Snag Pit Fever......

I arrived down the pit slightly later than planned at about mid-day and once again I managed to drop straight in the point that I have been pre baiting for a few weeks.
It didn’t take me long to get sorted and before I knew it all the rods were positioned in the chosen areas. I couldn’t help but notice how mild it felt and was soon sitting topless on the edge of my bedchair at the beginning of March, I looked at my Blackberry in disbelief when it read a temperature of only 8’c!   
But as soon as the sun set the temperature started to plummet, Pete arrived at 7pm armed with a Chinese and informed me that his car was reading -3’c already. We sat talking for a good few hours, planning the year ahead before Pete left shortly before mid-night.
I decided to get into the bag to rest my eyes and it didn’t take me long to nod off, I awoke a couple of hours later to answer the call of nature and couldn’t believe how cold it was, I checked my Blackberry once again to be met by a reading of -7’c, now this I did believe! I got straight into the bag and nodded off once again.
Dawn on the Snag Pit....
I awoke at 6am with a frost covered face, I rolled over and fired up the coleman as always then rolled a smoke, I decided to stay in the warmth bag though until the sun came up!
By 9am I decided to call it a day and started a slow pack up, the little field mouse that has kept visiting me on the last few nights must have been hungry as when I went to put a couple of pounds of bait out into the lake I noticed a huge hole had been chewed in my air dry bag!
 And that was that, I left feeling the same as I have done each time I have visited the pit…….gagging to get back, the place has really got under my skin!.........as the bailiff quite rightly put it as I drove out the gate “You’ve got the fever!”.
It was a very cold night!
Although time is running out if I am to land the “The Linear” in its’ winter colours as I am going to be working away from home as of the end of the month before hopefully relocating permanently, so the pit will have to go on the back burner for the time being, I hope to still get on for a night or two a month but most sessions will be closer to work, I’ve just got to find the right water first!
Anyway tomorrow will see me travelling down to the south coast trying to find somewhere to live then I am having a social on Pete’s Syndicate water over the weekend and my apprentice Martin is also joining us so hopefully a few fish will be landed but I am sure a good time will be had by all.

Then it’s back down the Pit on Monday to get back on the trail of “The Linear”…….

Until then, 

Smithy