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TO FOLLOW THE BLOG ON FACEBOOK PLEASE CLICK HERE Introduction Anyone who goes fishing on commercial fisheries will almost definitely have heard about wafter hookbaits. Over the last few years wafters have become the go to hookbait for method feeder fishing on just about every commercial fishery in the country. The wafter is basically a critically balanced or semi bouyent hookbait. These baits had been around on the carp scene for a number of years before match anglers caught on and started using it to their advantage. Carp anglers and specimen hunters started off by using a combination of pop up and sinking boilies on a hair rig, These would be then trimmed down until they created a hookbait that was as close to neutral buoyancy as possible. The result is a hookbait which acts completely natural underwater mimicking free offerings perfectly. Bait companies targeting big fish anglers soon caught on to this and started making what is now known as a wafter. The first wafters w...

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE BLOG ON FACEBOOK Introduction Shallow fishing is the number 1 method on most commercial fisheries in the summer months. In this article we take a look at how we fish shallow for species such as F1's and Ide. This is something I have based around the pellet waggler but I have refined the approach to target smaller more shy biting species. Tackle Rod A light float rod between 10 and 12ft is perfect for catching shallow on your typical commercial fishery. Reel With constant re-casting being an essential part of all shallow fishing techniques a small and light reel is essential. A reel of a 2500/3000 size should be perfect for this style of fishing. Mainline The mainline should be as light as possible. This makes casting easier and is less visible to the fish getting you extra bites on those really tough days. A 4lb mainline is best, stepping up to 5lb if there's a good chance that you are going to be hooking a few big bonus fish throughout your sess...

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE BLOG ON FACEBOOK Introduction In recent years the pellet waggler has taken over commercial carp fishing throughout the summer months and has resulted in some of the biggest match weights in the country. Fished correctly and in the right circumstances this is a method that can see even the novice angler landing a huge amount of fish in a session, however it's not just a case of firing out loads pellets and casting a pellet waggler in the middle of them. Yes this will catch you fish but there is a lot to think about if you really want to capitalize on this match winning method. So what is pellet waggler fishing? Basically this is a method which revolves around fishing in the upper layers, Mostly for carp and f1's. We use a heavy waggler float which not only makes casting very easy but also gives the float some weight for the fish to hook itself against, creating a bolt effect. By regularly feeding pellets we can create competition amongst the ...

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE FACEBOOK PAGE! Introduction For many years there was two types of feeders that dominated the commercial fishery feeder fishing scene. The method feeder and the pellet feeder. Both of these feeders are excellent in their own right. The method feeder leaves the bait on the feeder exposed meaning some gets washed off on impact with the water creating a fairly large baited area, The pellet feeder is enclosed and therefor the water can only attack the bait from one end creating a tiny pile of bait on the bottom ideal for fishing up to features or for when targeting smaller species such as F1's. However there was a gap in the market for something in-between the two and the alloy feeder is exactly that. The alloy feeder is partially enclosed around the sides of the feeder meaning less bait is lost on the cast similar to a pellet feeder but creates a slightly bigger pile of bait on the bottom, Slightly smaller than the method feeder. This feeder is now ...