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6 Gear I Trust
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The key is that these relatively few method are tweaked and refined to achieve different
presentations and effectiveness. That’s what you might see me tailing about methods that
I’ve talked about and demonstrated before but I am always learning and refining them and
that’s what I want to pass onto you, what I’ve learned and what I’ve refined
about my own fishing.
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This month’s In Session features
a session at Sumners Ponds
after a very cold night and is all
about catching a bag of carp
on a hard day. Until next month
keep catching.
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THE mixed bag of winter weather continued through February and it looks a similar story as
we head into March so you need to be on your toes about picking the right tactics and baits
and how you go about feeding. A lot of angler’s get confused about choice of tactics others
overcomplicate matters but fishing is basically a combination of 6 or seven methods that are
repeated over time.
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TACKLE
Will takes a look at a new item added to his armoury.
THIS MONTH:
Team Daiwa 4012 Reel
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The choice for your winding power on carp running line
gear has just increased with this winner
THIS is the reel that I am now using for all my running
line carp fishing so that tells you the regard I hold it in.
What I particularly like about it is the size, it has a nice
large spool which makes casting easier and helps with
winding power when retrieving fish.
The deep spool means that I can load it with a decent
amount of the thicker lines that I use for my carp
running line work 0.22 mm and 0.25 mm diameters
so that the line will not be damaged when heavier
confident that the line won’t be weakened when you
ball bearings and one roller bearing ensuring typically
reel handle is not available as a double handle it is not
fishing.
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The reel comes with a
available. This reel will be
and another nice touch is the High Impact line clip on the spool, this is designed
leger weights or feeders are cast and exert pressure on the clip. You can be
cast out and the clip stops the line going any further. The reel is fitted with 6
smooth winding power and rotation. The Airbail has a super action and while the
an issue as I like to tighten down to the leger weight or feeder quite hard when tip
spare spool so you can spool up with a couple of line strains and spare spools are also
equally at home for big waggler and demanding pellet waggler work as it is legering.
The Twist Buster 2 feature eliminates line twist and the Digigear
ensures the smooth winding power and durability of this reel.
There is a positive action in the anti-reverse switch so if like me
you like to play carp by back winding you can quickly switch from
ant-reverse wind to back wind, if you play the fish off the clutch
it is super smooth in operation and I like to set the clutch so that
if I’m holding the handle preventing the reel from back winding
and the fish suddenly lunges the rod will bend to absorb the
run but the clutch will slip just before the rod reaches maximum
‘compression, this prevents hook pulls particularly near the net.
Next time you are in your local tackle shop
pick one of these reels up and have a play
with it, I think you’ll be impressed. WR
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Bait
Matters
No 38 March 2012
BAIT
Will talks about bait.
THIS MONTH:
Loose Feed Combinations
BAIT combinations have long been a part of the match angler’s
approach to feeding and attracting fish but why do they work and what
are the best combinations to go for?
Traditionally hemp and casters, chopped worm and casters have been a
firm favourite but these days a lot of baits can be successfully combined
with pellets.
Other combinations I have used a lot down the years are hemp and corn,
hemp and meat and of course pellet and paste.
With the massive influences of pellets in modern match fishing it
is important not to discount pellets as a compliment to a variety of baits.
Corn and pellets, meat with pellets, worms with pellets, any bait with
pellets can be deadly these days so do not be afraid to experiment.
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Chopped worms and casters a classic mix
and match combination
I think the reason that combinations of baits are so effective is that they
enable you to create a bed of feed and with at least two different baits
in the combo I believe it helps to reduce the wariness of fish on waters
where they have been hammered on a single bait.
The important thing is make sure you include a significant amount
of your chosen hook bait in the combined baits. I like a fifty-fifty split
where half of the bait is the hook bait I expect to use, the other half the
complimenting bait. That said it can be varied to suit differing situations,
but I would advise at least 30 percent of the feed should be hook bait
samples.
A common thread among bait combinations is that at least one of the
baits is an inert bait, one that won’t disintegrate or dissolve quickly, it will
remain in situ in the swim until eaten by the fish. This is important for a
feed option where you not only want to attract fish to the swim but hold
their interest once they have arrived.
One variation on the combination theme that I and my Daiwa Dorking
team mates have used time and again with excellent results is what we
call the Guano mix, basically a combination of three or four baits. We
have often used chopped dendrobaena worms, casters, help and corn
or meat in the same the mix. This is a great choice for venues where you
are not really sure, which bait the fish are going to favour on the day. You
can feed the mix initially and then work your way through hook baits until
you settle on which one is bringing the most bites. At that point you can
modify the feed to cut out the less effective hook baits.
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Bait
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Matters cont.
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I’ve had success
with meat &
hemp combo
Another key aspect of bait
combinations is that you can
combine an ‘easy to catch fish on
bait’ with one that is harder to catch
on but noted to select better quality
fish on. The beauty of this type of
combo is that you can catch plenty
of fish early on in the match as they
respond to the ‘easy’ bait with the
possibility that the better stampers
will wean onto and seek out the
more selective bait.
A classic example of this is the
hemp and caster combo for roach
where the casters should get bites
early on and through most of the
match but the hemp if they switch
onto it can produce big quality
roach later on. Big lumps of meat in
with hemp and casters or a Guano
mix can also have a similar effect
on commercials when targeting
carp.
Feeding combinations can vary
from using a big pot to dump in a
decent volume looking to create a
bed of feed early on that you leave
until fish arrive, to feeding small
pinches on a little and often basis
like you would if trying to catch
roach on a river or up in the water
on a still water.
So give your bait combinations
a thought and don’t be afraid
to mix and match, try a few
different combinations - you might
just stumble across a winner. WR
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No 38 March 2012
TACKLE MATTERS
Will features a piece of tackle that has stood the test of time.
THIS MONTH:
Daiwa Tournament ST Monofilament Line
THE LINE TO TOW-IN CARP
I have ultimate faith in the
Daiwa Tournament ST
Mono
REGULAR readers of any of my articles will know just how much
I bang on about durability of the tackle that I choose to use in
matches and some have even questioned if I fish too heavy.
To me it is a no brainer to select gear that will not let you down
during the cut and thrust of regular competition fishing and when it
comes to reel lines for legering, feeder fishing or heavy float work
for carp, there can be few if any better monofilaments than Daiwa
ST Monofil. I have been using this for two or three years now and
I can state that it is the best reel line for this work, period. It is
incredibly strong and very tough with superb abrasion resistance.
You really can load this stuff on your reels and forget about it as it
lasts for ages.
The line ties up nicely and retains superb knot strength.
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It behaves impeccably as it doesn’t kink
easily or spin up it is just so reliable. I
personally use the 0.22 mm diameter
8 lb and, probably most of the time
now, I use the 0.25 mm diameter 10 lb
breaking strain. It is £14.99 per spool
but you get over 2300 metres of 8 lb and 1300 metres of 10 lb
and because it last such a long time you won’t have to replace it
anywhere near as often as other monofils.
If you haven’t tried it yet give it a go, trust me you won’t be
disappointed. WR.
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No 38 March 2012
In
MAIN FEATURE
PRESSURE VALVE
Session
With the tricky wintery days posing plenty of problems maintaining and maximising your
carp catches on smaller waters requires some thought. Will Raison uses this month’s
In Session, feature to take us to Sumner’s Ponds and show how he protects his peg to
minimise disturbance and maximise the catch. Brian Gay takes the pictures and shoots
the video.
CLICK TO LAUNCH INTRO VIDEO
Main Pic: reducing the pressure on your peg
can lead to success with carp.
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© 2012 Brian Gay
No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
MATCH fishing success is all about exploiting the situations we are faced with, we can’t control the luck of the draw but we can control how
we tackle those draws.
The way you tackle your peg on a typical smaller carp water dominated water can have a dramatic impact on the reaction of the fish already in your peg
and those in other angler’s pegs at the start of a match. If that statement applies to you then it also applies to everyone else in the match so it pays to think
about how you will start your match in relation to the others. This is particularly so at this time of year when the water is still relatively cold and clear and
the fish, particularly carp, can easily be spooked by disturbance.
With so many contest venues holding carp of a good average size tempting just a handful of these fish can be the difference between success and failure
in the colder months so tactics that allow you achieve this are vital.
I’ve brought the cameras along to Sumner’s Ponds in West Sussex and
specifically the match lake to run you through how I would tactically
approach a match here at this time of year. Today could well be a
typically challenging winter event as half the lake was frozen over when
I arrived at 7.30 am and now the sun is out and there is a bright clear
sky. That said there is a tinge of colour in the water of the sort often
found in heavily stocked commercials. The Match Lake at summers is
typical of many smaller match lakes and is very well stocked with carp,
mirrors in the 6-8 lb range with some doubles too. There also a big head
of roach and skimmers too but if you are tackling a water like this in
anything other than a silverfish event you will need carp to win so how
do you go about getting them? Well this article is about how I would do
it.
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No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
Protect your tip line by starting on the pole but
feed very lightly.
We all know that at this time of year legering is a
great way to catch a few carp, either with a neat bomb
rig, a PVA bag, pellet cone or feeder and it has become the
norm for everyone to start on the tip in the colder months. Now
that may be ok on the bigger open water venues but on the
smaller more intimate pools I believe that everyone chucking in
leads or feeders towards the middle of the lake will spook the
fish. Carp are not stupid they know the venue better than we do
and they will quickly suss that something’s not right when all of
a sudden the middle of the lake is bombarded with rigs. Now I
feel that with all this disturbance there’s a good chance the carp
that were sitting out in the middle, will seek out calmer areas of
the lake, I don’t think they will come right in at short range but I
am sure they will be within reach of a long pole and if everyone
else if fishing the tip and I am not I reckon that some will move
onto what would be my tip swim.
So what I’ve been doing with some success is leaving my tip
swim completely alone at the start of the match and instead
starting on the long pole. I may not catch on the pole but the
important thing is by doing so I will be protecting my longer
range tip swim creating that calmer area for the carp out in the
middle of the lake to move into. So while the others are fishing
the tip they are quite probably spooking fish out of their swims
and into mine. What often happens is a lot of anglers will give
up fishing the tip after say an hour without a fish and move onto
their pole lines while I go the other way and find carp waiting
on my tip line often getting a quick response. This is all about
thinking tactically and using situations to your advantage. Now
today while there are a few anglers dotted around the lake it’s
not the same pressure as in a match but I’m still going to fish it
the same way.
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© 2012 Brian Gay
No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
GEAR
TD Series 6 Float
For the pole rigs I’ve gone for two options
one in case it turns into a carp bonanza,
unlikely after the overnight freeze-up, the
other if it’s harder. The bonanza rig features
0.18 mm line direct from pole to the size to
the size 16 Gama Power Barbless hook. The
float is a new Team Daiwa Series 6 4x16
pattern, which has a fairly bulbous body and
a nice thick top that I can read easily. I will
be fishing the rigs today set at dead depth
and the thick tip will support the corn hook
bait and resist liners while allowing me to
have a reasonable length of bristle showing
above the water.
4 x 16 gr. Team
Daiwa Series 6
Float
VIDEO PASSWORD IS: AIRITY
The shotting pattern is a staggered bulk of
number 8 or 9 shot with the last shot about
20 cm from the hook. This rig is fished with
a short line, 8 inches from the elastic to
the float; this means I can be very quick in
reacting to bites.
The elastic is Daiwa’s white Hydrolastic
fished in conjunction with an Interlastic
puller kit. White Hydro is a good choice
for the line and hook on this rig but is soft
enough to avoid hook pulls.
0.18 mm
dia.
Daiwa
TDR
Reel Line
Staggered bulk
of No. 8 / 9 shot
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Staggered bulk
The top kit is fitted with a small ‘Kinder Egg’ style pole cup, this is because
this rig will be used if the fish are having a real good go and the bites are
coming soon after shipping out. In those circumstances feeding small
amounts each cast is more efficient than using a separate cupping kit.
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Heavier Carp Rig
Size 16
Gama Power Barbless hook
© 2012 Brian Gay
No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
The other rig is lighter and is the starting rig,
it’s the rig that is ideal for feeling your way into
a session or when the bites are fewer and far
between. Like the first rig it is made up on 0.18
mm diameter line but features a hook length
of 0.14 mm diameter. The hook is also lighter
being a Gama Pellet arbless size 16. The float
is a slimmer pattern than the bonanza rig, it is a
Team Daiwa Series 3 4x16 and also has a slimmer
bristle that said it is still thick enough to support the
corn hook bait.
Gama Pellet hook
4 x 16 gr. Team
Daiwa Series 3
Float
Blue Hydrolastic
Once again the rig is shotted up using
the staggered bulk this rig featuring number 8 &
9 shots. Another difference is the fact that there
is a longer line from the float to elastic - about 12
inches, this extra length allows me to relax a little
while waiting longer periods for a bite. Bear in
mind that I will be fishing a full 16 metres of pole
and the short line is okay when you do not have
to wait long for the next bite but on harder days
the extra length actually allows you to maintain
perfect presentation for longer because you won’t
be fatigued into dragging the rig about which can
occur with a very short line and long pole.
0.18 mm
dia.
Daiwa
TDR
Reel Line
Staggered bulk
of No. 8/9 shot
The elastic used with this rig is the Daiwa
Hydrolastic in blue, softer than the white and
although not everybody’s choice for carp it does
allow you to land them in the colder months when
the fish are sluggish and is a good choice for
lighter lines.
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Lighter Carp Rig
Loop to loop
20 cm trace
of 0.14 mm
dia. TDR Reel Line
Size 16
Gama Pellet hook
© 2012 Brian Gay
No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
There is no small pole cup attached to this kit because instead I will
be feeding with a dedicated cupping kit when using this rig. Why? Well
if I am waiting longer for bites there is not need to have the small cup
permanently attached to the top kit. Also I will be feeding less frequently- I
will feed a line then wait for a bite. As always make sure your cupping kit is
the same length as the fishing kits.
Flat bomb leger set-up
As well as the pole kits I have a straight-lead set-up that I can either fish with
a single hook bait or with a pellet cone. This is standard carp legering kit for
me, 10 lb St Mono reel line, a Team Daiwa 4012 reel, an Airity 10 ft. bomb rod,
a 1 oz flattened bomb sliding on the reel line, a clip swivel to attach the 0.20
mm diameter hook length and a size 12 Gama Specialist Wide Gape Barbless
eyed hook tied with a knotless knot and a pellet band to attach an 8 mm hard
pellet hook bait. The way I attach the pellet band is to tie it into a small loop at
the end of the hair, which allows the bait some free movement.
Some people question the need for a big lead on lakes of this size but in these
hard winter conditions I do not want to cast too short or wide of the mark, I
want to hit my chosen spot first time every time. Remember that if you have to
recast it’s extra disturbance and more likely to spook fish.
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No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
BAIT & FEEDING
On the pole I am going to feed two areas both at 16 metres but using a clock
face as an analogy one swim will be at 10 o’clock the other at 2 o’clock, this
gives me the ability to fish one line while the other rests. If I catch a fish off one
line then I will top it up and fish the other line. Catch a fish off the second line
and I will top that up and then go back and fish the first…and so on. Each top
up will, just like the initial feeding be minimal amounts of bait just a few pieces
of corn and a few pellets. Initially I will look to spend a good hour on the pole
(in a match while others are disturbing the middle with bombs and feeders) but
only feed in response to bites received and fish caught. On these days when
bites might be hard to craft the last thing I want to do is introduce a big volume
of bait as the carp will associate that with danger and back away. If and when
I switch to the leger swim I will still keep the pole swim topped up during the
match because a well-primed pole line can produce a few match winning carp
later in the match. Yesterday’s match on here was won with 50-odd pounds of
carp, just a handful of fish so that gives me an idea of what i am feeding for.
Legering swim area
@ 30 metres
16 metre Pole
Swim
One
12
9
16 metre Pole
Swim
Two
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Corn is a favourite winter bait of mine, it is big, bright and visual, which are good
attributes in winter when bites are hard to tempt. Also it is a very good choice on
waters where you want to sit and wait for a carp, but the presence of skimmers,
crucians and roach would decimate a soft pellet hook bait. The way I hook the corn
is simply to pass the hook point through the top of the grain and out through the
side, most of the hook is inside the corn with the point exposed. When selecting a
piece for hook bait always look for a nice well formed larger piece.
3
6
The pellets I have with me are dampened off 4 mm coarse pellets which are ideal
to feed in modest quantities to provide some smell attraction and are also perfect
for using on the straight leger set-up in a pellet cone formation. The pellets are
dampened by adding some lake water for a few moments then draining off and
while doing this today I soon realised that the lake water is so cold it is virtually
liquid ice.
I also have some 8 mm hard pellets with me for hook bait on the pellet cone rig.
These will be attached to the hair using a standard pellet band.
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© 2012 Brian Gay
No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
START
So it is simply a case of feeding the pole lines each the same with just a few pellets and pieces of corn
each, take your time and get it dead right accurately depositing the bait on the areas you plumbed up. To
achieve this it is vital that you have identified fixed markers on the far bank, you know the distance you are
feeding will be accurate by the length of pole in use so the far bank markers will ensure
straight-line accuracy. This is never more important than in situations like today where you are feeding
modest amounts for potentially very few bites from big fish. I have used a fixed platform one of the swims
opposite me as one marker and a tall tree for the other. This means that when I ship out to feed or when
I go in with a rig I know I am right on the money each and every time, even if I have rested the line for a
while.
Minimal feeding on each
pole line.
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No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
Alternate the lines.
Having fed the pole lines I bait up the lighter pole
rig with a single piece of corn and ship out starting
on the left hand “10 o’clock” swim. Now I might get
an early bite I might not. In fact the pole line might
end up failing to produce, especially in these cold
conditions, but equally I might be able to tempt a
handful of decent carp from it during the next five
hours. Either way the main thing is that for this first
hour while fishing the pole I am resting that leger swim
safe in the knowledge that the other anglers fishing
their leger swims will probably be spooking fish. In a
way fishing the pole early gives me the best of both
worlds in that it allows that all important settling on
the leger line plus I might even catch a few fish on the
pole!
The drill is to go in on one line on the pole and give it up
to twenty minutes or a fish and then switch to the other
pole line, do the same and then switch back to the first,
only feeding top-ups if I get bites or fish. This alternating
of the swims is vital to maintaining a catch rate on tricky
days. Unlike the bream feature I did at Furnace Lake a few
issues ago where one pole line was fed positively the other
negative, when fishing for carp in winter both lines are fed
negatively.
These fish do not need to eat much at this time of year
but there is a chance that if they see bait they will eat it,
not out of necessity but of opportunity so it is important to
increase the chance that the bait they see is your hook bait
and not a multitude of free offerings.
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No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
TIME FOR A CHANGE?
So I’ve spent a good hour on the pole without a bite or any kind of indication
so I am thinking that it is time to try the leger swim as it has had time to
settle and there could be a few fish moved into the calmer water out there. A
few pointers about legering at this time of year, although there is an island to
my left I won’t be fishing into the shallowest water tight to the island, instead
I will come a few metres away from the island into about 4 ft. of water. At
this time of year the deeper water is a better bet than the shallowest waters.
That said if the day warms up the later on a few casts into the shallower
water might be productive.
If I don’t make any bites in the area I am targeting then I will be prepared
to cast a round the peg a bit to explore the different areas on that longer
range because cold water carp will often hardly move and it is a case
of dropping close to them. You’ll know if you have carp in the swim as they
are big individual fish and will give you signs in the form of liners, small
pluck, digs etc. If you get liners then stick with that area as the chances are
you will gets proper bite sooner or later.
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No bites on the pole in the first hour
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In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
Just as I was going to change
to the tip, I get a bite and hook a
decent sized carp.
No 38 March 2012
FIRST FISH
Just as I was going to bring the pole rig in and change to the leger rig the float shot
under and I hit into a carp. It has been a full hour and ten minutes since I fed the pole
line and this just goes to show how little bait can be used to attract a bite from a fish.
It feels like a good-sized carp although as expected in the cold water it is more of a
dead weight than a hard charger. That fish might have been looking at that bait for a
while before deciding to take it and that’s why it is important to have some feed but
not loads because it may only have been inclined to pick up one or two offerings.
The puller kit is essential with
blue Hydrolastic when targeting
carp.
I will not rush to land the fish but take my time. I’m only on 0.14 mm
diameter hook length and it could be a double figure fish so even though it is
not steaming around the lake I’m not going to boss it around. That’s where
the blue Hydrolastic is an asset as it is soft and allows the fish the ability to
move around without fear of a hook pull. The absolute key factor with your
gear at this time of year is that it allows you to land every fish you hook, soft
elastic helps and taking your time is equally important. Keeping the pole nice
and low is another factor that helps with this gentle, cushioning, coaxing
style of bringing the fish in. The puller kit is vital with light elastics and big
fish because it just allows me to recover enough of the soft elastic to coax
the fish in close and into the landing net.
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No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
I take my time and net the fish
after about ten minutes.
I didn’t rush the fish
basically letting it go
where it wanted to go
until I could break down to the
top kit and use the Interlastic
system to bring the fish to the net
and in all the battle was about
ten minutes. The fish is cleanly
hooked in the mouth and turns
out to be a fantastic low doublefigure mirror a super fish to open
the account with, as I unhook the
fish it felt like I was handling a 10
lb-plus block of ice!
A superb fish to open the
account
More importantly is the fact that it proves how being patient with feeding and enduring the lack of action can lead to a decent fish.
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No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
STAY ON THE POLE
Now the reason for the long wait could well be because carp have moved onto my legering swim further out and
now one or two have ventured in to my long pole swim, perhaps scenting the pellet feed. So I will postpone my
plans to switch to the leger set-up and remain on the pole. My next move will be to top up the swim with a few
bits of corn and a few pellets and drop back in again and see if there is another fish there.
After fifteen minutes on that same line that produced the fish, despite having a
small indication no more bites developed so I topped it up again and went onto the
other thus far unproductive pole line and almost immediately had a bite and hooked
my second carp. Once again I take my time playing the fish to ensure I land it and
it proves to be another nice mirror carp not quite as big as the first but probably
8 lb-plus. So two fish for about 20 lb - the light feeding approach has paid off so far.
Now even if I do not get another bite on the pole in the next half an hour and I decide
to try the leger I will not neglect the pole swims, I will still top them up with modest
amounts of feed from time because it is important to have a few options on a hard day
so you can nick the odd fish. When we are talking about fish of this size the odd fish
soon build up into a potentially match winning weight.
I’m feeling really good right now, the pole has produced two fish for 20 lb and I am
convinced that if I have to try the tip I will catch a few on that too, so things are
shaping up nicely. It’s really proving the point about protecting your peg by leaving
some areas alone and feeding minimally on others. I’m basically respecting the fact
that the carp will not react well to a lot of bait or too many leger rigs bombarding the
lake.
I soon hook
another carp
on the
other line.
When the fish
are this size
you can see
why it pays to
take your time
and ensure
you land each
one as you
don’t need
many for a
big weight.
So I’ve had one fish off of each pole line so what I am going to do now is to top up the
left hand swim, the “10 o’clock” one and fish the right hand one.
I’m sure that if I had started on a method feeder or straight ledger rig the carp
would not have settled in front of us. What I think has happened is that most carp
have settled further out on what will be the leger line and the odd one is coming in to
the pole swims. This is an excellent situation because I am catching odd fish without
putting any pressure on any part of my swim.
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No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
PURPLE PATCH
Things are really starting to happen on the pole now and by alternating each line and not rushing I’m building a
fantastic bag of fish and must have 6 or 7 now and all in the 6-12 lb bracket. I’m maintaining the relaxed steady
approach to feeding and alternating the swims and I’m just working for the next fish each time. I’ve not gone onto
the heavy rig for a couple of reasons: firstly I feel that the thinner 0.14 mm diameter line and lighter rig is helping
me to fool the fish into giving me a bite soon after a fish arrives in the swim whereas the heavier rig could lead to a
longer wait for the next bite; second, in the cold water the fish are not fighting so hard that I am risking losing them
with the lighter rig.
The blue Hydro and
Interlastic kit are
working well as the
bites continue.
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No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
So I have settled into a really nice rhythm, catch a fish on one
pole line, feed it with minimal quantities of bait and then fish
the other line, catch a fish there, feed that line and go back
to the other and so the pattern goes on. One thing that can
happen is that other anglers might be tempted to switch to the
pole when they see you catching but they are often tempted
to overfeed in their attempts to play catch-up.
How I Hook Corn
1
2
Once you have the fish responding to this negative way of
feeding you really must avoid the temptation to start to feed
3
4
more which is another mistake I see anglers doing. They
think because they are getting a few and catching well they
are on a big shoal and increase the feed but in reality we are
catching because we are feeding light enough to tempt the
few fish that are inclined to feed to pick up our bait. Another
mistake that anglers make on a regular basis once they
start catching is to pull harder in an attempt to land the fish
5
6
quicker. This might be okay in the summer months when
everyone is catching and it can become a race but right now
it is a mistake all you will do is significantly increase your
chances of losing a hooked fish and trust me a swim can die
just as easily as it came to life. So my advice is to just keep
the laid back minimal feeding and unhurried playing of fish
continuing because if you can keep the fish coming you will
end up with a great weight. The quality of these individual fish show just why this way of tackling
these smaller waters is so effective at this time of year.
Another thing I have discounted is switching to feeding via the ‘Kinder-Egg’ style pot because I feel
that doing so could cause me to rush the feeding when we have proved that the steadier cupping
kit approach is working so well so that is what I will stick with. Although I am getting bites I still have
to wait for the next fish to find the bait and so I am not concerned about the extra time that shipping
out and back with a cupping kit takes up.
With the sort of gear I am using it is hard to lose fish that are properly hooked in the mouth as long as you are patient and methodical.
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MAIN FEATURE
The increasing wind is making
it difficult to maintain good
presentation on the pole
WIND WOES
No 38 March 2012
In
Session
After a decent hour or so of catching the carp by alternating the pole
swims the wind has increased a little, and it is coming from right to
left. Now this is a problem because I am fishing long, at 16-metres even a light
wind can affect presentation of the rig and if that happens you are wasting your
time because less than perfect presentation will not attract bites. If you start to struggle
to maintain presentation then you have to think about a change. This is an example of
how you have to be alert and prepared to change.
Yes I have caught well on the pole, yes it seems that the fish have been feeding well
on that line but I’ve noticed that the bites on the right hand swim have completely
dried up and I’m waiting longer on the left. I do not believe that is because the fish
have gone but more likely that I am not getting the same presentation I was achieving
earlier so I am going to change to the leger rig. The beauty of the leger rig is that I can
tighten up to it and know that it is presenting the bait in the way that I intend despite
the wind so although the pole has been good up to now, the leger will offer me the
best chance while the wind is making pole presentation less than perfect.
Sometimes you are forced into making changes in a match that you don’t want to
but have to maximise your chances of maintaining a catchy rate. It is better to fish a
method that is presenting the bait correctly than persevere with one that isn’t.
One other thing of note is that the pole lines were also at their most
productive while the sky had clouded over a little, now as well as the wind
the sun is back out and shining brightly, it is changes in conditions like this
that I like to be alert to.
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No 38 March 2012
In
Session
MAIN FEATURE
PELLET CONE
I’m going to fish with a small pellet cone on the straight leger
because I know it has been working at this venue and the fish
have responded to smaller amounts of bait today. I talked about
the pellet cone set-up in last months issue and that is how I am
fishing it today. I’ve cast into the swim about 3-4 metres to the
right of the end of the island and into about 4 ft, of water. I’ve
tightened down so there is a healthy bend in the quiver tip and I
soon spot a liner after about 3-4 minutes so that is a good sign.
After a few more liners and little indications the tip indicates
a positive pull round and it’s fish on with the straight leger rig.
Ironically now the wind has died down again but I’ll stick on the
straight leger to see the session out as there isn’t long left and
I am getting plenty of indications on the tip. The first fish on the
leger is similar to those caught on the pole and a good addition
to the bag of fish.
The wind has forced
a change to the
leger set-up
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MAIN FEATURE
In
Venue Details
Sumners Ponds,
Chapel Road, Barns Green,
Horsham, West Sussex,
RH13 0PR
Day tickets: £8 for 1 rod for
an adult angler, £6 for
juniors,
£7 OAPs.
01403 732539
www.sumnersponds.co.uk
18 fish for over 100
lb not bad when at
daybreak half the
lake was frozen
CONCLUSION
Session
As the session draws to a conclusion the straight leger is
getting better with more indications, another carp and a skimmer. In
total I’ve ended up with 18 fish for over 100 lb an amazing bag in the
conditions. Most of the fish came to the pole tactics and showed how
balanced tackle
and a light feeding
GEAR & BAIT LIST
approach really can
A reminder of the tackle and bait Will used
bring rich rewards. It
in this issue.
also showed just how
by not pressurising
TACKLE
•
Daiwa Tournament Airity Pole
the fish you can
keep them coming
•
Blue Daiwa Hydrolastic
in the colder water.
•
0.18 mm and 0.14 mm diameter Tournament Reel Line Although both pole
lines have been
•
Gama Pellet Barbless hook in size 16
good today I want to
•
Team Daiwa Series 3 Float size 4x16
emphasise that you
should never neglect
•
Daiwa Tournament Airity 10 ft. Bomb rod AF1011Q
them as on a very
•
hard day you might
just get the one or
•
Tournament ST mono in 10 lb
two bites from bigger
•
Fox 1 oz Flatt Pear bomb weight
fish that you need,
on a line that hasn’t
•
0.20 mm diameter Tournament Reel Line (trace)
otherwise produced.
•
Gama Specialist Barbless hook size 12 hook
BAIT
•
1 tin of Jolly Green Giant corn
•
1 pint of soaked 4 mm coarse pellets
•
Handful of hard 8 mm coarse pellets
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No 38 March 2012
So think about your
approach, what
everyone else is
doing, and try and
treat you peg in way
that maximises your
chances this month.
WR
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Rig
Matters
TACKLE
Will talks about rigs.
THIS MONTH:
No 38 March 2012
THIS month I’m looking at what’s required for a 10-15 ft. deep swim,
either river or stillwater.
Floats: you need a decent size
pole float at least a gram plus
and possibly as much as 4 gram
depending on the wind and tow or
flow because presentation is all in
fishing and you need to present a
stable controlled bait. The Sensas
Series 18 or another round bodied
float with a decent bristle and stem
is my choice. The body gives the
buoyancy, stability and something
to hold onto when holding back or
retarding the float against tow.
MASTER
THE DEEP!
Inline olivettes are
my choice
Sensas series
18 floats.
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Big Positive
Shotting: it is essential to keep the
dropper shot
shotting pattern very simple when
fishing a deeper rig in order to avoid
tangles. I would go for an in-line
olivette, I use the Drennan Polemaster kind and then a couple of big positive dropper
shot normally number eights but no smaller than number nines. I like to position the
olivette so that it is 2.5 feet above the bottom of the swim, and this is the same for 10 ft.
or 15 ft. of water. Bream are generally bottom feeders so I want to get the hook bait down
into the target area and keep it there.
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Rig
Matters
No 38 March 2012
TACKLE
Will talks about rigs.
THIS MONTH:
Thicker line is best to avoid
tangles
Line: another tip
when assembling deep water
rigs is to use thicker line for the
body of the rig because this will
rest in less tangles than a thinner
line. You can use 0.14 mm, 0.16
mm or even 0.18 mm on very
fast flowing deep water. Hook
length lines are to suit the fish
and generally for bream I’d be
looking at 0.10 mm or 0.12 mm
in many situations where the fish
are of a good average stamp.
Get it right, keep the
rig simple for big
bream from deep
water .
1-4 grm float
Sensas Series 18
or similar
0.16 mm
dia.
Daiwa
TDR
Reel Line
Hooks: good hook patterns for this
type of fishing are the Gama Pellet,
Gama All Round or Kamasan B611
and B711’s. Size is to suit the bait but
14-20s are normal.
Laying the rig in: with long rigs be
careful how you lay the rig into the
swim otherwise you risk tangles and
poor bait presentation. Drop he olivette
into the swim over the baited area and
under tension feed the rest of the rig
and float in on top of it and you should
be okay.
Drennan
Polemaster
Inline
Olivette
Two number 8
dropper shot
General: the olivette should take up the majority of the weight required to
cock the float. You can fish this rig over depth; sometimes I will go up to 12
inches of line on the bottom with this rig. You should have plenty of float
bristle showing with this rig you are not looking for tiny sensitive bites. WR
Loop to loop
Deep Water Bream Rig Gear List
Floats - 1 gr to 4 gr. Shotting – olivette and droppers
Rig Line - 0.14-0.18 mm
Hook length line - 0.10-0.12 mm
15 cm trace
of 0.10 mm
dia. Rig Line
Hooks - 14-20
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Talking
Tactics
for March
No 38 March 2012
TACTICS
Feeling Your Way
THIS month we could be faced with some very cold days and it is not unknown for hard frosts even snow to fall during this month, but
equally we could also experience some very warm balmy spring days and these extremes can really affect how the fish feed and how to
tackle the venues.
Tactically we could be looking at employing the sort of tactics I demonstrated in this months In Session feature through to more summer
like big or pellet waggler fishing depending on how the conditions present.
The key thing to remember is to avoid blowing your peg, it pays to err on the conservative approach, start off gently and feel your way
especially if the conditions change significantly from day to day. Making decisions to go in with a highly positive gung ho feeding attack
from the word go could easily catch you out and once you’ve overfed a swim that’s it you might as well pack up and go home if its one
of those days where they don’t want it. By feeling your way in with a more modest approach to feeding you can always adjust things if it
becomes apparent that the fish want and are responding to a lot of bait. It’s a cliché but you can always put bait in but you can’t take it
out.
I would expect corn to work well for carp this month, hard pellet will be good on the leger set-ups but corn or meat are also a good
option especially if the water is clear after frosts. If the fish are coming to a bit of bait but still at range the method feeder or a big pellet
cone or even big PVA bag of pellets could be the answer.
Bream and skimmers can also play a big part this month and I would expect long pole swims to be a good way to target these fish
but they will also come on the tip especially in swims where there are not so many carp.
March is also a month when some of the deeper water margin pegs can be match winners especially if you feed them carefully and
look to build then up as the session goes on. Think about your approach this month and it could be a really good month.
Think Logically
One thing that I always try to apply to my fishing is logic and I want to illustrate this with reference to why
I’ve been doing well in the KC Silverfish League at Sumners Ponds. I picked up on the fact that a lot of the
anglers were catching roach but persisted on feeding and fishing long pole swims to do so and yet these
roach were generally pretty small - fish up to 5 oz. Now when the fish are small like this it makes much more
sense to catch them at short range and in a lot of commercials you will get plenty of bites from redfins at just
4-5 metres. So I’ve been short poling it at this close range and catching enough roach to do well each time.
It makes sense when the fish are small fishing a shorter pole means you will spend less time shipping in and
out and more time actually fishing for the next bite! You can apply this sort of logic to all aspects of your match
fishing - a classic example is the way I avoided fishing the tip in this month’s In Session feature letting other
anglers spook fish into my apparently calm swim.
So try to think about things in a logical way and apply that logic to your tactical decisions it should pay off and
make you a more effective angler. WR
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Will’s
World
BLOG
SUMNERS SUCCESS
THIS past month I’ve been fishing opens on the local canal and at Gold as
well as more of the KC Angling Silverfish league at Sumners Ponds. In the
latter league I am currently winning having recorded four second places.
Last week I was second in the match again, this time with 47 lb of bream.
I fished a combination of methods the long pole, alternating a positive and
negative line just as I showed in the In Session feature back in issue 35. I
also fished the micro cage feeder as I showed you in last month’s issue. I
fed the pole swims and started the match on the feeder to let the pole lines
settle. I nicked the odd skimmer on the feeder during the first part of the
match but I ended up catching the bulk of my 23 fish catch later on when
the fish moved in on the pole line. Yesterday I had 19 lb in an open at Gold
but it didn’t pick up however I did win last Wednesday’s open match there
with 29 lb of bream, roach and some perch. On that occasion I opted to
feed a single long pole swim because the wind and tow would have made
two lines difficult to maintain so I stacked it in my favour.
Your Question’s
Will’s Answers
No 38 March 2012
SOLUTIONS
Netting Tips
‘I notice from your videos that you often net carp when the fish is still under the
surface and you can’t see it, how can you be sure you will get it on the net and
not knock it off?’ Ian Lawson, UK. Will says: ‘it is quite simple really, you can use
various points on your rig as markers, for example you know where the float is and
how far the bulk shot and hook are from the float so whatever part of the rig you
can see above the water you should be able to work out how far below the water
the hooked fish is. So then it is just a case of pushing the net down to that depth
and scooping the fish. Practice it a few times and you should find it easy to pick up.’
WR
Use points on your
rig as markers to aid
you when netting
carp.
TIME TO PRACTICE
I’ve had a trip to Italy with Daiwa for a trade show and now I’m back apart
from the midweek opens I have the final two matches in the KC Silverfish
league where I need
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No 38 March 2012
Your Question’s
Will’s Answers
Got a question for Will?
eMail your question using the link below:
will.raison@v2vangling.co.uk
SOLUTIONS
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your question and click send
and we’ll do our best to
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Sensor Perception
‘Last month you mentioned 5 lb Sensor I can’t see it listed in the Daiwa
catalogue or find it in the shops is this a new strain?’ Carl Hopkins, UK.
Will says: ‘it was actually 6 lb Sensor but the same diameter as 5 lb
Maxima, the Sensor steps from 4 lb to 6 lb.’ WR
Continental Carp Hooks
Sharpen up?
‘Sometimes I notice that my hook point has gone blunt, what
would you advise in this situation changing the hook or giving to a
quick sharpen with a file? Gary Bailey, UK. Will says: ‘one simple
answer - change it immediately. For the price of a hook don’t mess
about with files or continue with a less than perfect hook point.
You’ll know when the point is going when you try and hook a bait
on, it’s a classic when using casters, maggots or soft baits as
the point won’t penetrate the baits as cleanly as it should. If this
happens change it immediately do not wait until you bump off on a
fish, that lost fish could have been a match winner.’ WR
‘What is the best barbed hook pattern for carping in France both
on pole and on feeder? Jean-Paul Sylvain, France. Will says: ‘the
spade end Gama Power barbed or the Kamasan Animal barbed
are perfect carp patterns where barbs are allowed. The Kamasan
Animal in the eyed version is very good for hair rigging bait for carp
where barbs are allowed.’ WR
‘It always pays
to keep things
as simple as
possible’
How Many Rods & Reels
Don’t mess about
change your hook at
the first sgin of any
loss in sharpness
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How many rods I
take varies with the
venue
‘How many rods and reels do
you take to the bank as a matter
of course? Simon Brown, UK.
Will says: ‘this really depends on
how well I know the venue I am
visiting and I find that in fishing
it always pays to keep things
as simple as possible and that
includes what I carry around with
me. That said if I am on a carp
venue there will be four float rods
and four feeder rods made-up
and ready in the rod bags. At the
other end of the scale at certain
World Championships I will carry
as many as 15 rods with me to cover a multitude of
situations.’ WR.
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No 38 March 2012
Your Question’s
Will’s Answers
SOLUTIONS
Whip It Up
Trent Tactics
Q ‘In the Trent National you drew East Stoke (out and
out feeder water) you fished the pole and did well. What
permanent peg did you draw? What made you decide to
fish the Pole? What rigs did you use? How did you feed
(groundbait or loose feed)? What species did you catch?
What bait did you use? What distance out and length of
line to pole tip? I am intrigued as I have a match there
this year.’ Paul Richardson UK. Will says: ‘is it a feeder
peg? I don’t know the peg number but it was seven down
from the weir. I did actually start off on the feeder but
there was nice flow on the pole line and I believe that an
average pole angler should present a bait better than the
best stick float angler so for me the pole wins in terms of
offering me the best bait presentation. I started the peg
by feeding 500 ml of hemp then loose fed hemp and a
few maggots over the top. This caught a few chublets
and some roach on maggot hook bait. Later on I added
12-15 bigger roach on hemp hook bait. I fished the
pole at 14 metres with a seven metre rig, four metres
of which was line from the float to the pole. A lot of UK
based anglers look at rivers like the Trent and Severn
and think they can’t fish a pole in fast water but I’ve
fished rivers across Europe with the pole that are five
times faster flowing than these English rivers so I am
perfectly at home fishing a pole in fast flowing water. I
had practiced with stick and waggler but felt that the pole
was the better way to achieve presentation for the target
species.’ WR
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eMail your question using the link:
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My experience of fishing the fast rivers of
Europe mean I will often fish UK’s faster
rivers on the pole.
will.raison@v2vangling.co.uk
‘Do you think that non-elasticated whips
have advantages over elasticated
whips? Or is it safer in this day and age
to use elasticated whip when fishing
pole to hand style for predominantly
smaller fish?’ Mark Harrison, UK.
Will says: ‘if you are fishing for
predominantly smaller fish then a solid
flick tip is definitely the way to go as
the fish come out of the water so quick
with the flick tip. In fact the way the fish
leave the swim is often referred to ‘like
a cork from a bottle’. That said I would
be very wary of using a solid flick tip
if there are quality fish around. In that
situation I would be looking to use an
elasticated tip section.’ WR
Avoiding Twist
‘I’ve been getting a lot of line twist and
wind knots on my reel lines, can you
recommend a good way to load the
reels to avoid twist?’ Steve Stoner, UK
Will says: ‘in my experience a lot of line
twist is caused by the reels themselves,
good quality reels pretty much reduce
the line twist as they lay the line on the
spool. I’m fortunate to be sponsored by
Daiwa and their reels are very good in
this respect. The other thing I do when
loading my reels with line is to drop the
spool of line into a bucket of water and
wind it on to the reel the water will slow
the process down which eliminates a lot
of line loading issues which can occur if
the line is loaded too quickly.’ WR.
© 2012 Brian Gay
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© 2012 Brian Gay
One More
Cast!
Concentrating Your Efforts
‘I hope that many of you have got the Fish O Mania 2012 tickets
you wanted. Personally this year I can’t commit enough time to practicing
for the Fish’O’Mania events that I might get tickets for and I take my match
fishing seriously enough that if I can’t practice or prepare for a big event then
I’m not going to competing to the best of my ability. It’s all about where you
concentrate your efforts really and whatever level you are fishing at it is good
to have targets to aim for, so if you are tackling the Fish O rounds do some
homework on the venues, have a practice if you can and make sure you are
fully prepared. For me because my fishing year is currently geared towards the
international stage most of my energies are committed to that end. One day
when I’m not involved in the England scene then the Fish O Mania and events
like it will be my number one priority. WR
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