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I was at the Ved at first light
not much happening at first then when the sun came up i seen more fish splashing around
Nothing was hooked at the run i was at
I then moved to another spot where one guy had been there since first light and had hooked nothing yet there were lots of fish in the run
I fished for a while with no luck
then another guy joined us
He hooked into a big spring but lost it at the tail out
he then hooks another one but lands it and releases it
it was a big fish
The first guy then hooks one but soon losses it
he then leaves
The second guy then hooks and lands a chrome 18lb ( minus guts and eggs) female spring
He gives me some tips on what he was using and how he was fishing the run
he then leaves
I try the run with a few more casts using his tips and fish on
after a short run i get a look at it nice chrome female 10lb ish
I am now thinking ah fresh roe :happy:
as i bring it to the shore it gives a head shake and out pops the hook :wallbash:
Then it was so hot out there i decide to head home
Here was my set up:-
14lb main line, float, swivel, pencil lead, 8lb leader, gamakatsu barbless octopus #2 hook with mixed color wool the size of my thumb nail
The technique- have the float run freely with the current while up right to make the wool presentation seem as natural as an egg floating down the run
At first i was trying to hold back the float but i guess this was not working (hence no bites)
as soon as i switched to the other method that's when i got a bite
And this was in full sunlight and around mid day
not much happening at first then when the sun came up i seen more fish splashing around
Nothing was hooked at the run i was at
I then moved to another spot where one guy had been there since first light and had hooked nothing yet there were lots of fish in the run
I fished for a while with no luck
then another guy joined us
He hooked into a big spring but lost it at the tail out
he then hooks another one but lands it and releases it
it was a big fish
The first guy then hooks one but soon losses it
he then leaves
The second guy then hooks and lands a chrome 18lb ( minus guts and eggs) female spring
He gives me some tips on what he was using and how he was fishing the run
he then leaves
I try the run with a few more casts using his tips and fish on
after a short run i get a look at it nice chrome female 10lb ish
I am now thinking ah fresh roe :happy:
as i bring it to the shore it gives a head shake and out pops the hook :wallbash:
Then it was so hot out there i decide to head home
Here was my set up:-
14lb main line, float, swivel, pencil lead, 8lb leader, gamakatsu barbless octopus #2 hook with mixed color wool the size of my thumb nail
The technique- have the float run freely with the current while up right to make the wool presentation seem as natural as an egg floating down the run
At first i was trying to hold back the float but i guess this was not working (hence no bites)
as soon as i switched to the other method that's when i got a bite
And this was in full sunlight and around mid day