Beaten by a three year old !,

[rushy]

Well I got to my peg at 5 ish tonight only to find 5 others had beaten me to the best pegs so I had to opt for one on the end. Got the gear out and baited up with some boilies and a few other special bits and pieces. Cast out and decided to fish the inside line. Left it in for half an hour hoping the Barbel routine would work but no joy. To make matters worse the angler on the middle peg had got one and everyone was crowding round to admire his catch

I cranked it in and decide to try a bit further out , this tactic got a few surprised looks as the cast was quite difficult to execute. I sat there with a knowing smile on my face and waited. 5 minutes later and I was nearly deafened by the scream from the young 3 year old girl fishing the next peg ..."we've got one !!!! ". I watched in disbelief as the prize got nearer the captor ...... I have to admit to hoping it would fall off. But my unkindly wishes were not answered by those in charge and she jumped with glee as it was up over the sea wall and landed.

My Grandaughter looked at me , disappointment written all over her face " Grandad , why can't we catch a crab ? "

"They're just lucky Lotte , come on I'll buy you an ice cream "

We are getting there early tomorrow to get the best peg

[dranv8]

Come on grandad dont let team Lottie down :-D

[deanos]

Come on Dave....you have one of the best books on bait as holiday reading...instead of TOTALLY letting down your granddaughter, get reading and adapt
one of the "secret" recipes to get those "dibbady dabs" jumping up your line! :-)))