ULF Goodies

So here are a couple of pictures of my " goodie" bag,I work with a good friend Colin who commutes between Sweden and England,Bournemouth actually but its not an easy trip,especially arriving in the UK,LHR and then coaching it to Bournemouth.Anyway Colin brings back all sorts for me,kids clothing,books and obviously fishing tackle and magazines,etc,etc.Colin gets a few calls from his wife,regarding plastic fish,plastic worms in fluid,fishing hooks with weights on the end being posted through the front door or needing to be picked up from a sorting office,did I mention Scalextrics as well ;)...try explain all these packages to your wife,working away from home and having no interest in fishing except for a mate living in Sweden,if you read this Caroline its all cosher,promise:)

The goodie bag..................

Drop shot fishing has so many mixed opinions,understandably depending where you fish,but personally over here in Sweden I believe it'll suit me as the majority of good waters here are extremely weedy...but the fish held in these areas are superb.So now I'm thinking of loading my other purchase the Thunderstick with drop shot tackle for those special occasions.....I'll carry this topic on in a couple of weeks,with a shopping list..

In my last post I recommended the guys at the artoffishing shop,but I really do think I need to make a special thanyou and highly recommend the staff at fishermanstacklecompany .My wife bought me the Soniks 3 wading kit for Christmas,knowing that I really wanted something to tackle the numerous streams,rivers and lakes here in Sweden.And there are numerous surrounding her families summer house,although not guarenteed fishable or containing any fish anyway.Bless her she checked out my clothing size and realised watching football and drinking beer was'nt helping my figure...lol.So she ordered XL,that what it says on some jumpers ;)
As many of you know this is not comparable when ordering waders,sizing to your wardrobe.So after a phone call to fisher mans tackle ,packing waders and boots and paying £40 shipping back to the UK they sent me the correct size of waders and boots post free!! Now thats what I call service,so if you guys are ever read this thank-you!And if you are in shopping there you go.......

Picked up my Rapala Sling bag Ltd today,feels great although I do think Rapala would benefit by producing a single box edition instead of the double.Concept is great but being someone who likes to travel light whilst fishing the Sling Bag provokes you to fill both compartments totally needlessly with tackle that you will never use.However the design and comfort is superb,so I'm looking forward to using it.Minus the secondary storage box.At this point I must say art of fishing produced a reasonable price but superb shipping costs to me in Sweden and to be honest it arrived quicker than most UK post addressed from other companies! I think that could be another topic on this blog.........

Just a quick foot note,the top ring of the rod must be about 2mm diameter,so after purchasing the Nanofil,it felt I had made the right choice giving the diameter of the Nanofil seems so small compared to the breaking strain.I'm by no way a profesional angler,so a lot of my choice is hit and miss,I guess like many of us ;)
Anyway the rod and reel......

Ok so I'll start with the 2 main keys of my ultra light kit,the rod and reel.Being naive and lack of some serious money to be able to buy anything Japanese,as we all do I read forum after forum,made a list or several..Anyway one of the rods I particularly fell for was from Savage,good reports and a reasonable price.I was also looking for my other rod,5g to 20g region and had narrowed it down again to another Savage or Cormoran Thunder stick.
Living in Sweden is frustrating,as most fishing is fly rod,therefore try to locate a rod was becoming harder by selection.Anyway,due to work I've been working Saturdays,I'd managed to wrap up early one Saturday and on the way home dropped into my local tackle shop,as you do;) I had'nt realised they had a sale on so was pleasantly surprised,especially when I saw the thunder stick plus sitting beside it was a Cormoran Carb-O-Star UL.1.80m casting 0.5 to 4 g.After asking the sales assistant why he had'nt bagged it up yet,he then presented the bill..
£70 for both rods!! A bargain in my mind!!
Monday was a mission,a reel.On one of the many forums I follow was also a link for reels to match the UL rod...one caught my eye,for the Mitchell Mag-Pro 1000.
And it was reduced from £99 to £ 50....so that was in the basket as well!
At the same time I've been reading mixed reviews regarding the Nanofil line,I liked the idea of being able to cast further,especially using 4g lures.So again surfing I found what I wanted for half price,just under £18.Result.
Next has to be the whats in the bag...or what you would like to see in the fishes mouth.....

Hi all,and welcome.This is my blog on fishing,obviously,but I'm starting two new quests this year,firstly I'm going to try ultra-light fishing.Previously I've always preferred sea angling but living in the centre of Gothenborg I'm also surrounded by the sea,fresh water canals,lakes and rivers.Considering I'm a Brighton boy living on Shoreham beach this is a new adventure.But not only is it due to the fact of living close to so many various water bodies that I have decided to try this method but the fact that bass fishing here does not happen.More of that later.
My other task is to see how many various types of fish,big and small I can catch in 12 months.That is a mission as many of you are aware that work always seems to pop up in your plans! Anyway,I'll try and keep this intro simple.Over the next 2 weeks I will explain my purchases,take photos of my kit,and run through various ideas that I'd love to hear comments,good or bad.I'll also be after advice from anybody wishing to share.
To start with though I will concerntrate on Ultra light fishing..the minimum.