In reply to Post #30
i reckon i caught 80% of my fish on singles back in the 90's matt
i'm quite fond of fishing 'off the barrow' too, specially as i get older and struggle to carry my gear, as you say it's very efficient 
i reckon i caught 80% of my fish on singles back in the 90's matt
i'm quite fond of fishing 'off the barrow' too, specially as i get older and struggle to carry my gear, as you say it's very efficient
In reply to Post #1
I did a dawn 'till dusk yesterday on a well trodden Essex syndicate water - most of the chaps do long sessions and it isn't any easy water. I moved swims four times before getting a fish, then I had two more as the day drew to a close. Two upper 20's and a 38 was my reward for a lot of hard work. As I loaded the car up at 10.30pm, one of the lads fishing came and chatted to me. No one had caught a fish for over a week. Just shows that sitting in a bivvy for days on end isn't always time well spent. Day sessions rock
I did a dawn 'till dusk yesterday on a well trodden Essex syndicate water - most of the chaps do long sessions and it isn't any easy water. I moved swims four times before getting a fish, then I had two more as the day drew to a close. Two upper 20's and a 38 was my reward for a lot of hard work. As I loaded the car up at 10.30pm, one of the lads fishing came and chatted to me. No one had caught a fish for over a week. Just shows that sitting in a bivvy for days on end isn't always time well spent. Day sessions rock
In reply to Post #32
Plus the drive home with the massive smile on your face mate. Brilliant
Plus the drive home with the massive smile on your face mate. Brilliant
In reply to Post #32
Well done mate, good work
Well done mate, good work
In reply to Post #32
That's very good angling. Well done.
Many years ago me and my other half spent 2 weeks travelling 200 miles a day for her to have medical treatment. The treatment last 3 hours a day so I literally had 2.5 hours a day to fish while waiting for her treatment to finish. I found a local lake and did a few very short sessions. In about 15 hours total fishing I landed 6 fish, nothing huge by todays standards but up to low 20's. The interesting thing was that 2 guys were bivvied up all week in the same swims, they landed one fish between them all week. They saw me catch some of the fish I had, they never once changed tactics or swims.
That's very good angling. Well done.
Many years ago me and my other half spent 2 weeks travelling 200 miles a day for her to have medical treatment. The treatment last 3 hours a day so I literally had 2.5 hours a day to fish while waiting for her treatment to finish. I found a local lake and did a few very short sessions. In about 15 hours total fishing I landed 6 fish, nothing huge by todays standards but up to low 20's. The interesting thing was that 2 guys were bivvied up all week in the same swims, they landed one fish between them all week. They saw me catch some of the fish I had, they never once changed tactics or swims.
In reply to Post #32
Nice work sir... 👌🏻
Nice work sir... 👌🏻
In reply to Post #36
All my fishing is day sessions now getting on in years now so leave the nights to the young ones and with been a trucker l'm up at stupid o clock 6 mornings a week l don't have the energy,l use to fish a couple of estate lake in cheshire which you couldn't do nights on which was great trying to get there 1st to pick ur spot but with opening up to nights now it's getting harder and harder to find waters what aren't bivvy up when you arrive at dawn nowadays so if anyone knows any decent club waters around Cheshire which don't allow nights l'd love to know
All my fishing is day sessions now getting on in years now so leave the nights to the young ones and with been a trucker l'm up at stupid o clock 6 mornings a week l don't have the energy,l use to fish a couple of estate lake in cheshire which you couldn't do nights on which was great trying to get there 1st to pick ur spot but with opening up to nights now it's getting harder and harder to find waters what aren't bivvy up when you arrive at dawn nowadays so if anyone knows any decent club waters around Cheshire which don't allow nights l'd love to know