09 December 2012, Richardson's Lake (Marsh Farm)

Another shocker at Marsh Farm - a great spring/summer venue when the tench and crucians are active, but poor in the winter, especially when the water was as clear as today!

YouTube video of the view from my peg

Peg 48, Richardson's Lake at Marsh Farm

I drew peg 48 on Richardson's Lake today - unfortunately this is a poor area as it is the shallowest part of the lake at only about 3 feet deep.

Gear used in the PVA bag rig

I started on the tip - first cast with double maggot on the bomb for 30 minutes, second cast with a 6mm hard pellet on a hair-rigged band with a PVA bag of 4mm pellets for 90 minutes.

Please go 'round! (It didn't.)

After not even having the slightest liner during these 2 hours I was 99% certain I was going to blank but carried-on regardless as nobody else in the section had caught by this point.

Pole floats used today

So I tried the pole with a 4mm expander over micros on the normally productive top kit plus 4 line, and another pole line with pinkie over Sensas Canal Black groundbait at 13m - all to no avail! By this time (1400) it was starting to get really cold again so I packed the pole away and spent the last hour on the tip again whilst I packed-up my kit in order to make a quick getaway into the tackle shop for a coffee and a warm-up at 1500.

In the end six of us in the section blanked - the 2 that caught weighed 0-1-0 each and shared the spoils of victory between them.


Yours truly modelling the autumn/winter 2012 collection!

So that's two blanks in a row for me - roll-on spring I say!