Another trip to Bentley Pool, I am still chasing a 6lb Tench and after reading a post on 'maggotdrowners' of a good catch on luncheon meat I was eager to give it a try.
I arrived at about 4.30pm to an empty car park, it was a nice sunny day, but with some cloud in the sky. I settled in on the 4th peg on the right hand side (again) setting up both a method feeder rod to fish to the island and a waggler rod to fish close to the lily pads.
Another guy arrived at about 5.30pm and after a brief chat he set up in the far corner of the pool.
I worked my way through various baits with no luck, I was getting lots of knocks on the waggler but nothing that I could hit, so I switched to the pole, with a 4.6lb hooklength and size 14 Gamma Power hook. I managed a small roach on maggots and bumped a few off before switching back to corn. There was an easterly wind blowing into my face which I think slowed the fishing down. I have subsequently read that you should fish with your back to an easterly wind and facing a south westerly!
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| 2.5lb Bentley Pool Tench |
At 8.00pm I walked round to see the other guy, but he had not had a bite yet.
Shortly after returning I managed a 2.5lb tench on the pole, it tried very hard to get in the lilies but the black hydro kept him out.
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| 6lb 4oz Bentley Pool Bream |
At 9.30pm the tip pulled round on the feeder rod and I was into a nice fish, not the same fight as a tench, turned out to be a 6lb 4oz bream that had taken the hair rigged luncheon meat.
I had no further action and packed up at 10.00pm and had a wander back to se the other guy, he had had a couple of tench on luncheon meat and was still fishing as I left.
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