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[shuabe]

Good day good people
After fishing for years, I have had very little success. Now I want to examine what I have been doing wrong, as I am convinced that this is where my problem lies.

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this is the type of trace I normally use, with the length of the entire trace in the region of about 20cm.
I never use a weight as the feeder normally supplies sufficient weight when casting.
Bait normally consists of a floatie on the one hook and a mealie (corn) on the other.
Am I doing anything right thus far?
Oh yes, I am trying to catch carp.

[graham11]

welcome 2 forum m8 , me new 2 fishing 2 so canna really help but u will get help on here

[Banana Steve]

If you are feeder fishing for carp there are several ways to catch well. The first is the most simplest and that is the method.
1. buy a coiled method feeder
2. run the main line through the feeder and attach a small rubber bead which the line runs through then attach a number 12 swivel
3. This gives the feeder movement up and down the line.
4. Attach to the swivel a short hook length of 3-5lb line or braid the hook length should be between 4” – 8”
5. Then attach the hook – from 20 – 8 I tend to use the small hooks in the colder months.
6. Remember that in the winter the fish don’t feed as much so don’t introduce to much feed, it worth getting the small coil feeder for the winter and use maggot as a bait, I tend to use corn in the warmer months of the year
7. Use a ground bait that binds well, for the warmer months its worth using any method mix, but in the colder months it is better using match ground baits mixed with fine brown crumb as they have less free offerings in. The ground bait should be moulded around the feeder so you have a ball off ground bait around the feeder.
8. When casting make certain that the feeder is not too heavy that when you cast it breaks the line or worse case the rod. Try and keep the feeder in the same spot each time you cast as accuracy will pay off, if you cast all over the place the fish will find it hard to find your bait, but if it is the same spot each time the fish will feed better as they have less ground to search.



The second way is the normal feeder.
1. As with the method you use a feeder but with a number 12 snap swivel attached to the feeder witch the main line passes through the eye of the swivel.
2. You need to stop the feeder travelling to far so the simplest way is to use a ledger stop.
3. Attach a hook length it is better to use a line that is lighter than the main line this should be a round 12-18” long the hook should be between 10 – 20 the colder it gets the smaller the hook should be.
4. Try and keep every thing in line and avoid using swivels


There some really good articles on this on the net if you PM me I can send you diagrams on different ways of fishing the feeder, cant do to much whilst I am at work but when I get home I can if you want.

[Banana Steve]

By the way welcome to the forum

[graham11]

top post there warmit63

[baitmaster]

here are three variations of simple feeder rigs hope you can under stand my scribblings.
simple loop ed feeder rig


simply paternoster rig



simple running rig



just remember that hook links and hook sizes are to suit species fishing for
also if fishing moving water just remmber to lengthen or shorten the distance between the feeder to the hook to counter act flow rates as you want your feed near you hook bait

hope this is of use to you

tightlines
kevin

[shuabe]

thank you, fairly simple to read and understand. I will include all of these in my selection.
Shuabe

[Fishing Forum Admin]

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