Derek Gibson
Well-known member
For the first time in what seems an age, I'll be opening the season with Barbel on a Yorkshire river due to the urging of an old mate, and I'm already fired up.
We spent most of yesterday discussing a particular stretch and in particular several swims that would suit me fine with no long walks involved, due to the courtesy of the landowner whose property abutts the river. My mates results over the last couple of seasons adding to my enthusiasm. Plus, joy of joys our old methods, ''Baits and presentation'' are just as effective as they were back in the mid to late sixties, but the average weight of fish are significently ''bigger'',in short I'm well fired up.''The Pike will have to wait'', as will I for the opening. Time to dust off the tackle.
It's an odds on bet that many of you guys will be doing the same, but maybe not for Barbel. Here's to bent rods.
We spent most of yesterday discussing a particular stretch and in particular several swims that would suit me fine with no long walks involved, due to the courtesy of the landowner whose property abutts the river. My mates results over the last couple of seasons adding to my enthusiasm. Plus, joy of joys our old methods, ''Baits and presentation'' are just as effective as they were back in the mid to late sixties, but the average weight of fish are significently ''bigger'',in short I'm well fired up.''The Pike will have to wait'', as will I for the opening. Time to dust off the tackle.
It's an odds on bet that many of you guys will be doing the same, but maybe not for Barbel. Here's to bent rods.
