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This is a dedicated thread for discussing article: Winter Chubbing
Good work prof.
We seem to have similar rivers (unsurprisingly) in Norfolk. Not sure about the bite detection thing? Maybe on some occassions it might be better to have them take line from an open reel. Probably good to have another option when your first choice is not working. Regards the freelining, I have fed chub on the H.A. with floating crust but they have ignored my bait that has as far as I'm concerned floated in the same fashion. In desperation I have squeezed the bread on harder so that it sinks slowly and they have taken it a few inches under the surface.
Thanks for the article, it's always good to think, Matthew.
Thanks for your comments..... I was particularly excited about this article as I have yet to see an 'open bail arm' method of bite detection described for chub in any other article/feature. I am interested to hear what you think......
On the face of it, it sounds like a recipe for potential deep-hooking?
Christian, have you read any of Bob Buteaux's stuff on his chubbing?
Congratulations on another very good article Christian. Some very thought provoking stuff that makes for interesting reading. :thumbs:
I remember an article by the late, great, Peter Stone about chub fishing with finicky bites. His answer was to push the rod forward as soon as the bite started, giving slack, and therefore giving the chub "enough rope to hang itself".