Just spent a bit of time looking at the pics of the two thirties I posted.If you compare them to Jim's you can see they are the same two commons.Just wondering how many thirties are in now?I only know of one definite thirty pound mirror but there are at least two more of 28+, and at least one scraper thirty common.I know jim likes to fish for one at a time with light baiting approach, but I prefer to give them something to eat.Fishing a bait which only I can get hold of may be an advantage inn the exclusivity stakes, but its not doing me any favours in the bulk use stakes.I'm going to order 30kgs of Squidley Diddleys today,that way I know there will be a fair few anglers chucking it in and the fish will accept it more as a food source.No fishing for me this week,may pop on for a burger one afternoon.
Well done to young Brad who nailed a good one last weekend, I take it you had that on a B2 beanie? lol. How about a pic? (from anyone)!
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Round 3
I was back for more with a new rig and renewed enthusiasm.I had deduced rightly or not that bottom baits were going to be more effective than pop ups due to Dave kicking my ass on the last session whilst fishing the same water.
On arrival the place was heaving so I dropped into the pump house peg for the day.The only action was from a common of about 5lb! My heart wasn't in it really as I knew I would be moving just to the right of the toilets at 4pm when it became free.The two lads in there were from the North East and had just done 49hrs.It transpired that they had put somewhere in the region of 30kilos of bait out which included everything you could think of.The only action they had was on the second morning when they banked a mirror of around 14lb.As they packed up, I began moving some of my kit over and took the opportunity to clock their rigs.They had tried to do something different but had gone
in completely the wrong direction,foot long hooklinks and 22mm dumbell boilies!!
I dropped in opposite Tremain who I had seen land four fish up to 29lb, they were all over him like a rash, crashing and popping their heads out etc.First it was out with the marker,second, 11/2 kgs of boilies.At the moment I'm using the awesome B2 from nash.These aren't available through shops but I think you can still buy the ingredients to roll your own.
Mark, a mate from work dropped in next to me and on the same rigs but just fishing stringers nailed two fish at seventeen and eighteen.My first action came after about 45mins in the shape of a low double mirror.Once I had recast I put another six spods of boilies on the money.An hour later and two beeps saw me bent into a lump,at first I thought I had picked up somebody else's line because of the way the fish fought.Dave was there when I landed it to confirm the weight and see it go back in one piece etc.Bloody hell I'm not complaining but Ive had three thirty pound commons and from PV and its been the same fish each time! This time she went 37lb on the nose.A few pics later and I recast to the same spot but didn't have any more action.Marks second fish came at daft o clock in the morning.
Mark had to go to work, but I had seen so many fish moving, (not quite on the baited area), that I decided to ring the Mrs a wangle another night. I let young Brad drop in with me and showed him a few tricks but even though he was happy they only produced bream.I managed a small common as he was packing up, which wiped out all three rods.Its always worth the extra effort involved to get the rod back on the money spots, with the lines marked and clipped I put them back out.This time the effort provided dividends in teh shape of a 33lb+ common! This was backed up with a double in the night, and I danced off to work.
The 37 was caught on a double beanie bottom bait rig, and the 33 on a pop up rig.Ill let you draw your own conclusions,ass mt heads a bit up my arse at the minute.
On arrival the place was heaving so I dropped into the pump house peg for the day.The only action was from a common of about 5lb! My heart wasn't in it really as I knew I would be moving just to the right of the toilets at 4pm when it became free.The two lads in there were from the North East and had just done 49hrs.It transpired that they had put somewhere in the region of 30kilos of bait out which included everything you could think of.The only action they had was on the second morning when they banked a mirror of around 14lb.As they packed up, I began moving some of my kit over and took the opportunity to clock their rigs.They had tried to do something different but had gone
in completely the wrong direction,foot long hooklinks and 22mm dumbell boilies!!I dropped in opposite Tremain who I had seen land four fish up to 29lb, they were all over him like a rash, crashing and popping their heads out etc.First it was out with the marker,second, 11/2 kgs of boilies.At the moment I'm using the awesome B2 from nash.These aren't available through shops but I think you can still buy the ingredients to roll your own.
Mark, a mate from work dropped in next to me and on the same rigs but just fishing stringers nailed two fish at seventeen and eighteen.My first action came after about 45mins in the shape of a low double mirror.Once I had recast I put another six spods of boilies on the money.An hour later and two beeps saw me bent into a lump,at first I thought I had picked up somebody else's line because of the way the fish fought.Dave was there when I landed it to confirm the weight and see it go back in one piece etc.Bloody hell I'm not complaining but Ive had three thirty pound commons and from PV and its been the same fish each time! This time she went 37lb on the nose.A few pics later and I recast to the same spot but didn't have any more action.Marks second fish came at daft o clock in the morning.
Mark had to go to work, but I had seen so many fish moving, (not quite on the baited area), that I decided to ring the Mrs a wangle another night. I let young Brad drop in with me and showed him a few tricks but even though he was happy they only produced bream.I managed a small common as he was packing up, which wiped out all three rods.Its always worth the extra effort involved to get the rod back on the money spots, with the lines marked and clipped I put them back out.This time the effort provided dividends in teh shape of a 33lb+ common! This was backed up with a double in the night, and I danced off to work.
The 37 was caught on a double beanie bottom bait rig, and the 33 on a pop up rig.Ill let you draw your own conclusions,ass mt heads a bit up my arse at the minute.
The last two sessions have been pretty poor really,the first one I couldn't get on the fish
and the second I could have but didn't move because it was raining! What a prick!
and the second I could have but didn't move because it was raining! What a prick! Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Round 2
Thought id do a quick one to try and bring things up to date.I called on for lunch one afternoon and spoke to Big Jim who was throwing the towel in after yet another good session.After a quick chat he had me buzzing to get back on.
Two days later I dropped in opposite the chalets for an overnighter,I had four takes and landed two on the same pop up/stringer combo as last time, although on this occasion I only put about two0 hundred baits in over three rods.You have to bait up on the quiet here due to the ducks and coots!I decided to stay a bit longer than normal, and around 11am Dave dropped in the swim right outside the chalet door and chucked in.I had seen one of the big commons top about four times, but had no action,Dave nailed quite a few fish that afternoon on bottom baits.I needed to come up with something different for my next session,my confidence in the pop up rig was somewhat dented. I didnt take any snaps, the biggest went 19lb.This 19 was from last year.
Two days later I dropped in opposite the chalets for an overnighter,I had four takes and landed two on the same pop up/stringer combo as last time, although on this occasion I only put about two0 hundred baits in over three rods.You have to bait up on the quiet here due to the ducks and coots!I decided to stay a bit longer than normal, and around 11am Dave dropped in the swim right outside the chalet door and chucked in.I had seen one of the big commons top about four times, but had no action,Dave nailed quite a few fish that afternoon on bottom baits.I needed to come up with something different for my next session,my confidence in the pop up rig was somewhat dented. I didnt take any snaps, the biggest went 19lb.This 19 was from last year.
Monday, 15 September 2008
First Post.
The last time I wrote something for PV it was under the ownership of Lin & Philip.I talked about respect for fellow anglers and the fact that a quick chat (not an interrogation)! could mean the difference between catching and blanking.About three weeks after the post was put up I was fishing peg 77, I hadn't caught but had seen about ten/fifteen fish top over my left hand rod.An angler dropped in the double peg to my right and proceeded to set up. My gear was in the van except for my rods so it was obvious I was leaving.Matey gets all set up,and just as I was putting my last item in the van comes over for a chat. I told him of the fish I had seen,his reply was something like,"well, I've baited up now so ill stay where I am!!!!He did a 48 hour blank! There was only the two of us on the lake.The worst thing was, he had read what I had written about the anglers who've been there before you, and how they can assist your fishing by letting you know what they have seen, or not seen!
My first overnighter this year was on the 13th of August.When I phoned to see how busy it was there were quite a few pegs free, but by the time I arrived there was only the double peg in the corner left.I reluctantly dropped in for the night, but after an hour or so it was apparent there were plenty of fish in front of me, but all on top.I fished a zig on one rod, and after checking where the angler next door was fishing, put the other two about fifty yards out towards the big double opposite.The zig didn't do anything and just before dark I switched it to a bottom bait stringer.The other two rods were on pop ups with stringers over about a kilo of bait.As the evening progressed young Dave (lol), came onto the dam wall with another angler and started surface fishing, they proper kicked my ass,hooking about eight fish between them in two hours and landing fish up to 28!! During the course of the night I received about four bites,these were very rapid sharp pulls on the left hand rod but not connecting or turning into a run.I put them down to grass carp grabbing the boilie and running, so I left it thinking that at least the hooklink would be straightened out.Seven am the next morning the middle rod hit the floor and after a good scrap I netted a scraper twenty.I packed up for work then,but was gutted to find that my left hand rod was tangled badly at the hook!! The best anglers are the ones who learn from their own and others experiences.Her are four from just one session.
My first overnighter this year was on the 13th of August.When I phoned to see how busy it was there were quite a few pegs free, but by the time I arrived there was only the double peg in the corner left.I reluctantly dropped in for the night, but after an hour or so it was apparent there were plenty of fish in front of me, but all on top.I fished a zig on one rod, and after checking where the angler next door was fishing, put the other two about fifty yards out towards the big double opposite.The zig didn't do anything and just before dark I switched it to a bottom bait stringer.The other two rods were on pop ups with stringers over about a kilo of bait.As the evening progressed young Dave (lol), came onto the dam wall with another angler and started surface fishing, they proper kicked my ass,hooking about eight fish between them in two hours and landing fish up to 28!! During the course of the night I received about four bites,these were very rapid sharp pulls on the left hand rod but not connecting or turning into a run.I put them down to grass carp grabbing the boilie and running, so I left it thinking that at least the hooklink would be straightened out.Seven am the next morning the middle rod hit the floor and after a good scrap I netted a scraper twenty.I packed up for work then,but was gutted to find that my left hand rod was tangled badly at the hook!! The best anglers are the ones who learn from their own and others experiences.Her are four from just one session.
1. Brush up on your floater fishing (that includes me)!
2.Pop ups do work on Pendle.
3.Don't recast in the morning unless theres something worth casting to (it only disturbs the area your fishing)
4.Don't assume...it makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me", I assumed the bites I was getting were from Grassies, where as they could have been from proper carp.Had I reeled in I may have found the tangle and caught more than the one I had.
I know this is a long blog, if its too long or rubbish or not technical enough or whatever, let Dave know and I will alter the next one accordingly.
Phil
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