Help Please

steve_knight · Jul 16, 2012

No questions to basic...

1. Ledger fishing. How long should the hook line ideally be?
2. Like most at the moment not having a great deal of spare cash to throw in a swim. What are the cheapest ground baiting options?
3. Is baiting a swim really necessary to catch?

sam vimes · Jul 16, 2012

steve_knight said:
1. Ledger fishing. How long should the hook line ideally be?

Depends on the situation. Anything from a few inches to a few feet.

steve_knight said:
2. Like most at the moment not having a great deal of spare cash to throw in a swim. What are the cheapest ground baiting options?

The cheapest bought groundbait is usually plain brown or white crumb.
The cheapest option for many individuals is to use old/stale/waste bread. Put it through the blender to give a fine crumb.

steve_knight said:
3. Is baiting a swim really necessary to catch?

Again, depends on the circumstances. However, if you only ever use a hookbait and no free offerings, you need to hope, or make sure, that you are on fish from the very start.

barbelboi · Jul 16, 2012

Just stopped hitting the button in time Sam with virtually identical when being interrupted by a phone call

Jerry

peter crabtree · Jul 16, 2012

Steve, I feel it would help us help you if you said what your target fish were and what type of water you are fishing. There are a few on here who fish in your area...

steve_knight · Jul 16, 2012

forgive me...
I was just trying to get some sort of feel for setting rigs up.

Perch, Carp, Roach. mainly the thames and local and lakes.

The Sogster · Jul 17, 2012

Too many variables for the questions given, as posted already can you be a bit more specific.

I would also recommend reading Bob Robert's 'The Complete Book of Ledgering'; In my opinion the definitive guide if ever there was one.

It is available to read in part on his website.

Clicky Below:

Bob Roberts - 'The Complete Book of Ledgering'

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