chubbing????????

[rooky]

hi
i should have my permit arrive soon and towards about october-november i would like to take out a weekend from the bivvy and go in search and try and catch a chub as i have never caught one any tips or advice on how to go about it tackle and stuff will be appriciated cheers
andy

andy rooke

[AlanRoe]

A lot will depend on the types of waters open to you.
However gear wise an avon type rod with a TC in the order of 1lb-11/4lb and a modest size of FS reel loaded with 6lb line will suffice.Personally i tend to use a centerpin.
Bread and breadmash are still superb baits and feed and the simplest of end rigs will suffice, the one we tend to use most is 1 or 2 LG shot pinched about 4" above the hook is the extent of it. Speaking of hooks I tend to use Jack Hilton Carp hooks in sizes 6 and 4 most of the time.
Don't be afraid to use big and I mean big lumps of bread on the hook chub will cheerfully engulf very large baits.
If you are not too happy about your ability to throw handfulls of bread mash you can always use a cage feeder with the breadmash.
Meat, pastes and boilies are all good change baits.
Chub will also happily fall for trotting tactics as well but again dont be shy with the feed even in the middle of winter.
On warm days in the atutmn you can take chub off the top by floating bits of crust down stream untill they are happily slurping them down then send down a freelined piece!! As with fly fishing wait untill the fish has turned down with the bait before setting the hook.
These tactics work very well for the often large chub that we find in the Northern Rivers such as the Ribble and Aire and I don't doubt that they will work just as well for you.
One importnat consideration is locating you fish and my suggetion to you is during the summer when the water is low and clear is to go and don polaroids and a broad brimmed hat and have a few good walks up the rivers you intend to fish and note down the areas where you find your quarry.
I hope this helps


Cheers
Alan

[rooky]

thanks alan
very informative piece of infomation this has helped me towards getting my first chub,as for tackle how much will a rod of the quality of an avon be? cheers
andy

andy rooke

[daytimedave]

check out the john wilson avon/quiver
lovely rod
i bought mine for £70 but i know places that do em for £60
tight lines
dtd

[rooky]

cheers mate. i will look around will these be good for big tench mate?
andy

andy rooke

[AlanRoe]

Another reasonable Avon Quiver type rod is the Shakespeare Odessa Avon the full price is only£49 and has a better reel fitting than the JW and beter rings as well.
I bought one the other week and I am impressed with it up to now. This rod has a slightly mellower action than the JW which I prefer. Another good choice is the Milo Keenets version which is sold by WMAC for aout the same money as the Shakespeare. Having said that the JW tool is a good rod as well I have had several over the years my only real gripe with them has been the reel fittings which are not good enough in this day and age

Cheers
Alan

[rooky]

cheers alan.
andy

andy rooke

[scorpio]

The best winter chub baits are without a doubt Cheese in all it's forms and lobworms.... well for it is anyway, chub do eat most things but the smelly cheese paste is the wonder bait.

Tony