Graham Whatmore
Senior Member
I well remember those bitter cold mornings, damp, freezing fog and not a hope in hell of catching fish but somehow we nearly always did, in spite of the conditions.
I was always of the opinion that the worst conditions were caused by frost taking the colour out of the water rather than the fact that it was cold. Standard practice for me and a lot of others was to start with a size 20 and a 1.7lb hooklength and move up or down depending on results.
Roach and perch were usually willing feeders with the odd chub as a bonus and like you say Mark presented as slowly as possible.
I was always of the opinion that the worst conditions were caused by frost taking the colour out of the water rather than the fact that it was cold. Standard practice for me and a lot of others was to start with a size 20 and a 1.7lb hooklength and move up or down depending on results.
Roach and perch were usually willing feeders with the odd chub as a bonus and like you say Mark presented as slowly as possible.