cal_sutt
Well-known member
Inspired by a reply from "The bad one", on my thread concerning spigot joints. He told me about his routine that he sticks to when he packs up, and it's all pretty much the same for most people (I would assume). But, what is your routine when you first get to a spot?
I'm the same with everywhere I fish; rivers, canals or stillwaters and commercials. Once I get there - I have a good walk around the general area looking at different pegs and features rather than just sitting at the first or easiest I see, if I can't see fish or signs in swims I'll opt for the one with the seemingly best features. Once I'm settled on the spot to fish, I put everything down and (before anything else) I get.my bait out and get plenty out there to bring fish onto the feed, the initial feed will always be matching the hookbait groundbait and other loose feeds come later. Then the pods or rests get set up, followed by the rod(s) and before going further, I get cast out. I'll feed lightly over this whilst I get all other bits and bobs out; net, chair, filling the bait bucket etc. To me, it's all about extending your time fishing as much as you can - get the rods out as.soon as, pack them away last.
I'm the same with everywhere I fish; rivers, canals or stillwaters and commercials. Once I get there - I have a good walk around the general area looking at different pegs and features rather than just sitting at the first or easiest I see, if I can't see fish or signs in swims I'll opt for the one with the seemingly best features. Once I'm settled on the spot to fish, I put everything down and (before anything else) I get.my bait out and get plenty out there to bring fish onto the feed, the initial feed will always be matching the hookbait groundbait and other loose feeds come later. Then the pods or rests get set up, followed by the rod(s) and before going further, I get cast out. I'll feed lightly over this whilst I get all other bits and bobs out; net, chair, filling the bait bucket etc. To me, it's all about extending your time fishing as much as you can - get the rods out as.soon as, pack them away last.