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I was once stood mid river whilst trotting, the water lapping just below the tops of my thigh waders and right at the limit before getting wet. As I looked into the water to my left, I spotted a large juicy korum cage feeder about level with the tip of my 11ft drennan avon duo lying on the river bottom. The water there was about 4 1/2ft deep.
Anyhow, I had a brain wave. I'd try to get it by using my rod tip :stupid:. With my arm outstretched, I leaned out and with great accuracy managed to get the tip guide through the holes in the feeder :applause:.
Now all I had to do was gently lift the large cage feeder out . The problem was, as I tried to do so, the bloody feeder was still attatched to a load of very strong mono, which was snagged firmly on the bottom mg:. I tried all kinds of manouvers to get the effin rod tip out of the feeder mesh with no joy. mg::Cry::nightmare: .
So that was it, I was stuck there. I couldn't put the rod down as then it would be washed around in the flow and the tip would snap off. I also had no idea how I'd get close enough to reach the feeder without letting go of the rod:frusty:. I couldn't walk forward as the rod tip would just crack off as it bent.
I stood there, completely stumped for several minutes .
After much deliberation I moved forward, filling my waders with water and feeding the rod back as I went. The water went over my waist. I literally had to put my head underwater to get hold of the line fastening the feeder to the bottom and then firmly but gently pull that rather than pull the feeder as the tip would snap.
Bear in mind during all this my left arm was stretched out backwards holding the effin rod and the flow was putting lots of pressure on the point were my hand was gripping it.
It really was a nightmare scenario and I honestly don't know how I managed retrieve it without breaking the rod.
All that aggro for a bloody old feeder!
Anyhow, I had a brain wave. I'd try to get it by using my rod tip :stupid:. With my arm outstretched, I leaned out and with great accuracy managed to get the tip guide through the holes in the feeder :applause:.
Now all I had to do was gently lift the large cage feeder out . The problem was, as I tried to do so, the bloody feeder was still attatched to a load of very strong mono, which was snagged firmly on the bottom mg:. I tried all kinds of manouvers to get the effin rod tip out of the feeder mesh with no joy. mg::Cry::nightmare: .
So that was it, I was stuck there. I couldn't put the rod down as then it would be washed around in the flow and the tip would snap off. I also had no idea how I'd get close enough to reach the feeder without letting go of the rod:frusty:. I couldn't walk forward as the rod tip would just crack off as it bent.
I stood there, completely stumped for several minutes .
After much deliberation I moved forward, filling my waders with water and feeding the rod back as I went. The water went over my waist. I literally had to put my head underwater to get hold of the line fastening the feeder to the bottom and then firmly but gently pull that rather than pull the feeder as the tip would snap.
Bear in mind during all this my left arm was stretched out backwards holding the effin rod and the flow was putting lots of pressure on the point were my hand was gripping it.
It really was a nightmare scenario and I honestly don't know how I managed retrieve it without breaking the rod.
All that aggro for a bloody old feeder!