I'd appreciate some advice please. I've got a really good spot going in an ocean of blanket weed. Takes are coming pretty frequently and the fishing is very enjoyable. A good top-uo follows every session. The big problem I'm having is the baits are fished so close together, all three within 15yds on a line 80yds from the bank, I'm losing fish by picking up the other lines. Recasting always disturbs the swim too. How can this all be avoided? I'm backleading behind leadcore on a slack line but the bottom on the lake undulates considerably.

In reply to Post #1
I generally wouldn't recast after a fish. You already have 2 on the spot left, no need to disturb it during bite time. Re do all 3 when it's quiet.

As below never re cast if 2 are still fishing. Try both ways super tight clutch see if they come up off the spot. Or let them take line and hopefully get away from
The spot.

In reply to Post #3
My first take last night took out both the others. I refer the members here to the original question.

In reply to Post #4
Could just drop down to two rods? That would help a bit. Unfortunately there's no answer you'll get that'll fix it because each fish will do what it wants. You may get lucky and they swim away. You might not get lucky.

Are they always doing the same thing when hooked? If so surely you can try to work around it?

Putty up the line may help. Small blobs every couple of feet behind the leader to keep it pinned down further.

You are allowed to fish just one rod.

Are you dumping the lead as if you lose it the fish normally comes up to the surface

In reply to Post #1
Why do you feel the need to fish 3 rods.

How about 1 rod and less feed, fill it in when you go home

In reply to Post #8
FFS. I'm out...

I think definitely dropping lead on take will help get the fish up in the water but of course no guarantee. Ultimately it's hard to control the direction of a hooked fish but the only thing that I can think of is to position each rod on separate banksticks and far apart from one another in the swim. I think it'd look terrible, but changing each line's angle seems to be the only other obvious variable if you're currently tramlining

Edit: just to triple check have you thought about not using three rods?

In reply to Post #1
You're probably better off fishing 2 rods instead of three. Forget the backleads and slack lines. Fish with your tips hish-ish and make sure you have enough space to pass one rod under the other. If you pick up the other line/s pass your rod underneath the rod that has been picked up. As you get closer in if your tips are up it's fairly easy to play a fish under the other lines without too much bother.

In reply to Post #10
out of interest, does it matter if it looks terrible?

fishing on seperate bank sticks with the rod pointing at the trap is my much preferred method, and personally I couldn't care less how it looks if it works.

For me fishing on a rod pod is fitting into a system and a tightness that feels un-natural.

In reply to Post #1
Get rid of the backleads and slack lines.

In reply to Post #1
I haven't ever fished 3 on a spot, but if I were to I would want more than a 15 yard spread. Given the closeness of the rods, I would say a single rod and the others clipped up perfectly. Getting a take will disturb the swim far more than a re chunk (imo) so for me it would be 2 nets, and as soon as one is netted the next one goes out.

In reply to Post #9
That's a weird attitude towards people trying to help you.
Maybe don't ask questions if you're going to get sh#%y when you don't like the answers?