I’ve been using Edge Tackle for a lot of my fishing recently, and I thought I’d give you a run down of which items and use and why. Here it goes…
Edge Lines
After a good spell of pleasure fishing and getting my head back to normality, I’ve decided it’s time to refresh the line on my reels. I’ve been using the tried and trusted Edge Tackle Range, in particular the Edge Premium Line, which I find excellent for waggler fishing and pole rigs.
I also use Edge Float Mono for the stick float fishing and Sinking Mono for my feeder work.
The larger diameters of Edge Specimen Line I like for slider fishing, as you get less tangles on the cast, also it’s great when using heavy loaded floats.
For hook lengths I like the Premium Mono again, but I’ll use Edge Fluorocarbon Pure when things are hard, or with hemp and my black tares unless they are really having it. I prefer fluorocarbon for my punch fishing, particularly when the water is clear and fishing hard.
Edge Floats
All my pre-made pole rigs are made using Edge Tackle Floats. The N1 and N2 I use for river fishing and on the Grand Western Canal, and other waters if there is a tow. The N4 and N5 mostly are used for river fishing.
The N6 are used when there’s extra water on and great when fished with the Cadence CP200 whip.
N3 pencil floats, I love these floats, especially with hemp and tares on the whip on the river. Lovely Fishing.
Each rig is labelled with the exact loading line diameter and shotting pattern. For example, “B” bulk, “S” spread, “DB” double bulk. This can easily be altered on the day as the fish feed at varying depths. If a rig tangles, breaks or becomes unusable, I can remake at home without having to re-shot up. I know I have got a lot of time on my hands (sad really) but it keeps me occupied.
The whole range of Edge Tackle Floats are beautifully made and cover all my fishing exclusively, which helps a lot, at 75 years old it can be confusing, each pattern is excellent. I double up all my rigs, I have all the same colour tips (yellow), which is easy to alter on the day according to varying conditions of light. Using Sensas Noire or Rouge.
The C Float range, as it suggests, is designed for the commercial venues. Although I don’t fish them, I do use these floats on my local still waters (naturals) and find them perfect, so if I do decide to fish a commercial I’ve got the floats to use.
I think many floats these days are designed to catch anglers and not fish, but they look pretty in the box. Edge Tackle Floats are designed and made for the anglers needs, not to catch anglers.
Of course, there are floats designed for specific venues and I still have homemade floats for places like the river Huntspill and whip fishing on the Taunton Bridgewater canal. The great Mike Stone and Nicky Colling showed me how to make these from Peacock and Crow quills. The Huntspill floats made mainly from balsa + cane and were used upside down, with the bulk above the float, brilliant where the tow was bad, so you could present the bait with the tow, not the wind direction. I remember we were so good at this and favourites to win the National year’s back, but some members went for individual glory on the day, and we missed out, coming I think about 12th. Not bad.
Edge Elastics
I tend to use mainly solid Edge Tackle Elastics in 3 to 4, 4 to 6 and 10 to 12. I don’t do commercials but prefer naturals. The 4 to 6 is my go to for the CP200 9M Whip, good fun on the Warwickshire Avon catching roach and dace and the odd big perch and chub.
I can’t speak highly enough of Edge Tackle and Cadence Fishing products, when I’m having a bad spell with my disability I love to tie hook lengths and make rigs. I also turn casters for a young up and coming local star down here in Devon. This gives me a lot of pleasure.
Good luck everyone, enjoy your fishing while you can and make fond memories as I have.
