peter crabtree
AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
It's that time of year when the Willows shed their seeds.
Those White fluffy bits that float in clumps at the windward end of lakes.
If you are using a rod with small eyes on the tip this fluff can lock your line as you reel in, not great when you have an angry carp on the hook. Quivertips can fold round and snap. If it gets on your line it's tricky to get off. Even worse if it gets in your eyes. It has minute barbs and gets stuck, this can lead to infection. I suffered it once and had to go to hospital to get it sorted.
I'm sure many of you know this already but those who don't, be careful....
Those White fluffy bits that float in clumps at the windward end of lakes.
If you are using a rod with small eyes on the tip this fluff can lock your line as you reel in, not great when you have an angry carp on the hook. Quivertips can fold round and snap. If it gets on your line it's tricky to get off. Even worse if it gets in your eyes. It has minute barbs and gets stuck, this can lead to infection. I suffered it once and had to go to hospital to get it sorted.
I'm sure many of you know this already but those who don't, be careful....