L U R E
LIGHT UP THE PIPE
Searching the North arm of the mighty
Rutland Water an almost barren upwater
topography is disturbed in dramatic style
by a fascinating feature.
Erupting from the floor some 50 feet down
in the centre of the arm, a large cylindrical
pipe travels from one huge aeration tower
to the next, disappearing under tons of silt
before climbing proud of the dirt to offer
shelter to shoals of prey fish.
Created in sections with flanges bolted together to fix everything in place the castellated structure is nearly 10ft in height.
Below is a view of the section of the pipe
before it disappears back under the surface, taken by Ant Glascoe’s Lowrance
sounder, complete with multiple shoals of
nervous roach and perch.
The action was frantic
as the fish moved deeper.
soft body the eel will kick
up even at very low speed,
delivering waves of vibration
for the zander to close in on.
The weight of the head is
balanced against the water
resistance on the low-diameter
braid and the speed of the
drift. The result needed is a
lure presentation as natural as
possible – not too heavy, but
not moving up in the water
under the pull of the braid,
while still providing enough
tension in the line for Ant to
feel everything going on.
Drifting slowing across the
drop-off Ant fishes out the rear
side of the boat as it travels.
This way the line doesn’t move
under the boat and he has
better contact with the lure.
Rod held slightly up from
horizontal, what Ant’s looking
for is a presentation that