Big Bream! (Method Feeder Fishing At Grimsbury Reservoir) 

Totally agree 😀

And carp angers are bothered 😕 by them 😂😂😂😂

What’s clear watching you and Jamie and the two stoners is your really enjoy angling the same as when 8 yrs old 😉

Many thanks Ruben. It's all about getting out and enjoying it, trying things and mixing things up 😀

Cheers Keith. Gotta go back soon I think!

Thanks Ken

Cheers Bish. You never quite know with me ha ha

Thanks Stephen

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks Patrick

Glad you enjoyed it

Definitely lots and lots of better angling brains out there than me, but I try!

Thanks Ian

Absolutely!

Thank you too!

Thanks 👍

Enjoy!

My friends who fish in Ireland tell me about side winders, but it's not something I've ever used myself

Thanks Orson

Cheers Dean

Aw thanks Andy

Big up! 😂

One the ones and twos, no less!🤘

Cheers Denis

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"Keep getting these nuisance 5lb to 10lb bream!" ha ha

@@JonArthur Hahaha.....

Do it!

Still yearning to go back and catch some more!

Definitely going back for a few more goes

Get well soon chap 😝

Get well soon Lee!

Best of luck

@@JonArthur been having some success had about 8 kilo of skimmers yesterday

Yep next time...

Fingers crossed I can get back soon!

Yes that's what everyone has been telling me, including the bailiff, but the fish are clearly there. I think they'll go on the feed soon.

Thanks Gazza

Yep but I just go when I have a chance and cannot choose the weather. It's been a tough resy this year I gather.

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Thanks for the sub! :-)

Thanks Roger

Jon Arthur Angling 👍👍

Thanks Rigs

Glad to help. Maybe you aren't letting the Spomb impact the surface enough? A more abrupt stop should see it go nose down. And also only half filling it.

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One day all my daft rhymes and MCing will come out! 🤣

Yes definitely needed more time :-(

Thanks John, she would have had fun with that swan! 🤣

What? Scratch Master J in the place! 🤣

Give it a go!

No worries mon

I had a choice of lanes and steering wheels 😂

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Absolutely!

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Good call!

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks Nick

This venue is a bit quirky banning groundbait. It's not Banbury DAA the controlling club's rule, it's the council's as it's a drinking water venue. Still not 100% sure on the logic but it's no big deal.

@@JonArthur yes same here drinking water no naturals or ground bait love your videos too

Ha ha, yes I was hoping for scampi and chips after!

I photographed a 24lber there once and know there are 30s in there

38lb is the biggest that has come out I have seen carp over 20lb come out in the matches there I think there are around 400 carp in the res so I've been told I like going after the big bream Jon you been fishing Packington lately

Cheers Scott! Will remember my sunglasses next time!

Thanks!

Really impressed me on the day. I might get a 2nd now.

Thanks Martin

Sorry no idea but Im guessing very!

Ha ha, not even mixing and scratching? At that time I could've sworn one was on then it all just went slack.

That's probably the one. It's also called Banbury Reservoir. I gather it's the town's reserve drinking water resy rather than a canal feeder. That's why the council don't allow groundbait.

Ring the bailiff on the sign or local shop as I'm not sure I am supposed to make it public

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Yes all good food for thought, it was a purely experimental session so on this occasion I deliberately wanted to create a bigger area to work with, but try to consciously hold the rod back further when hitting the clip. For my first experiment at the venue, my plan was to bait up a big area then fish the far edge of the feed as that's the side where I assumed any wary bream would be coming from in the clear water. I soon made the decision to fish a rod length closer once liners became a problem and caught two. All part of the experimentation process. I think a flying backlead might have helped too! I've had numerous spodding sessions for bream and not had the liner issue, so I think it's big moody fish in tap water clear water that was also an issue.

@@JonArthur Great to hear your thinking; so many thanks. I only ask as I am returning to match fishing this season after 20 years away. In that time I have been carp fishing and therefore regularly use a spomb and making this allowance between where your feed empties on the surface and where your hookbait will be can be very important particularly on tight feeding areas. Adjusting this distance is common practice in carp fishing. However, if fishing for bream I agree that fishing at the front of the feed can, not only help to avoid liners, but also possibly help pick off the bigger, warier slabs that quite often hang back. While a flying backlead could help, they can also be detrimental to bite detection in my experience and the bottom also needs to be fairly uniform for them to work successfully. Any form of undulation, such as a weedbed or a bar, not only create bad angles back to your rod but can also lead to more abrasion on the line causing a potential weakness. Another solution could be to mould some mouse droppings from tungsten putty up the line behind the feeder. Food for thought. Am enjoying watching your videos as, not only do you do a variety of styles for different species on different types of venues, but you also talk through the process of the changes you make to increase your catch rate which is very beneficial. Keep up the good work 👍

They are original Matrix Horizons

Hi Pete you can fish on banbury book or day ticket but you require an access code for gates as the res is fenced off with two access gates either side of top end these have combination padlocks you can get code from bailiff telephone number or probably castaway tackle shop in banbury available on grimsbury reservoir Web site page hope that helps

its a day ticket pete

Day tickets are £5 for one rod, but only £3 if you are a BDAA member. Fabulous value!

Lost of variables but more and more the Method is beginning to dominate for big bream, but no harm fishing both on the same swim

@@JonArthur Doh never thought of mixing it up in the same swim. Thanks for the reply, good luck with the channel it seems to be gaining traction keep at it, always a pleasure to watch, Cheers.

I can try, but I use a full blood knot if you want to Google that.

Definitely slo mo 😂

Yep, check out my Hair Rig Secrets video to learn more...

Not fished it but it definitely looks fishy and worth a look

Pretty sure that would be disallowed but you’d have to ask your match organiser for clarification.

@@JonArthur Thank you for your time and courtesy. Tight Lines.

Yep I thought the same

@@JonArthur can you do a video with a slide float there please

You can fish it in 6ft+ no probs, but you need stickier pellets

@@JonArthur thanks fir that Jon

It's up to 18ft in places and there's an old river bed further out. Yes I'd spod in any depths as it's nice to create a big bed of heavy particles. A cloud would be an issue, but anywhere the carpers do it, it's worth doing it for the bream too.

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No but I'll check it out

No worries i have my own fishing you tube channel will u check it out please

Sorry not a clue. Assume there are some predators in there but not seen any.

I've actually got one but never really needed it for a quick pre-bait. I can see why so many specimen carpers are spot mad though as it's strangely satisfying to bosh some bait in... although in hindsight with just a 3-hour session I should have just fed 4-5 feeders of bait instead. But that's the beauty of these pleasure sessions.

@@JonArthur Mate when you siad ten black spods l was like yeh boi going for it lol still got a coulpe off pull rounds so worked out well 👍

You need a code to get in the gate. Local tackle shop Castaway Tackle in Banbury or Ace Tackle Kidlington will help.

Thanks very much for taking the time to reply. Any other info you think is useful to know about car parks etc or catching bream, would be well appreciated. Loved the video.

I'm going this Friday day / evening for bream. Is it safe fishing alone? Can you park near?

I generally use a full blood knot (I think that's what it is) although if I have time and patience I will sometimes use a water knot, but that involves threading 5m+ of line through itself four times, which is a bit tricky. I experiment with long tags and trimming it down, but generally use long tags as a bit of extra safety.

@@JonArthur Thanks for your reply keep up the good work.

Just done both knots look nice and strong. When i did the water knot made the 5m in to a coil around my fingers then held it with a bit of tape. So much better to then pass it through itself thanks Barry

Thanks Ant and all very good food for thought, it was a purely experimental session so on this occasion I deliberately wanted to create a bigger area to work with, but try to consciously hold the rod back further when hitting the clip. For my first experiment at the venue, my plan was to bait up a big area then fish the far edge of the feed as that's the side where I assumed any wary bream would be coming from in the clear water. I soon made the decision to fish a rod length closer once liners became a problem and caught two. All part of the experimentation process. I think a flying backlead might have helped too! I've had numerous spodding sessions for bream and not had the liner issue, so I think it's big moody fish in tap water clear water that was also an issue. Looking back, a brief 3hrs isn't the best for a post-Spombing session as 5+ hrs would have given me more time to experiment. I'd go in with just 4-5 modest feeders next time if time was against me. I just wanted to see what a big boshing at the start did, plus I was itching to get the spod rod out of retirement and also compare casting Spombs and Bait Up feeders, plus my new 12ft rod... so it was just nice to get out and crash some bait in and have a big experiment. Glad you like the vids!

Merci! 😃