Afternoon ladies, gentlemen and anything else that happens to read!
I had an afternoon to myself last Thursday after a trip to the dentist so went to the local pond for a bit, all i took with me was a 13ft waggler setup and half a pint of red and white maggots. In 5 hours of fishing all i caught, except a bit of sunburn on the forearms, was a handful of skimmers and plenty more that escaped when about 2ft from the net! Now, the water is pretty deep, at least 8 or 9 ft, but all over the water the bigger fish were cruising around the surface so after 30 of 40 mins fishing the bottom and not getting a nibble i decided just to fish about 2ft under the surface and let the float wander with the current but didn't get any of the bigger fish. any tips for this Thursdays trip??
ALSO. . . when does everyone else strike? i've noticed that my float tip bobs a bit then slips under only to pop back up immediatley, should i be trying to strike as soon as it goes or wait for it stay under the water???
I had an afternoon to myself last Thursday after a trip to the dentist so went to the local pond for a bit, all i took with me was a 13ft waggler setup and half a pint of red and white maggots. In 5 hours of fishing all i caught, except a bit of sunburn on the forearms, was a handful of skimmers and plenty more that escaped when about 2ft from the net! Now, the water is pretty deep, at least 8 or 9 ft, but all over the water the bigger fish were cruising around the surface so after 30 of 40 mins fishing the bottom and not getting a nibble i decided just to fish about 2ft under the surface and let the float wander with the current but didn't get any of the bigger fish. any tips for this Thursdays trip??
ALSO. . . when does everyone else strike? i've noticed that my float tip bobs a bit then slips under only to pop back up immediatley, should i be trying to strike as soon as it goes or wait for it stay under the water???