Running the garden moth trap, this year, has been a superb experience. At this stage of my journey, moths are never going to be anything more than a distraction and yet provided me with an amazing array of challenges (and results) which have, undoubtedly, helped me through the very stressful times involved as Bev and I negotiated her cancer treatment ordeal. It was, however, as I examined the egg trays this morning that I realised it was now time to get the trap into storage, for another winter, as the Pike bug is really started to take hold. I'd been down on the banks of the RMC, yesterday, and my only action took the form of an aborted take. A small fish and a (very) big bait? I'm not 100% convinced, as there was something about the line lay which caused me much head scratching after the event. I need to get back, asap, to put plan B into the mix.
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| My first RMC "twenty" taken just a few days after the passing of my Mum - 20 lbs 9 oz - 17th Feb 2013 |
The RMC, Pike, adventure has been an ongoing saga since Benno introduced me to the venue way back in 2012. As much fun as it had been, during that early period, it was the advent of Covid and the associated "lockdowns" which proved to be the turning point from my perspective. Added to that, it cannot be denied that retirement has also impacted upon my angling results, in a very positive manner, since April 2021. Quite where this adventure will now take me, is in the lap of the fishing gods, yet I am happy to keep pushing boundaries in the hope that I can continue to make memories as a consequence of my interaction with the outdoors and the people I encounter along the way.
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| My thirteenth, and biggest, twenty from the RMC 23 lbs 6 oz - 1st February 2024 |
My goal, if that is what it is? (some would say fantasy). remains the desire to catch a Pike in excess of 25 lbs from the RMC. If I achieve such a feat, then my next target has to be a "twenty" from the "Kentish" Stour. Let's also place that quirky side project, a double from a new venue, there can be no worries that I'll run out of challenges before 14th March 2025!
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