View from your swim part 2

[mackem 26,469]

11 hours ago, green lurchers said:

A world of difference (hopefully get a week down there before Christmas).You have to love that sunshine.

[green lurchers 16,661]

On 23/10/2023 at 11:25, mackem said:

A world of difference (hopefully get a week down there before Christmas).You have to love that sunshine.

It’s a great place for fishing eating drinking

[mackem 26,469]

9 minutes ago, green lurchers said:

It’s a great place for fishing eating drinking

My son lives there now,I was there a few months ago for a week,good place for a young couple starting out.

[green lurchers 16,661]

10 minutes ago, mackem said:

My son lives there now,I was there a few months ago for a week,good place for a young couple starting out.

Absolutely Mack the way of life Tampa bay is outstanding what part your son at ? 

[mackem 26,469]

6 minutes ago, green lurchers said:

Absolutely Mack the way of life Tampa bay is outstanding what part your son at ? 

He is in Brandon mate,he has a good life ahead of him,worked hard for it.

[green lurchers 16,661]

24 minutes ago, mackem said:

He is in Brandon mate,he has a good life ahead of him,worked hard for it.

I must have been off every boat ramp round the bay over the yrs we been fishing off the side near Brandon area down to the sky way bridge lately cos of the east wind went off safety harbour up the top end it’s all a great place best of luck to them 

Edited October 24, 2023 by green lurchers

[green lurchers 16,661]

Edited November 2, 2023 by green lurchers

[paulus 26]

A couple of hours today on the local cut, Centrepin and bobber with lob worms on the hook, Barges every 10 minutes still, Some prat on the other bank with a leaf blower covering the water in leaves, Had a couple of bites from fish smaller than the worm, Changed to a lob tail and had a roach 6 - 8oz, The water was like coffee Lol

[Chaff 3,621]

6 minutes ago, paulus said:

A couple of hours today on the local cut, Centrepin and bobber with lob worms on the hook, Barges every 10 minutes still, Some prat on the other bank with a leaf blower covering the water in leaves, Had a couple of bites from fish smaller than the worm, Changed to a lob tail and had a roach 6 - 8oz, The water was like coffee Lo

Think your spot on with everything but conditions mate

I'm off to try the wye with dc this weekend hopefully the water will be a bit clearer

[paulus 26]

1 hour ago, Chaff said:

Think your spot on with everything but conditions mate

I'm off to try the wye with dc this weekend hopefully the water will be a bit clearer

It was meant to be overcast but as usual when fishing, the opposite happens. Lol

[Chaff 3,621]

9 minutes ago, paulus said:

It was meant to be overcast but as usual when fishing, the opposite happens. Lol

Do you think the roach had the worm because it was cut and releasing a bit of scent in the water maybe  

[paulus 26]

31 minutes ago, Chaff said:

Do you think the roach had the worm because it was cut and releasing a bit of scent in the water maybe  

Yes, i also cut a couple up and fed them into the swim, Had to avoid a blank Lol to be honest i was mainly testing an idea i have. with popped up worm (Air) using a carp style style set up to keep about a foot of hook length flat to the bottom by using 2 different sizes of Olivet. 

[Chaff 3,621]

4 hours ago, paulus said:

Yes, i also cut a couple up and fed them into the swim, Had to avoid a blank Lol to be honest i was mainly testing an idea i have. with popped up worm (Air) using a carp style style set up to keep about a foot of hook length flat to the bottom by using 2 different sizes of Olivet. 

Interesting to see how that goes, I rub braided hooklinks in tungsten putty to help keep them flat, that said I'm using some kevlar braided  gear at the moment that sinks well 

[paulus 26]

7 minutes ago, Chaff said:

Interesting to see how that goes, I rub braided hooklinks in tungsten putty to help keep them flat, that said I'm using some kevlar braided  gear at the moment that sinks well 

I am trying to keep it a simple as possible so 4lb line straight through. The fist Olivet is a 6g held with a rubber float stop but allowed to flow free up the line then about a foot down is a 4g Olivet again held by a single float stop at the bottom and free running at the top, This means i can make the hook length any length i want just by moving the float stops. Plus its all free line to the float so very little weight for a fish to feel. Well that's the theory anyway Lol

[Chaff 3,621]

River wye barble meat rig I'll snap my rod or straighten the hook out before this let's go lol that's 25lb fluro 2 .5 foot long hooklink to 30lb lead core about 2.5 foot again