I will say before I continue that everyone is entitled to enjoy their own style and don't wish to seem unkind.
This evening I walked round my club lake and one old boy (younger than me) was sat float fishing. He is not new to fishing and I don't think his sight is bad, so how can anyone who presumably wants to catch fish can sit there with that much float above the surface.
I am not exaggerating when I say there was about 4 inches of brightly striped thick waggler proud of the water reminiscent of Beach Head Lighthouse.Also the huge bow in the thick line dragging around on the surface.
I noticed he had a tiny hook with a maggot and several AAA shot at random places on the line with the crowning glory of a swan shot 2 inches from the tiny hook.
His bearing is such that I didn't venture to offer any advice.
What I dont get is that if someone forks out for tackle, licence, club fees etc why they don't go that step further to research a better way to use the outlay. He obviously wanted to catch as he struck when a small perch managed to drag the weight sideways a bit and make the float send ripples out.
Anyone else come across such anglers?
This evening I walked round my club lake and one old boy (younger than me) was sat float fishing. He is not new to fishing and I don't think his sight is bad, so how can anyone who presumably wants to catch fish can sit there with that much float above the surface.
I am not exaggerating when I say there was about 4 inches of brightly striped thick waggler proud of the water reminiscent of Beach Head Lighthouse.Also the huge bow in the thick line dragging around on the surface.
I noticed he had a tiny hook with a maggot and several AAA shot at random places on the line with the crowning glory of a swan shot 2 inches from the tiny hook.
His bearing is such that I didn't venture to offer any advice.
What I dont get is that if someone forks out for tackle, licence, club fees etc why they don't go that step further to research a better way to use the outlay. He obviously wanted to catch as he struck when a small perch managed to drag the weight sideways a bit and make the float send ripples out.
Anyone else come across such anglers?
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