I guess for a lot of you it's back to work now and into the daily grind yet again. However I hope you all had a good break and it was good to see a lot of you doing some fishing over the festive period.
On the better weather days I has been good with the fish nearer to the surface than normal in December and even taking dries.
Some decent results with anything up to 5 fish for the top rods per session.
With some more stormy weather forecast it may give you an opportunity to do some "maintenance" on your fishing gear.
Rods just really need a wipe over with a damp cloth and then maybe a bit of a polish off with a dry towel. Pay particular attention to the rod rings to make sure they are particularly clean and also check for grooves especially on the top ring. You can also give the handle a good clean using warm water and a plastic pan scourer (not wire), this can get a lot of the in ground dirt and muck off the cork giving better grip. Don't use any detergent!
Lines need a good amount of attention. Floaters can be deep cleaned using a proprietary line cleaner (line Whiz, sold in our shop is as good as any). Intermediates and sinkers can be washed in warm water and then pull through some clean kitchen towel to polish off.
Reels - take them apart wash out with warm water, dry off and if you want use a drop of reel oil but very, very sparingly.
As the saying goes look after your gear and it will look after you!
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