Sometimes making just slight adjustments to your rigs can bring big results, as proven by former Drennan Cup champion Simon Daley this past week with the capture of a superb 7lb 7oz chub.
Fishing a stretch of the River Thames, Simon usually targets chub with boilies and a heavy inline lead, with a short six-inch hooklink. On this occasion, however, after just getting taps and knocks, he decided to increase the length to 12-inches and shorten his hair rig so the bait was tight to the hook.
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"It wasn't long before I had a proper wrap-round and netted what was clearly a large chub," he told us.
"As I was sorting the fish, my other rod went too and I netted another good chub.
"The first fish went 7lb 7oz and had a huge frame. I reckon it'd be a big 'eight' at the end of the season.
"The second fish weighed 6lb 9oz, giving me a cracking brace, and shortly after I had another of 6lb 3oz - clear proof the rig change had worked."
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