In reply to Post #30
Welly saw lots of 20mm boilies going yet all my fish came on 12mm baits. On the flip side a 20mm bottom can be productive on other venues. A single grain of plastic has caught me plenty in bags too
Welly saw lots of 20mm boilies going yet all my fish came on 12mm baits. On the flip side a 20mm bottom can be productive on other venues. A single grain of plastic has caught me plenty in bags too
In reply to Post #32
How many times did you use a 20mm bottom bait though?
I reckon most of the time when fishing bags/method/sticks the hookbait is irrelevant so long as its small. It all gets sucked in.
How many times did you use a 20mm bottom bait though?
I reckon most of the time when fishing bags/method/sticks the hookbait is irrelevant so long as its small. It all gets sucked in.
In reply to Post #33
I fished them in the summer when the small fish and the tench became a problem for some of the anglers. I don't remember catching anything on them although my mate nick had a few on 20mm hard hookers.
I fished them in the summer when the small fish and the tench became a problem for some of the anglers. I don't remember catching anything on them although my mate nick had a few on 20mm hard hookers.
In reply to Post #1
The simple answer is the hookbait that catches fish.
Over the years I have fished various waters, and while fishing experimented with what catches, or catches most.
At some times it might be a hi-attract pop-up, or a food source pop-up over freebies.
At Taverham Mills, Earith and Barham most of my fish came on a single or double 15mm boilie, although I did catch some fish on sausage chop discs in 12 or 15mm.
At Nazeing and Ardleigh I caught a lot of fish on snowman baits, an 18mm topped with a 15mm pop-up, (or an 18mm wooden ball with a 15mm pop-up), fished over my food source bait, although one winter session I only caught on a single 18mm boilie straight out of the bag.
Alton water I caught on a variety of baits, but only ever on one at any time, most fish came on double 20mm boilies, although single hi-attract pop-ups and snowman baits caught some sessions.
At Alton I tended to fish two or three rods close together, with various different bait set-ups, yet there was always a preference for one presentation over another. I could fish a double bottom bait on one rod, and I would get a number of fish on that rod, nothing on the others. Change from a snowman on another to the double bottom bait, cast back to the same spot, then the two rods would produce. Another session, the snowman bait would catch, the bottom bait would not, change that to a snowman, back out and that would start to catch as well.
The simple answer is the hookbait that catches fish.
Over the years I have fished various waters, and while fishing experimented with what catches, or catches most.
At some times it might be a hi-attract pop-up, or a food source pop-up over freebies.
At Taverham Mills, Earith and Barham most of my fish came on a single or double 15mm boilie, although I did catch some fish on sausage chop discs in 12 or 15mm.
At Nazeing and Ardleigh I caught a lot of fish on snowman baits, an 18mm topped with a 15mm pop-up, (or an 18mm wooden ball with a 15mm pop-up), fished over my food source bait, although one winter session I only caught on a single 18mm boilie straight out of the bag.
Alton water I caught on a variety of baits, but only ever on one at any time, most fish came on double 20mm boilies, although single hi-attract pop-ups and snowman baits caught some sessions.
At Alton I tended to fish two or three rods close together, with various different bait set-ups, yet there was always a preference for one presentation over another. I could fish a double bottom bait on one rod, and I would get a number of fish on that rod, nothing on the others. Change from a snowman on another to the double bottom bait, cast back to the same spot, then the two rods would produce. Another session, the snowman bait would catch, the bottom bait would not, change that to a snowman, back out and that would start to catch as well.
In reply to Post #33
20mm
more effort to suck in, more effort to blow out, better hook holds
20mm
more effort to suck in, more effort to blow out, better hook holds