Long Pole Fishing over Groundbait - River Avon 

E Miff cheers...slomo camera has come back to life as you can see. Video is different from stills but you can see how my years of working as a stills photographer influences things I think.

barry sutton treat yourself Barry, you can't take it with you 😉

I'd be strung up spending over a grand on a pole Chappy, it's more than my car is worth LOL. I'll see what father Christmas brings.... You never know.

barry sutton I'd like one myself but camera gear takes precedence currently.😌

Thanks Mark. Nice comment. I think what it boils down to is that James focuses on the correct aspects of the sport, and makes sure they are done correctly. Too many anglers focus on the wrong things like the what colour something is or how much things weigh, stuff like that. All the best, Chappy. ( I make him look good too lololol)

Cadence Fishing UK You do Chappy! :-)

We have (or I have) a stipulation when we think about making a video and that is "Always prioritize the catching of fish". What this means in practise is that we try and stack the odds in our favour in terms of swim choice in regard to prevailing conditions. This usually ensures that James doesn't blank. However, last winter in particular, we did bite off more than we could chew and failed on two occasions. Could we have planned better? Maybe yes, and we have learned from the errors, as all sensibile anglers should, and hope not to repeat them. So it's all about good info' obtained beforehand, combined with experience. On rivers, there is always the chance of a 'failure' but like I said, we always try to choose somewhere where the chances of catching are high. Not always easy, but we have to justify all the costs involved fuel, baits, my time, James's time, all of which are not inconsiderable. Chappy.

Cadence Fishing UK Good to know. Informative and entertaining. I always pick up lots of tips. I'm straight on to EBay, buying terminal tackle that James uses....and of course, I have a Cadence reel.

Great to hear you can support Cadence with some purchases Mark. Principally, Cadence make rods, reels and poles, so James is mindful to be truthful about the terminal tackle choices he opts for. After all, he has no reason to not be.

Yeah that would be a great topic video

oggybwfc1 can the whites make a winning start?

Cadence Fishing UK Yes it was a joy to behold, the season does mess up my fishing matches though.

On the Avon I find squats attract a smaller size of fish. I’m trying to catch the bigger size roach and prefer feeding with casters and pinkies.

@@CadenceFishingUK Thanks for the reply James.

Adam Thrall it's a tough piece of kit😁

Hi Adam, yes I probably should use a pole sock and will dig it out! Monty is the main danger🙈