The occasional angler
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I don’t think I’ve ever targeted perch in winter. I love spinning for them in summer... I’m planning a perch video in the next few weeks, what’s your most effective winter perch technique?
The ultimate bait is a live gudgeon lip hooked .
Downside is you need to catch one first.
A free running ledger rig with an air injected lobworm in the depths of a hard cold winter...
1) wobbling deadbait, using a small sprat as a bait - superior results in river or canal. I make my rigs myself, they're based on the classic drachko rig.
Some pictures of my rig (not stating it is the absolute perfection!)
That looks very interesting and something I'd like to try on my local canal - my French isn't up to understanding the description very well, though! I can see that the silicone tubing covering the exposed points of the trebles would prevent the rig getting snagged, but does it not impede the strike when the fish takes the sprat?
Thanks there is some excellent information here, the second method looks like a Texas rig. Definitely give these a go
Thanks guy