Today was the first match of the Godalming AS teams of four competition, and I found myself on the far bank of Harris Lake at Marsh Farm - the side next to the main railway line between Portsmouth and Waterloo!
This is normally a good area as it is much wider than the near side of Harris, and normally holds tench next to the island and some nice roach through the middle.
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| Bait for the method feeder |
I started on the method to the island looking for an early tench to get me up and running, but no bites materialised in the first 20 minutes.
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| The Jean Francois - a good choice for silvers on deepish venues |
On the whistle I had fed 4 balls of Sensas Gros Gardons and Canal Black (mixed 50:50) at 11.5m and I'd been feeding with casters via a catapult whilst fishing the method feeder so it was time for a look with a 0.6g Jean Francois rig.
This saw a decent run of small roach, but unlike during the previous week's practise I didn't hook any bonus tench or crucians, and with about 2 hours to go I was well down in the section so it was back onto the method to try and catch-up.
Luckily this switch saw 2 nice tench in the net and with an hour to go I was back in contention - however these were to be my last fish of the day and in the end my 9-9-0 was only good enough for 4th in section.
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