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This is him ,we went chubbing but ended up catching 6 of these from the ribble,notice no shoes on the bank,actually I'm lucky he kept his clothes on lol by the way he's sensory as well x
Yes and thanks mate,being an older dad I'm now 55 he's 8 must admit sometimes I've struggled to keep myself in control but we manage to do it and fishing helps...
My youngest started coming to the ribble with me last Yr and loves his fishing,he also as adhd and aspergers so was a bit worried he couldn't sit still but everytime we go he lasts longer, he's now on 4/5hrs which is awesome for him..
I've just bought a set of korum ones,they tilt and have snag ears which are obviously great for the river,they are a budget alarm with no sensitivity or volume settings but for 17 quid can't grumble..
I really enjoy floodwater fishing,my rig is usually a running rig with lead to suit conditions but I put 2 float stops on the line to catch all the debris and it works surprisingly well,in floodwater I shorten my hooklink to 12/15 inch with 2 boilies wrapped in matching paste..
It's all about common sense,if the rivers raging through I use my 2.25 ,if its well down I use a quiver rod simple as that!! Ps not a carp rod or combi link insight lol
Never used a combi rig it's a 12lb fluorocarbon hooklink by pallatrax right through and I've never lost a fish to a cut off and I fish the ribble, also surely if an angler keeps getting cut off is it not the responsibility of the angler to move and find a swim not as snaggy instead of upping the...
I use 12lb fluorocarbon with wide gape micro barbed hooks both from korda as my local tackle shop sells it,I do buy drennan specialist for smaller hooks thou..
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