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  • I almost exclusively fish with a hair rig so don't get overly concerned about striking, but admitadley this is a bad habit, and probably wrong. In the Spring I'd like to change this.

    @Colin_the_Bald thanks for the tip. So far all my river ledgering has been with my 1.75tc John Wilson Avon rod which I always think is super delicate but good to know I can go slightly heavier with the leads.

  • Almost all if my tenching involves chucking 2oz leads plus a large pva bag 40 to 60 yards. I use 1.75 rods, your rod can cope with an underarm swing with 4oz easily. My starting point in a winter river would be chopped worm in fishmeal groundbait, worm with tail nipped off on a size 8, anything will eat that.

    I am currently looking at a dotted down float which hasn't moved, neither have either of the maggot feeder rods. I am pondering the wisdom of trying to catch 2lb roach in 50 acres+ of pit, when nobody knows if they even exist (I strongly suspect they do). Incompetence of the day is leaving my mug behind, behold an innovation....


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