Barbel can still be caught, however, and a big, smelly bait like flavoured luncheon meat or a big lobworm usually does the trick. |
With the true lobworm becoming increasingly difficult to get hold of, my normal choice these days are large dendrobenas. |
That bait is either a very smelly one, such as flavoured luncheon meat or designer paste, or a large lobworm. |
If there are big chub in the pit I often take a set-up rod with me and have a cast or two with a freelined lobworm or corn over last night's groundbait. |
Drawn at Linton on peg 267 he offered lobworm for the 6lb slab and added a couple of eels and roach that boosted his catch to 8lb 1oz. |
Gerry Eastwood led with a single bream of 5lb 8oz taken from the willow garth at Hunters Lodge on legered lobworm. |