Jo Green braved the intense weather last week to catch this stunner from the Longfield Road lake.
The weather was so hot in the run up to my next 48 hour session on the road lake, I was debating whether it was really worth even trying, were the fish even in a feeding mood?
However as the hours passed on the Friday I decided to give it a go and headed up the M4.There were just two others on the lake when I arrived so after a quick chat and walk around I decided on swim no 1, after seeing a couple of fish roll in the area.
The fish continued to show but it wasn’t until 6.30am Sunday morning when the right hand rod rattled off, resulting in this beautiful mirror known as apples, what a stunner and there I was on the Friday morning debating whether to go because of the heat, I’m glad I went now, just goes to show sometimes what seems impossible becomes very possible. She fell to an ESP chod rig size 8 hook, presented on an ESP chod leader.
ESP Short Chod rigs provide all the advantages of regular length chod rigs but offer a lower, more discreet presentation with the hook bait positioned closer to the lake bed. This makes them ideal for fishing over gravel, sand and shallow deposits of silt and weed – whilst still providing the deadly effective hooking arrangement of the perfectly curved, classic chod rig.
For more info on the ESP ready tied short chod rigs watch this video: