snowmanstevo

I tend to use a heavier tip myself m8 when fishing for carp on the quiver as virtually all my bites are violent rip rounds and slight knocks are normally line bites

Any reason why using a lighter tip is an advantage when tip fishing for say match carp ??? I only go light in deepest winter when bites can be shy

You wanna be using the 2.5oz tip mate if your using the method.But id seriously consider balancing your tackle out as 10lb line is too heavy for the type of rod uve got.If you get a caught in a bad snag then your quiver/rod is gunna snap before your hooklink does Not all tips will fit in but try the universal ones in your tackle shops You ve got a rod there mate that will catch you silverfish aswell as a lump or 2 althought as ive said the 1.5oz tip should only be used for shy biting fish or when winter fishing

Thats what its all about mate

Put boilin water in a bait box give it a minute and drop a maggot in,if it goes a whiteish colour leave for 30 seconds n try again Once you drop 1 in and it doesnt go a whitish colour tip em in and uve killed em Do it too early and you scald em thats why they go white and they dont look as apealling Dont buy your maggots with sawdust or maise on just get em as they are its a lot less messy that way

Hope you have a good day mate im sure you will Just 1 bit of advice DONT put maggots in your method mix unless uve killed em they ll wiggle everywere and ue ll find moulding it round your feeder a pain.

Whittle ya boilies down a bit and dont worry 2 much about if your groundbait(sweet) doesnt match ya hookbait(fishy) Ive used pepperami hookbaits with sweet groundbaits and still caught loads mate corn pellet and meat will all catch fish on the day i allways start off fishing for bites and use smallish single hookbaits after an hour or so ue ll get an idea how your days goin to be so id suggest corn,pellet on the hook and take it from there You really dont want to be fishing light for the size of the fish that are in there mate the tackle i explained before will see you having a good chance of landing most fish in there and a 14 hook to a 6ilb hooklink will give you an edge over someone fishing say a size 10/8 thru to 10/12lb line The rule of thumb is sweet in summer spicy in winter but at commercials a single grain of corn in the winter can be a killer tactic Boilies are an excellent bait but there not the be all and end all of baits and worm,corn,pellet,meat,castor and maggot all have there day on commercials

I take it from earlier post that your fishing drayton ?? Ive never fished it but from what ive read the average size fish is between 8-12lb Forget your light tips and leads and get yourself some inline method feeders.I only ever use leads on the tip when its deepest winter and your fishing for 1 bite at a time Use a 8lb mainline and at the least a 6lb hooklink with a strong 14,12 hook Never use an elastic feeder(thats the 1 with pole elastic running through it) just thread your mainline through it attach to a swivel and then use a short (3" max) hooklength If your a competant caster then then find a far bank marker like a tree or something that s easily visable and thats the line you want to be casting to all the time .I feather my cast every time so i can hit the same spot every time but when method fishing NEVER use your line clip.If you latch on to a lump that gets off at a rate of knots ue ll end up snapping once the line hits the clip.Use a stop knot with a size 4 pole elestic and leave a big tag end to put in your clip as its a lot easier 2 pull out and allow more line out So youve got your line and length sorted the real secret to catching on the method is the casting..... If ive not had a bite after a minute or so re-cast The fish home in on the sound of the splash or building up a regular bed of food will also bring them in.Its an active way of fishing and uve really gotta keep it goin in to get them goin You can scald some 6 mill pellets and mold them round your feeder or use a groundbait option either mixed by yourself or if your not confident enought to knock a decent mix up you can buy ready mixed groundbait from most tackle shops Never leave your rod unnatended coz you will have your rod dragged in if your not on it Get your rod set at a 45 degree angle and after uve cast out tighten up till uve got a 2-3 inch bend in your quiver tip.Never strike on twitches ot little knocks ue ll know when youve got a bite coz your rod will bend round viciously Its REALLY important that you cast to the same spot so the fish know where the bait is if you start casting all over the place ue ll wait longer for bites and u really want to get the fish compeating You can tuck your hookbait inside your method feeder or leave it hanging loose its up to you.I always leave it out because your only using short hooklinks so your baits never far away I use groundbait for 80% of my method fishing with 2 fake (plastic) maggots and its caught me fish over 15lb on this method Get yourself comfy keep the bait goin in and be accurate and this method will catch you fish Just dont leave your rods even if your just nippin for a piddle coz when the bites come they WILL rip ya rod in Hope this helps and im sure ue ll catch mate

what ounce quiver tip is it mate ? Im taking it that its a heavy feeder rod ???

Will you be using a heavy feeder rod or a carp rod for your method fishin m8 ?

You must mean the Gardner float? Not Korda? If thats what you mean, I would guess u can (and should) use thicker line than most use during normal floater fishing since its simply just not necessary to use a thin line for descretion. If the carp cant see the line and all you might as well go safe and take a stronger line, in my oppinion. Ive never tried them myself so havent tested the matter. However From what I can see on pictures I am quite curious myself wether the design of the float itself might as well spook fish or make them uncomfy enough to not take the bait. After all, the float is just next to the bait at all time. Seems quite "suspicious" to me. 14.5 metres of carbon fibre over there heads didnt spook em But as said by sgart the size of line isnt an issue m8 theres only the bait on the surface

I use to catch loads of match carp on my pole using the same method its know as dapping and even the most wiley carp would fall to this presentation. A venue i fish is ace for floater fishing but the bigger carp would circle the freebies and if they felt any line around the bait they would spook big time With a bait resting on top they would hook up every time and take the bait very confidently I think i might just invest in one of them floats because its basically the same method