Derek Funcks
Senior Member & Supporter
Amazing fish Carl, well done sir.
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Carl. Fish of dreams. What a stunner. Well done mate.
On the float or drop shot lure ? Good work btwI had a 2.07lb and 2.03lb first thing morning. Lovely fish but both recaptures of fish I had early in December. Off to look for a new spot this afternoon.
The way you are doing it is my absolute favouriteAfternoon Dan, on the float, with prawns today. I've been enjoying that 11ft acolyte and watching the float go under so haven't given the drop shotting a concerted effort yet. That and I'm conscious I'm crap at it
Sorry to resurrect an old post.A couple of days ago on the Severn and at current high water levels, Perch options were somewhat limited at this height.
Had an idea of where may be fishable and fortunately it was. Started on a weedless Texas rig, but no interest from the fish. Switched over to a floating worm in a different colour and bang, an instant hit, with a Perch of 2.3lb landed. Another quickly followed of 2.1lb. Move up to the next swim and take another Perch of 2.9lb. Thereafter the tentative bites started with no hookups. Time for a rethink and out comes the dropshot rod, fishing a smaller similar coloured lure. This did the trick and rec another 4 Perch followed, all between 1.8lb and 2lb, and all caught really close in. I was starting to think that a dusk Perch feeding bonanza, may be on the cards, but then the howling gale got up, making finesse fishing, next to impossible.
Still a nice way to christen the new Westin T&C rod.
Itās the W3, 5 - 15g and is ideal for fishing cheb and Texas rigs in the 5 to 7g range.Sorry to resurrect an old post.
Neil - Iām thinking of buying a Westin T&C rod. What model do you have and would you recommend it?
Nigel, I've had many good perch on prawnsThe Perch on my local canal are really frustrating! Drop shotted for 3 seasons and only caught small fish to about 10oz (might be my technique?). Odd better fish caught on worm but no fish caught on Prawn at all. Deadbaiting with 3ā roach for Pike one day produced a BIG Perch (between 2-21/2lb) in every swim on the length (a total of 12). The bites came every time a boat past and stirred up the bottom, lifting the baits, leaving me to think a moving bait is the way to go. For the next 3 sessions either small livies or a 3ā dead lifted/twitched under a float produced fish. (The better method) CRACKED IT!! or so i thoughtā¦.itās as if they have totally disappeared again. Cannot repeat the success however hard i try. Iāve since moved onto a local ācommercialā where near 5lbāers are coming out in matches but cant say iām enjoying it tbh!
Anyone else had much success with Prawn on the canal? I have so much confidence using them everywhere else i go but not had one single bite in 3 or 4 seasons.