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In reply to Post #1
Freelined worm or small pva mesh of casters
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In reply to Post #1
Stalking in the margins, I love using a float fished lift style with plasticine or putty moulded around the hooklink mainline join, either the swivel or knot.
The float is held on with a float band.
Baitwise, whatever works from what you have seen. Sometimes it will be sweetcorn, other times worms, kidney bean, maybe a boilie, even a few drilled pellets.
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In reply to Post #16
It works, but it's littering. If you must drop the weight use a Leadclip with no tail rubber, and tie a stone on to that so all you are doing is dropping a stone rather than 4 ounces of nasty lead
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In reply to Post #15
Always found ip that when you hook them in the edge, the initial bolt with a lead on a short line can bump the fish. I like to use a 4oz flat pear inline drop off for targeted edge fishing.
Works for me mate.
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In reply to Post #14
Why use a drop off lead?
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In reply to Post #1
Skinned critically balanced tiger nut mate, presented using a inline breakaway flat pear lead. Few crunched up tigers around it and you will be on the money.
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In reply to Post #12
Killer chub bait, never tried it for carp, but always been meaning to.
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I’ve tried slugs a few times without success
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Black sinking corn has got me more bites than anything else I’ve tried
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Hi. Had a play with Stickys Ellipse pellets once it got a little warmer. Was able to bait a tiny spot under my feet and watch the fish pick up the pellets and avoid the boilie chop mixed with them. Drilled/hair rigged 3 and bagged a couple within minutes  . Since then its been a mare due to the hoardes of scavenging rudd. One of the few times i could selectively bait and catch. Very satisfying when it works though!
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In reply to Post #1
Personally been doing well with smallish barrel hook baits, wafters & bottom baits that sometimes are tipped with a bit of bright colour.
If you can bait a few decent areas regularly it will help.
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I’ve never had much on it personally (Confidence) but sweet corn Plenty of bigguns have been caught on it Past present and will be in the future
Worms or even a cube of luncheon meat is different though Had loads on both of those
There is just something about a worm waving in front of a big pair of rubbery lips That they can’t resist
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In reply to Post #1
If it's a clear lake, you should be able to see what they are taking and what they are not, that's the beauty of stalking you can watch the fishes reaction to bait and rigs, then adjust immediately until you get a bite. If you were fishing out in the pond then you have to guess what's going on .
Personally I'd use some boili chops and a chop on the rig, but see what you get a positive reaction on. Far more important when stalking is your rig and where you place it. Avoid a pop up and go for a straight bottom bait if the lake bed allows it.
Whether you go with a bait straight out of the bag or a bright one can be day or lake dependant as I said above watch and see , you will soon learn what they avoid and what they take.
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In reply to Post #1
Simple really.
Just react to what you SEE, let nature tell what is right or wrong on the day. That is the big edge of stalking, either on the surface or margins is that you can see them feed, or pick or ignore.
Try your best. Learn. Walk, look, move, repeat. It is a great learning curve 
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In reply to Post #1
A bunch of small dendrobaenas. You can usually feed the small ones over the top of fish without spooking them. Either float fished or freelined feeling the line for bites.
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