Hello Duncan, great advice and yes, all the time the bait is always a chance, I do love a big water, lovely Tench, these fish are just class, great job.
Another quality video Duncan and some clonking Tincas. I hope Chris was upwind of you though after you ate that Chilli knowing your tendency to blow a good southwesterly or two!
You almost nailed it there Duncan. A tiny bit more emphasis on the hours and sometimes days spent looking for fish, the size (and low stock) of the venues and the extent of the weed would have added to the realism. I've just done 7 days on a pit it berkshire (a 10 hr return trip) 5 of those days were spent looking for fish, and I caught my first fish yesterday! Yes there are easier options for fish that might just scrape double figures (linear etc.) but for me the emphasis is on achievement. Those large southern gravel pits are something else.
Morning Tim, love your dedication and will include emphasis on time/stock/weed etc in the next video. Well done on your first fish, hope the hard work open the flood gates to plenty more.
\been fishing a large pit for Tench, One of the guys has been having luck on maggots in a feeder, But as much as Iv`e tried I can`t get one. They`ve been fizzing around the bait but not taking the hook, Which is a maggot kebab on a 10. Praps I should use worm. I have been using hemp and hali ground bait as well. You thoughts ? Great vid by the way.
Try cutting out the ground bait completely and cutting right back on the hemp and replacing with lots of worm cut up into small pieces and feeding a mix of worm/maggot and a bit of hemp with maggot on one rod and worm on the other.
Morning duncan Just moved to surrey from the midlands and using your videos as a kind of guide to local waters ( have joined farnham angling also) my passion are tench and big roach/rudd so will be putting some time in at frensham shortly...... but i have to ask where is this pit ?? 🙏
Great video as always Duncan! I’m currently putting all my time into a small gravel pit. Worm kebab for whatever reason just doesn’t work, but switching to bunch of red maggots/T-rig works brilliantly. All the Tench I’m having average 5-6lb - however all the carp lads are pulling Tench in between 7-9lb on boilies… have you ever faced something similar?
Hi Bradley, unless the carpers are weighing their tench, which I suspect they're probably not, then take the size with a pinch of salt. I fished a big pit where I was told by carpers that double figured bream were a regular occurance, I caught hundreds, the biggest was 9.12!
Could it be eels biting through the hooklinks with the worm kebabs? I've had absolutely screaming runs from eels recently so I've been switching to wire twig rigs whilst its dark and back to fluoro from first light. I'd hate to think I could be deep hooking eels and potentiality killing them
It's not eels, probably pike (we have caught a few in daylight) as we have put in around a dozen nights over the last three seasons and only ever had one bite off in the night and caught one eels and never get screamers, apart from the one Chris had. If I was getting plagued by eels then would switch to maggot, if still getting eel runs then to maybe a small boilie so I could keep targeting my desired species. If the eels were that problematic would simply reel in and not fish at night or do exactly the same as you.
Morning David, bait boats, there is a time and a place, I'd rather cast and catch as you saw as it makes each capture that much more rewarding. Each to their own but yes the over use is a bit sad.
Hello Duncan, great advice and yes, all the time the bait is always a chance, I do love a big water, lovely Tench, these fish are just class, great job.
Thanks Clive....
Great video, the tail on that 5lb Tench at 20 mins was amazing. Hope to see you soon Duncan.
Cheers Scott, see you soon....
Great video Duncan. Very interesting tip about use of hemp and their pre-occupation on it. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
Pretty bunch of great tench there Duncan. Great tips aswel. Thnx
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent once again Duncan.
Thanks Mark
Great vid Duncan, very entertaining and informative, one of your best I reckon and that's saying something.
Much appreciated
Nice one Duncan as always
Glad you enjoyed it
Another quality video Duncan and some clonking Tincas. I hope Chris was upwind of you though after you ate that Chilli knowing your tendency to blow a good southwesterly or two!
He gave as good as he could!
Always some sound advice in your videos. Keep it up.
I appreciate that!
You almost nailed it there Duncan. A tiny bit more emphasis on the hours and sometimes days spent looking for fish, the size (and low stock) of the venues and the extent of the weed would have added to the realism. I've just done 7 days on a pit it berkshire (a 10 hr return trip) 5 of those days were spent looking for fish, and I caught my first fish yesterday! Yes there are easier options for fish that might just scrape double figures (linear etc.) but for me the emphasis is on achievement. Those large southern gravel pits are something else.
Morning Tim, love your dedication and will include emphasis on time/stock/weed etc in the next video. Well done on your first fish, hope the hard work open the flood gates to plenty more.
10.1 would do me. Well done guys.
I think a 10.1 would do most anglers, thanks for your comment...
\been fishing a large pit for Tench, One of the guys has been having luck on maggots in a feeder, But as much as Iv`e tried I can`t get one. They`ve been fizzing around the bait but not taking the hook, Which is a maggot kebab on a 10. Praps I should use worm. I have been using hemp and hali ground bait as well. You thoughts ?
Great vid by the way.
Try cutting out the ground bait completely and cutting right back on the hemp and replacing with lots of worm cut up into small pieces and feeding a mix of worm/maggot and a bit of hemp with maggot on one rod and worm on the other.
Morning duncan
Just moved to surrey from the midlands and using your videos as a kind of guide to local waters ( have joined farnham angling also) my passion are tench and big roach/rudd so will be putting some time in at frensham shortly...... but i have to ask where is this pit ?? 🙏
Hi James, Frensham fishing well for tench this year. The 'big pit' is Ellis, CSAS venue, rock hard club to get into unfortunately.
Great video as always Duncan! I’m currently putting all my time into a small gravel pit. Worm kebab for whatever reason just doesn’t work, but switching to bunch of red maggots/T-rig works brilliantly. All the Tench I’m having average 5-6lb - however all the carp lads are pulling Tench in between 7-9lb on boilies… have you ever faced something similar?
Hi Bradley, unless the carpers are weighing their tench, which I suspect they're probably not, then take the size with a pinch of salt. I fished a big pit where I was told by carpers that double figured bream were a regular occurance, I caught hundreds, the biggest was 9.12!
I smashed my PB a couple of weeks ago having caught a Tench 9.4 Ib and another 8.8Ib beating my previous best by almost 4Ib .
Well done....
Could it be eels biting through the hooklinks with the worm kebabs? I've had absolutely screaming runs from eels recently so I've been switching to wire twig rigs whilst its dark and back to fluoro from first light. I'd hate to think I could be deep hooking eels and potentiality killing them
It's not eels, probably pike (we have caught a few in daylight) as we have put in around a dozen nights over the last three seasons and only ever had one bite off in the night and caught one eels and never get screamers, apart from the one Chris had. If I was getting plagued by eels then would switch to maggot, if still getting eel runs then to maybe a small boilie so I could keep targeting my desired species. If the eels were that problematic would simply reel in and not fish at night or do exactly the same as you.
Thanks for the reply. Forgot to say the video is great and I've got a lot out of your videos for various species.
Anyone know where this is?
Ellis, CSAS venue, membership capped unfortunately so rock hard to get into.
Bait boats not for me. Too clinical. I find it pretty sad to honest.
Morning David, bait boats, there is a time and a place, I'd rather cast and catch as you saw as it makes each capture that much more rewarding. Each to their own but yes the over use is a bit sad.
Hemp.......Your fickle friend.
Hemp, devastating in small doses, disastrous if overdone