Barbel fishing for Chub

I think, as Greg says, it depends on the venue. If there are substantial shoals of chub I would go with whatever turns them on - but where the Chub and Barbel are intermixed I think you will catch more barbel than chub if you use barbel style baits and tactics.

[honslow]

Rob, if there are that many chub about, and assuming you've got some depth in front of you, I'd try the float.
Bombard the buggers with particle baits - corn, maggot, caster, expander pellets, that kind of thing - and fish a stickfloat, chubber or even a waggler. Just keep piling it in and you could absolutely slay those chub.
And whilst you could catch barbel off the deck, you're more likely to pick up the chub.

sometimes in a supposed chub swim a barbel is the first bite.i dont fish any lighter for chub.how can anybody say i am on 4lb line because i dont expect big fish.this theory is in some of the angling papers and will mislead a young angler looking for info.last year i had 25 chub from the same swim over 4lb to 5 /2.next visit suprise suprise i had 4 barbel on the drop to 5lb.i now no longer regard this swim as chub only.i say this for the young man looking for tips not to tell good anglers how to do it.
albert