Grimberian
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- Sep 23, 2019
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Hi Folks,
I have been concentrating a bit more on using a method feeder on a local mixed fishery.
A decent amount of the time over last winter all was good and carp would take the bait and bend the tip round and the baitrunner would start screaming. Lift the rod, carp in, all good.
My issue is now I seem to be getting a lot of bits / nudges from some of the smaller fish that are in the lake, such as the bream or skimmers.
I am finding that very rarely do they hook themselves and go screaming off, but I see a lot of knocking on the tip of the rod.
If I strike into them sometimes there will be a fish, sometimes not.
I guess I am looking for advice on when to strike on the method to be a little more consistent with pulling the fish in? I guess I am struggling to tell what is the fish taking the hook-bait, and what maybe just the fish knocking the feeder around with the pellets. I worry about striking through a fish and foul hooking.
(Generally I use 2mm pellets with sweetcorn hookbait).
Cheers folks.
I have been concentrating a bit more on using a method feeder on a local mixed fishery.
A decent amount of the time over last winter all was good and carp would take the bait and bend the tip round and the baitrunner would start screaming. Lift the rod, carp in, all good.
My issue is now I seem to be getting a lot of bits / nudges from some of the smaller fish that are in the lake, such as the bream or skimmers.
I am finding that very rarely do they hook themselves and go screaming off, but I see a lot of knocking on the tip of the rod.
If I strike into them sometimes there will be a fish, sometimes not.
I guess I am looking for advice on when to strike on the method to be a little more consistent with pulling the fish in? I guess I am struggling to tell what is the fish taking the hook-bait, and what maybe just the fish knocking the feeder around with the pellets. I worry about striking through a fish and foul hooking.
(Generally I use 2mm pellets with sweetcorn hookbait).
Cheers folks.