OK guys I doubt this post will be popular however I'm going to say it anyway mg:
This notion that rivers are harder is to me a absolute load of BS. I have caught bleak on bear gold hooks before now back in the day. The notion that 'commies' are easy 100 pound easy is also BS, there are plenty up and down the country where the fish are very hard to catch because they have seen it all before.
If I want to catch 100 fish I'll go on a canal or the river soar near me, if I want to catch 100lb I'll go on a man made puddle where carp average 5lb+.
Now what really makes me despair is the modern tackle boxes that weigh a bloody tonne weight empty to sit and fish a level platform on a purpose built fishery. Really, do we really need this? I actually have a old watertank box for the river and it does me much better than my Preston on box which I use for man made waters. The fish really have no interest in boxes, why do we?
Also the trent local to me is full of fish, in the warmer weather its almost as good as its ever been in my eyes. In the winter, fishing for small slivers you'd be forgiven for thinking its fish less, very strange. However other rivers fish well in the winter. Its Horses for courses guys, pretty much as fishing a has ways been.
This notion that rivers are harder is to me a absolute load of BS. I have caught bleak on bear gold hooks before now back in the day. The notion that 'commies' are easy 100 pound easy is also BS, there are plenty up and down the country where the fish are very hard to catch because they have seen it all before.
If I want to catch 100 fish I'll go on a canal or the river soar near me, if I want to catch 100lb I'll go on a man made puddle where carp average 5lb+.
Now what really makes me despair is the modern tackle boxes that weigh a bloody tonne weight empty to sit and fish a level platform on a purpose built fishery. Really, do we really need this? I actually have a old watertank box for the river and it does me much better than my Preston on box which I use for man made waters. The fish really have no interest in boxes, why do we?
Also the trent local to me is full of fish, in the warmer weather its almost as good as its ever been in my eyes. In the winter, fishing for small slivers you'd be forgiven for thinking its fish less, very strange. However other rivers fish well in the winter. Its Horses for courses guys, pretty much as fishing a has ways been.