fishing4luckies
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It's the Crays I'm on about - not the double 'ard east end duo of yesteryear, but the dreaded American Signal buggers that litter our waters.
I'm planning on fishing a couple of lakes over the close season specifically to target some of the bigger (8lb +) Tincas which live there.
The problem is that it's well known that both lakes are also home to large populations of Crays.
I've looked around on the web to see how the Carping fraternity deals with the issue, and with the exception of an overtly complex rig and setup on the Korda website (more engineering than angling) I can't see that anyone yet has found a solution.
It may be a dumb question (the odds are that it is) but can Tincas reliably be induced to feed further up in the water - at least 4 inches off bottom to beat the snappers? If so, then I'd be looking at dangling some suitably enticing bait (wriggly dendra soaked in hemp Oil or something weird like that) under a bobber type float or a chunky waggler.
Thoughts gents please.
I'm planning on fishing a couple of lakes over the close season specifically to target some of the bigger (8lb +) Tincas which live there.
The problem is that it's well known that both lakes are also home to large populations of Crays.
I've looked around on the web to see how the Carping fraternity deals with the issue, and with the exception of an overtly complex rig and setup on the Korda website (more engineering than angling) I can't see that anyone yet has found a solution.
It may be a dumb question (the odds are that it is) but can Tincas reliably be induced to feed further up in the water - at least 4 inches off bottom to beat the snappers? If so, then I'd be looking at dangling some suitably enticing bait (wriggly dendra soaked in hemp Oil or something weird like that) under a bobber type float or a chunky waggler.
Thoughts gents please.