Hampshire meat trundlers...a plea

[Anthony Pearson]

This is a shot in the dark and at very short notice but....

I'm in Sway for a few days (returning to Leeds on Monday) visiting my parents and as such can't justify spending any time fishing (because it would be a chunk of time rather than an hour or two!). However, if anyone on the lower Avon or Stour who is a proponent of fishing rolling meat would be willing to show me how it's done, I'd be very grateful. I plan to come back later in the year and having fished a static bait previously on the Royalty (the done thing in the north) the returns were obviously not as good as they might have been. So, if you are planning a session and wouldn't mind company for half an hour (I'd clear it with the bailiff beforehand) to help a meat-rolling novice, I'd appreciate your input. I realise that people may not wish to give away their coveted swims but I'm not planning to see you catch fish, so feel free to demonstrate the art on a barren stretch (if they exist).

If by chance anyone is willing to do this, please pm me and I'll send my contact number by return.

 

[Jeff Edisbury]

Hi Anthony,

you just need to practice for about five years!

If I'm down when you are, I would be more than willing to show you the basics but it's a method that everyone does slightly different to everybody else. It has more to do with recognising what is a bite as they can be VERY subtle at times, at other times, they can be very confident. you just HAVE to practice.

Good luck with it,

Jeff

 

[Anthony Pearson]

Cheers Jeff. I have had an offer from further afield but unfortunately return home tomorrow evening. I've seen the rigs/method on Youtube, but as I explained to someone else, there are always unanswered questions when watching a video that can be explained away on the river bank. I'll give it a go, once home and no doubt will be seeking advice on here when it goes pear-shaped!

On a different note, when I first got back into fishing and took up the pole, I spent half an hour with a total stranger on a commercial who very kindly showed me how to ship a pole/play a fish/ hold the pole at length etc. That was all I needed to get to grips with it (literally) and I was away. However, one trip to a Yorkshire river changed all that and these days the pole only gets a single outing each year for a charity match!

 

[David Gauntlett]

I can't believe you of all people went fishing with a pole Anthony. Still, company is company I guess.

Cheers, Dave.

 

[Kenneth Thompson]

send me a pm when your down Anthony, i can show you what i know, we need rain though before its really worth it!

As Jeff said though, its a time spent thing, however one of the most important things is knowing the stretch your fishing. When rolling 90% of the time im holding the line ready to hit anything weird but the other 10% is when the meat is in a 'pick up point', during this im coiled up ready to strike, its knowing where these areas are and exploiting them to the max ensuring you hit as many plucks/pulls/smacks/wrenches/nibbles/sniffs as possible!