In article , Gandalf
wrote:
Well the kit worked and I enjoyed it however I could not get through a bed
of gudgeon. I actually took a small gudgeon at over 25 yards on a size 12
hook and four maggots and bread flake ( ok I was desperate just to stop the
small fish )

If I went to float and held just off the bottom I got ravaged by roach that
thought they were piranha.

- if you're looking for tips on how to -not- catch fish I'm sure we could
come up with something between us.

using the old kit was
good but I do need something more compact.

Fishing by public transport or (only done this once, keep meaning to do it
again) when hiking and carrying *everything* on your back does make you look
hard at the tackle. I don't think it reduces catches either, it means you
pack just what you expect to need and saves a lot of indecision and switching
around on the bank.

Another little bonus you might not have tried is one-way roving. I usually
do this sea fishing but there's no reason you couldn't try it inland - take a
minimal kit, say spinning gear to one point by bus, walk and fish five miles
of water in a day and take a different bus home. If nothing else it's a great way to explore a stretch of water.

Cheerio,

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