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Where are you coming from Wayne?Hi , Has anyone fished the River Blackwater at Whinwhistle fishery ? Thinking about giving it ago on Sunday (lower itchen fishery fully booked). Two hour drive so I don't want to waste time and money if it's not worth it. Thanks in advance Wayne
Ah. Too far to Builth Wells or Cardiff then. Better grayling than Itchen.Kent Graham
Try Kamasan Animals in spade end micro barb.How the heck do you keep them on the hook?
This winter' challenge is; a two pounder and fish from five different rivers. The second part was easy (I've done six now), but I'm struggling to get past 1:15.08 (twice!).
The trouble is the larger (I think) fish keep falling off. I reckon more than 50% recently.
Hook. I thought I'd cracked it with new(ish) Drennan Acolyte Grippers. REALLY sharp, sl. beaked, can't open a #16 with 3.08lb hooklink (but thinner than a Superspade), but after a honeymoon period they now seem no better than anything else.
Rod. Softish, Drennan IM9 & Crystalight
I wondered if the closeness of the Olivette to the hook helps pull the hook out? Does a 6g weight flying about during the fight, 8 to 12" from the hook help loosen a hook hold. When I come across others I get the impression I'm probably fishing heavier floats with Olivette much closer to the hook than most .
Any thoughts please?
Any thoughts please?
Almost a year on from the last post in this thread, so thought I’d revive it
Who’s been out grayling fishing? I know @Chris Jones has! Anyone got a new rod to try for grayling this season? I’m using my 13’ 6” Browning Sphere and trying to persuade myself to take my 15’ Acolyte Ultra out to play!!
Hoping to get out tomorrow on the Wharfe, but my son has a bit of a temperature tonight so will have to see what the morning brings
Al
I’d probably go with Alan and say ultra for grayling personally. I’m looking forward to giving the 11fter more of a bash on the narrow becks for them soon.
Although if 13ft is an ideal length then for me titan2000 every time no question.
Its my preferred favorite by quite some margin
I find the plus and avenger just a little on the stiff side for my tastes with grayling. I’d chose them for a days chubbing.
I’m not loosing them on the rods I like to use Ian.I once used a normark microlite whilst trotting for grayling in a large powerful river. I lost the first few fish I hooked. I realised that by the way the grayling were fighting they could somehow bounce the hook out against the soft rod. From then on I just wound the fish in hard and didn't loose another one. Previous to that day i'd always used an avenger and hardly lost a fish. The last time I visited that river I used a 14ft sphere, I only had eleven grayling but lost none.