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    • #29786

      Manoli

        Hi,

        Does any one have any info on this place?

        Things like Size of target species, methods and depths of lakes?

        Thankyou, Gary.

      • #64501

        TF_slippery

          What lake you on Gary.

        • #64502

          Anonymous

            pellet and paste try fishing it 6in over depth

          • #64503

            Manoli

              Slippery Im not too sure what lake Ill be on, I undertand there 3 of them? Are they all in on the matches? Any info on any of them would be good.

              Monk, would that be in the margins or down the track, or over to the islands if there are any?

            • #64504

              TF_p2hl_p2hl
              • #64505

                TF_slippery

                  Gary,fishing pathfield lake this sunday.If it’s any good to you,i will put a post on here next monday.

                • #64506

                  Manoli

                    Slippery, thanks but Ill have fished my match by then, so if you like Ill post how I get on…

                    I had a look on the wesbite Pete but couldnt find any info on the most recently successful baits/methods. But found out alot about the lakes, most have an Island to fish to and they arnt to deep, so Ive got that info sorted, now just need to know how big the target fish are and what baits to use?

                    Thanks again.

                  • #64507

                    Manoli

                      BTTT

                    • #64508

                      Alex
                      Participant

                        are you fishing the open match or a club match?

                      • #64509

                        Alex
                        Participant

                          and on which day as this will tell me which lake your on

                        • #64510

                          Manoli

                            Erm, Im not 100% sure which day, either Sat or Sun…. Its also an Open.

                            Im going to sign off line now, so Ill reply to you in the morning, Thanks mate.

                            Or add me on msn: [email protected]

                            Ill be on tommorrow, thanks.

                          • #64511

                            Alex
                            Participant

                              Must be saturday dont think there is an open on sunday. That means it will be on wood lake. I won there last saturday on my first visit for a while with 174lb, i had about 110lb up in the water and the rest on a top 4 beside my keepnet.
                              if the weather is warm, fish it at various depths but about 12″ is a good starting point. fish a 6mm pellet and feed the same. As far as feeding, feed a little pellet to get the fish in the area and work your rig, standard shallow fishing really. You need to get into a rhythm as the fish are about 1-2.5lb average and it can take a lot of fish to do a weight.

                              The other thing to do is fish a top 4 look for about 4-5ft of water (go at a slight angle if necessary) fish this with whatever bait you prefer really, pellet, meat, corn etc this line is good for the last couple of hours dont put big pots of bait in though! that will ruin your peg, all bait should be loosefed. Also the fish tend to be bigger on this line but you get some skimmers and chub thrown in which soon add 10-20lb to your weight.

                              Fish probably 0.16 to black hydro/12 latex or simialr.

                            • #64512

                              Alex
                              Participant

                                oh dont bother with a track line as its too deep IMO at 6ft 6. Keep things simple and target 100-120lb which over six hours is only 20lb an hour.

                              • #64513

                                Manoli

                                  Cheers Alex, How far out did you fish shallow that day? And how much was you feeding on the closer line?

                                • #64514

                                  Alex
                                  Participant

                                    I fished 14.5m some of the pegs are wider than others so 13m might be ok if the island is only 14m. I did 160lb for 3rd on pathfield lake on thursday on the same tactics also.

                                    I feed the closer line with about 6 grains of corn every 2 minutes, or after every missed bite and hooked fish.

                                    Would have seen you there this week but im fishing team matches at bough beech on saturday and puddledock on sunday.

                                  • #64515

                                    Manoli

                                      Ok mate, so your fising shallow fairly near Island then?

                                      Also what size are the fish in Pathfield Lake?

                                    • #64516

                                      Alex
                                      Participant

                                        yeah i like to go close to the island. Pathfield fish are bigger average 2-6lb but the island fish are on the smaller end of the scale.

                                      • #64517

                                        TF_CHRIS.V.
                                        Participant

                                          Gary,going there saturday with Mr Miller.Give me a call and i will let you know how we got on.
                                          Don`t ignore the 6 metre line,there is alot of fish to be caught there now the weather is getting colder.

                                        • #64518

                                          Manoli

                                            Thanks again Alex, your a great help mate.

                                            Chris I think George might have booked us on the this saturady too, Ill have a word with him tonight then call you for some info if you dont mind mate.

                                            Cheers.

                                          • #64519

                                            TF_CHRIS.V.
                                            Participant

                                              Gary,Alex`s info is spot on mate,you won`t go far wrong fishing it how he said.
                                              See you saturday may be and we will have a chat about the 6metre line,something Steve and Phil Ringer put us onto.

                                            • #64520

                                              Manoli

                                                Chris, Just spoke to George and he said hes been ringing them all day to book us on and no answer, have you got a number I can call to get hold of them? You know what hes like with technology these days Lol

                                              • #64521

                                                TF_CHRIS.V.
                                                Participant

                                                  Gary,get George to leave a message to book on,if your worried about getting a ticket,turn up before 8.30 you will get on the match.

                                                • #64522

                                                  mullarkey

                                                    Chris,

                                                    make sure you take some catmeat otherwise you might as well just go straight round Lenny`s house and give him your £22.

                                                  • #64523

                                                    Manoli

                                                      Job done Chris, he left a message this morning.

                                                      Mullarkey I think we all need to come up with a plan to beat Lenny some how LOL

                                                    • #64524

                                                      Alex
                                                      Participant

                                                        steve ringers 6m attack is good but imo not cold enough for it yet. Have caught plenty on it around november though. Gary dont worry about lenny i battered him off the next peg when i had 160lb he “only” had 100lb!

                                                      • #64525

                                                        Manoli

                                                          Oh well first visit wasn’t a total disaster. I came 7th I think with 66lb from peg 40… I made a few mistakes (trying my unproductive margin line for too long was the biggest) But in the last hour I was getting one a chuck which made for some great fishing IMO.

                                                          Im booked on for next week, but may be up north with the team so might not be there. But Im looking forward to going back.

                                                          Well done to Chris aswell, he came second I think with 104lb?

                                                        • #64526

                                                          TF_folk in hail

                                                            what’s the ringer 6m attack then?

                                                          • #64527

                                                            TF_CHRIS.V.
                                                            Participant

                                                              Well done Gary on your win today at Colmans. 132lb of carp caught shallow.
                                                              Good info given by Alex.

                                                            • #64528

                                                              Manoli

                                                                Cheers Chris, and you too Alex.

                                                                Bloody Solid that peg 28! haha

                                                                Cant wait for me next trip, I carried on fishing for another 30 mins with abit of tuition from Dave Vincent, learnt a few new tricks for next time.

                                                              • #64529

                                                                Alex
                                                                Participant

                                                                  nice one, might be there on saturday, dont think we will get much more shallow fishing this year though.

                                                                • #64530

                                                                  TF_red_hydro

                                                                    Well done Gary, excellent result even better considering they are decent anglers you are fishing against

                                                                  • #64531

                                                                    Manoli

                                                                      Its a shame the weathers turning shyte now. I learnt a very useful new trick to help me keep catching when my shallow line goes abit quiet, something thats not seen all to often… Looks like ill have to wait until next year?

                                                                    • #64532

                                                                      Manoli

                                                                        Chris that thing that Dave told me that we spoke about earlier, your also netting the barbel on a top 4, so getting the barbel very quickly, IMO its well worth a proper go next time im there… should work a treat 🙂

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