I fished last wednesday on the same stretch where i've been 'field testing' the prototype pod. . . i've pinched the legs off one of the pods that came into the shop to upgrade mine to 'pointy feet' . . and now its all in black too with the black bars and looks so much better !
I fished in the same area as previous when i've been testing it, which is on a shingle banked bend - so again, no chance of the feet being 'pushed in' 'cos you just can't . . .
Round about 9 o'clock - after a chub at half seven weighing 4lb 12oz - the bites started to come back on. I had a good knock, then a visciuos take to the right hand rod. . . . out into the water i went where the landing net was laying in wait . . . .
just as i was netting the fish i could hear ZZZZZZZzzzzzz ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz coming from behind me . . i looked round to see the the tip on the left hand rod under full compression - a fish had took and was stripping line off against the clutch at an alarming rate !
I missed the fish i had on with the net the first time through looking over my shoulder at the other rod, so i hastily tried to net it and just about succeeded ! I had to drape the net over the fish in the landing net and literally just dropped the rod too, into the water . . .
By this time i must admit i was expecting to see the pod on the floor with the rod heading steadily downstream ! But . . . . it was still there, solid as a rock with the tip still round at full test curve ! So the fish was still on ! Not bad for barbless hooks and running rigs . . . . . . So i ended up with two barbel on the bank at the same time(not big fish by any means, around 5 and 6lbs) and a big reassurance that this pod really does do the business on banking that is otherwise tricky at the best . . . .
I'll drop a couple of pics in from the session later . . . . .
