Marginally Overlooked

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[Fred Blake]

Excellent - now that's a good educational article. Just make sure that cap isn't a white one!

[Cliff Hatton 2]

That's better, Ian! Well done!

[mol]

I enjoyed that alot more than the last article. I tend to switch off when articles appear to be too much like an advert, that why I don't buy the comics anymore

Personally I've always found the margins to be hit and miss, some lakes margins resond well and some don't

[Tee-Cee]

Practical,easy to follow information for anyone wanting to try something new or different.....even the pics make summer that little bit closer..

It will be interesting to see how many hits this gets!

I visited a small pit this morning and one or two fish where moving in the margins so I shall be out early tomorrow.Water is obviously still very cold but the odd swirl suggests fish might be feeding..

I really hope people give this method a try-its heart stopping stuff!

[Fred Blake]

Originally Posted by mol

I enjoyed that alot more than the last article. I tend to switch off when articles appear to be too much like an advert, that why I don't buy the comics anymore

Personally I've always found the margins to be hit and miss, some lakes margins resond well and some don't

Very true. Bankside disturbance plays a part, but even then there are some quiet places where the carp just don't patrol the margins. The best waters for margin carping seem to be those with few features further out and no inaccessible banks or bays where the carp can lie up in peace. Time of year has a bearing too; spring and early summer being the best times. As the summer fades into autumn, so the carp seem to melt away into the deeper water to feed - at least, they do on my waters. They do show up in the edge occasionally in midwinter, usually where there's cover overhead, but they are not often interested in feeding.

[Wobbly Face (As Per Ed)]

Nice article Ian. I do think that trends and tradition happen. If it is successful to catch at distance and is widely publicized then poeple fish this way. Hence at distance to gravel patch or far bank or far margin, usually up to islands. Seldom near side margin or at your feet. It's a case of being a thinking angler and not a following on angler. Quiet and stealth is key.

[Sean Meeghan]

Nice one Ian! It strikes a chord with me because most of my carp fishing now-a-days is in the margins for fish I can see.

[Cliff Hatton 2]

...and isn't it lovely to see a single rod and a net photographed beneath the shady boughs....?

[fishing mad 13]

im 13 ive only had 3 double figure carp 1 from margins and other 2 from like 10ft to othe bank in the corner of the lake