chub fishing tomorrow

[Lord Paul of Sheffield]

If he weather stays as it is I'm hoping for a chub or 2 from thr Rother tomorrow

liquidised bread to feed with bread and/or cheese paste on the hook


should I try trotting or cage feeder?

[caesarson]

The one rule in fishing I always have....... always be adaptable

[barbelboi]

Best of luck Paul, I try to avoid snow melt conditions myself - and that's what happening here.
Jerry

[peter crabtree]

Don't know if you got yourself a pole Paul but pole feeder can be good
if the river is pushing a bit. Just attach a cage feeder and hooklink on your top 4/5 drop it in and wait for the elastic to pull out.

[Lord Paul of Sheffield]

cheers

yes I've heard that snow melt will kill the fishing but I'm hoping that it wont (more luck needed)

Peter - thanks for the pole feeder idea - I have an 11m pole - I'll ahve to try that trick

[chav professor]

Originally Posted by peter crabtree

Don't know if you got yourself a pole Paul but pole feeder can be good
if the river is pushing a bit. Just attach a cage feeder and hooklink on your top 4/5 drop it in and wait for the elastic to pull out.

My mate keeps on mentioning he would like to go chubbing using his pole...... Don't know why (perhaps because I have never used a pole), I have never fancied the sound of it. I may be wrong, but imagine it is difficult to keep mobile with a pole and seat box?

[Lord Paul of Sheffield]

with the snow melt and entering the rivers I decided against fishing - those more experinced than me - should I havee gone - would the chub still ahve fed?

[Peter Jacobs]

I'd have been tempted to stay at home too in those conditions.

A little later though I would have taken both trotting rod and feeder rod to the river. Sometimes the Chub want a static bait and other times they are prepared to chase a trotted one.

So, why limit your self to one particular style or method?

Usually I would kick-off trotting and feeding little and often but if no success in the first hour or so, then a switch to the feeder rod would usually bring a result.

Also, in these cold conditions, staying on the feeder rod can be a lot more comfortable for the angler too.

I rarely if ever use the pole for Chub on the river, but for Roach, well that is an altogether different matter . . . . . . . .

[Lord Paul of Sheffield]

cheers Peter

my thoughts were to leave the river when the snow was melting - I was hoping that the freeze would stay and the snow would stay frozen - then I'd have gone fishing

[Sean Meeghan]

The rivers were in fine fettle Paul so you missed a chance.