Neil Melton
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I took a trip to the Makin's Fishery at Wolvey yesterday...and what a fishery! Had a pretty good day, however out of the 7 obviously larger fish I hooked, I only managed to land 1. I only picked fishing up again last year after a 12 year lay-off, and have been pretty successful at my local fishery landing a mixed bag with fish up to 8lb, but it seems I still have a lot to learn!! I tried both rod and reel using a waggler, and a pole out to 8m. Hooking the fish wasn't the problem, it was actually playing the fish. As I brought the fish in to almost netting distance, the fish made for a reed bed to my right, almost every time, and as I put some side-strain on the rod/pole in the opposite direction it always seemed to either dislodge the hook, or snap off.
So, do any of my learned friends have any tips for playing fish, or is it something to be developed over time with experience.
BTW, virtually all the larger fish were caught using the new Skinz pellets!
So, do any of my learned friends have any tips for playing fish, or is it something to be developed over time with experience.
BTW, virtually all the larger fish were caught using the new Skinz pellets!