Lily pads
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Frothey
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roots, debris, stems and carp...
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christian tyroll
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pop-up?
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NottmDon
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Fish close to them if you know where they were before beecy not on top of them. Most of the debris will rot but lilly roots are strong tuberous buggers and if you hook one youll know it! Soon be time for the trees to shed their canopies into the rivers too but they soon rot down. Guess on a stillwater its a bit different as thers not a lot of flow to disperse the rotting vegetation. Maybe a pop up as CT says or a standard helicopter rig and mask the hook with some disolving rig foam in the hope it will keep it above the crap before it disolves?
Thats just what I wanted to know Don, wether or not to fish where the lillies were. I made a note of exactly where they grew to so can easily fish the edges, i just wondered if it was worth fishing amongst them.
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Cakey
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dont fish dying lily pads at night !
Malc Bason
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I'd go along with what Cakey has said, but as Frothey has said, the will carp will be there or there abouts!!
Personally, I'd fish amongst em during the daylight hours with a bouyant bait poped up off the lead. At night I would fish a bit further away, or if you are confident you can be on the rods very quickly then don't fish to them.
Basically, at night, treat them as a snag as opposed to a feature!
Personally, I'd fish amongst em during the daylight hours with a bouyant bait poped up off the lead. At night I would fish a bit further away, or if you are confident you can be on the rods very quickly then don't fish to them.
Basically, at night, treat them as a snag as opposed to a feature!
Murray Rogers
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(dont fish dying lily pads at night )
But sweetcorns good!!!!!
He He.
The roots and tubers on the lake bed which are whats left of the pads have to be seen to be believed. Its like a huge knotted mass which sits well off the bottom sometimes and is a bit like a sprung mattress to walk on.
But sweetcorns good!!!!!
He He.
The roots and tubers on the lake bed which are whats left of the pads have to be seen to be believed. Its like a huge knotted mass which sits well off the bottom sometimes and is a bit like a sprung mattress to walk on.
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christian tyroll
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Murray does that meen your lead will just get burried into this 'mattress'and a pop-up would be no good? or fishing ontop of it at all?
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Ron 'The Hat' Clay
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Lily pad stumps are excellent places to find big roach in winter in the daytime.
But you will need quite strong gear to bully them out.
But you will need quite strong gear to bully them out.
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Beecy, how far out are these lily pads you are thinking of fishing to?
If they are pretty close in, try a lead set-up that will eject the lead very easily. Or try using tungsten rig putty - just enough to enable you to flick your rig to your chosen spot.
These are excellent holding areas and often too good an opportunity to miss! But in this situation, hit and hold is the order of the day! Treat it as any other type of snag fishing.
If they are pretty close in, try a lead set-up that will eject the lead very easily. Or try using tungsten rig putty - just enough to enable you to flick your rig to your chosen spot.
These are excellent holding areas and often too good an opportunity to miss! But in this situation, hit and hold is the order of the day! Treat it as any other type of snag fishing.