View from your swim part 2

[Borr 8,779]

4 minutes ago, kanny said:

From sunrise to moonrise, not a single beep! 

Hard going mate .I'm gonna have another bash tomorrow, probably head to levels as the canal may be iced up again

[kanny 21,864]

14 minutes ago, Borr said:

Hard going mate .I'm gonna have another bash tomorrow, probably head to levels as the canal may be iced up again

I'm going to have half a session on Sunday i think,  this place has been hammered during the Xmas holidays so it's no real surprise that it's tough going at the moment....good luck for tomorrow, tight lines 

[Daniel cain 50,261]

43 minutes ago, kanny said:

I'm going to have half a session on Sunday i think,  this place has been hammered during the Xmas holidays so it's no real surprise that it's tough going at the moment....good luck for tomorrow, tight lines 

do you bother prebaiting for pike mate?

[kanny 21,864]

27 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

do you bother prebaiting for pike mate?

Not usually  but i sort of have in these last few sessions,  ive been sticking to the same peg , I save all the changed baits and heads and that , it all goes in at the end of the session,  its pressured day ticket water, but should settle down now people are back to work, 

Pic from the other day 30th Dec lol

[Borr 8,779]

Scratch that I'll fish Sunday local as going to the black country tomorrow to pick up fishing gear I impulse bought off fleebay , told wife I'm popping to collect a second hand rod.. 5½ HR round trip 

[Daniel cain 50,261]

1 hour ago, kanny said:

Not usually  but i sort of have in these last few sessions,  ive been sticking to the same peg , I save all the changed baits and heads and that , it all goes in at the end of the session,  its pressured day ticket water, but should settle down now people are back to work, 

Pic from the other day 30th Dec lol

all fishing for the pike?

[Leo Sayer 4,005]

Just had a regular customer in my shop. Turns out he is a professional fisherman called Andy Bennet , just on his way to a match now . I know nothing of fishing and never heard of him in them circles. Proper nice fella , he’s been coming in for a good while . Had a YouTube channel and some decent sponsors he was telling the staff. Just found it interesting. Obviously had to google him 
 

 

[kanny 21,864]

8 hours ago, Daniel cain said:

all fishing for the pike?

No , mostly Barbel , but there is a good number piking,  thanks to a certain youtuber.

[Greyman 33,028]

23 minutes ago, kanny said:

No , mostly Barbel , but there is a good number piking,  thanks to a certain youtuber.

It’s the same 80% sheep in every walk of life just follow on blindly there’s a big tower crane in the boatyard on the canal near me and many moons ago a bloke caught a 36lb pike and put a picture in the anglers mail with the crane in the background the spot has done nothing big for years but there are still loads there every morning people sleeping in vans etc it’s probably the most pressured bit of water on the 16 mile stretch and as a consequence the least productive 

[kanny 21,864]

16 minutes ago, Greyman said:

It’s the same 80% sheep in every walk of life just follow on blindly there’s a big tower crane in the boatyard on the canal near me and many moons ago a bloke caught a 36lb pike and put a picture in the anglers mail with the crane in the background the spot has done nothing big for years but there are still loads there every morning people sleeping in vans etc it’s probably the most pressured bit of water on the 16 mile stretch and as a consequence the least productive 

There has been a couple of 20lb barbel come out this stretch  the last month hence it's Xmas popularity ...no + 30lb  pike have come out here to my knowledge anyway, so it hasn't reached that level of interest yet , but it does gift some  20s  when the mood is right, im obsessed with catching a River Trent  20 + at the moment so I'm just going to sit here until March if that's what it takes,  blanks and all lol

[Greyman 33,028]

10 minutes ago, kanny said:

There has been a couple of 20lb barbel come out this stretch  the last month hence it's Xmas popularity ...no + 30lb  pike have come out here to my knowledge anyway, so it hasn't reached that level of interest yet , but it does gift some  20s  when the mood is right, im obsessed with catching a River Trent  20 + at the moment so I'm just going to sit here until March if that's what it takes,  blanks and all lol

FairPlay I,m quite keen on catching one of these which is another thing people are trying and failing to keep a bit quiet done a few mid twenty’s and I’ve even heard of the odd catfish making an appearance though nothing concrete if your ever down this way and like a bit of predator fishing the canal here is a bit special as I said pike to mid 30s Zs to mid 20s and 3/4lb perch most years and a couple motor home sites on the bank even get some nice carp here 

[kanny 21,864]

4 minutes ago, Greyman said:

FairPlay I,m quite keen on catching one of these which is another thing people are trying and failing to keep a bit quiet done a few mid twenty’s and I’ve even heard of the odd catfish making an appearance though nothing concrete if your ever down this way and like a bit of predator fishing the canal here is a bit special as I said pike to mid 30s Zs to mid 20s and 3/4lb perch most years and a couple motor home sites on the bank even get some nice carp here 

Some good zander show up on the Trent , the odd catfish and some big eels all up for a deadbait 

[Greyman 33,028]

3 minutes ago, kanny said:

Some good zander show up on the Trent , the odd catfish and some big eels all up for a deadbait 

Would have loved to have fished on there back in the days when the power stations were up and running was amazing reading the story’s back in the day 

[Daniel cain 50,261]

3 hours ago, Leo Sayer said:

Just had a regular customer in my shop. Turns out he is a professional fisherman called Andy Bennet , just on his way to a match now . I know nothing of fishing and never heard of him in them circles. Proper nice fella , he’s been coming in for a good while . Had a YouTube channel and some decent sponsors he was telling the staff. Just found it interesting. Obviously had to google him 
 

 

good money to be made in the professional match fishing scene...10 k per section win- upto 100 k for. winning the main comps,plus sponsorships and freebies

Have a word and try and  get your company name on his  sponsorship list you be surprised of the turnout to these events....shift some pies I know

[Chaff 3,757]

18 hours ago, kanny said:

From sunrise to moonrise, not a single beep! 

Big fish often fall when the moon is full, keep the faith