L U R E
The lure will dive to just under a metre,
but through a combination of keeping the
angle of the line up and a steady, slowish
retrieve it stays within the first few inches
of the water column, creating that allimportant disruption of the surface that
the fish home in on.
Gareth gives each swim 10 minutes;
if he doesn’t get a take by then there’s
probably no-one home – as is the case
with this spot. Several more areas are
tried with little action until just at his feet
in one spot something unseen through
the foliage smashes the small lure, nearly
wrenching the rod from his grip. Visibly
shocked by the violence ripping through
the sedate retrieve, Gareth braces himself,
his Grey Platinum Specialist Pro 25g
doubling over. It’s no chub and the reason
Gareth fishes with a wire trace. As quickly
as the peace was shattered it returns,
A large bow wave
appears behind the lure.