jogon26 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 hi i was wondering if any one had fished Todber paddock lake or big hayes and was wandering how big the un hooking matt had to be i have just got a bennie filled mat with a nice thick edge its about 48" x 32" is that ok for this lake or lakes hope some one can help thanks rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal35 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 as long as the mat is big and padded, and yours sounds fine. i use a huge berkley one that sounds like yours and they are fine with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash_gadgeteer Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 We fished Todber Big Hayes last year, and will be fishing it again this year. Top Tips. The Fish do follow the wind, buy a bag of their own Red Factor bollies which they do in barrels and 12 mm, because they feed them on them. Tip your baits with a bit of fake corn, always work well. Take some other baits maggots, sweetcorn etc. Take some toilet roll as sometimes the loo runs out if it is busy. Get some extra long bivvi peg as the ground can be a little soft,and when the wind blows it blows (lake a bit open) one advantage is you can drive round most of the lake. Have a look at there website and give them a ring to find out what is happening nearer the time, they are very informative. There tackle shop is superb if you forget anything. One last thing is the size of your mat is fine. If you want more gen them PM me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronick Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Cant add much to what Nash-G has to say other then DONT wack loads of bait out! Turns the whole lake off very quickly. Use Pva Bags and even single baits fished over a light bed of hemp. Also had a few fish from there using Meateor Boilies. When you thinking of going down there? I'm hoping to get down there end of the month for a 48hr session. Oh and make sure you set you bivvy up strong, the wind tends to blow rather hard across Big Hayes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal35 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 definitely get some of the red factors as they are the banker bait there, fish them with a couple of handfuls of pellet or sweetcorn, and defo tip with fake sweetcorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jogon26 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 thanks for the info how much are the Red Factor bollies per kilo in the todber tackel shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal35 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 £10 a kilo, but they are worth it as they really catch more than other baits, dont use too many as loose feed, just use sweetcorn and pellet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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