A little more luck.09-10-13

With another escape chit in hand,

I headed to Mead farm fields.

Baits taken were

Bread, high oil pellets,worm

and sweet corn.

First time here so fed a few good looking 

swims as I walked down stream.

At the end of the 3rd field

I set up two ledger rods

both had pellet baits

One was cast down stream 

the other up stream.

 Both rods were rattling merrily

but the down stream one seemed

different. That one proved to be snagged, so

that had to be sorted out.

The upstream rod (photo below) pulled down

and this (photo above) sorry looking

2.2lb Chub was landed.

It appeared to have been hit by a large Pike

or Otter.

 After 1 1/2 hours I moved upstream to

a swim that I had not fed on the way down as there was 

a large Wasp / Hornet, about 2 inches long there.

Good it had gone, so set up a similar set up as before.

Again another Chub took the pellet bait, 

this one was fine perfect and at first I thought it might

be a Barbel but no this 2.3lb fella instead.

 This spot was really interesting so will try it again. 

 Having tried 3 more swims with no results

I stopped in the first swim I had put loose feed into

on the way in.

 This time, although there were plenty of 

nod and rattles, pellet didn't work.

So worm was chosen as hook bait.

This produced another 2.3lb chub and was the last of the day.

Shock and horror.

I did not even set up a float rod all day.

Fished from 12 noon until 6.45pm.

I do like Chub.