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chub - use in sentences
Converse of object
- catch: Within twenty minutes I started to catch small chub, on the drop in about 3ft of water.
- produce: East Bridgford has the potential to produce some good chub catches and there are some very big individual fish to be had.
- take: The fishing was irrelevant but Mick Shaw took the honors with over 30lb of chub taken on pole fished caster.
- include: His catch included a 2lbs chub that was netted in the final 10 minutes.
- hold: The Bourne is a stalking angler's delight that offers a number of likely looking swims capable of holding chub or barbel.
- land: Massive Trent Chub March 06 Mansfield angler Richard Kay landed a superb 8lb 2oz chub from the River Trent fishing a section near Newark.
Adjective modifier
- 3lb: Steven Peters chose to fish peg 65 along the island bank catching 50lb of bream, roach, rudd and a bonus 3lb chub.
- odd: On the float rods we had quality roach and the odd decent chub all day.
- big: Catching big chub on fast-paced rivers is usually the preserve of specimen hunters.
- small: Within twenty minutes I started to catch small chub, on the drop in about 3ft of water.
- large: The feeder may be responsible for larger chub just off the far bank.
- more: Another golf ball size of mashed bread was introduced, three more chub followed, all around the two pound mark.
Preposition: on
- river: Catching big chub on fast-paced rivers is usually the preserve of specimen hunters.
Modifies a noun
- fishing: I have spent the morning chub fishing on the river Wye.
- angler: These features make this rod the ideal rod for the static or roving barbel & chub specialist angler.
- rod: The powerful 2lb TC tip section makes for a wonderful winter barbel & big chub rod.
Preposition: in
- river: A 22 hook and single maggot generally catches more chub in river matches than an 18 and double maggot.
Noun used with modifier
- bonus: The fishery is fishing exceptionally well with mixed bags of species being caught at most locations with the occasional bonus chub running to 3lb.
- specimen: Some not particularly good taxidermy - a cased specimen chub and a trout - went for £ 48 and £ 70.
- winter: My winter chub fishing baits consist of bread crust, which is my first choice bait, with breadflake my second choice.
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