tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185482678332207687.post7543539044197904669..comments2024-03-26T07:58:11.904+00:00Comments on Piscatorial Quagswagging: River Zander - Revisitation...Mick Neweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534025506569660200noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185482678332207687.post-80856528081109175632014-12-09T13:36:49.786+00:002014-12-09T13:36:49.786+00:00Yes Mick it's got to be the quiver tip used in...Yes Mick it's got to be the quiver tip used in the right place at the right time. Just after dark watch that starlight and when you get a single nod pick up the rod and if it's a zed you will feel it start to move off. Track it's movement gently until the rod is level with the water then strike. ;)Daniel Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810934657655675462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185482678332207687.post-9366130492979727562014-12-08T19:35:16.723+00:002014-12-08T19:35:16.723+00:00If only we had Grayling in Warwickshire. The canal...If only we had Grayling in Warwickshire. The canal Zeds would be obliging, I should have done that instead. Quiver-tipping for them sounds promising ta for the tips, something I do intend to try when I locate some.Mick Neweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05534025506569660200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185482678332207687.post-20899652994652909102014-12-08T18:25:33.795+00:002014-12-08T18:25:33.795+00:00Mick,
Some cracking photos of a winter river. As ...Mick,<br /><br />Some cracking photos of a winter river. As for breakfast, no black pudding :-(Monty Dalrymplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07793157290306665840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185482678332207687.post-51805310331097473602014-12-08T17:09:30.222+00:002014-12-08T17:09:30.222+00:00Likewise, I would have gone grayling fishing! The ...Likewise, I would have gone grayling fishing! The last hour of daylight on a mild, overcast day would be my ideal time. I've been quiver-tipping for the zeds on my local river (took a leaf out of Mr Everitts' book in fact). Nice way to do it. Have found that pike slam the tip over, whilst the zander give two or three taps, presumably as they pick up the bait, then move away. Learned fairly quickly to be on the rod and feeding them line before they feel any resistance. Good luck with the pioneering!Toodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006248852152006006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185482678332207687.post-40319814216409643852014-12-08T14:17:51.355+00:002014-12-08T14:17:51.355+00:00I bet a day just with a lead finding the deeper ho...I bet a day just with a lead finding the deeper holes and features would be worthwhile, certainly potential but I suppose unless you fish in the dark, just need to choose the right day. I think next time I will go a bit earlier, I go there at 7.00am and there was certainly enough light to see.Mick Neweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05534025506569660200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185482678332207687.post-84862065620882596772014-12-08T14:14:11.154+00:002014-12-08T14:14:11.154+00:00Hindsight is a wonderful thing and to be honest wh...Hindsight is a wonderful thing and to be honest when I looked at the overnight weather forecast and woke up in the morning I felt it was going to be hard going. I don't think it was a wasted trip though, plenty of swims with potential I just need to pick a better day or time for it. The downstream pegs especially looked ideal. Talking of rigs I know you fish for them Zander style, what sort of bites do you get ? Pike like gentle knocks ?Mick Neweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05534025506569660200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185482678332207687.post-4388373008676737762014-12-08T13:55:42.489+00:002014-12-08T13:55:42.489+00:00I've done a fair bit of zander fishing on the ...I've done a fair bit of zander fishing on the Avon Mick and can offer you the following bit of advice that will save you a massive amount of wasted time. If the the sky is blue, the sun shines, the river has any element of clarity and there is a frost don't bother going zander fishing on the river. I have a wasted hundreds of hours thinking I can buck the trend and never done it. On bright days they will feed as it goes dark and into the night, other than that you have to wait for heavy cloud cover, very coloured water or some other weird conditions.<br />These river fish although related to there canal brethren are a totally different kettle of fish that seem to follow a strict code of feeding.Daniel Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810934657655675462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185482678332207687.post-66427672798274836602014-12-08T13:31:45.590+00:002014-12-08T13:31:45.590+00:00That's one venue on my radar over the festive ...That's one venue on my radar over the festive period (still not used that ticket yet!). Looking forward to revisiting some of the pegs down there. Spent a lot of time down there in my pre blogging days. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638111924257280904noreply@blogger.com