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Post by paulyboy on Mar 14, 2015 10:45:39 GMT
Just returned from the Swale after an early start left home at 5;15am got there after about an hours drive ,river looked a bit pacey first there got the swim that looked might fish set the gear up never noticed ready for first cast ,where the hell is reel handle not on the swim in my bag nowhere to be found,checked the car ,rang the missus not in the house or where i park car GONE and GUTTED last chance for my first barbel ,reel only used twice retraced my steps even where fished on thursday with help of a kind gentleman who said i would have struggled to hold bottom a consolation i suppose. end of river season for me but lesson lesson learned please everyone check your gear before leaving home ,hope you have all had more sucsess than me wot a wally.
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Post by patterdalewilson on Mar 14, 2015 18:04:48 GMT
Bad luck paul.
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Post by nige_LS7 on Mar 15, 2015 8:45:11 GMT
Reeely unlucky mate. Feel for you cos I've had bad luck with reels lately meself. 3 weeks ago a bale arm broke on a new reel, yesterday it was the handle of a second-hand reel, but it was the second-string reel on me second-string rod so it didn't stop me fishing.
Lately I've generally been carrying around 2-3 rod/reel combos set up in a rod sling. This means they get bashed about and perhaps occasionally weakened but when I'm doing a lot of short sessions it's a price I'm willing to pay as I must be the slowest and most tangle-prone tackler-upper on the riverbank.
I'll use the closed season to figure out more ways of protecting the reels in the rod sling (which I do walk and and cycle long distances with).
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Post by av1nbarb3l on Mar 15, 2015 9:10:11 GMT
had a last trent trip of the season yesterday me and harry not had a sniff a bloke had fished all night and had nowt but on arrival set up his new korum chair only for the wind to blow into the drink oh maan now id be well naffed off accidents do happen thats for sure
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Post by rushy on Mar 15, 2015 9:15:18 GMT
Quite a few blanks yesterday from what I've heard  I resisted the temptation and went to Elland Road instead to watch an equally blank game  I also had an accident whilst carrying my gear set up in the quiver last week . . Snapped the end off my quiver tip and I must admit the shape of my bail arms do look rather unusual  Right then , best get the Commercial gear set up,and go give Carpvale a go in the next week |
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Post by nige_LS7 on Mar 15, 2015 9:35:34 GMT
Quite a few blanks yesterday from what I've heard When I got to the Wharfe yesterday at 1pm, I passed 5 Tadcaster AA members and they'd all had nothing all morning. Good to see it getting fished on the last day though. |
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Post by JIMMY SILVERFISH FULLA on Mar 15, 2015 9:39:03 GMT
That was a REEL good story  Try using a rod sleeve chaps,,, or a quiver system,, I Cary 6 rods and reels which have 50mm butt rings and extremely big reels find them to be better in quiver systems than in rod bags as they move around more It's when they can't move about they brake,,, Jimmy, Ps I may have a small catch report to add myself Later |
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Post by patterdalewilson on Mar 15, 2015 14:16:36 GMT
I don't like the in vogue system of made up rods preferring to have them in tubes and reels in padded pouches in my carry all. The bit of extra time it takes to set up is neither here nor there. Sorry for being a smart rse dave but I still have a full complement of full length quiver tips and factory shaped bail arms ; )
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Post by shaun39 on Mar 15, 2015 17:15:56 GMT
know how you feel, went to kirkham abbey on the derwent last week, used my centre pin for the first time in years because i usually use closed face or am converted like dave harrell to fixed spool reels , anyway thought id be a purist and to my horror i had loosened the spool cause its been in storage and hand tightened it thinking that would be ok but noooooooo , it kept loosening and had more wobble on it than a push bike with johny vegas on it, needed pliers to tighten properly which i didnt have with me, luckily had feeder rod but still managed to blank without a single bite, another great day lol
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Post by smithleback on Mar 16, 2015 20:38:55 GMT
you lots making me feel better about my last river session,worked till 1pm,blazed from job to toppy [60mile] river at a good level but water looked cold,not a sniff for me or crabtree  [or a few more there,was busy]Anyway stillwater s for 3 month now,soon be june |
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[or a few more there,was busy]Anyway stillwater s for 3 month now,soon be june