POLE,CHECK,LIQUIDISED BREAD ,CHECK,BREAD SLICES,CHECK.PUNCHES...ERM....
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:50 pm
Yesterday was to be a sit down pole session.
Chasing roach with liquidised bread and punched bread.
Arrived at my chosen swim a nice 7-8ft at 6 metres ,perfect.
The old Shakespeare take apart assembled.The float a home-made whipped crow quill.
Depth plumbed and in with 5 bait droppers of liquidised feed.
I always use my Shakespeare seat box on these trips as it is fitted with adjustable leg system and side tray.I must admit this is getting a lot of use these days as I find it perfect to fish the Trent in comfort ....that's another story.
Reaching for the bread punch but nowhere to be seen or found....light bulb moment I had left the pencil case with all my punches at home when I removed a similar one which contains a quantity of feeders......B.....!!!
Press on, small folds of flake may work OK.
For the next half hour I managed 3 roach and too many missed bites......think.
I put the pole in its rests and rummaged through the seatbox,lurking in the float box was a clear bodied waggler.....bingo!
Two minutes later I had a 6mm punch cut from said float and a handle formed by wrapping some red electricians tape round the cut down float body.I keep this to mark the pole with depth etc...
Not ideal but I could punch the slices of bread and immediately the bites where more positive and a steady stream of roach from 3-12 ounces followed throughout the session .most enjoyable.
A set of punches is now housed in my main tackle bag ,an old Ikea zip up bathroom wash bag which houses all the key items !!!!
I hope your fishing is going well.
-Nige.
Chasing roach with liquidised bread and punched bread.
Arrived at my chosen swim a nice 7-8ft at 6 metres ,perfect.
The old Shakespeare take apart assembled.The float a home-made whipped crow quill.
Depth plumbed and in with 5 bait droppers of liquidised feed.
I always use my Shakespeare seat box on these trips as it is fitted with adjustable leg system and side tray.I must admit this is getting a lot of use these days as I find it perfect to fish the Trent in comfort ....that's another story.
Reaching for the bread punch but nowhere to be seen or found....light bulb moment I had left the pencil case with all my punches at home when I removed a similar one which contains a quantity of feeders......B.....!!!
Press on, small folds of flake may work OK.
For the next half hour I managed 3 roach and too many missed bites......think.
I put the pole in its rests and rummaged through the seatbox,lurking in the float box was a clear bodied waggler.....bingo!
Two minutes later I had a 6mm punch cut from said float and a handle formed by wrapping some red electricians tape round the cut down float body.I keep this to mark the pole with depth etc...
Not ideal but I could punch the slices of bread and immediately the bites where more positive and a steady stream of roach from 3-12 ounces followed throughout the session .most enjoyable.
A set of punches is now housed in my main tackle bag ,an old Ikea zip up bathroom wash bag which houses all the key items !!!!
I hope your fishing is going well.
-Nige.
ds of flake may work OK.