[slack line]

without stating the obvious, yes fish are more lethargic in colder water........ so why fish a slack line (unless they are ultra wary) and risk the chance of having your bait almost bang on the button but not having a clue. at this time of year more than any, location is the holy grail, use every trick in your book to maximise on it;)

[slack line]

hi m8 welcome to the forum

this time of year it's sometimes difficult to tell if single bleeps are a carp bite or not as the fish start getting lethargic in the cold water, one way of advoiding line bites is to use a back lead this is simply a small sliding weight attached to your line after casting which will pin your line to the bottom between your rod tip & the bait

 

another way depending on what type of alarms you are using is to turn the sensetivity down slightly

 

hope this helps

 

Do yourself a favour, try fishing for liners in the winter months and just work your baits onto the fish !!!!!!!!!