Hi,
I would still call myself a beginner, despite having been fishing a few times since last summer. I currently own a feeder rod. I didn't have much luck today. My set up was a running ledger, with a hook link of albs, with maggots on the hook. Is maggot a good hook bait for being on the bottom? I re-cast every now and then so I could check if they were still wriggling, and they were. I only had two bites, despite feeding my swim regularly with pellets and maggots. There was a match taking place on the other side of the lake I was on and I'm optimistically putting it down to the fact they had groundbaited heavily so all the fish had gone to sniff out the food! Any suggestions on a good ledger/feeder set uo would be great. I do intend on using a feeder cage next time.
Is sweet corn a better option for fishing on the bottom?
I'm never sure what strength of line to use - how do I know which I should choose? I would like to catch bigger fish, tench, carp, bream, chub, rather than smaller things like roach and perch etc.
All advice welcome, thanks.
I would still call myself a beginner, despite having been fishing a few times since last summer. I currently own a feeder rod. I didn't have much luck today. My set up was a running ledger, with a hook link of albs, with maggots on the hook. Is maggot a good hook bait for being on the bottom? I re-cast every now and then so I could check if they were still wriggling, and they were. I only had two bites, despite feeding my swim regularly with pellets and maggots. There was a match taking place on the other side of the lake I was on and I'm optimistically putting it down to the fact they had groundbaited heavily so all the fish had gone to sniff out the food! Any suggestions on a good ledger/feeder set uo would be great. I do intend on using a feeder cage next time.
Is sweet corn a better option for fishing on the bottom?
I'm never sure what strength of line to use - how do I know which I should choose? I would like to catch bigger fish, tench, carp, bream, chub, rather than smaller things like roach and perch etc.
All advice welcome, thanks.