Fishing Session: Caster Fishing On The Canal 

Thanks Rob!

That was a lovely days fishing

Good to know. It was a great day!

Aw, thanks Mike! It’s just a bit of fun

Thanks for watching!

Such a fond memory of my old canal sessions

Thanks for watching 👍

Appreciate that Geoffrey!

Great story! Ive had similar sessions where thats happened. Most notably on the Trent & Mersey.

Nice one Steven. Hope you've fished it!

Jon Arthur Angling I have Jon but not for many many years I have to confess

Too much cheese in your diet? :-)

@@JonArthur 🤣🤣🤣 too good

Thanks George

:-)

Laying the rod bag parallel is THE way to do it on normal width towpaths as it protects your top kits etc. I make sure it doesn't stick out more than me on my box and doesn't block the towpath in any way from anything up to and including a double buggy'd width, so it's a perfect protective barrier - especially with dogs roaming about etc. This particular section also has a secondary path up the hill behind you, so most people actually don't walk along the actual canal towpath (can't think why as I'd rather be walking next to the water). I will have a roller parallel to the towpath but also one high behind me so I can ship my pole up very high wherever possible. Most decent people will happily go under it BUT you need good peripheral vision and hearing and judgement! Also, never ever let a backpacker go under your pole, even if they say, "It's alright I can squeeze under!" as they usually forget they have a rucksack on! :-)

Sorry to hear that

@@JonArthur it's ok it's just one of those things isn't it jon

Nice one Barry thanks for sharing 👍

Get down there!

Hi Jon, Thats a wonderful net of healthy roach, even better from a natural water, I've walked along here with my wife and always commented how good it looks and you have proved it, keep up the great videos, its a shame our rivers and canals are being devastated by zander and even worse otters in some areas, the last time I fished Coventry canal in a CIU match there was a family of mink raiding my swim, I still framed but these things need culling, the locals told me that they were otters (obviously they have never seen one)

Yep, like I said in the film, I wouldn’t do it in a match... but it wasn’t a match, ha ha!

Ah! Didn't hear you mention not being able to do it in a match. Thought I would mention it in case others didn't realize. I've seen others getting caught out by doing it. Strange rule, especially because we can feed other swims by hand or catapult!

My heart is with canals, but the canals of 10+ years ago. If I weighed up the pros and cons of canals v commercials now then the latter would win. Access has become much harder on canals, the urban stretches I grew up fishing are not very safe these days and the towpaths are busier than ever. There are also no big gudgeon shoals about in the GUC or Oxford these days. But they offer a different challenge now. Especially perch and skimmer fishing which has definitely improved. I'm happy to say I just like to mix my fishing up and fish all sorts of places, canals, rivers, natural waters, reservoirs and commercials. :-)

@@JonArthur have to agree times change we have to change with the times sometimes for the worse sometimes for the better ,best of luck with the big matches this year, thanks for the insight stay safe tight lines

Mostly on the bottom, anything from an inch to 5 inches.

Makes a refreshing change travelling light 👍🐟

After the a obviously .

Carrrsta!

Nice floats for silvers

Ha ha. Perhaps Id eaten them already!

If i fed a squatt or pinkie swim then i would’ve definitely fed some Dynamite Frenzied Hemp Match Black but not usually for big roach on casters

You always get a bit of a breeze and skim channelling down a narrow canal and with a light pole float it gives you something to 'hang on to' so the float can fall nicely and if you get a bite the fish isn't pulling directly against the pole tip. Plus on still days there is a lot of surface tension, so you can use the backshot to help set the float tip properly without actually lifting and dropping the float. Hope that helps!

In Coventry?

Can't get on with liquid chalk. Tyre marker crayon is the best thing now.

Nope! Especially winter. 3hrs battery if lucky. I just stop n start. Not ideal but ok for now... I’ve got add-on boosters but they’re flakey too.

Alright thanks a lot!

It's a baby shark... de de de de de de

Matrix Hydro RS 20K jacket 👍

no the one underneath@@JonArthur

It's a Matrix Wind Blocker Fleece. Perfect for this time of year. I've unzipped the hood as I also wear a normal hoodie underneath for even greater winter warmth!

It sometimes snows too! :-)

You get a cleaner hook hold and can hit bites quicker if it's not buried. Burying it on hard days works well but you have to strike through the shell and make sure the fish has got it. Worth trying both but in my experience you rarely need to bury it on a commercial.

Yes definitely! Scaling down in winter will catch you much more roach with baits like casters and maggots

Crossed my mind!

Matrix are a much nicer company in every way imaginable! :-)

The tape is a useful depth reference. Not got round to painting my new top kits white yet, but it's on my very long to-do list!

Jon Arthur Angling at first I thought it must be discarded banana skin 😀 speaking of which serious lack of in last cpl vids, please rectify for next vid, cheers.

No this is green Matrix solid No5. It's what I initially fitted around October time as I never had 4-6 Slik and it's caught me no end of fish, plus lots of rogue carp etc, and still going strong, so I've not seen any need to swap it yet.

What about disabled, weaker anglers and pensioners? Do they all have to carry their gear too? What about someone who has a recurring shoulder injury, like myself? ;-)

Jon Arthur Angling blue badges for the wheel barrows 💪

Ha ha! :-)

Ha ha ha ha!