Mike’s Diary
Phew!!
Posted in Mike’s Diary on 23rd September 2012Phew? A strange heading for my latest diary piece maybe, but I suppose that small word just about sums up how I'm feeling given the hectic schedule of my life over the past year or so. We finally moved into our new lakeside property in mid August and for the first time in a long time, I'm now feeling settled in life. Well I suppose something must have changed because I'm back on the bank again, making up for lost time and thoroughly enjoying it!
I've recently joined a lake an old friend purchased at the beginning of the year. The fish aren't that big (30lb max) but they are absolutely stunning creatures. Proper dark linears, fully's and scatered mirrors and all set in peacefull surroundings. An ideal venue to get me back into the game before carrying on with a few targets I have lined up.
I would like to sincerely thank everyone for keeping with us during this busy time and for your patience if trying to get hold of me, which at times can be difficult, but as you are probably aware, I will always endeavor to answer emails (as long as BT don't cut us off again!!).
Have a great autumn and I hope our paths cross at some point soon.
Mike.
Corker Pop-Ups
Cork dust pop-ups have a number of advantages over other pop-ups.
1) Made with identical ingredients/attractors to free offerings and send out the same food signals.
2) More durable and less prone to ‘theft’ from nuisance fish, crayfish and birdlife!
3) They can be pierced with a baiting needle without losing buoyancy.
4) Brilliant for ‘snowman’ presentations where you can trim down the corker pop up with scissor blades to achieve the perfect level of buoyancy required.
5) Ease of use.
Top tip for long term buoyancy
When fishing pop-up rigs in deep water for long periods of time or on waters where bird life can be a problem, drill out a cavity in the corker pop up with an 8mm drill bit then plug it with Gardner Tackle’s cylindrical high density rig foam (yellow). Then pierce the corker pop up on to your hook/rig, making sure the baiting needle goes up through the yellow foam first, then secure with boilie stop. I guarantee you that you can leave your pop up out there for 3-days if needed with no loss of buoyancy! Further to this, in the unlikely event that a diving coot or tufty unknowingly pinches your pop up, you are still fishing a nice visual yellow ‘fake’ bait.
