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Recent content by Adrian Mitchell

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    Big Cat sightings

    Hi all.I used to work for the Yorkshire ambulance service before retirement and was based at a rural ambulance station covering the South Yorkshire Pennines into the North Derbyshire/East Lancashire border areas.Some of the locations that we had to get to were as remote as they can be in...
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    Winter/ Floodwater tactics

    Hi all.Have been following this thread with interest.Out yesterday on the Wharfe.Found a textbook eddy/crease downstream of a willow,blanked even though I"ve had some success from there in the past.Considered moving but that appeared to be the only safe,fishable swim on the length. Thinking back...
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    OCD and fishing.

    I think I have posted before on here regarding my thing which is also assembling my landing net first and last thing to take down.Also my rod rest or rests have to be vertical as you look at them.Apart from that I'm O.K I think but had to have a word with myself recently while putting up some...
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    Photos of river scenes

    Thank you Paul.As I was the only person on the length I was fishing ,while roving trying different spots, I spotted the hare about 100mtrs above where I was casting at the bottom of the high bank.As I was struggling to get any response from the fish,just for the hell of it I decided to see how...
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    Photos of river scenes

    Tried stalking some Barbel on the wharfe.Ended up stalking this.....
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    Stretching mono

    Hopefully you have got it sorted now but reading this was reminded of when my main plan of attack was a maggot feeder with a quiver tip. After a couple of trips found my mainline was frayed,you could feel it when you ran your fingers down it.Dispensed with the quiver tip,problem solved. No marks...
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    Landing nets

    Digressing slightly but par for the course on B.F.W.Due to the rivers being so low at the moment have found that my normal landing net handle was hardly reaching the water from some pegs on high banks.After rectifying a problem with my net (see post River Nidd) popped into the tackle shop today...
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    Drennan Twistlock handle problem

    Slightly digressing from the thread but normal for B.F.W I think.With the rivers so low I have struggled to get the net head into the water in some swims from a high bank.Decided to invest today in a longer handle after rectifying problems with the net.See post River Nidd on first day of season...
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    Blanking

    Hi all.Been busy catching up on all my D.I.Y jobs to get in front for the 16th so I can fish with a clear conscience hence not had a chance to post!.Fished last Weds in a carp puddle to try and gain some confidence that I can catch fish. Landed 16 carp up to 14lbs, a good days fishing but...
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    Blanking

    Love the phrase"blanking is character building".I was touring different spots but had a week on Mull.To be honest was only playing at it,fishing for just the odd hour or two so no time to go exploring really.Also tried bait fishing,like yourself I couldn't even catch a crab but it just shows...
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    Blanking

    Hi all.Not posted for a while basically because nothing to report.Had a few goes for the Tench.Blanked!.Went to the dark side and had one session carping.Blanked!!. Just returned from a holiday on the west coast of Scotland.Somehow a spinning rod and reel + lures found its way into my boot...
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    Gudgeon rod

    It`s over 50 yrs ago since I last fished there Huanzhou so cant really recommend a swim..As my fishing progressed I was lucky enough to land a couple of massive chub from the weirpool.They were probably around the 2lb mark,massive to a 6yr old.
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    Gudgeon rod

    Going slightly off topic here but once ended up in the early hours of the morning watching a programme on Japan Today (ex shift worker). It was about catching a fish called a Bitterling if I remember correctly and the idea was to catch one smaller than a Yen coin,It had sub titles but I became...
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    Maggots or Big baits

    Tried alternating maggots and big baits on Tuesday.One bite on single maggot.Hooklength broke on the strike.
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