Winter League match tomorrow, on Rook lake at Rookery Waters, near Cambridge.
Spoke to the fishery manager in the week, who kindly gave me the lowdown on the lake, baits etc. It’s a silvers match (carp count 1lb only), there’s a good stock of roach/Rudd/skimmers/bream, no F1s at all.
Based on the info I have, ive decided on a short pole line (5-7m)and a longer pole line(10-11m), with Groundbait and maggot long, and Groundbait and caster/chopped worm short.
I also plan to have either a bomb and bread line, a Groundbait/maggot/caster feeder line, or a maggot feeder line at 20-25m, again based on the tips Ive received
My question is around 1st hour tactics.
When I’ve fed the pole lines( probably 2swims at each distance, 4 in total) would you fish those straight away, or fish the bomb/feeder line first whilst the feed hopefully attracts some lovely silvers into the swims?
Also, would you go with bomb and bread, Groundbait and maggot/caster feeder, or straight maggot feeder?
thanks in advance
Stewie
Spoke to the fishery manager in the week, who kindly gave me the lowdown on the lake, baits etc. It’s a silvers match (carp count 1lb only), there’s a good stock of roach/Rudd/skimmers/bream, no F1s at all.
Based on the info I have, ive decided on a short pole line (5-7m)and a longer pole line(10-11m), with Groundbait and maggot long, and Groundbait and caster/chopped worm short.
I also plan to have either a bomb and bread line, a Groundbait/maggot/caster feeder line, or a maggot feeder line at 20-25m, again based on the tips Ive received
My question is around 1st hour tactics.
When I’ve fed the pole lines( probably 2swims at each distance, 4 in total) would you fish those straight away, or fish the bomb/feeder line first whilst the feed hopefully attracts some lovely silvers into the swims?
Also, would you go with bomb and bread, Groundbait and maggot/caster feeder, or straight maggot feeder?
thanks in advance
Stewie