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  2. leadcore

    in UK Rig Tying

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    have used it in the past and it does produce when other presentations wont....however I find hessian string loosely twined and frayed camos it better :wink:.....with the added benefit that the string takes a glug really well too :wink:

  3. adding cork to my hookbaits.

    in UK Rig Tying

    Posted

    could i just add that tank tests are a complete non entity in real terms...no flow...far shallower depth ..usually......no chod or silt....how can it ever give an impression even close to your presentation....dont believe in balanced baits at all...very rarely use a pop up...hardly ever in fact....were talking about hoovers in the first degree...they arent using scales and micrometres...they are simply feeding

  4. Lac Cassien

    in Fishing in France

    Posted

    was due to do a couple of months on cassien a couple of years back with a mate but health issues made it impossible for me so im interested to hear all i can on cassien still...although after several "rod rage" incidents it wont be a venue i will visit now sadly...a venue with masses of history :cry:

     

     

    but i have massive untapped potential to go at in two rivers so that will keep me happy...and no chav culture on them either :D

  9. Does anyone know any places in west sussex?

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    Hi, well firstly....steer clear of the halibut pellets....the tench mug you without fail...early season sees them in the shallows right opposite the dam wall and also the hug the reed fringe in the "swimming pool"....also worth a try is the margin area just up from the sluice on the left....stay clear of the channel as bream will rape any baits going in....also...the do love fishy baits...as opposed to fruity based ones....my big results came off little baits popped up in a stack rig and fished over bags of boile crumb with "equine racing syrup" added to it...this is basically trigga ice glug...at a hundredth of the cost....hope this helps mate....any other questions shout up.....and yes...its a truly lovely water...i miss it on there :wink:

     

     

    ps. forgot to say...the "swimming pool" is the area that curves off to the left as you look off the dam wall...had some good fish out of this spot with a stalking rod and fishing tight to the bushes on the left..about thirty yards out....silt is deepest here too so change your hooklength accordingly....also....never had a take on the hi viz baits...aside from coots and grebes :lol: but on a good day with a spot of sun you can watch them patrol down the reed fringe from the shallows...follow the corner into the swimming pool ...grub around the bushes and then head out into open water again..them polaroids are a must on balcombe...as you know...they dont crash very often if at all and very rarely break surface....if you get chance get right up into the last peg on the right.."fallen tree".....in the shallows...when they are spawning....will give your spirits a serious lift....some proper big old lunkers in there mate :wink:

     

    keep your rigs simple but seriously well balanced as they are very riggy and i promise you you will of been mugged by them countless times already...and always check your hook on a recast...i was swapping out my rigs every cast...the bottom is seriously choddy in areas.....well any other questions shout up and will try to help...used to live about hundred metres up the lane on the way back into the village...the res is a seriously good water if you can stand having your head battered trying to locate them in 250 acres :wink: ...tight lines

     

    Thanks for the in-depth reply mate, it's really appreciated.

    I usually fish the swimming pool when it's available, though tend to fish over to the snags opposite (in to the reedy bay on the left as there seems to be an old weedbed over there, and over to the old staging), and not round the corner, so this could be worth a try. It's frustrating only having the bank on the right of the dam open for certain parts of the year as the shallows in that far corner are always appealing.

    Was up there last year when they were spawning, and yes, at least it shows they are in there, even if they do go in to hiding after that!

    Think I will tinker around with the rigs some more as it's interesting what you say about the possibility of being 'done'.

    I've used fishy baits there lot's, in fact funnily enough I'm using Trigga Ice!.

    A few visits ago a take on a double 18mm got the pulse racing at 3am, only to find out a 3lb bream was the culprit!

    Interesting what you say about the channels as well, as most people have tended to say try and find them, but maybe more open water might be worth a try.

     

    Thanks again, and I might pick your brain some more over the coming months!

     

    P.S. Ardingley looks good, but I don't think I'm quite at that level yet. One day.

     

    your welcome mate.....hope you have a few off...above all..stick with it...they really are worth it :wink: ...any other help needed...shout up fella.

  10. Does anyone know any places in west sussex?

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    Hi, well firstly....steer clear of the halibut pellets....the tench mug you without fail...early season sees them in the shallows right opposite the dam wall and also the hug the reed fringe in the "swimming pool"....also worth a try is the margin area just up from the sluice on the left....stay clear of the channel as bream will rape any baits going in....also...the do love fishy baits...as opposed to fruity based ones....my big results came off little baits popped up in a stack rig and fished over bags of boile crumb with "equine racing syrup" added to it...this is basically trigga ice glug...at a hundredth of the cost....hope this helps mate....any other questions shout up.....and yes...its a truly lovely water...i miss it on there :wink:

     

     

    ps. forgot to say...the "swimming pool" is the area that curves off to the left as you look off the dam wall...had some good fish out of this spot with a stalking rod and fishing tight to the bushes on the left..about thirty yards out....silt is deepest here too so change your hooklength accordingly....also....never had a take on the hi viz baits...aside from coots and grebes :lol: but on a good day with a spot of sun you can watch them patrol down the reed fringe from the shallows...follow the corner into the swimming pool ...grub around the bushes and then head out into open water again..them polaroids are a must on balcombe...as you know...they dont crash very often if at all and very rarely break surface....if you get chance get right up into the last peg on the right.."fallen tree".....in the shallows...when they are spawning....will give your spirits a serious lift....some proper big old lunkers in there mate :wink:

     

    keep your rigs simple but seriously well balanced as they are very riggy and i promise you you will of been mugged by them countless times already...and always check your hook on a recast...i was swapping out my rigs every cast...the bottom is seriously choddy in areas.....well any other questions shout up and will try to help...used to live about hundred metres up the lane on the way back into the village...the res is a seriously good water if you can stand having your head battered trying to locate them in 250 acres :wink: ...tight lines

  20. Leicester/Coalville - Heather Clayhole

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    alright mate ! heather clay pool is 6 pound a membership or something like that from ibstock tackle shop, but you have to get a licence to fish for the carp. Also the pond isnt even worth it!!!!!!!! the matchmen win their 6 hour matches on 5lb or 6lb worth of fish and the carp havent been stocked for 45 years but the biggest is a 28lb common.. tuckers is a good place near to shackerstone but it is full of weed and regulary used for a match lake with almost every match with 100lb +

     

    struggling to see how a 28 common is not worth it?? also 45yrs on from last stocking of carp and a fish of that size......healthy stock and obviously successfully spawning....would say it is worth it :wink:

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