Slug It To Them

[chrismdd 787]

Popped down the road this morning for a couple of hours slugging for chub. Dense undergrowth, stingers, steep banks and very rarely fished. In places I could jump across the river it was more like a stream. Caught a total of a dozen chub the best five were from 2.5 lb up to the biggest at 3.5 lb. Needed to wear thigh waders to walk through all the high wet undergrowth.

 

Travelling light with black gold:

 

 

Tight little swims:

 

 

 

The main catch:

 

 

 

 

 

The nice long one at 3.5 lb:

 

 

Chris

 

 

 

 

 

 

[lurcherman 887 13,234]

Looks lovely little place for a fish, cant beat the river

[Tiercel 6,986]

I love reading about something different and it works.

 

TC

[Daniel cain 45,807]

Amazing what fish some of these streams hold-I'm off this evening for a session on the barbel.atb dc

[mattyg 1,862]

Top class.....think im gonna go dig some worms up and take a wander this evening!

[stealthy1 3,964]

Ran out of likes.

[Daniel cain 45,807]

Daft question but where do ye hook a slug?

personally the shoulders so to speak lol.atb dc

[chrismdd 787]

Amazing what fish some of these streams hold-I'm off this evening for a session on the barbel.atb dc

 

Good luck with the barbel. Unfortunately we don't have them down here but have fished for them in the past when I've up to the Wye.

 

 

Daft question but where do ye hook a slug?

 

Just nick the hook in near the tail end. I use a size 6 or 8 hook tied to three foot of 4lb flurocarbon attached to my main line of 6 lb which has been sprayed with line floatant so that you can see the line on the surface. Usually within a minute of casting as long as you've approached the swim stealthily the line will zip across the surface.

[chrismdd 787]

Free lined mate? Fancy a go now and got few chub to go at haha

 

Yes, just freelined. This means I don't have to worry about losing end gear and can often bounce / skate the slug across the surface under some overhanging bush. The chub are well tuned to the plop of a slug off the vegetation, it must sound like a dinner bell to them.

 

Would recommend taking a latex glove to handle the slugs, I forgot today and ended up having to use a scouring pad to get all the dried slime off my hands when I got back.

[Tiercel 6,986]

 

Free lined mate? Fancy a go now and got few chub to go at haha

 

Yes, just freelined. This means I don't have to worry about losing end gear and can often bounce / skate the slug across the surface under some overhanging bush. The chub are well tuned to the plop of a slug off the vegetation, it must sound like a dinner bell to them.

 

Would recommend taking a latex glove to handle the slugs, I forgot today and ended up having to use a scouring pad to get all the dried slime off my hands when I got back.

 

I used to fish for trout with slugs on flood water, there were no rubber gloves available then, Used to have to wash my hands with sand and soap to get the caked slime off. Horrible stuff.

 

TC

[ratbuster 807]

Never have seen slugs being used as bait, very effective bait, nice fish and a great scenery

[krawnden 1,036]

Great pics. I love fishing those sorts of little streams, though haven't done it for ages. You've inspired me to give it another go