What’s the added benefit of using a waggler presentation over a stick float? I know you can hold back on a stick float making it look more natural just don’t understand what float to use when. Thanks !!
Thanks for watching. You can't really hold back with a waggles, but as I was generally running the bait through it didn't matter. I wanted a larger float to. A be able to cast around the swim to find the fish. B to drag line on the bottom with out it being dragged under to much. I was also not putting much shot down the line, if you put all the weight directly under a stick float with very little shot down the line it tends to tangle quite a bit. The water was also quite shallow and a big stick can be quite noisy when striking etc, were as a waggler collapses on the strike. I did start on a stick but found the waggler better in my opinion. Chosen the right float is not a precise science, the more you trot in different conditions the more you start to "feel" what's doing the right job on the day. All part of the art of trotting. I bloody love trotting! Tight lines. PS I do explain some of this in the video after that one.
@@PaulVicaryfishing thanks for the detailed reply. In this session you only fed meat as loose feed did you find that was enough to keep the fish interested? Does feeding that much meat not over feed them ?
@nuzzi7794 pleasure to help if I can. I generally feel in fast water you can feed loads, as it gets washed a long way downstream, I was getting a bit low on bait that day. I haven't loads of experience fishing meat for Barbel and chub on that sort of river, but I felt I could have been more aggressive. When trotting maggots for chub I've found the quite often a changing the feeding pattern can induce a xtra bite. 20mins of lashing it in with 2,3, or even 4 feeds in a trot can turn cautions fish on. I'd like to fish that stretch with a gallon or 2 of maggots and see what sort of frenzy you could get them in. The flow in that swim was very strong and may have taken the bait right down to the next spot which is supposed to be a great swim so I may have not been able to draw them up.
I used to use the plus and felt it was hard work and undergunned. I actually snapped it in half the last time I used it. I purchased the new acolyte specimen which is way better imo. Thanks for the video. Really enjoyed it
Well that’s going to make sitting behind two rods on the thames seem pretty boring. Love the expressions on your face when those fish playing you. Great stuff and once again very enjoyable. Now I had better find a good book to take with me next week lol😂
Thanks for watching Neil. Yes sounds enough to send me to sleep 😂 One thing i realised on this trip that everyone gets something different out of their own fishing, im a total restless fidget and get bored very quickly so active fishing suits my personality, i know i could catch a few bigger fish if i baited and waited. good luck on the old farther Thames.
Sitting there in the countryside is great for depression. Plus I’m a grumpy old sod who is more than happy with my own company and when one rattles off it’s often a lump of a fish
Also not to be a knob or anything but I’d consider resting those barbel longer in that flow. They give up so much and really need a good rest so they don’t go belly up 5 mins later.
I was on the Trent yesterday South of Derby....caught one chub. Wasn't really bothered about the amount. I was just so glad to get on the river bank after some 'stuff' going on in life.....As I type this I'm out on it again tomorrow.....can't wait...Let me at it!
Thanks for watching Stewart. Your right it doesn't really matter what you catch its just good for the soul and i find the flow of the river helps wash my trouble away. Tight lines.
Which part of the trent is this please as I have just got a scunthorpe book looking to do abit of chubb and barbel fishing. Looks amazing. Thanks in advance
Thanks for watching sorry to be a tit but I'd rather not say, as a You tuber i can get a pretty rough time about naming venues. I can confirm it is a Scunthorpe water. Tight lines and good luck.
It’s a great stretch of river there, so good for float fishing when you can actually get a swim. Do you think the Acolyte Plus handled the barbel well? I’ve just bought one and had barbel to 5lb, seems good so far.
Hi Mr Tim, thanks for watching. Yes its a great bit of water, myself and a friend went for 3 consecutive days and arrived each day around midday and always had a choice of swims. The acolyte plus was good for fish around that size, although i did catch a 10lber later in the day on a 1lb and 3/4 TC ledger rod and felt far more in control. If i was doing that sort of fishing all the time i would consider stepping up a bit but would still want a 15ft rod. Tight lines.
@@PaulVicaryfishing Nice one, I’ll keep the Plus as it’s a good chub rod on my local river, but may consider the Specimen for this venue. They really hang in that flow don’t they, arm breaking stuff 😅
@@MidlandAngler Thanks for watching., The Wye for Pike eh? I was quite surprised just how many good Pike I saw on the Trent. I will have to check out the Severn, Scunthorpe AA have a stretch at Bridge north
Nice one Paul, I've fished most of the main rivers in the country and the Trent tops the lot purely because of the numbers of fish it holds, shame we've not got 'proper ' rivers in our neck of the woods
Thanks for watching. It looks as though fishermen having been wading there for quite a while and the Barbel in the Trent seem to be more prolific than ever? Tight lines.
Every days a school day, until this video I didn't know it damaged the rod. I have since taken it off but it does make me giggle how much it bothers people. Thanks for watching and tight lines.
Thanks for watching, quietly confident I was in Scunthorpe waters as the friend I was fishing with was in the 1st peg on the Nottingham waters. Tight lines.
What’s the added benefit of using a waggler presentation over a stick float?
I know you can hold back on a stick float making it look more natural just don’t understand what float to use when. Thanks !!
Thanks for watching.
You can't really hold back with a waggles, but as I was generally running the bait through it didn't matter. I wanted a larger float to. A be able to cast around the swim to find the fish. B to drag line on the bottom with out it being dragged under to much. I was also not putting much shot down the line, if you put all the weight directly under a stick float with very little shot down the line it tends to tangle quite a bit. The water was also quite shallow and a big stick can be quite noisy when striking etc, were as a waggler collapses on the strike.
I did start on a stick but found the waggler better in my opinion.
Chosen the right float is not a precise science, the more you trot in different conditions the more you start to "feel" what's doing the right job on the day. All part of the art of trotting.
I bloody love trotting!
Tight lines.
PS I do explain some of this in the video after that one.
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@@PaulVicaryfishing thanks for the detailed reply. In this session you only fed meat as loose feed did you find that was enough to keep the fish interested? Does feeding that much meat not over feed them ?
@nuzzi7794 pleasure to help if I can.
I generally feel in fast water you can feed loads, as it gets washed a long way downstream, I was getting a bit low on bait that day. I haven't loads of experience fishing meat for Barbel and chub on that sort of river, but I felt I could have been more aggressive. When trotting maggots for chub I've found the quite often a changing the feeding pattern can induce a xtra bite. 20mins of lashing it in with 2,3, or even 4 feeds in a trot can turn cautions fish on. I'd like to fish that stretch with a gallon or 2 of maggots and see what sort of frenzy you could get them in.
The flow in that swim was very strong and may have taken the bait right down to the next spot which is supposed to be a great swim so I may have not been able to draw them up.
I used to use the plus and felt it was hard work and undergunned. I actually snapped it in half the last time I used it.
I purchased the new acolyte specimen which is way better imo.
Thanks for the video.
Really enjoyed it
Great watch, very enjoyable,have swims like that on the Severn (BAA). I would just step the rod up 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, I will have to check out that BAA ticket.
Wise words on the rod as well.
Tight lines.
Good to see trotting on the Trent. Get down to the Wye, I've had some cracking sessions there. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching. Conveniently enough I have a weeks holiday coming up at Symonds Yat! Any recommendations of best areas to fish?
@@PaulVicaryfishing I fished more towards Hereford on day tickets - video on my channel. Your 'Trent" tactics were similar to those I was using.
Well that’s going to make sitting behind two rods on the thames seem pretty boring. Love the expressions on your face when those fish playing you. Great stuff and once again very enjoyable.
Now I had better find a good book to take with me next week lol😂
Thanks for watching Neil. Yes sounds enough to send me to sleep 😂 One thing i realised on this trip that everyone gets something different out of their own fishing, im a total restless fidget and get bored very quickly so active fishing suits my personality, i know i could catch a few bigger fish if i baited and waited. good luck on the old farther Thames.
Sitting there in the countryside is great for depression. Plus I’m a grumpy old sod who is more than happy with my own company and when one rattles off it’s often a lump of a fish
Also not to be a knob or anything but I’d consider resting those barbel longer in that flow. They give up so much and really need a good rest so they don’t go belly up 5 mins later.
All fish were adequately rested, I just edited those bits out of the video. You can see how strongly they swam off. Paul (video editor)
@@THEINSANESOCIETY That’s fair enough and thanks for clarifying.
If only we had a river like this in Kent Paul.
Thanks for watching. Just have to have big boys days out!
I was on the Trent yesterday South of Derby....caught one chub. Wasn't really bothered about the amount. I was just so glad to get on the river bank after some 'stuff' going on in life.....As I type this I'm out on it again tomorrow.....can't wait...Let me at it!
Thanks for watching Stewart. Your right it doesn't really matter what you catch its just good for the soul and i find the flow of the river helps wash my trouble away.
Tight lines.
Take care of yourself
Good video paul look like you got a good lot of fish
SO many fish! Thanks for watching
Thanks for watching. Yes it was brilliant
Which part of the trent is this please as I have just got a scunthorpe book looking to do abit of chubb and barbel fishing. Looks amazing. Thanks in advance
Thanks for watching sorry to be a tit but I'd rather not say, as a You tuber i can get a pretty rough time about naming venues. I can confirm it is a Scunthorpe water.
Tight lines and good luck.
OK thankyou
Ladypitt Scunthorpe ticket
It’s like hook a duck when it’s on
It’s a great stretch of river there, so good for float fishing when you can actually get a swim. Do you think the Acolyte Plus handled the barbel well? I’ve just bought one and had barbel to 5lb, seems good so far.
Hi Mr Tim, thanks for watching. Yes its a great bit of water, myself and a friend went for 3 consecutive days and arrived each day around midday and always had a choice of swims. The acolyte plus was good for fish around that size, although i did catch a 10lber later in the day on a 1lb and 3/4 TC ledger rod and felt far more in control. If i was doing that sort of fishing all the time i would consider stepping up a bit but would still want a 15ft rod.
Tight lines.
@@PaulVicaryfishing Nice one, I’ll keep the Plus as it’s a good chub rod on my local river, but may consider the Specimen for this venue. They really hang in that flow don’t they, arm breaking stuff 😅
More amazing action on the Trent. Whats the best river you guys have fished?
The itchen for grayling ..the wye for pike , the Severn for Barbel ....
@@MidlandAngler Thanks for watching., The Wye for Pike eh? I was quite surprised just how many good Pike I saw on the Trent.
I will have to check out the Severn, Scunthorpe AA have a stretch at Bridge north
Nice one Paul, I've fished most of the main rivers in the country and the Trent tops the lot purely because of the numbers of fish it holds, shame we've not got 'proper ' rivers in our neck of the woods
@@clivelogsdon1492 Thanks for watching Clive, yes our local rivers seem very small in comparison.
The Inny below Ballymahon in County Longford, Ireland when the Roach are running!
School boy error leaving film on rod handle it will rott cork underneath
Thanks for watching. Everyday a school day. Didn't leave it on for any particular reason other than I didn't bother to take it off.
Tight lines.
Have a look at the acolyte specimen plus mate 🎣🌞another quality rod 🎣🎣🎣
Thanks for watching.
I,ll see if i can try one out.
Tight lines.
what reel are you using ?.
Hi Ron, thanks for watching it's a shimano Stradic. Great reel and an absolute bargain at £30 on Facebook marketplace!
Tight lines.
Is that Scunthorpe. Amalgamated water ?
Yes it is Link below scunthorpeanglers.co.uk/
Why not prepare meat at home and have no Sharp tins to take home
I normally do but I'm 150 miles from home and bought it in the super market that morning
Scunthorpe need to address this wading on Barbel spawning beds.
Thanks for watching. It looks as though fishermen having been wading there for quite a while and the Barbel in the Trent seem to be more prolific than ever?
Tight lines.
Please take the plastic off the rod
Every days a school day, until this video I didn't know it damaged the rod.
I have since taken it off but it does make me giggle how much it bothers people.
Thanks for watching and tight lines.
Wading on the spawning beds.
Thanks for watching and a fair point made.
You want to keep out of piscatorial waters
Thanks for watching, quietly confident I was in Scunthorpe waters as the friend I was fishing with was in the 1st peg on the Nottingham waters.
Tight lines.