i would be inclined to catapult squatts or pinkies over it, roach love a falling grub bait.
also a standard approach seems to be start at 3m for anything then onto 7m with someting like you described, then 11/13m as above and finally the longest line you can do. this should be a bonus line really.

Hi scrubba, we have been putting some time in on the junky over the last few weeks, dont think you will get much info on any w/site leading upto the national as everyone is keeping stum , especially the locals ! lol. The roach are very difficult to catch especially after the pressure the venue has had , one thing we have noticed about the junky is that every section fishes slightly different and need to be fed differently. The junky is a fair venue and there are fish to be caught and like all nationals come the big day someone will draw on a load of fish 😉

Ps end pegs have usually been solid :confused: :confused: 😀

sounds brilliant :confused: :confused:
i cant wait for next saturday 400 mile round trip for ounces
BRILLIANT

Hi mate,i have not fished the canal lately but the hook bait that always worked for me was squatts.i used to fish it all year round ,at this time of year i used to feed short with hemp ( by hand ) and fish either hemp or squatt on the hook but try a tare occasionaly.On your groundbait line i would start with squatt on the hook and loosfeed squatt over the top but watch for canal towing before you loosfeed.I often tried other baits but they were no where near as good as squatt in fact if i couldn’t get any i would fish somewhere else.

Like some of you I will have a 400 mile round trip 😡

Can you give any info on the state of the canal like its depth, does if tow much, is there a lot of boat traffic etc, etc.
This would help in making a few rigs.

@orexina wrote:

Like some of you I will have a 400 mile round trip 😡

Can you give any info on the state of the canal like its depth, does if tow much, is there a lot of boat traffic etc, etc.
This would help in making a few rigs.

Hi mate, make your pole rigs up from 7ft to 10ft , the venue averages around 30 mtrs wide but there are some narrower bits and some wider bits. You tend to get more bites on the pole line when it tows towards sykehouse end but sometimes its still and sometimes it tows the other way when locks are opened , some proper boats come down it ….. oh and bring a platform or a least a footplate as you have to get in the canal on some pegs. Hope this helps as it is all i am allowed to say lol

ps Doncaster AA website has some useful info on it .

Thanks for the help

cheers
fred

Dodge you are in for a right thrashing for giving away all the tips which the lads have spent the last month gathering,no excuses you will have to stand bent over before the draw a week on Sat so all the rest of the team can thrash you with a top two of there choice till your red raw !! lol 😮

will dodge make the team :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

@joffmiester wrote:

will dodge make the team :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Found meself on a few fish today on the practice open joff , won me section by treble default and got in the top 10 ….. SOLID ! 😀 😀

Well done my team mate Kev Brookes on winning individually today with a cracking net of roach 😎 i know your looking in pal ! 🙂 😉

The boys done good aswell….. 3 in the top 10 and 3 section wins , looking good so im keeping stum from now on like the rest of em ! :p 😀

Well done. What were the weights…………………………..if its not a secret 🙂

@orexina wrote:

Well done. What were the weights…………………………..if its not a secret 🙂

Check out Match Results – Mate.

Top three weight came from late teens at Barnby Dun

Joint tripple section winners both had 6 – 2 ( late teens too).

Well done Guys n good luck fo next Saturday,,,,,,,, just hope you havent peaked a tad early 😉

dont think we,ve peaked too early pedro do you? 😮 😮 😮 😮

How did we do today?

@Pedro wrote:

@orexina wrote:

Well done. What were the weights…………………………..if its not a secret 🙂

Check out Match Results – Mate.

Top three weight came from late teens at Barnby Dun

Joint tripple section winners both had 6 – 2 ( late teens too).

Well done Guys n good luck fo next Saturday,,,,,,,, just hope you havent peaked a tad early 😉

LATE TEENS did it again on sunday i think the match started at 19 and the angler had 8lb odd most of the other 32 anglers down there struggled for a pound

Had just under 2lb from below Low Lane Bridge area. Good weight here as most seemed to be struggling to break a pound.

Will Raison was on the end peg before the aqueduct (136 I think) and didn’t weigh in, although I believe he had kids jumping in off the bridge which couldn’t have done him any favours!

Simon Fields was on peg 124 catching a roach a chuck i’m led to believe while again hardly anyone could get a bite. Denis White made 5lb a few pegs to Will Raison’s left. Barnsley may have it sorted then, although i’d expect them to!

1 kilo will be very good points in most sections, if not all. The canal seems to have been flogged with matches (DDAA have been running 3 a week) and it’s fishing rock hard

Early Aqua pegs are not in.
E sections starting at permanent peg 148 (just right of wall) through to 207 top lane.

DAA ran opens twice a week on Weds & Sats using only the pegs that will ne used on national day.

Mr Caygil ran the sunday opens in conjunction with his happy league and
making a good job of it too, although may of used the odd few pegs not included next saturday to keep the section format tidy.

Hope this helps 😉

ps:
A BIg Thankyou should go to Alan (Torchy)Taylor for running the DAA series of Matches.

i’d second that pedro both did a good job and is nice to have postcodes to each section plus the rugby club did a great job with breakfasts and pie and chips after just what you needed for 2hr journey home 😀 just a shame the fishing is so hard 🙁 its a great looking venue and the fishing you lads have up there with the aire /calder ,stainy and the N/J is brilliant
i think the local teams will be very hard to beat plus the good teams that have put a lot of time in will also do well. but its a national and anyone could draw that peg set on the day and whether they have been up or not could win it out right easy as 😉 😉 😉 😉
please give me a chub peg and be overcast with a chop on the water 😀 😀 😀 😀 i love the buzz of the big matches and whether i catch or not it will be worth the day out 😉 😉 keep match fishing going 😉 😉 there’s a lot of anglers now that would love to fishing the national spare a thought for them 🙂 🙂 🙂

Have we got lots of long walks to look forward to on saturday? or are there parking points all along the canal

there are some long walks at Pilks, i had to walk 70 pegs there on saturday. but as a general rule the access is good and the walking is good as there is a path behind many of the pegs.

Permanent peg 32 on – A section Peg 1 on Pilks will be the longest walk, that assuming they don’t reverse peg it on the day, if so then it will be Peg A59.
Other than A section there is plenty of access points along the whole length and as Joe says the tow path makes for easy barrowing.

Personally I’m hoping for a mid access point draw as all the commotion will in most cases walk the fish down .

Good luck to everyone, especially the Lancastrian Fellas as they’ve put a lot of time and effort in.

Locally you’ve got to fancy Sensas Thorne to do the business – given a half decent draw that is 😉

@joffmiester wrote:

i’d second that pedro both did a good job and is nice to have postcodes to each section plus the rugby club did a great job with breakfasts and pie and chips after just what you needed for 2hr journey home 😀 just a shame the fishing is so hard 🙁 its a great looking venue and the fishing you lads have up there with the aire /calder ,stainy and the N/J is brilliant
i think the local teams will be very hard to beat plus the good teams that have put a lot of time in will also do well. but its a national and anyone could draw that peg set on the day and whether they have been up or not could win it out right easy as 😉 😉 😉 😉
please give me a chub peg and be overcast with a chop on the water 😀 😀 😀 😀 i love the buzz of the big matches and whether i catch or not it will be worth the day out 😉 😉 keep match fishing going 😉 😉 there’s a lot of anglers now that would love to fishing the national spare a thought for them 🙂 🙂 🙂

Yep! we sure are spoilt for choice, throw River Don into mix, plus the Tidal down to Thorne, oh! SouthField Ressies too – both prolific Bream waters 😎
96 anglers fishing Pauls Happy League each week, and well over 130 fish the fortnightly practise matches…… good attendances considering their silver fish venues.
Good luck for Saturday – ave a gud’un 😉
Pete

yep ped got to fancy sensas north(sensas thorne)now they aint got me to cock it up for them. 😀 😀 😀 😀

best of luck boys 😉 😉 😉 😉 see you all tomorrow 😉 😉

Don’t forget your jam jar to put your fish in Joff!!!!

@GLEBE1 wrote:

Don’t forget your jam jar to put your fish in Joff!!!!

ALREADY FILLED IT 😀 😀 😀 :p