Tony Cummings
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Despite suffering severe close season blues, I reluctantly ventured out for a spot of float fishing on a local stillwater. Despite my limited ability with regards to "real" fishing, I managed to winkle out a fish or two and thourghly enjoyed it.
It's amazing how a few seasons of barbel bashing can lead to a steep decline in ones ability to "fish proper"; in particular, I've been struggling with holding position when waggler fishing in windy conditions.
I was fortunate enough recentlyto bump into an aquaintence of mine whilst fishing,who also happens to be an excellent angler; he kindly intervened after seeing me struggle with the blustery conditions. After establishing that I'd plumbed the swim in front of me he suggested that I cast out and allow the bait to drift in until it found its own position naturally; this then dictated the area to feed.
I was soon into bites and had some nice rudd and crucians out; however, I'm interested in learning other methods of beating wind / surface tow e.g suitable shot patterns, float types etc.
Going back to basics has made me realise how narrow my fishing experience has been these past few years/forum/smilies/i_dont_know_smiley.gif
It's amazing how a few seasons of barbel bashing can lead to a steep decline in ones ability to "fish proper"; in particular, I've been struggling with holding position when waggler fishing in windy conditions.
I was fortunate enough recentlyto bump into an aquaintence of mine whilst fishing,who also happens to be an excellent angler; he kindly intervened after seeing me struggle with the blustery conditions. After establishing that I'd plumbed the swim in front of me he suggested that I cast out and allow the bait to drift in until it found its own position naturally; this then dictated the area to feed.
I was soon into bites and had some nice rudd and crucians out; however, I'm interested in learning other methods of beating wind / surface tow e.g suitable shot patterns, float types etc.
Going back to basics has made me realise how narrow my fishing experience has been these past few years/forum/smilies/i_dont_know_smiley.gif