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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 ...

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CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE FACEBOOK PAGE! Tackle Rod Leeda 12ft carp feeder rod Reel Garbolino challenger 5000 size feeder reel Mainline 8lb Maxima Hooklengh 8lb Preston flurocarbon  Bait Groundbait The groundbait was a simple mix of liquidised wholemeal bread with a good helping of 4mm coarse pellets. With the river running faster than usual I dampened the liquidised bread very slightly by dipping my hand in the water and giving the bread a good mix around. This gives the bait enough moister to hold in the feeder without it becoming too sticky. Hookbait  The hookbait was hair rigged bread. I punched around 5 or 6 discs of bread with a small meat punch and then thread them onto a hair rig via a quick stop needle. The quickstop is a really nice way of presenting bread for bigger species and allows you to fish longer casts with the confidence that your hookbait is still attached. The bread discs are very bouyent and tend to float at first so a BB shot a couple of inches from the h...

TO FOLLOW THE BLOG ON FACEBOOK PLEASE CLICK HERE Tackle Rod Leeda xgt 13ft feeder Reel Garbolino 5000 size feeder reel Mainline 6lb Maxima The rig On this session opted for my standard free running feeder rig. To learn how to tie the rig see the link below. Free running river feeder rig Bait Hookbait The hook bait was a tiny piece of bread flake squeezed gently around a size 10 kamasan b611. I squeeze the bread flake around the shank of the hook making sure the hook point is left exposed to hook the fish. Groundbait The groundbait is a simple combination of liquidised bread and hempseed. I drain all the water from the hempseed before adding it to the liquidised bread, This stop it from becoming too sticky and clogging in the feeder. Session With the fish now starting to shoal up for winter in numbers on the Nottingham stretch of the river Trent, I decided it was time to have my first session targeting the big roach. I chose to fish a peg I was familia...

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE FACEBOOK PAGE! The knotless knot is by far the most popular knot for hair rigging all manner of baits. Here I show you my adapted version which is ultra strong and will last longer before the need for it to be replaced. The standard knotless knot has a single strand of mono as the hair itself which after a few fish can become damaged or kinked and has to be replaced. My version however has a doubled up hair making it ultra strong and ultra durable. See the simple step by step guide below to learn how to tie this super efficient rig for yourself and make your rigs last longer! Step 1 Thread a quick stop on to the chosen hooklengh material and then tie a simple double over hand loop. I make this loop roughly just over the length of the hookbait and the hook shank combined as this will give the the perfect length hair rig once the rig is completed. Step 2 The second step is to take a push stop needle and insert it into the quick...

TO FOLLOW THE BLOG ON FACEBOOK PLEASE CLICK HERE The venue In today's article I explore a small tributary of the river Trent in Nottinghamshire. This tiny brook ranges in width from as little as 4ft wide to about 20ft at its widest point and is mostly very shallow. There are a few deeper glides here and there and these are the areas where I expect to find fish. As the brook is connected to the famous river Trent less than a mile down stream it has a good range of species with the most commonplace being chub, minnow and dace. In the months of spring bigger chub up to 3lbs move up the shallow waterway to spawn. They seem to hang around in the summer months before heading back to the deeper water of the main river as it starts to cool down. With it now being early November I expect it will just be a case of seeing what the venue has to offer and any big fish would be a bonus. Tackle Rod A light 13ft match rod with a soft action tip. A shorter rod between 10 and 12ft would be sufficien...

TO FOLLOW THE BLOG ON FACEBOOK PLEASE CLICK HERE Tackle choice Rod Vintage Daiwa harrier s 13ft match rod. These old match rods are excellent for fishing the stick float and waggler on rivers having a lot of flexibility in the tip of the rod to absorbe the lunges of bigger fish when using light lines and avoid hook pulls on smaller fish. Reel Vintage Shakespeare matchwinner closed face reel. An excellent choice for River fishing allowing line to be taken freely off the spool as the float trots down exploring the swim with the advantage of the enclosed face stopped any wind present from causing tangled around the spool. Mainline 3lb monofilament. A good all-round choice for this style of fishing all year round with the option to drop down to 2.6lb in winter if fishing becomes harder. Hooklenght 2.5lb flurocarbon. This is about the heaviest hooklenght material I'd use for trotting on a river for smaller species dropping down as low as 1.6lb in the colder months. Float 5 n...

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE FACEBOOK PAGE! Worms are the oldest of all fishing baits. From tiny bloodworm for silver fish in the depths of winter right through to huge lobworms for specimen carp, perch, barbel, bream and chub this bait is still just as effective as ever. Here is my guide to hooking lobworms correctly so that you get maximum hook ups and avoid missed bites. 1. Firstly hook the work through the saddle area. This is the tough part of the worm that is slightly different in colour to the rest. 2. Then take a pair of small snippers and snip off the head of the worm cutting it tight to the saddle being careful not to cut the line as the worm does tend to wrap around the hooklengh so it can be a little bit tricky. 3. Hook on the head of the worm making sure you put the hook through the cut section where the juices are being released. 4. Trim down the worm to about three inches. This creates a smaller and more compact hookbait with all the juices escaping r...

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 ...