Cashmores Match 10 2010 - River Avon Evesham
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 6:52 pm
Nothing to tell really, just a bit of old fashioned "water
craft" which is why it was so refreshing and enjoyable to fish the Avon again. In the early days of CAC a few million years ago, we only had 8 matches a year and most were on the rivers with the odd pool and canal thrown in for good measure. one of our most popular venues in those days was Court Farm, further upstream and on the opposite bank from Saturdays venue. In those days anyone catching double figures was a hero but we all went away happy with almost no gripes about anything.
Anyway, I got to my peg and decided to go back to basics and I set up one waggler rod, one feeder rod and on plumbing the depth realised I had about 15/16 feet depth at about 4 rod lengths out. This set me thinking. I much prefer stick float close in but realised the depth would make it difficult, then I had a brainwave! [it still hurts]
Many years ago a float system came on the market called The Newark Needle Float, which was a revolutionary concept at the time and involved fitting a needle to the line instead of shot. Any one under the age of 40 won't know what the hell I am talking about!
I have used them on many occasions and had some great bags of fish on them although they didn't catch on with the rest of the fishing fraternity.
One day, many moons ago, I was fishing on the Avon with a very deep hole in front of me. My attempts to fish a "slider" was not very succesful and when I got home I modified a NNF into a slider and Saturday was the first time in about 30 years I've drawn a peg suitable enough to try it.
It worked a treat athough when the wind and waves got up it was a bit hard to see the tip.
First few fish were small chub then with the hemp and casters going in, the perch started to show.
End result, 5lb 6ozs 2 drams, not a massive weight but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
craft" which is why it was so refreshing and enjoyable to fish the Avon again. In the early days of CAC a few million years ago, we only had 8 matches a year and most were on the rivers with the odd pool and canal thrown in for good measure. one of our most popular venues in those days was Court Farm, further upstream and on the opposite bank from Saturdays venue. In those days anyone catching double figures was a hero but we all went away happy with almost no gripes about anything.
Anyway, I got to my peg and decided to go back to basics and I set up one waggler rod, one feeder rod and on plumbing the depth realised I had about 15/16 feet depth at about 4 rod lengths out. This set me thinking. I much prefer stick float close in but realised the depth would make it difficult, then I had a brainwave! [it still hurts]
Many years ago a float system came on the market called The Newark Needle Float, which was a revolutionary concept at the time and involved fitting a needle to the line instead of shot. Any one under the age of 40 won't know what the hell I am talking about!
I have used them on many occasions and had some great bags of fish on them although they didn't catch on with the rest of the fishing fraternity.
One day, many moons ago, I was fishing on the Avon with a very deep hole in front of me. My attempts to fish a "slider" was not very succesful and when I got home I modified a NNF into a slider and Saturday was the first time in about 30 years I've drawn a peg suitable enough to try it.
It worked a treat athough when the wind and waves got up it was a bit hard to see the tip.
First few fish were small chub then with the hemp and casters going in, the perch started to show.
End result, 5lb 6ozs 2 drams, not a massive weight but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
- a method I dare say would confound many today thats if they've even heard of it.
once we 'are in the area' 
