Catch Reports
The Elusive Long Common!
Posted in Catch Reports on 14th March 2007Springwood Pool’s elusive ‘Long Common’ isn’t a fish that graces the bank very often. It’s a ‘once a year’ fish at the very most, so you can image how pleased Duncan Cameron was when he recently banked the awesome looking ‘bar of gold’ at a weight of 30lb 7oz.
Duncan has been applying the Shellfish B5 barrels into a few selected areas on the west country venue, and on this occasion he trickled in 20 free offerings on to a silty marginal spot and ‘slack lined’ over the top. Good angling!
Cork ball advantages
Although we provide cork dust pop-ups, we also appreciate that some customers prefer cork ball pop-ups and I think that it's generally accepted that cork ball pop-ups are the best method for long term buoyancy. This can be particularly advantageous for many modern day rigs such as chod rigs and Hinged Stiff-rigs. These clever little packs allow anglers to create their own cork ball pop-ups with little effort. You can also regulate the amount of paste you use to make them more buoyant or turn them into slow sinkers.
Top tip
If you are having problems with diving birds or nuisance fish, you can combat this by 'meshing up'. The best method we have seen to do this is to cut a small section of tights (we recommend you get your missus's permission first!). Wrap the pop-up in the fine mesh, pull tight, tie off with floss, 'blob' the excess with a lighter and away you go.
