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Whilst waggler fishing mussels on a size 14 hook to nylon I have been getting a bite every cast but they are to fast to hit! What am I doing wrong?
 
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Not if it couldnt get it in it's mouth, it would just keep attacking it and trying to swim away with it.
 
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Try varying where you actually hook the mussell, and/or use smaller bits of mussell on a smaller hook.
 
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I've tried cutting the mussell in half and various hooking methods. I I hook the mussell in the 'hard bit' the fish takes all the 'soft outside' leaving just the hooked part?! What size hook do you reccomend?
 
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I would say use a bigger hook...10 or bigger,what fish are you after?
 
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I've caught some tench around 1lb and a similar size carp. I am hoping to get some bigger tench!
 
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Use corn?If you are missing bites on a certain bait I'd always try another bait.
 
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I've tried corn, lunchoen meat, maggotts and bread paste. The only bait that is catching tench is mussells!!!
 
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I would go for the bigger hook, and get the bait down the bottom as fast as you can.
Have you tried, laying on/lift method?
 
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No, but I will this weekend, I've just found out how to do it, thanks!!
 
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