Just Got Back!

[garethh]

Just landed from a hectic couple of days down at Linear Fisheries.

Started Sunday afternoon on Oxlease and by Tuesday afternoon i'd had a grand total of 1 @ 13lbs. By this point confidence was shot and i was considering coming back home to Capes.

Had a look at Brasenose 1 and the wind was blowing hard into the far ( and i mean "f"in FAR) bank where only the compleatly insane would consider lugging all their gear too. Anyway after poping 3 hernias and a long hour later i'd got my gear to the far bank. Another hour or so later and i'd got my bivvy up. I **** you not it was like a force 5 hurricane in my face!! My fronteir had to be took from out of the trees 3 times!

PVA bags on the rods and they were given a mighty chuck, 40 yards i got because of the wind! By this point i was on the brink of crying, effot = reward my **** was all that i was muttering! Then it all happened.................. beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep, 1st fish. as i was setting the rod after re-casting off the second rod rips, It was like that for a while and in the space of 3 hours i'd banked 20 fish! The wind dropped and like a light switch it went dead. Next morning bit of wind and here i went again. 5 pm wednesday night and i'd done 41 fish! At about 11.00pm last night i had a screamer which turned out to be the biggest of the trip for me at 22.8. Woke up this morning and started fishing proper at 7.30am on 42 fish. I made the desision to start packing up after i hit the half century. 1 hour later the bivvy was down and i retired on 52 fish.

Not a bad result for 36 hours fishin!!

Ended up with 3 20's to 22.8, about 3 or 4 between 17 and 19lbs and the rest ranged between 8lbs and 15lbs.

If your after a hectic day or two in the closed season i recommend Brasenose 1 for a bend in your rods. The fish in there go to about 26lbs and there are 16 originals which are thought to be upper 20's.


Couple of pics to, there were some stunning fish with excellent scale patterns.

[Steve Baker]

Stunning result gareth

Bet you got through those maggots in double quick time

[garethh]

Originally Posted by Steve Baker

Stunning result gareth

Bet you got through those maggots in double quick time

It must have looked like the blitz from the other side of the lake!! Korda skyliners everywhere. with nearly 3 gallon to get through i've perfected the art of "speed spodding"!

[Steve Baker]

I **** you not it was like a force 5 hurricane in my face!! My fronteir had to be took from out of the trees 3 times!

Looks like you've perfected that art of spodding at speed in high winds aswell

[garethh]

Yep. And not one sliced finger two! I usually slice into my finger with the braid!

[Bet]

Top Rod matey,well done

[TheDoctor46]

Nice one mate well done!

[Blue]

Top angling mate!!

You could surf that wave on the bottom left in the first picture!

[Stig]

Result mate well done

[Nige]

Very well done! The maggots not much cop then eh?

[Cliff]

Nice one mate!

[gaz]

Nice One Mate:d

[shaun]

looks like you were a bit busy this week mate. top rod , well done .