bennygesserit
Well-known member
Went to Coppice Friday and after fishing the whip all day I moved to the carp pool in the afternoon
Previously I have had the swim boiling with fish but been unable to catch ( cleanly ) as my very light float was getting wafted all over the place.
I have had more success fishing with just a bomb - in fact I started well on Friday with 3 nice fish in about half an hour , but then the last 2 hours the swim was boiling with fish ( I could see them and their tails ) but apart from the obvious liners I had only 2 possible bites.
When the Korum guys fish they put out a carpet of bait
When Carp feed in the margin I understand they don't necessarily see the food they are eating but are sifting through the bank and ejecting what they don't want from their gills.
If thats the case and coupled with the way the Korum guys fish , when fishing a bomb you cant really have too many fish in your swim
If you were fishing at distance and the water was boiling above your lead you would ( or I would ) think I am in with a chance here
In fact I would think , statistically , one of these fish is bound to eventually sieve the bit of mud with my bait in
Sometimes I fished slack some times tight
I am sitting well back and fishing about a foot or two directly in front of my platform
Sometimes I can identify 6 10 lb plus carp feeding within a 2 -3 foot radius of my bait
When fishing tight they sometimes spook when they feel the line
When fishing slack I suspect they are blowing the bait before they self hook
I am fishing corn or pellet either banded or hair rigged
a Preston size 14 hook
Cheers !
Previously I have had the swim boiling with fish but been unable to catch ( cleanly ) as my very light float was getting wafted all over the place.
I have had more success fishing with just a bomb - in fact I started well on Friday with 3 nice fish in about half an hour , but then the last 2 hours the swim was boiling with fish ( I could see them and their tails ) but apart from the obvious liners I had only 2 possible bites.
When the Korum guys fish they put out a carpet of bait
When Carp feed in the margin I understand they don't necessarily see the food they are eating but are sifting through the bank and ejecting what they don't want from their gills.
If thats the case and coupled with the way the Korum guys fish , when fishing a bomb you cant really have too many fish in your swim
If you were fishing at distance and the water was boiling above your lead you would ( or I would ) think I am in with a chance here
In fact I would think , statistically , one of these fish is bound to eventually sieve the bit of mud with my bait in
Sometimes I fished slack some times tight
I am sitting well back and fishing about a foot or two directly in front of my platform
Sometimes I can identify 6 10 lb plus carp feeding within a 2 -3 foot radius of my bait
When fishing tight they sometimes spook when they feel the line
When fishing slack I suspect they are blowing the bait before they self hook
I am fishing corn or pellet either banded or hair rigged
a Preston size 14 hook
Cheers !