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Sludgefishing article about irrigation canal fishing

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So I‘m sitting here with my amigos Martin and Dominik starring at this brown and<br />

green soup which billows in front <strong>of</strong> me and I‘m having serious doubts if <strong>the</strong>re is really<br />

something to get here. However dark tongues tell about this irrigation canal to hold<br />

almost everything possible to catch. From barbel and chub to monstrous roach. Even<br />

carp should be here. Since I‘ve been fishing almost only at still<strong>water</strong>s and got inspired<br />

by <strong>the</strong> muses from time to time, I was ready to take this opportunity. Thanks to <strong>the</strong> two<br />

club members I was able to try out <strong>the</strong> fun for a day before deciding to maybe take a<br />

season ticket for 2013. So today was <strong>the</strong> day and it was just me and my feeder rod. Armed<br />

with a couple <strong>of</strong> maggots, 10mm Source boilies and some grain <strong>of</strong> maize I form up in<br />

front at <strong>the</strong>se new floods. Right at <strong>the</strong> first spot we had chosen I was able to catch a big

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