rudd in the rain

[sid77]

got up at 6.00am to the sound of rain pelting down,gutted,i was looking forward to a session at a reservoir near me.
after about an hour it eased off so i decided to travel light and travelled down with just a rucksack,rod,reel and landing net,found shelter under an oak tree on the dam wall and set up in drizzle.
cast out a feeder full of mixed white/brown crumb with flake on a size 12 hook and cast out 20 yards hoping for a decent rudd.
it starts hammering down as i leant against the oak tree staring at the quiver tip.started getting little touches but nothing i could strike on so i lengthen the hooklength by 8 inches and cast out again,i strike into a decent take and play a 1lb 6 oz rudd in the heavy rain.excellent start.
at this point im fairly wet but load the feeder and cast out again,after about half hour im into a bigger fish which i could tell was another rudd,this one was 2lb bang on.
i lost a similar sized rudd and at this point im soaked so time to go home.

well worth the 2 and half hours spent in the rain.

[fishypaul]

very nice fish there mate well done

[sid77]

Originally Posted by fishypaul

very nice fish there mate well done

yes they are nice fish,i had a 2lb 15 oz rudd last week at the same place,i was sure it was well over 3lb before i weighed it,and im certain(well hoping)theres a 4lber in there,i will be spending all my spare time there untill the river opens and see what happens!

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Cracking rudd mate well done