Hi,
I have been fishing on a local lake and it's not the biggest but has some nice fish but everytime I seem to go it's fishing so badly. I went the other day and met someone there and he ended up catching 8 fish and I caught 1. He left and he shown me where he was casting etc so I did all that but I got absolutely nothing. Not even a knock. The bottom of the lake/pond is all clay but it seems rather soft and possibly covered in silt or a layer of really soft clay. So every time I'm casting I feel like the lead is sinking into the clay and my hook/groundbait is almost following the lead. So my quesiton is should I use a longer rig with my inline lead? or do a complete different setup? Maybe a chod rig setup so if the lead does sink into the clay the bait will still be visible? I have just been for another 36 hours with a friend who is pretty clued up on carp fishing but never fished this lake before so he wasn't clued up on the depths etc etc but we both blanked apart from a good size bream. Oh we used PVA bags etc as well but no carp! If any suggestions or some help with be great as when I next go I feel like I defiently need to try and change things up.
Thanks
