Clive Shipman
Senior Member & Supporter
Sometimes I often feel there is something missing when I am trudging the banks with my barbel rods and it took a chance trip with a mate to finally find out where I had been going wrong.
I have been back fishing for about seven years after being a keen angler when young and followed my brother Rich into the barbel scene in which I became totally enveloped. But recently the feeling of been there and done that started to become prevalent and I realized that I needed some other fishing challenges.
It took off with a trip to the Hampshire Avon greyling fishing with Paul Matthews which I absolutely loved, so I decided to up the anti and get some time spent float fishing. Today I have been on my local stretch with my new float rod and had a cracking day with 7 chub to 5lb 4 dace and a roach all on float fished bread on my own home made floats or freelined crust just like the fishing I enjoyed as a child smashing, cheers Paul.
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I have been back fishing for about seven years after being a keen angler when young and followed my brother Rich into the barbel scene in which I became totally enveloped. But recently the feeling of been there and done that started to become prevalent and I realized that I needed some other fishing challenges.
It took off with a trip to the Hampshire Avon greyling fishing with Paul Matthews which I absolutely loved, so I decided to up the anti and get some time spent float fishing. Today I have been on my local stretch with my new float rod and had a cracking day with 7 chub to 5lb 4 dace and a roach all on float fished bread on my own home made floats or freelined crust just like the fishing I enjoyed as a child smashing, cheers Paul.