Mike’s Diary
Best Man for Boris...
Posted in Mike’s Diary on 01st September 2010At the end the month I was honoured to be the best man at my long standing mate’s wedding as he (Boris) finally tied the knot with Lucy. I must say it was one of the most elaborate and best wedding’s I’ve ever been to. Huge marquees, cocktail bars, pig roasts, live bands and hundreds of good friends all gathered together to create a brilliant party atmosphere. It really was a top bash so well done guys and have a great life together.
So as you can see from the above, my fishing time in August has been seriously curtailed! I never managed to get back to Dinton but I’m hoping to get back there soon. In between funerals, weddings and fish kills I did somehow manage to squeeze in a few nights on my Glos syndicate water during which time I managed to bag a couple of mint conditioned 20lb plus commons.
However, top honours once again go to Lee who extended his run of fish from the tricky venue to nine on the bounce! Believe me, that really takes some doing on there, in fact it’s what you would normally catch in whole season on there, so to catch them in just a handful of nights is some achievement. His latest success came in the shape of one of the rarest and most sought after carp in the lake, an absolutely stunning linear that went 33lb 8oz – what a fish and well done again Lee – top bombing and what a lovely way to end a hectic month!
Mike on Bag 'n' Stick Liquids
The main function of liquids is to boost food signals in and around your baited rig and increase the chances of fish being pulled into the area. Stick Mixes, Method Mixes and Ground bait can simply be mixed together with water, but by adding a liquid food as well, you will be increasing the food signals coming from the bait. On many occasions I’ve witnessed carp being pulled down from the upper layers on to the baited spot, and I have no doubt that this has been due to the liquids sending out attractive food messages through the water column.
Of course these liquids can be used for a number of other useful applications as well. For example, coating pellets with these liquids will disperse quicker/better messages of food than pellets used on their own, and a single Pop-Up launched out into the middle of nowhere will undoubtedly benefit from being soaked in a liquid for a few hours first.
I can honestly say that these Bag ‘n’ Stick Liquids have caught me a number of ‘bonus fish’ when I’ve been pretty much convinced that I would have struggled without using them. There will be a time and a place to use them, but ignore them at your peril!
