30/09/2023
So just thought I’d update me page from the last 3 days
Day 1
Decided to fish the open at Blundells Fishery went totally against the advice given to me which was to fish meat and dead reds shallow with some groundbait, got drawn peg 27 on Trio was told to throw a bomb rod out to the bar by the side of the island feeding 8mm pellets which was where I caught the majority of me Carp, set up a pole rig at 13 metres which was difficult to hold due to the wind, set up another one shallow pinging pellets half way across and fed me margins with corn and pellet. Caught majority on the bomb rod pinging 8mm pellets across for 55lb 7oz but lost 9 decent fish to being snapped.
Great day’s fishing didn’t come last but great experience and learned a lot not only about myself but how to fish other methods.
Day 2
Saw me travel over to The Wirral and to Steve Openshaw’s Lingmere Fishery and what a day that turned out to be.
Met up with an old friend in Neil Pritchard great guy and a really good friend so great catching up him and spending a day together on the bank, Thanks Buddy👊✅🎣
Started off on the bomb rod and set up the Pellet Waggler as I noticed the fish were just under the surface also set up 3 other swims 2 in the margins and a jigger rig at 13 meters so was totally fishing it wrong until I got a valuable lesson that I’ll never forget from the man himself Steve Openshaw sat on me box re did me jigger within minutes elastic was coming out of the pole catching F1’s stayed with me for half an hour until I was confident and I was literally catching on that method all day just fishing shallow pinging 4mm pellets constantly. Had a few Carp on the bomb rod but the high light of the day was catching a duck on me Pellet Waggler which went absolutely berserk as well as the others eventually it snapping everything off.
All in all a great day’s fishing with a great friend✅👊🎣🎣
Day 3
Saw me heading over to Wrightington Fisheries for a days pleasure fishing, started off really slow in the middle on the bomb rod pinging 8mm but kept it simple using up me bait from the day before, fed me right hand margin with Dynamite Stim Method Mix Groundbait and corn 5 pots in and then sat on it whilst I continued on the bomb rod just ever now again glancing over to see if there was any tell tale signs i.e Swirling, Water Colour Change or Disturbance on the bottom.
Weather was pretty tough with the wind blowing in me face but it proved to be valuable later on in the margins as I was catching a good stamp of decent carp easily well over a 100lb of Fish also as well a few interesting spectators asking me what was I catching on.
Was still switching my attention to the bomb rod and had a few decent Carp out and losing a few due to me being in match mode and bulling fish to the net again lesson learn’t.
All in all another great day’s fishing.
Equipment used
10ft Preston Mini Carbonactive Rod, Reel loaded with 8lb Guru Pulse with a 7lb hook length at 15 inches to size 14 Guru Super XS Eyed hook banded.
Pole
Daiwa G50 at 5 lengths Out
Elastic Choice Purple Drennan Power Pull
Line 0.22 Guru N-Gauge to a 0.19 Hook length size 14 Guru Super XS Eyed Hook.
***** OVERALL SUMMARY *****
Great 3 days of Fishing thoroughly enjoyed being out on the bank learning and trying new things.
Until the next time it’s Tight Lines from me and Happy Fishing and if your thinking of getting back into again then do it trust me it’s the best decision I’ve ever made just in terms of relaxing and just being out on the bank👊✅❤️🎣🎣
