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Great fun! Even though I caught nothing but weeds :(

There is nothing better than getting out there and giving it a try. I learnt more in a few hours on Sunday than I have from months of reading about it. But it is not just about the fishing to me, it is the whole thing, discovering parts of London that I have never seen before, and collecting facts about the canal that I did not know before. The whole day is described on my blog HERE, but now I can't wait for next time when, armed with my experience of last Sunday, and some smaller jig heads, I will catch a fish!

Ralph.
 
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fishplate42 said:
Great fun! Even though I caught nothing but weeds :(....
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Nice one Ralph,
Yet another good write-up on your blog. Your experiences for a first try probably match a lot of others including mine - at least you got weeds! :eek:mg:
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I've bought most of my setup for dropshotting now, like you I've done loads of Web based research and am Itching to get out and give it a go!
 
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Another nice one Ralph. I am quite in awe of your skills at the making of your professional looking layouts.

On a fishing front(which I can understand:wh) does the tube still go to Richmond?
You could explore miles of Thames towpath from there past Kingston to beyond Molesly if my memory serves.

Tight lines.
 
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john step said:
Another nice one Ralph. I am quite in awe of your skills at the making of your professional looking layouts.

On a fishing front(which I can understand:wh) does the tube still go to Richmond?
You could explore miles of Thames towpath from there past Kingston to beyond Molesly if my memory serves.

Tight lines.
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Thanks for you kind words regarding the blog. Yes, the tube and now the Overground both go to Richmond so that is another place I could go. I think I may need yet another permit to fish that part of the river...

Although I have a permit to fish the Regent's (as well as my EA rod licence) nobody asked to see it and we were there all day. Although I would not knowingly fish in an area I was not allowed to, what's the point of issuing permits if nobody checks them?

Ralph.
 
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