tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208553062175205485.post1261356432543608789..comments2024-03-29T07:30:41.742+00:00Comments on James' Angling Adventures.: The Enigma Code That is Zander.James Denison Anglinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02713988521860790219noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208553062175205485.post-12885445254796685682015-12-15T19:32:48.755+00:002015-12-15T19:32:48.755+00:00Was thinking about this, if we both fish a couple ...Was thinking about this, if we both fish a couple of swims apart we can see if it's a shoal moving around - would be better with 3 (or more) people.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282379823630036037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208553062175205485.post-51322794076153205562015-12-15T17:25:06.012+00:002015-12-15T17:25:06.012+00:00Yes mate, let's bank a shit load of these &quo...Yes mate, let's bank a shit load of these "Watery Vampires".James Denison Anglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713988521860790219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208553062175205485.post-63387508879565258162015-12-15T17:24:25.764+00:002015-12-15T17:24:25.764+00:00I totally agree, my task is to try and iron out th...I totally agree, my task is to try and iron out those dropped runs and connect with more, what I might also do is hop between swims to find out whether they do move around or that there are a small shoal per 30ft or something, I'm still trying to work it out and hope to change my capture rate from sub 40% to 80-90%, I have been faffing around with new rigs and patterns, just see whether I can get this landing rate up. But the log of failures more importantly will hopefully indicate whether improvement is being made and how.James Denison Anglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713988521860790219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208553062175205485.post-54431660276842588862015-12-14T16:25:16.618+00:002015-12-14T16:25:16.618+00:00They don't feel anything but the odd feeling o...They don't feel anything but the odd feeling of being tethered to something, do they! I suppose it's a minor problem to them. And yes, the frequency of runs drops sharply once you do hook them and if you're hooking at very high percentage rates you tend to exhaust a swim pretty quickly. Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208553062175205485.post-2791751666150748552015-12-14T09:14:52.487+00:002015-12-14T09:14:52.487+00:00I came to the same conclusion, when I couldn't...I came to the same conclusion, when I couldn't hook them I was getting 20+ runs, when I could I only had 11 runs. Pretty sure if you pull the Hook out of their mouths they come back for a second or third go.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282379823630036037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208553062175205485.post-78277623796745432122015-12-14T09:12:25.665+00:002015-12-14T09:12:25.665+00:00Good stuff James, now the monkey is off your back ...Good stuff James, now the monkey is off your back the quest for the double can begin! Later this week?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282379823630036037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208553062175205485.post-87459742104201081742015-12-14T06:52:57.067+00:002015-12-14T06:52:57.067+00:00You and Brian are certainly getting the mental run...You and Brian are certainly getting the mental run periods at the moment. I only ever had the one certain run from a zander over two trips to that that fishery and it was a double figure fish! Interesting that you both keep a log of success/ failures too! I used to do that before I hit the right hook for the canal fish which was the Mustad Ultimate bass hook. After that I stopped because I'd cracked 80-90%. No point. You are at least getting successes at around 37% of bites. But I really don't know how you'd improve that score very much confined to a maximum size 4 hook. But on the bright side, every time you miss a run or even lose a fish it is still about and you'll likely catch it in the end because I really don't think they are put off easily when they are on the rampage. Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.com