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Feeder fishing on rivers – learn how

The tidal river

Feeder fishing for Bream and Roach with a simple feeder rig on rivers is an absolute pleasure with a well balanced setup. I’m feeder fishing a tidal stretch of my local river today. Fishing is usually better on the outgoing tide, so I have timed my arrival to be here half an hour before it turns.

Mixing the ground bait for the feeder is my first job. I’m using a very simple ground bait, it’s two parts brown crumb, one part white crumb and one part sausage rusk. I make quite a dry mix to ensure the feeder empties within a minute or two on the river bed. [Read more…] about Feeder fishing on rivers – learn how

Centrepin reels and how to use them

True pin and bearing reels

Centrepin reels – There are two types of centrepin reel commonly available, the traditional true pins and centrepins with bearings. The spool of the true pin rotates directly on the pin. There is a grub screw in the hub to adjust the end float of the spool. Whereas centrepins that boast ball bearings have frictionless ball racers, or something similar, inside the spool.

The two types of centrepin do behave slightly differently. True pin reels rotate most freely when the reel is held horizontal. This is because the spool is only resting on the grub screw touching the end of the pin, which offers little resistance. With the reel held vertical the spool is resting on the length of the pin, which offers slightly more resistance to the spools rotation. The exact opposite happens with the bearing type reel. The bearings are most efficient with the reel in the vertical position. [Read more…] about Centrepin reels and how to use them

One last fish before I go home

Finding the fish

I have been fishing all day and was slowly making my way back to my car. I like to look in the swims as I go, especially the more hidden ones. Only to see how they are and what they are like, it all goes to add to my fishing knowledge.

I found one secluded slightly overgrown swim, where I could see the fish were actively feeding causing bubbles at the surface. Got to be carp I thought. As the fish were right there, close into the bank, I could not go back to the car without at least trying to catch one last fish.

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