preston96
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I have just come back from a long weekend's fishing in the Wye valley ,........the barbel didn't want to play, but my nipper managed to catch a lovely 5lb 8oz Lugg chub..............i have fished the place for 35yrs and only had two that just made 5lb from there,(plenty of 4's!) this was his first session!!..........he is still hitchhiking back home
My brother in law joined me on a fishspotting walk before an evenings fishing on a low and clear Lugg, he used to match fish at a decent level but hasn't fished seriously for years.
Anyway.......large areas of the river looked devoid of fish to him and indeed large areas were devoid!.........but once i gave him my polaroids and pointed him to a likely swim a whole new world opened up to him and we spotted at least 6 barbel and a fair few chub.
I love small rivers, they teach me so much and i can then try to apply what i learn to bigger rivers.
The most important bit of tackle in my mind for such a situation are those polariod glasses......i didn't catch any of those barbel this time, a suicidal chub recked the swim.......but i now know where to look again.
What do you think the most important bit of kit is for a given situation?
My brother in law joined me on a fishspotting walk before an evenings fishing on a low and clear Lugg, he used to match fish at a decent level but hasn't fished seriously for years.
Anyway.......large areas of the river looked devoid of fish to him and indeed large areas were devoid!.........but once i gave him my polaroids and pointed him to a likely swim a whole new world opened up to him and we spotted at least 6 barbel and a fair few chub.
I love small rivers, they teach me so much and i can then try to apply what i learn to bigger rivers.
The most important bit of tackle in my mind for such a situation are those polariod glasses......i didn't catch any of those barbel this time, a suicidal chub recked the swim.......but i now know where to look again.
What do you think the most important bit of kit is for a given situation?