jimmy crackedcorn
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bennygesserit said:lots of great advice there. Reading , observation and paying your dues , completely agree - If I do something I like to try and do it properly, but its that mysterious watercraft that I'm now stumbling over.
I have had some individual success - some nice perch , a few very nice wild tench but I really have a feeling I have been lucky rather than being able to keep a swim going by correct feeding, I can usually catch quite well at commercials , but its always the same method - 5 sections out find the shelf , band a pellet and feed little and often with a toss pot. The other way I fish is shallow with a whip and throw casters over the top - guarranteed roach and rudd.
So I basically have these 2 methods but if you put me in front of a large pool I would be clueless.
I think to take the next step I either need to learn to cast and feed more accurately or by a much longer pole - currently I have an 11.5 m Daiwa SR1.
Any advice for a less than new angler ?
Nothing wrong with fishing the same method and even same venue for period of time. You'll find things familiar and pick up on your local waters mood, and you' ll be able to transfer that knowledge to other venues. You will also be perfecting the basics of fish care, plumbing up etc without even thinking about because you aren't trying to crack a new venue at the same time.
That's my point I suppose, don't try and fish a new venue a week, stick to one or two for year, in all conditions.