Pit Fishing for Tench ? Part 2

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An interesting and thought-provoking part 2, thanks Steve.

Not to many people on FM are 'brave' enough to give a view of the inside of their tackle boxes either, mind you one or two I've seen over the years would bring tears to your eyes.

Those Paul Cook traditional floats are absolutely terrific, and now I've become very jealous.
 
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Very informative Steve - and well written too.

I must admit to being a bit of a tart when it comes to my tackle boxes so a spot inspection would hold no fears - but give me advance notice!!!!!!!

Thank you.
 
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Going tenching for the first time in years this saturday morning.I cannot wait.
 
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/forum/smilies/smile_smiley.gifLovely

OoooH I look forward to those early morning tench sessions in late April/May like no other- I guess its the fresh start, the warmth finally hitting our little planet, and the smells of dawn. That and those pin-prick bubbles.

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A great article Steve.

Your tackle and rig lay outs make for compulsive reading and viewing.

Many thanks.
 
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Hi There

Just a quick question on shotting the drift beater style floats. How much of the thin stem is under water? Or is it a case of the more the drift the more stem is needed below the surface?

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Shotting A Driftbeater.

These floats are fished bottom end only like a waggler. You will require about 75% of shot load to first sink float to the bottom of the antennae, say 3AA on a 4AA float. I then use smaller shot to sink antennae to the sight bob. This would usually be a BB and a No4. This can be placed about 4" from the hook. Make sure you have plumbed the depth well so you just have the tell tale shot on the bottom. I would not normally fish any "mid bulk" shot with these floats.
 
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I can't see why it wouldn't work Nigel but I don't agree with their assumption that it won't disturb the fish as much as a rake would, that doesn't make any sense at all. It gives you a bit of leeway where snags are concerned though and far more accurate of course.

Tell you what Nigel, you buy one and when I go to Horseshoe you can give it a good field test in my weedy swim, hows that?
 
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I'll tell you what Graham I'll dig out some diving gear and prepare your swim by hand/forum/smilies/smile_smiley.gif

I'm just gearing up for a little bit of short session tenching on some lakes near me Andy has put me on.
 
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Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)

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Not sure Graham.983's are the mulleters' hook of choice too.
 
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Paul (Brummie) Williams

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Great article....but is it only me or do others find those green Drennen feeders break after a couple of heavy sessions?
 
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The Aspen weed rake was demonstrated at The TenchfishersSpring Meeting last week, at Horseshoe Lake. It is a substantial bit of kit and the spring tines which are flexible are extremely strong. It is a very efficient and easy way to drag a swim. However I think the sticking point might be the price for many anglers as spending £90 on a weedrake is substantial! But it is well engineered and thought out bit of kit.
 
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Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)

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Out this morning before work.All very quiet and no bites.Fishing double caster over a light scattering of hemp,dead reds, micro pellets and frozen caster.

The water temp was 49.5F andI was wondering if this is still a little on the cold side.

I was fishing in 8 feet of water and wonder if at this time of year the shallower water may be better on the basis that it warms up quicker.

Perhaps evening sessions are also more productive asany sun has had chance to warm up the water.

Questions,questions! All good fun though.
 
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Do you have a preference for hooks when fishing for tench Nigel (or anyone) and why?

I have caught tench on all sorts and sizes of hooks but never had a preference personally but, as with most tench fishing you never know what will pick up the bait, a roach, a bream and even carp so it is wise tohave a hook that can handle anything I suppose. The tried andtrusted Drennan specialist range is my instinctive choice but I read in a tench fishing article on the web about the benefits of the Kamasan B983 and the B420 sedge hook as well but they are not easily obtainable.
 
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Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)

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Graham,

I am no tencher not having targetted them for a good while.

I was using a drennan super speciliast in a 14 and countering the weight by using a cut down rubber caster in conjunction with a real caster so it just about sank.

Reading on the subject it seems the lighter the pattern the better when fishing with particles as the tench tend to suck up the casters etc and the hookbait therefore needs to mimic the free offerings in respect of bouyancy.This can be achieved by using a floating artificial.I am not sureit makes much difference when using heavier bates which require more suck from the fish.

I have heard the sedge hooks recommended but think they are a fly hook?

Got a pass out for this evening so hopefully the warm day will have got a few tincas sniffing around this mornings loosefeed.
 
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Really enjoyed the articles. Re: Locslide, what weight would you consider at the business end. The fox sinkers are a semi fixed lead, surely one could just use 1+ oz and wait for self-hooking as a float ledger? Or is there more subtlety involved balanced against a lift bite with such a bouyant float? I'm keen to try it, what's your approach?
 
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