Frothey
Senior Member
Now that we're firmly in the grip of winter, what's the best rig to use?
Winter fishing
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Welcome back Dave, we have missed your insightful Carp fishing posts.
What a week, both Frothey and Roto posting . . . . .
What a week, both Frothey and Roto posting . . . . .
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Frothey
Senior Member
Don't spook them Peter, I've just got some sweets on the spot.....
Roto Fryer
Well-known member
The best rig? ill remain silent on this one for now 
Frothey
Senior Member
Yeah, there must be one that means I don't actually have to try and find feeding fish.
peter crabtree
AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
All we need now is cakey.......
Frothey
Senior Member
One that catches Chub.
Welcome back mate
We've got them that go to mid 7's in our lake - well, we did but we sling them in the bushes, bloody pests.
thecrow
Well-known member
I reckon a new rig or even bait is needed to catch as the targets seem to have wised up to the old ones
Lord Paul of Sheffield
Well-known member
keep it simple mate
One that catches Chub.
Welcome back mate
Absolutely, I know it is a long time since I lived in the UK but I always figured that the first frosts were the end of carp fishing for the season. I never found the fishing to be great for anything during the cold weather, but four or so days into a mild spell was a brilliant time for chub and pike so I didn't bother with carp until the warmer weather in the next season. However, in those days, the waters were natural and, thankfully, pay and catch fisheries did not exist other than for trout.
cg74
Well-known member
Surely your bait selection must come first?
Frothey
Senior Member
Rig
Reels
Bivvy
Reels
Buzzers
Stainless
Hoodie
Kettle
4g reception
Bait
Location of feeding fish
Roughly in that order.
Reels
Bivvy
Reels
Buzzers
Stainless
Hoodie
Kettle
4g reception
Bait
Location of feeding fish
Roughly in that order.
cg74
Well-known member
No rod(s) or landing net?
Are you suggesting you'd use the same rig for a 25mm boilie or 3 maggots?
Roto Fryer
Well-known member
your rig will/should be determined by the circumstances you are fishing in! We all have a starting point from which we must be prepared to digress from.
Winter session fishing demands that you put your comfort first otherwise you will not think clearly and or make dangerous mistakes. So a warm, well fed, dry comfortable angler is able to put more into his/her fishing than one who is cold, uncomfortable, hungry etc.;bp
Winter session fishing demands that you put your comfort first otherwise you will not think clearly and or make dangerous mistakes. So a warm, well fed, dry comfortable angler is able to put more into his/her fishing than one who is cold, uncomfortable, hungry etc.;bp
Frothey
Senior Member
Don't be ridiculous, if you've got the others right, the make of rod and landing net doesn't matter.
And yes, choddy with a size 2 hook for both. Or maybe that's where I'm going wrong, chods are a bit 2010....
Good point. I'll just stay in bed next time. Why swap that for an uncomfortable fishing chair stuck in a frozen mud hole in the pouring rain at 6am?
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Roto Fryer
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you need better kitGood point. I'll just stay in bed next time. Why swap that for an uncomfortable fishing chair stuck in a frozen mud hole in the pouring rain at 6am?
Kevin Perkins
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Welcome back Dave, nice to see you are still around....