tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post8588002059459257504..comments2023-07-03T11:00:21.070+01:00Comments on Float, Flight and Flannel: Big Chub and Roach. Fresh Impetus. (Part 2)George Burtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post-450598757150298322015-01-21T23:28:29.600+00:002015-01-21T23:28:29.600+00:00That takes me back Jeff, a gallon of maggots eh?
...That takes me back Jeff, a gallon of maggots eh?<br /><br />It was always a case of trying not to get the fish fixated on the hemp when we used to fish like that. I recall taking large quantities of maggots in big square tubs that previously carried liverGeorge Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post-83018007577146920812015-01-21T23:25:04.626+00:002015-01-21T23:25:04.626+00:00Thanks for reading this Jimmy.
Now's the tim...Thanks for reading this Jimmy. <br /><br />Now's the time of year! <br /><br />What river are you fishing?George Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post-55306579862133021982015-01-20T22:10:08.054+00:002015-01-20T22:10:08.054+00:00Some interesting points made above. A big river ro...Some interesting points made above. A big river roach has long been on my list of 'wants'...Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415000472960664934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post-29401267970427206332015-01-20T13:21:11.772+00:002015-01-20T13:21:11.772+00:00I think the 70 lux threshold was probably observed...I think the 70 lux threshold was probably observed on chalk streams such as the Hampshire Avon, George. I can vouch from my Itchen experiences that roach are catchable morning and evening and between times it's very hard to tempt them. However, I fished the game stretch directly above the Southampton free stretch. All that separates them is a weir but the two waters are chalk and cheese. Simon Daley introduced me to the method for switching roach on to feed on the free stretch in bright daylight. He uses a gallon of red maggots and four pints of hemp as feed and fishes a single red on a size 20 hook. The feed is introduced every cast by catapult and hits the far bank where there's no public access. A trot of 50 yards takes no time at all in such swift water, and fishing so far off there's no way to hold the bait back so it just flies downstream at brisk walking pace, and yet the roach when they switch on get preoccupied and will intercept the feed flying over their heads. Simon swears that the hemp is what brings them on the feed, not the maggots, and he should know. He's a master of an art!Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.com