Lord Paul of Sheffield
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Carp in my local lake have soon wised up to floating bread last night I caught 1 whereas last week I caught 5 or 6 each evening
Carp in my local lake have soon wised up to floating bread last night I caught 1 whereas last week I caught 5 or 6 each evening
In the current windy conditions when fish tend to be more confident on the take at the surface (providing its not too cold!) I don't think you can beat anchored crust which is easy to cast and it keeps the bread in one spot (I realise this is not always desireable!) and because the line comes up to the bread from the bottom of the water line is not visible on the surface....although I have to admit that if a fish bumps into the line under the bread they can turn away.
A simple very free running bomb (I use 1/2oz or so) which rests against the swivel which,in turn holds the braid to the size 6 hook.Cast into the desired spot,release the line,the bomb sinks and the bread eventually rises to the surface....dead simple!
Tighten to the bread so it just moves with rod in rest and just wait for a take....if the fish are rising freely I usually hold the rod with line between my fingers and as the fish takes you can feel them moving away and a tighten rather than strike does the job....
I fish this near trees etc with an underarm cast and it works just great even in water 6/8' deep-in fact I took a nice plump 8lb fish last week in 12' of water-no problem at all!!
It really is a nice way to fish and casting vertually anywhere is a doddle which resulted in fish up to 18lb last year.....10lb line and 8lb braid..perfect!
Give in a real tryout......its worth it!!!
ps ...sometimes I tighten so the bread is an inch or so under the surface and this IMO induces the fish to take in one hit rather than mess around......
..........must read that Clifford book sometime..