How many times have you finished a session in the darkness, made a quick check of the swim for tackle left behind, only to find when you get home you’ve left your bank-stick behind? Many of the better bank-sticks are coloured black, not at all helpful for showing up in the dark.
To make them easier to spot I wrap a few turns of white insulating tape around my bank-sticks – and I haven’t lost one for ages.
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I have talked before about what I use and how much of it, but at the moment the topic I have fresh in my mind is, when to introduce it. This is certainly nothing new, think of the match angler for example. Trotting a nice glide. Only can they reap the most from the swim…
Barn Stables Fishery Set in tranquil surroundings in Surrey, the lake is ideal for match or pleasure anglers Barn Stables Fishery is a small well stocked lake of approximately 1/2 acre set in tranquil surroundings on the Surrey, West Sussex border. The lake is suitable for match or pleasure anglers and boasts carp up to…
The blue-green algae now had a firm grip on the water, and had reduced visibility from around ten feet, to just two or three inches. It looked as if someone had tipped hundreds of gallons of turquoise paint into the water, and with no signs of fish anywhere, I began to think it a waste…
Following on from my previous article on “fly rodding for carp” here I intend to focus on the surface and subsurface tactics I have used in various circumstances to deceive fish – well, some of the time anyway!
If it is a temporary solution then a couple of coats of quick drying dope, clear nail or domestic varnish over the whipping will not look so pretty, but it will more than likely see you through the rest of the season, or at least until you can get a pro rod builder to strip…