6 perch tonight on curry maggots

[the_ bandit]

started fishing tonight at 7ish , and left at 11!!!! couldnt find a rod rest .....and the car lol but got my way back eventually so torch would have been good


6 perch , 4 tiddlers and 2 chucky boys on the maggot 1ft loong trace with a swan 4 float with a 7mm shot between float and 14 hook , ,



just after setting up [above ]




had a another rod set up for pike on the joey tail but no luck in the 4 hrs ,

[Twiddler]

some lovely coloured Perch, well done Bandit

[the_ bandit]

thank you sir ,

1 of them never had the black verticle stripes !! lol but the other 5 lovely , iv not took a dodgy 1 out there yet ! still on the hunt for tench grrrr

[Twiddler]

Sir????? Sir?????...have I missed something, a sex change maybe lol lol lol

Are you sure the lake hold tench? There are several ways of fishing for tench, most common one is the lift method with a lobworm or casters or sweetcorn.
Try to mix some molasses in with your groundbait, Tench have a sweet 'tooth'


Sir Claudia lol

[the_ bandit]

opppps sorry !!! madam ;-]

well a put a wee post up in the tench section about a myth of afew tench being caught , but i just havent got the knowledge or experience to "read the water" and the baits to use .... groundbaiting is all over the net telling you how to make it but no-one tells you what to actually use and the amount to use !!! why dont people just have recipe like a cake lol

ie - egg
-bread crumbs
- dog biscuits etc

any ideas of what to put in a groundbait for tench ? or how to present my rig?

[Twiddler]

Well, I'm no expert in tench fishing, or fishing in general come to think of it lol
ok, let me share my wee bit of knowledge I have of Tench.

Time of day: dusk and dawn, you hardly find any Tench feeding during bright sunny days.

Watercraft: Look for small(ish) feeding bubbles, clear spots in the weed, some people go to the extend to rake weedy silty bottoms, which disturbs the natural food and lures tench in to the raked area.

Hook bait: lobworm, casters, sweetcorn even maggots, bread (I dunk some bread in to honey and squeeze it on to the hook) negative side of this is that you have to re-bait more often, due to the bread coming off fairly quick.

Groundbait: Get a good groundbait for Tench, like sensors, a lot of people mix bread crumbs in to it, (I did too so far) but an experienced angler told me not too, as bread crumbs swell up and fills the fish up too quick. Yo want to avoid over feeding with groundbait, you only want to keep them interested in your swim.

Rigs:

When fishing the float, set it up over depth so you will register a lift bite, the float will rise out of the water, rather then going under.
Tench don't like resistance.

If legering, use a running rig, again less resistance then a bolt rig.

I caught Tench fishing this method, baiting an area up only with sweetcorn, little but often, artificial popped up sweetcorn (at a silty/weedy bottom).

Hope this will help you a bit.

Good luck in your hunt

[the_ bandit]

Originally Posted by Twiddler

Rigs:

When fishing the float, set it up over depth so you will register a lift bite, the float will rise out of the water, rather then going under.
Tench don't like resistance.

i got all that thank you , twiddler but could u explain this in more detail i dont understand , ??

[Twiddler]

Ok no probs,

first of all you will have to plumb the depth of your swim and let's say it's 4 feet deep, normally you would set your float (if fishing right at the bottom) that your hook and bait just touch the bottom, so that the tip of your float just shows.

Fishing over depth however you will set your rig up a few more inches then the original depth, say about 2-3 inches, you will have to put a small shot 2-3 inch above your hook.

Your float will sit higher in the water and if a fish takes the bite, it will lift the weight of the shot (above your hook ), hence the float will pop out of the water. A lift bite

sorry I'm not very good in explaining, I will try to dig out a diagram for you tomorrow, getting a little tired.

[Twiddler]

oops found one

[the_ bandit]

twiddler thats great !!!! its great when u actuall see what someone is talking about lol !!! im going back to the lake tomorrow night at 7is till late if a dnt get eaten by midgies !! so hopefully there will be a pic of me and the tench !! i will make up groundbait tmr !!!

thanks for the information !!! i'll no who to ask know lol

could u have the float totall submerged??