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collingham weir?

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Darren Marshall

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hello & greetings to all
im hopeing to get onto the trent this season on the collingham weir.i'd like to get one of thos big barbel outta there!.ive fished the trent once about 4 years ago.it was in the 130-140 pegs.i only caught a small barbel about 5lb and 2 chub,no more than 3lb each.i wanted to try the trent because i got fed up of fishing muddy puddles!.anyway,anychance you guys could give me any advice?.i.e.what leads,how much will i need to hold the bottom,and method,free running/semi fixed etc.also what type of braid/hook lenght should i be using?.like i said,i want to have a good go at the trent this season,so any advice or tips would be very much appreciated.....

regards darren
 
Welcome to the forum

Without being rude, would you like me to come over and hold the rod for you aswell?

This forum is full of hints, tips, methods and so on! I dont post much as there is enough info and archived stuff to read and try for yourself and learn.... Thats half of the fun of fishing! Use the search top of the page and if your stuck with a particular problem there are loads of helpful people to help you.

Tight lines Ray
 
12 to 15lb line, 4 -8oz feeders, pellets and hemp, size 8 hooks,12 to 20lb braid or mono hooklink. Also a long wait to get on the most popular peg on the TT. Darren some good advice here from Ramon, its also fun to learn.
 
Use the search facility on all of the above advised & any key word. Also, search the old forum too. It's surprising how many of the present topics have been addressed a number of times. Welcome to the forum by the way.

Cheers, Jon
 
There must be more written about Collingham weir than any other bit of the Trent, There's a bloke who posts on here who won the division 1 national off the infamous peg 1 last year. I think the write up is on the Trent thread.
 
It's true that using the search facility is the logical and 'non lazy' thing to do, but it is not as easy as it sounds, and no doubt puts a lot of us 'PC plonkers' off....we are not all PC savvy, to say the least :eek: I have a thread running at the moment in which I am asking about the merits or otherwise of 'Drennan 12' specialist barbel rods'. Try typing that into the search engine and see what happens :mad:

By the time you leave out every word that it tells you is 'too common', or otherwise unsuitable, you are left with nothing that makes any sense....and what IS left will most certainly NOT find you anything to do with those rods. In fact the word 'rod' is the first thing it tells you that you must leave out :eek:

I have no doubt that you PC naturals, trained or self taught, have no problems whatever finding exactly what you want, in no time at all...but in Darrens defence he may be like me, and find search engines a total pain in the arris....and I have enough of that problem just at the moment without adding to it, thank you very much :D:D:D
 
Hi David - sorry to hear you're having so much trouble with Search. I just typed 'Drennan 12' and your thread came up at the top of the list. I was hoping to replicate your problems but, alas, it was all too easy. Sorry :)

Oh, and I don't fish the Trent, however Mr Frisby's tip looks like solid advice.
 
hi guys,
first off,thanks for the replys,much appreciated.Ramon,i know i might have come across a little dumb fella,but i just wanted to quickly pick your brains to be honest.i did'nt really have a good look around the forum.which now after having a little browse,i've found alot of the advise i was looking for,marvelous eh!.nice one jon frisby,just the way i like it,short and sweet n to the point!.cheers,i've got all that gear already fella so apart from that,i'm ready to rock n roll as soon as it's open season again.david,you're right about been put off the forums.i've not long been a member as you guys can see.like i said,i just wanted to get some quick advice.yeah,been a little lazy to be frank.i've been wanting to get back into fishing again for the past 3 years,but i have been way too busy and just hav'nt had the time to get any in.i'm a safe engineer/locksmith by trade and i finish late regulary and i'm just way too tired to sit down and have a good read thru.anyway things have changed,and i'm looking forward to getting back into my fishing and having a darn good go on the trent.maybe even bump into some of you on the bank in the future,pop in the bivvy for a natter and a brew.once again,thanks to all off you chaps who've replyed and gave advise.
regards to all
darren
 
Richard Parsons said:
Hi David - sorry to hear you're having so much trouble with Search. I just typed 'Drennan 12' and your thread came up at the top of the list. I was hoping to replicate your problems but, alas, it was all too easy. Sorry :)

Oh, and I don't fish the Trent, however Mr Frisby's tip looks like solid advice.
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Hi Richard,

Sadly, you attemts at sarcasm on this subject are like a red rag to a bull, but your point explains almost exactly my point...you have to know how to do it, learn the code. Using common sense just does not work...and I want to know why! It seems you have to learn to 'dumb down' to use these bloody things, because they appear to be designed to work for the lowest common denominator :rolleyes:

I wanted information regarding a 'Drennan Specialist barbel rod, 12', 1.75 tc. Exactly that and no other....that IS why I fed in it's exact details. I didn't want a 'Drennan 12'....there must be literally hundreds of 'Drennan 12' out there. Logic tells me that if I want information regarding a very specific rod...then I should type in the exact information known about that rod, the actual name, or designation of that rod given to it by the manufacturer and stockists to distinguish it from all the other similar items out there. Awfully silly of me I know....but then I always was picky about getting things right.

Look at it another way....if I walked into a shop and asked for a 'Drennan 12'....what do you think would happen? The guy behind the counter would quite rightly look at me as though I were a moron, and ask "WHICH friggin Drennan 12'?...I have loads of different 12' long Drennan rods, you need to tell me the full details.

Richard, are you SERIOUSLY trying to tell me that telling the/a search engine the EXACT item I wish to know details about is wrong, or not the logical thing to do? The only reason your search came up with my post first was because my post, wich happened to include the terms you entered, was the last in it's memory bank...in other words...you got lucky! Had there been 100 different post's since mine regarding 'Drennan 12', then you would have had to wade your way through 100 others before you reached mine, despite the fact that mine was THE one you were looking for, and you did have other information to identify my post positively....but you couldn't be arsed to tell it :eek:. If that makes sense to you guys, then so does everything our government is doing at the moment....and to me, would explain a lot :D

OK, OK....I admit it is logical to use the system the software is programmed to recognise. What really, REALLY pees me off is why the software makers see fit to make it that way...and why subsequently, users 'dumb down' in order to use a language the thing understands....and then are so smug about having done so :p

End of rant :D:D

Cheers, Dave.
 
Darren Marshall said:
hello & greetings to all
im hopeing to get onto the trent this season on the collingham weir.i'd like to get one of thos big barbel outta there!.ive fished the trent once about 4 years ago.it was in the 130-140 pegs.i only caught a small barbel about 5lb and 2 chub,no more than 3lb each.i wanted to try the trent because i got fed up of fishing muddy puddles!.anyway,anychance you guys could give me any advice?.i.e.what leads,how much will i need to hold the bottom,and method,free running/semi fixed etc.also what type of braid/hook lenght should i be using?.like i said,i want to have a good go at the trent this season,so any advice or tips would be very much appreciated.....

regards darren
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Can't really see your problem, if you have fished the venue before then you must have a head start on at least 90% of the members on here, surely the joy of catching is problem solving for yourself, what suits some may not suit you.
I understand you have been wasting your talents on those muddy waters after those carp but this is the real deal now for you so forget all those bad habits and start enjoying your fishing:)

Remember K.I.S.S.

Keep It Simple Stupid
 
good luck with the weir, plenty of barbel there, but how many miles of trent is there.
 
Collingham

Hi Darren,

Welcome to the forum,Collingham weir is an easy area to fish and most baits will work,the problems you have is making sure you have the correct tackle to do battle.
Starting with hardware some good quality rods of around 1.75 to 2lb tc will be needed as mostly you will be using weights of 4oz or over,couple this with some decent cranking reels of a baitrunner type ,shimano being a tried and trusted reel and load it with 12-15lb line.
Terminal wise is up to you but the most simple rig I use is a mono hooklink to a Korda wide gape size dependent on bait used to a quick release swivel tied to the mainline,if you pull a tail rubber down onto this then put a feeder swivel down over the tail rubber to semi fix it.
The feeders I use are from climax tackle called trent feeders and also search Fiskys feeders but any large type open feeders will do,a word of warning though,the plastic Korum/Fox type feeders will not last long if you cast onto a shallow bar as it will smash on the bottom.

Most anglers use a tripod of some type but the reason for this is it can be quite hard to get banksticks in,I would reccomend a pod but there is usually some rocks about to give you some stability if you have sticks only
Finally bite alarms,if your day fishing then they are not needed but for night fishing they are a must to ensure you will hear a run.

as for bait,pellet groundbait with small pellets ,a bit of hemp,CSL and some crushed boilies (if using them as a hookbait) will do the job,put plenty in as it soon gets washed downstream.

Peg 1 or 1a is the most sought after peg but not neccesary,any pegs downstream of this in the main flow will give you a pull,IMO peg 1 is a bream paradise and can be frustrating for a Barbel angler at 3 in the morning unhooking yet another 5lb bream.

Tight lines

Matt:cool:
 
thanks fella's,
i rekon i'm pretty much ready to rock n roll now,just a case of getting down there when season opens.looking forward to it.i had a look at the river swale today on the way back from durham.wow,looks awsome at topcliffe,beautiful sceneary.anyway,thank you all for the tips and advice.i plan on spending a bit more time on the forum sifting thru the mass abundance of info.i theres anything else i needs to know i'll just pick your brains again.
regards
darren
 
You did not come accross as dumb mate.. it was just such an open question that could of been half answered on the first 2-3 pages on here with only a little looking:D

The other thing is that most people on here have 'their own ways' which work for them.... (can open a big can of worm between some on here;))

If you have all the gear, make sure you balance your tackle right and have fun finding YOUR WAY:cool:

People are always great on this site offering help, and no offence was ment by my post:D

Tight lines
 
Ramon is right Darren.

I fished Collingham a lot in the late 90's before the circus arrived and caught loads of barbel on a split cane rods, Mitchell 410's and a lump of meat, this was PP (pre pellet).

As for bite alarms, some of us still like to watch our rods when fishing.

Do your own thing.
 
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Top tip of the day, if you get the weir peg, 1 rod is more than enough when you can get an average of 6 barbel an hour, 2 rods imo is foolish when there having a good go.

Jon
 
Wise that Jon.

I remember when you could turn up on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon in the summer and walk straight onto peg 1a. It was hardly fished, how times change.
 
Jon Frisby said:
Top tip of the day, if you get the weir peg, 1 rod is more than enough when you can get an average of 6 barbel an hour, 2 rods imo is foolish when there having a good go.

Jon
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I'd suggest that it goes beyond foolish, you are being too nice!;) I was thinking suicidal but that wouldn't really be appropriate when it would be a piscine death that would be the likely result of the chaos.
 
hi to all,
yeah i read you all loud and clear,all advice taken on and appreciated.i've been read thru the fourms pages and found loads of good advice and tips.theres way too much for me to take it all,but for now it's just a case of giving it a try out and seeing what works and does'nt.can't wait to get down there.i'll maybe bump into you guys on the bank in the future.thanks again for all the advice.
regards
darren
 
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