'trying' to land that Gudgeon. With all that fafing about i would of booted the ginger scouse in.
	Posted 10-07-2009 at 08:54 by Warren Gaunt

	I want to know how the pair of you got out, security is obviously lacking somewhere, Cratchett will be administering recompense later.
	Posted 10-07-2009 at 09:42 by Morespiders

	I had to slip Nurse Cratchitt something rather large for her to let us out of the Home for the Bewildered ........ . . . . . . . . It was one of Grahams white five pound notes from under his mattress (What a stupid looking spider you are ..............)
	Posted 10-07-2009 at 21:10 by ED (The ORIGINAL and REAL one) Updated 11-07-2009 at 09:09 by ED (The ORIGINAL and REAL one)

	I see you went ratting, tut, tut. You'll have him turning in his grave and haunting you!
	Posted 15-07-2009 at 00:25 by The bad one

	Thats not even worth replying to ...
	Posted 16-07-2009 at 08:39 by ED (The ORIGINAL and REAL one) Updated 16-07-2009 at 08:45 by ED (The ORIGINAL and REAL one)

	Nice to see you in action Ed ,spiders told me you had not fished for a bit when i asked after you,looking at some of the stuff you have had in the past I doubt you will need much practice .....tight lines Dave
	Posted 16-07-2009 at 14:57 by slime monster

	I've been doing a bit of fly fishing over the last couple of years .... but Grahams got me into Margin pole fishing, and it's superb. Really exciting when the elastic goes out to full stretch
	Posted 21-07-2009 at 14:35 by ED (The ORIGINAL and REAL one)