Strengths and Weaknesses ? ? ?

[Chesh]

Originally Posted by Nige

and I think that I will always learn/gain something from fishing, each and every time I go.

yes matey i am sure you will, like the use of a certain bait a certain moderator is hauling on

[Nige]

...and that

Originally Posted by Chesh

another one of my strengths is fishing at range.... i LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURVE IT !!!

nothing like spodding 80-90 yards for a couple of hours

Only when you've watched someone spod to a marker in excess of 150yds do you realise you ain't no caster.


I think you better join me when I go for some casting lessons . .

[Julian Grattidge]

Originally Posted by Chesh

another one of my strengths is fishing at range.... i LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURVE IT !!!

nothing like spodding at 80-90 yards for a couple of hours

Especially when the water in question is only 70 yards wide.

FORE..!!

[Nige]

...LOL by that stage I've cracked off twice and snagged in the tree, LOL

[IanB]

Cant remember the last carp i had off the surface so id have to say thats a weakness, ive had the odd bash on hot days when the carp are on top but cant buy a take. i suppose i need to persevere for longer?

Last surface fishing i did was on compstall a long time ago and it was easy then but since progressing onto slightly harder waters they wont have it. Need to refine the surface rigs and tactics clearly.

id also like to have a run on a proper zig rig to prove i can catch on this method, never have.

Not sure what my strengths are......enjoying it.....

[gazza]

Originally Posted by IanB

id also like to have a run on a proper zig rig to prove i can catch on this method, never have.

Same here mate Keep meaning to give it it a proper try but somehow manage to talk myself out of it.

[Blue]

Originally Posted by Nige

I feel that the key things that I do know and understand are bankside etiquette

Well said Nige. That in it's self is something a lot of anglers dismiss.

You can normally tell a complete t**t on the bank just by listening or watching them.

Example. I was on a certain water a couple of weeks ago. Someone turned up with his partner and a mate and two dogs. From the off the bloody dogs were 'yappin' all evening, then when a dog went astray, a 'GET HERE' followed which emanated across the bay! Then a fire was lit, jeeeeeeeeeeez, is it just me or what

I try and keep as low profile as possible, and not draw attention to myself. As Nige says, 'bankside etiquette' is something that also needs to be understood and learned.

[WHEEZY]

Originally Posted by carpologist

my strengths are that i am very capable of fishing bottom baits with presentation not being an issue,i am not affraid to tackle any water no matter how hard the reputation is,i can change my aproach to suit all my fishing, long range fishing this has come on a long way but i have always been able to push a lead a distance, i am also very capable in the artform of stalking. weaknesses floater fishing as i dont really rate it i try not to use it as it tends to be an easy way out of a blank whereas i would rather get the gratification of taking just one fish off the bottom when everybody around is floater fishing its like catching a pb everytime.

it could be your skills are'nt as homed at floater fishing as thay are bottom fishing.you said floater fishing is your weakness but then say it's an easy way out of a blank

[WHEEZY]

Originally Posted by gazza

Far from the easy way out of a blank anytime julian, fishing off the top is an artform in itself and one I still have to master

spot on m8

[Bet]

I think you better join me when I go for some casting lessons

think i'd better tag along too

[TheDoctor46]

Originally Posted by Blue

Example. I was on a certain water a couple of weeks ago. Someone turned up with his partner and a mate and two dogs. From the off the bloody dogs were 'yappin' all evening, then when a dog went astray, a 'GET HERE' followed which emanated across the bay! Then a fire was lit, jeeeeeeeeeeez, is it just me or what

Where do you fish then LOL sounds like WWIII

thts why i dont do it cause im crap at it but im gonna do as jules suggested it could become a challenge cause i need it in my armoury

[Chesh]

Originally Posted by Julian Grattidge

Especially when the water in question is only 70 yards wide.

FORE..!!

ROFLMAO

hahahaha a well know carp angler i used to know used to spod in the dark (something i have never done myself) this make you all chuckle,

after a few drinks, he was doing his usual spodding in the dark for about 35mins, woke up to find a nice pile of bait on an island hahahahaha over shooting his spod by a good 10yards ! due to the drink he wasnt actually looking out for the splash just the thud of the spod hitting something

i am not naming him so dont even pm me ! this angler though has made another classic school boy error but not to do with spodding

[braidman]

Originally Posted by Chesh

this angler though has made another classic school boy error but not to do with spodding

go on spill the story if not the name