Few moments ago just had a take right as the lead made touch down on my spot. Rod in hand. Never had this happen before, I've not had any bleeps on that rod at all, recast and that happened.

This happen a lot to people?

In reply to Post #1
Happened to me the other day..cast out and went to put the rod down on the pod and felt the line go tight and off it went.i didnt land this fish due to it causing some confusion 🤣

had 2 last winter in 2 chucks, thought they were both foul hooked as they went as i felt the lead down, both nailed on Ronnie's that were set to just waft down so must of dropped it on their noses

In reply to Post #3
This was my concern too, but in the net was dead centre in the bottom lip. Keen fish

We're you fishing tight to a island? Had it happen a few times but never in open water always tight to a island

In reply to Post #5
Nah open water over a spread of boilies. Can only imagine competitive feeding going on and they snaffled it up

Dropped into a swim after a lad had blanked for 72 hours, he was still stood behind me when, on my first rod, I had a 35lb cat grab it on the drop. Good job I'd set the drag.

In reply to Post #1
I used to fish a fairly prolific water in the winter months and it soon became apparent that the fish were attracted by the sound of a lead going in and instant takes were not uncommon, to the point where I was casting high to make a louder splash and was recasting every 15 mins if a take had not occurred. On another water I had fish activity in my swim but no takes so in the end i had to reel in to check the rig, it was fine so I lobbed it back out and stood there with the rod in my hand looking to see if I had spooked anything, The reel started slowly spinning backwards while I am holding the rod as a fish had picked it up straight away! Yet another water I was fishing maples out at chestwader range and had a take as I was wading back to the bank with the rod in my hand. I think these types of occurrence are surprisingly common....and yet other days you can't even buy a bite!!

I had a similar occurrence whilst fishing in France a few years back, boated a bait out and got back to the swim, was just climbing out of the boat and the line started kiting round and I was in! High 30 from memory 👌

In reply to Post #1
Where i fish here in Spain we have a method that is deadly for the mini carp and barbel ...its called the slow sinking feeder ....basically its a hair curler with a loop of line to a swivel on your mainline filled with groundbait ...cast out when it hits the water the groundbait starts to come out and it slowly sinks ...strangely enough its the barbel that grab it on the drop usually mid water if it gets to the bottom then its usually a carp that grabs your bait ..it can be hectic ...i would imagine this could be deadly at somewhere like drayton or boddington ?

I had that happen a few times, on one particular water i have had a few takes when reeling in, after about two turns on the reel you feel the fish on and off it goes like a stream train....

In reply to Post #10
. . .slow sinking bomb / feeder is a well know matchmans technique on commercials . . .

I tried it many years back on a tricky syndicate with an oversized fox feeder that took me ages to counterbalance and sink slowly . . .rather than haul (with my new super secret method) I scared every known carp into the far corners of the lake . .

In reply to Post #12
Happened to me a few months back. I went to put the rod down next thing i know there's something pulling on the line.