I think I know the answer to this but will ask it anyway ..... Im fishing a small-medium size river with average flow .... The problem is the amount of boats, paddle boarders, canoes etc traffic.
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If i want to keep a rod out for any length of time i need to keep the line pinned down out of the way with back leads .... This is fine for carp fishing but what can i do if want to target the silvers?
Has anyone targetted roach, chub, bream etc using scaled down carp tactics with line pinned down and bite alarms on the river? .. I can scale down to 1.25lb rods but tend to think all the delicateness is gone (especially for Roach) going this way and so am very sceptical .... I can continue fishing for carp so its not end of the world but I thought worth asking,
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If i want to keep a rod out for any length of time i need to keep the line pinned down out of the way with back leads .... This is fine for carp fishing but what can i do if want to target the silvers?
Has anyone targetted roach, chub, bream etc using scaled down carp tactics with line pinned down and bite alarms on the river? .. I can scale down to 1.25lb rods but tend to think all the delicateness is gone (especially for Roach) going this way and so am very sceptical .... I can continue fishing for carp so its not end of the world but I thought worth asking,
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I've had good sized roach using carp tactics on my local river/canal. As you described everything pinned to the deck to keep out the way of the nautical fleet
I've had good sized roach using carp tactics on my local river/canal. As you described everything pinned to the deck to keep out the way of the nautical fleet
+1, I'd imagine the better stamp is because of the larger hooks involved.
No good reason you couldn't use smaller hooks, might not be that much fun on Carp gear though. No good reason you can't use lower tc rods etc, would still need to use backleads, maybe captive clip ons to release on the lift?
No good reason you couldn't use smaller hooks, might not be that much fun on Carp gear though. No good reason you can't use lower tc rods etc, would still need to use backleads, maybe captive clip ons to release on the lift?
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I'd stick to one rod, probably with a quiver tip and fish in the autumn/winter when there is hopefully less traffic.
I'd stick to one rod, probably with a quiver tip and fish in the autumn/winter when there is hopefully less traffic.
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yep Autumn/Winter is quieter but I pay to moor a boat all year so I cant lose another 4months of fishing (on top of close season)
yep Autumn/Winter is quieter but I pay to moor a boat all year so I cant lose another 4months of fishing (on top of close season)
Although this isn't the answer you're probably looking for, the only way I've way I've found to deal with the annoyance of traffic down the river is to commit myself to a very mobile approach. I find I don't find it as annoying when a paddleboarder comes thrashing through the swim as much when I'm much less committed to a specific spot - I simply move on somewhere else.
Hello i find the best time to fish a river is at night time no boats or float fishing if river flowing trotting is a good way to get some nice silver fish hope this helps you good luck and tight lines
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Scale down the tackle to roach style and fish hook lengths of 18 inches max to start with. If you used braid, low diameter and less resistance, you can have the the tips down low, swim feeder style and the key point, have your feeder or lead set up so it just holds bottom, when a fish bites it dislodges it and hooks them. You could back lead it and do the same
Scale down the tackle to roach style and fish hook lengths of 18 inches max to start with. If you used braid, low diameter and less resistance, you can have the the tips down low, swim feeder style and the key point, have your feeder or lead set up so it just holds bottom, when a fish bites it dislodges it and hooks them. You could back lead it and do the same
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A bit late for reply but come off your mooring and and build a couple of swims up. that way you can fish in the Lee of the boat using mud weights to hold your position. Although the bleeding nuisances will still muck you up occasionally.
A bit late for reply but come off your mooring and and build a couple of swims up. that way you can fish in the Lee of the boat using mud weights to hold your position. Although the bleeding nuisances will still muck you up occasionally.
sorry for late reply ... thankyou for the responses 