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Well, it has been a little quiet for me of late on the fishing front and as i haven't made an entry for a while, i thought a catch up was over due. Since the last blog i've managed a few sessions, starting with a 48hr session again with my pal, Jack. It was a bit of a repeat of proceedings detailed in my last blog, as credit where credit is due... i was royally outfished... again. But with the hemp and KSC tactics deployed one again i managed to winkle one out from a spot tight to a feature, using a 16mm pop up on the Hinged Stiff rig. As it turned out the culprit was a bit of a kipper - a real looker! I was quite content with that one, despite it being my only fish of the session. We got another 48 in the following week as everything fell in to place with another surprise two days off work, so i couldn't pass the opportunity. I'd decided to go boilie only this time to try and actively target a bigger fish. There were a couple that had not been out yet and both myself and Jack felt it was only a matter of time before one turned up. Just after dark on the first night i received an absolute one toner on the left hand rod, again on the Hinged Stiff with a 16mm KSC pop up, with plenty of matching bait over the top. When i picked the rod up it felt decent and after a bit of bombing about i got glimpses of what looked like quite a long fish in the twilight and upon netting, a look in to the folds confirmed our suspicions. It was one of the larger fish. One comically known as Darth Vader, but that aside, it was one i really wanted to catch and to have bagged it was a great feeling. Among the chaos of trying to sort her out, my other rod screamed off, but the Tench on the other end wasn't my priority, so went straight back and we got some shots of my main prize. Bit of an angry kid on the mat, soaking me through, but it's all good fun. There wasn't really anywhere to go from there i suppose and as it turned out that was my quota for the session, whilst once again playing Camera man/Bream un-hooker for Jack as he bagged a handful of fish again. 48hrs was on the cards again, but i got a quick overnighter in beforehand, nipping down after work. Usual tactics, with KSC boilie, were deployed, however with a slight tweak in hookbait. I'd decided to start trying a few different combinations to see if i could outwit some of the apparently very clever residents that are still on the 'to do' list. So over the top of it i opted to try a VNF pop up on one rod. It turned out to be a good decision as the rod ripped off not long after dark, but with a re-capture. This said it was interesting that it had worked and i felt it might do so again through the course of the session. Indeed it did, but only for a Tinca. The time for the next 48hr session came around and unfortunately there's not a lot i can write here.... because i blanked!! A swift reality check of why our sport is called fishing, not catching, i guess!!
Not to worry though, we can never win them all and i'm sure there will be more to come. Hopefully i'll be getting out for a 24hr session or two over the coming 10 days or so. In the meantime, tight lines and thanks for reading, Dan
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