snowmanstevo

Youve got to be close to a certain social venue ?

Cant help you whatsoever sorry mate but your quiet right there are alot of members on here but not so many active I,m sure with this thread being brought up someone can point you in the right direction this lot are normally a very helpfull bunch

Your right Jez Cudmore not connected to Doddington anymore

Doddington is connected to the Cudmore complex Northwich,Lymm and Warrington all have good waters in the area but it can get busy round this end Jules lots of anglers chasing too few fish Prince Albert have some of the better Meres but there will be a waiting list i expect Have a little look at Wheelock Angling Society Not sure if theres a waiting list tho Just looked mate and there is a waiting list mate

As i said in an early post Coops the one,s me and the mate made up were solid and we did our best to snap em

Location is the norm mate try the search facility theres a few threads on river location but its the usuall suspects wides,slack areas cover etc etc The one thing i would say about river carping is the prebait..... A kilo or two of particles/boilies can get blitzed by shoal fish before the carp even get near If you find a carpy looking area bait quite heavy so there something left for when the carp turn up

Used my Zepplin pike float to good effect zigging last year Got the idea off this site

You can nightfish some of his lakes mate others on there are days only

My mate got the wychwood ones at christmas and we made some small choddys up today with E.S.P bristel filament and they look really tidy and after giving them a good pull im confident that there really strong If me and the mate carnt break em i doubt a fish will

Commonwood Went on the runs water last year with a mate and there was 3 other anglers on there and 2 fish came out all day (both 5lb ish) His specimen lake looks like it was set up to get as many anglers on there as possible and if someone caught a fish it would definatly take out a few anglers lines It may of changed but i dont think i ll be going back as he had anglers on his speci pool while he was still digging it Spoke to a lad who,d fished it 4x24hr sessions and hadnt caught so it may of changed but it just wasnt for me Gweryd I fished this a few times about5/6 years ago and its a really lovely place up in the mountains and i always did ok there for a few runs and if you can get near the sunken peat islands then ue ll have a few A mate from work goes regular and bait boats his rigs to the opposite side of the peat islands and has done really well there on 48hr sessions Id deffo give here a go You might also want to look at Lakemoor in Crewe as thats not far from you and also Llyn y gors thats in anglesey

I got the little round 1 anglers mail gave out years ago I think i payed a couple of quid for my big square 1 i used in Ireland in the early 90,s I,m not sure if there still about a lot of tip anglers switched to braid in the mid/late 90,s so a target board became a bit redundant

Well in the good old days (i sound old ) 99% of tip fishing was done for silvers/bream and as cob,kieran has said it was all about sensativity ue,d set your rod up as normal and were your tip was u,ed put a little target board with lines on and then if u lined ur tip on with one of the lines you could see then bites if it move from 1 line to another !!!!! the bites really would be that shy But only for the silvers if you had a better fish ya tip just use to start bending and keep goin

I thought we was advising fantasticmrfox on fishing drayton thats why i advised the heavier tip I too started fishing on the tip for silvers and and would think nothing of using maggot on an 18 hook with a 2ft hooklenght with my 1.5oz And im sure if i went digging in my shed id find my old target board a bit of kit that was essential in the 80,s but forgotten about in this day and age

So in the summer when the fish are more active and your target size fish are 3-6lb carp would you still tackle up with a 1.5/2oz tip or start on a 3/4oz tip ???

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 ???

Cudmore mate or ave a little look at baden hall staffs llyn y gors is 1hr 20 mins away and another good place

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