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So after a long lay off of around 4 weeks i managed to pick up the lure rod and bag and get out on sunday morning with my good mate Jon.  We spent nearly 4 hours roving the river throwing all my fav lures onto my favourite most productive spots… with not a single chase or take!  Nothing was happening… barely any movement at all on the river after the rainfall, even the quiet areas that are just off the flow were dead silent.  I guess it just wasn’t meant to be!  Still it was good to get back out there…

We decided we just needed to catch a few fish, so thought we’d walk over to a lake i know where i always used to get one or two Perch in the evening after work.   Arrived there and it looked as good as ever, out of the wind and in shadow… this little cut off from the main lake looked ideal.  So i put on a small red spotted spinner and dabbled it in… within two mins the perch were chasing in a pack and going mad.  So mad that Jon and I decided to take it in turns catching.  Managed 10 takes between us landing 8 of them.  Would have been 9 but a lurking monster perch launched into one of them and it came off.  Bare in mind normally this spot would produce two maybe three fish and then go dead, this was the best day yet.   None of the fish touched a pound but after having a blank on the river it was awesome to catch this many in such a small amount of time.

This tiny inlet on a local lake is one of my fav Perch catching spots and after seeing this hidden monster poke its head out of the reeds i think i’ll be there again very soon!  

Ok my new kitchen fit / fishing break is over and its time to get fishing again!  I really want to get another 3lb plus perch to either a lure or bait.  My choices are varied from commercials or quiet streches of the Medway, to me though the commercial is not so much of a challenge i fancy the river!  The possibly of uncaught unseen fish is much more enticing and the personal reward so much greater.  Having had one last winter to 3lb 10oz i cannot wait for the hunt to begin.  My bag next session will be the faithful worm with a variation of spinners and small rapalas.  This way i can try my best with the worm to quiver and if this doesn’t produce in my favourite my fancied spots i’ll begin to rove with the lure rod.   If this fails on the first couple of visits i may even try the old faithful livebaited gudgeon that produced my last monster perch.  Having not heard of any other big perch in my area being caught the chance of another 3lb’r may be tough but this is something that makes me want to try even harder.  Is it just me or is there something special about the perch that others miss.  I rarely see other anglers on my travels that target the perch…! 

To me this means more chance of a rewarding capture and more fish for me to target!  I cannot wait for the winter to come again and heighten my chances considering how good last winter was.  I love the summer for sport and relaxing, but come winter its fishing time and hitting those predators with great excitement!  May the rest of this year be productive for us all and if the big perch come biting it could be a great end to slow year. 

Have you ever used spinners for pike and perch?  Just lately i’ve been out trotting the river banks and using a wide variation of spinners and lures, and one type of spinner keeps producing more than the rest put together.  Its the Abu Reflex spinners and boy have they thrown up some suprises!  When i think all is dead in a swim and its time to move i chuck one on and give it a go!  So far its produced perch to 2lb, chub to 3 and half and pike just seem to whack it for fun.  Albeit at the moment only jacks its still good fun!  Last Sunday jacks were hitting it on the drop, i thought it was just luck so tried other spinners after to no avail.  Even on moving tried the others with no results, back on went the Abu Reflex and low and behold another pike.  Was it just sheer luck or was this one hell of a special spinner!  I guess i’ll just have to keep experimenting!  I’ll let you know how i get on.  And if you have a fav let me know what you’ve caught and we can post it up for others to enjoy.

If you wish to try these spinners have a look here

If like me you enjoy strolling the river bank with spinners and small lures this is ideal for you.  Before i purchased this i always struggled to keep my lures and spinners in order, near on every visit i’d be trying to seperate them.  Since adding this bag to my setup the treble tangles are a thing of the past!  For £19.99 this is a must have luggage item.  It is extremely well built with zipped 4 pockets for any additional items, such as wire, forceps etc, and included in the price is 5 adjustable lure boxes.   It really is a great item for travelling light!

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