i went down the brook at the end of my road this afternoon(u can jump across it)
took my 10ft bomb rod a landing net, a pocketful of bits and bobs and sum old bronze maggots.
well after trickling a few maggots into a few swims i settled down in a deep bend(2ft) first chuck tip rattled and my strike was met with a solid resistance....snagged

after a straight line pull it came free along with a 4oz roach,bingo!!!
on the next 6 casts(under arm flick) i extracted 6 dace all around the 4-6oz mark, quickly followed by a perch of the same size.
my wife and little girl turned up with the dog and lils said "she wanted to catch a fishy" so i sat her on my lap and swung the rig into the tail of the pool. instantly the tip banged round and she(with my help) reeled in what looked a decent fish, after a few seconds a chub of about 12oz was on the bank much to the glee of lils, she'd caught the biggest fish of her life and the day not 5 mins from the front door in a water u would'nt take a second glance at!!!
suppose u shud always be prepared for alsorts of surprises!
think i'll try itagain very soon but next time on the stick float(if i can find one)
