Stick Float on the Middle Severn
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:46 pm
I've just started using more traditional tackle- making floats, centrepins etc. I decided to give stick float fishing for barbel a go, makin git my mission to catch one on the float this season. I started last week, using a Drennan 'Big stick' weighted at 3.5g - this was sort of ok, easy to control and running through well.
Yesterday I went to another stretch and I was really struggling to control the line, causing the stick to drift off the line I was fishing. I tried a bigger, more stable chubber but couldn't really hold back enough to conquer the swim. I then switched to a wire stem stick float and shotted it right down - this went rhough like a dream and led to a 4lb chub shortly afterwards.
Does everyone find a wire stem stick float better for deeper, faster flowing sections or is it just down to my lack of coordination/skill with alien fishing tackle? Any tips greatly received! :beg: :beg:
Yesterday I went to another stretch and I was really struggling to control the line, causing the stick to drift off the line I was fishing. I tried a bigger, more stable chubber but couldn't really hold back enough to conquer the swim. I then switched to a wire stem stick float and shotted it right down - this went rhough like a dream and led to a 4lb chub shortly afterwards.
Does everyone find a wire stem stick float better for deeper, faster flowing sections or is it just down to my lack of coordination/skill with alien fishing tackle? Any tips greatly received! :beg: :beg: