A comfortable flick, even for a 1/4 ounce lead, is easily enough to place the four maggots on a size 10 hook over the baited area.
The majority of my fishing is done at close range and I was thinking about the last time I cast from behind my shoulder, as opposed to flicking the rod underarm.
It was back in March, when I was sea fishing in the Dee estuary at Talacre in north Wales.
It’s a reminder that the fish aren’t always on the horizon but they’re often closer than we realise.
I did plenty of margin sessions last year on small pools, where in many cases the water was just inches deep.
As Dick Walker said back in the day….
“90% of fish in any given water are within 10 yards of the bank”…..
I’ve never heard that before, Steve, but absolutely.