What makes a hot spot for fishing and how long will it remain so?
Maybe this will answer Des Taylors question in last weeks A.T.
Remember when it became advisable not to fish under pylons? And everybody was up in arms because this is where some of the best fishing to be had came from. The pylon swims were a typical example of hotspots, simply because they were a landmark and nothing else.
I can remember reading in the Angling Times that some people suggested it was because of the electricity in the pylons that attracted the fish.
The simple reason was that everybody?s bait was going in ? in this area. So it stands to reason this would attract a lot of fish.
So why not create your own hot spot, on an out of the way stretch of your local canal? Or if you have a lake of good size, then do it there.
The less people that know about it the better, as it is less likely to get over fished.
Once you have found a nice little quite spot that you fancy baiting up on a regular basis, you then have to decide what you are going to bait it with.
One of the best and cheapest foods to pre-bait with are particles.
Type in ?Particle baits? in the search box, and read the excellent articles by Monk, Stu Denis and Big Rik. They not only suggest what to use but how to prepare them as well.
I done a bit of particle fishing myself some years back, and I now think it is about time I got back to it.
I will even be giving it a go on the rivers, there?s nothing to lose.
Has anybody ever pre-baited a river,and how long could I expect the feed to stay in the area?
Maybe this will answer Des Taylors question in last weeks A.T.
Remember when it became advisable not to fish under pylons? And everybody was up in arms because this is where some of the best fishing to be had came from. The pylon swims were a typical example of hotspots, simply because they were a landmark and nothing else.
I can remember reading in the Angling Times that some people suggested it was because of the electricity in the pylons that attracted the fish.
The simple reason was that everybody?s bait was going in ? in this area. So it stands to reason this would attract a lot of fish.
So why not create your own hot spot, on an out of the way stretch of your local canal? Or if you have a lake of good size, then do it there.
The less people that know about it the better, as it is less likely to get over fished.
Once you have found a nice little quite spot that you fancy baiting up on a regular basis, you then have to decide what you are going to bait it with.
One of the best and cheapest foods to pre-bait with are particles.
Type in ?Particle baits? in the search box, and read the excellent articles by Monk, Stu Denis and Big Rik. They not only suggest what to use but how to prepare them as well.
I done a bit of particle fishing myself some years back, and I now think it is about time I got back to it.
I will even be giving it a go on the rivers, there?s nothing to lose.
Has anybody ever pre-baited a river,and how long could I expect the feed to stay in the area?