I work full time, Monday to Friday so my sessions are limited to weekends unless i book time off (which i assume is the case for most anglers really). So far this year I've managed 25 nights, which I personally think is a good effort considering the lockdown. I reckon by the end of the year i'll hopefully have managed around 50 nights.
But out of interest, how many nights do you guys normally manage per year?
But out of interest, how many nights do you guys normally manage per year?
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At least 2 a week, 60 y.o. And retired! Waited a long time for this!!
At least 2 a week, 60 y.o. And retired! Waited a long time for this!!
I the same as you work mon to fri so have to fit in fishing around work and family life....i normally get out probably 25 - 35 times a year generally from Saturday morning till Sunday evening.... i manage to get most time on the bank when the weather is at its worst and fishing is not the most prolific.....
During the better weather April till September i probably get fishing 3 sessions every 2 months...as the other weekends are spent with the missus or doing decorating etc....... during September till April i might get out 2-3 times a month.....
Working and family life I'd say averaging once a week or 50 times a year is pretty good going....
During the better weather April till September i probably get fishing 3 sessions every 2 months...as the other weekends are spent with the missus or doing decorating etc....... during September till April i might get out 2-3 times a month.....
Working and family life I'd say averaging once a week or 50 times a year is pretty good going....
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So far since The lakes opened again I have done 25, should hit 50 by the end of the year. I no longer fish nights in December and January. So 50 is pretty good going, had some very decent fish in the last four weeks too, I hope it lasts a while.
So far since The lakes opened again I have done 25, should hit 50 by the end of the year. I no longer fish nights in December and January. So 50 is pretty good going, had some very decent fish in the last four weeks too, I hope it lasts a while.
20 nights since June 1st.
I started a lot of decorating during lockdown and the wife is wanting it finishing (and I'm working Mon-fri) so fishing time has been sadly limited - but very productive. Hoping to step it up in September.
3 nights for me so far this year - working at least 5 days a week with further weeks blocked off by being on call. I often lack the motivation to go on the weekends especially as it is the only time I really get to do anything with the other half.
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Think anything over 50 for a working man with a family is a good turn out, I don't have the later so get 6/8 nights a month
Think anything over 50 for a working man with a family is a good turn out, I don't have the later so get 6/8 nights a month
Work Mon to Fri all the usual family commitments ,i manage around 20 nights a year
Not done a night since 2018 and that was 2 nights lol
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I work Monday-Friday and have fished 2 night a week since we were allowed again after lockdown. Mostly fish weeknights in between work, it's pretty rare for me to fish weekends and if I do it's similar times- 6-7pm through to 8am.
If you have a family and a full time job, and struggle to find time to go fishing, I would strongly urge you to scale down your kit and start fishing weeknights between work. Since I started doing this a few years ago it has revolutionised my fishing and I have more time in the bank than ever before, whilst having the weekends for my Missus and kids.
It required a bit of effort, but you'll soon become quick and efficient. Well worth it.
I work Monday-Friday and have fished 2 night a week since we were allowed again after lockdown. Mostly fish weeknights in between work, it's pretty rare for me to fish weekends and if I do it's similar times- 6-7pm through to 8am.
If you have a family and a full time job, and struggle to find time to go fishing, I would strongly urge you to scale down your kit and start fishing weeknights between work. Since I started doing this a few years ago it has revolutionised my fishing and I have more time in the bank than ever before, whilst having the weekends for my Missus and kids.
It required a bit of effort, but you'll soon become quick and efficient. Well worth it.
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Never a truer word Phil. Once you crack the art of week overnighters and strip your kit down to bare essentials, it is not only refreshing but keeps you sharp and on it.
Most bite times on my waters are midnight to 0600, this type of angling works perfectly for those guys that need to be up and gone to work and also spend weekends doing other things.
The key is to take next to nothing and get rid of all the clutter. I think this is where I've become a convert of the Scope Rods, was always 13ft Free Spirits Hi's however, using these little 10ft 3.5TC scopes it allows lest clutter and quicker mobility. I don't think there is much different in packing away times of say normal rods and the scopes as they can be a bit fiddly to get back into the rod bag but, these little rods are part of my overnight strategy. Feels odd now with a FS in my hand, they fell awkward and like a broom handle.
Never a truer word Phil. Once you crack the art of week overnighters and strip your kit down to bare essentials, it is not only refreshing but keeps you sharp and on it.
Most bite times on my waters are midnight to 0600, this type of angling works perfectly for those guys that need to be up and gone to work and also spend weekends doing other things.
The key is to take next to nothing and get rid of all the clutter. I think this is where I've become a convert of the Scope Rods, was always 13ft Free Spirits Hi's however, using these little 10ft 3.5TC scopes it allows lest clutter and quicker mobility. I don't think there is much different in packing away times of say normal rods and the scopes as they can be a bit fiddly to get back into the rod bag but, these little rods are part of my overnight strategy. Feels odd now with a FS in my hand, they fell awkward and like a broom handle.
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I've done seasons like this in the past, but I found it a killer. I was going to work so tired the next day that I began to think it was getting dangerous.
Also I lost count of the amount of times I'd have fish showing over my bait as I was packing up. All became very frustrating.
I can have some pretty hefty walks back from swims on my waters, in an effort to maximise the time I actually had rods out I found myself fishing car park swims more and more. Probably cost me fish by not being on them.
So midweek overnighters didn't really work for me.
Now I prefer to get to the lake earlier on a Friday afternoon, have more time to look about and set up. Then I still pack up fairly early on sat morning. So I still feel I'm getting a weekend as well.
I've done seasons like this in the past, but I found it a killer. I was going to work so tired the next day that I began to think it was getting dangerous.
Also I lost count of the amount of times I'd have fish showing over my bait as I was packing up. All became very frustrating.
I can have some pretty hefty walks back from swims on my waters, in an effort to maximise the time I actually had rods out I found myself fishing car park swims more and more. Probably cost me fish by not being on them.
So midweek overnighters didn't really work for me.
Now I prefer to get to the lake earlier on a Friday afternoon, have more time to look about and set up. Then I still pack up fairly early on sat morning. So I still feel I'm getting a weekend as well.
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I lost count of the amount of times I'd have fish showing over my bait as I was packing up.
Snap. When I was doing work overnighters this used to kill me. So frustrating.
I lost count of the amount of times I'd have fish showing over my bait as I was packing up.
Snap. When I was doing work overnighters this used to kill me. So frustrating.
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I think maybe if you can go straight to work from the lake it's not as bad, but I need my van for work and I can't work out if it with it full of my gear. So I have to go home and unload first. Plus my journey home is round the M25 in the morning, the road from hell. So I had to build in enough time not to be late for my first appointment at 8.30am. So I was definitely packing up time and time again at bite time. Especially later in the year when the nights have drawn in. I was off home at first light. I didn't find this a productive way to fish at all.
On top of that with my waters being so weedy, you need to be doing a lot of leading about to get spots. You create all that disturbance and the fish definitely don't like it. I never really felt I was allowing the swim to settle again before I was doing the off again.
I think maybe if you can go straight to work from the lake it's not as bad, but I need my van for work and I can't work out if it with it full of my gear. So I have to go home and unload first. Plus my journey home is round the M25 in the morning, the road from hell. So I had to build in enough time not to be late for my first appointment at 8.30am. So I was definitely packing up time and time again at bite time. Especially later in the year when the nights have drawn in. I was off home at first light. I didn't find this a productive way to fish at all.
On top of that with my waters being so weedy, you need to be doing a lot of leading about to get spots. You create all that disturbance and the fish definitely don't like it. I never really felt I was allowing the swim to settle again before I was doing the off again.