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It seems as though everything has conspired at the same time to back me into a “can’t refuse” situation this weekend and I’m currently at that stage of anticipation and excitement, hoping that it doesn’t outstrip the reality.
And…
You’ve got to be in it to win it.
With my regular fishing partner out of commission I have a free hand and with the combination of a high overnight temperature on a deep lake, where I’ve suffered a few strange runs and twitchy bite-offs which I’m convinced weren’t pike whilst fishing for perch, I’ve decided to do a night session for a big snig or two.
Everything just seems perfect, add a couple of good thunderstorms around late afternoon for good measure and the scene should be well and truly set.
It's a fair few years since I last fished for eels with any real intent and it should make for an interesting night.
I’m currently working on a motley mix of munga which is 50/50 riddled seed compost and Dynamite Black which will be dampened using a bag of liquidised roach and half a kilo of liquidised worm with another quarter mixed in as fine chop along with a few diced roach bits. A generous dash of Pred Plus for the cloud effect and it's good to go.
Traces are already tied with roach head to one rod and worm to the other with low resistance running rigs and ultra-lightweight boobins at the ready, the intention is to change over to perch rigs around an hour after dawn on Sunday morning to have the remaining few hours on those before I call it a day around mid-morning after a nice, big, al fresco fried breakfast
If I don’t manage to bag a snig I can’t really use the excuse that it was because they were spawning!
It’s the best weekend weather of the year so far, will you be making the most of it and getting out… And if so, where and what for?
And…
You’ve got to be in it to win it.
With my regular fishing partner out of commission I have a free hand and with the combination of a high overnight temperature on a deep lake, where I’ve suffered a few strange runs and twitchy bite-offs which I’m convinced weren’t pike whilst fishing for perch, I’ve decided to do a night session for a big snig or two.
Everything just seems perfect, add a couple of good thunderstorms around late afternoon for good measure and the scene should be well and truly set.
It's a fair few years since I last fished for eels with any real intent and it should make for an interesting night.
I’m currently working on a motley mix of munga which is 50/50 riddled seed compost and Dynamite Black which will be dampened using a bag of liquidised roach and half a kilo of liquidised worm with another quarter mixed in as fine chop along with a few diced roach bits. A generous dash of Pred Plus for the cloud effect and it's good to go.
Traces are already tied with roach head to one rod and worm to the other with low resistance running rigs and ultra-lightweight boobins at the ready, the intention is to change over to perch rigs around an hour after dawn on Sunday morning to have the remaining few hours on those before I call it a day around mid-morning after a nice, big, al fresco fried breakfast
If I don’t manage to bag a snig I can’t really use the excuse that it was because they were spawning!
It’s the best weekend weather of the year so far, will you be making the most of it and getting out… And if so, where and what for?