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there’s more to life than carp... ...especially in winter. there’s more to life than carp... ...especially in winter. T he lifting of the keepnet followed by the realisation of the weight and then the mass flapping of the fish as they leave the water… it’s the point of a day’s fishing that every angler loves. A part of the ritual of fishing in this country that most of us will have savoured since first ever wetting a line, and the moment when you finally get to see the fruits of a day’s work laid out in front of you. Coming at the end of a session, the ‘keepnet moment’ is all about satisfaction. Sometimes it’s overwhelming, at other times less so, but seeing what you’ve achieved for the effort you’ve put in is always a special part of the day. However, when it comes to true satisfaction, there’s one colour that rules over most others. Although a good weight of carp’s a great sight, it’s a mass flashing of silver that’s the most exciting hue a keepnet can hold. So, being all about giving you maximum angling satisfaction here at Commercial Angler, we got together two of the best silver-fish baggers in the country to share their methods for putting together a net of fish that will bring a smile to anyone’s face.
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there’s more to life than carp... ...especially in winter.

there’s more to life than carp... ...especially in winter.T he lifting of the keepnet followed by the realisation of the weight and then the mass flapping of the fish as they leave the water… it’s the point of a day’s fishing that every angler loves. A part of the ritual of fishing in this country that most of us will have

savoured since first ever wetting a line, and the moment when you finally

get to see the fruits of a day’s work laid out in front of you.Coming at the end of a session, the ‘keepnet moment’ is all about

satisfaction. Sometimes it’s overwhelming, at other times less so, but

seeing what you’ve achieved for the effort you’ve put in is always a special

part of the day. However, when it comes to true satisfaction, there’s one colour that rules

over most others. Although a good weight of carp’s a great sight, it’s a mass

flashing of silver that’s the most exciting hue a keepnet can hold. So, being

all about giving you maximum angling satisfaction here at Commercial

Angler, we got together two of the best silver-fish baggers in the country

to share their methods for putting together a net of fish that will bring a

smile to anyone’s face.

With a heavy fog over the main Lambsdown Lake at the chosen venue of

Meadowlands Fishery near Coventry, Darren’s first decision to make is which peg

he should fish. From recent match results he knows the general area where the

roach and skimmers are being caught, but with the temperatures having been all

over the place in recent days, depth will be a key factor.

In the end he plumps for the lake’s Peg 21. This offers him an underwater

topography that sees a gradual slope from left to right, deepening up as it goes.

“I’d expect the roach to be in the shallower water to my left with the skimmers

slightly deeper in the water to my right,” he tells us.

With his peg sorted and kit ready it’s groundbait time. “Groundbait

is so important for getting the fish feeding,” continues Darren as he

breaks out the mixing drill, “following a thorough riddling of the mix

to remove lumps and give it a light fluffy texture. I favour a sweet

fishmeal mix that will attract the skimmers, which includes Bait-Tech

Kult and Sonubaits Supercrush F1, plus a touch of darker mix to

encourage the fish to feed more confidently over it.”

With the mix ready it’s time to feed the swims, of which Darren

has four in mind – three on pole and one on feeder.

“To start off I’ll be on the feeder at around 22 metes in around

eight feet of water,” explains Darren. “The reason for this is that I think that’s

where the fish will be to begin with. The majority of them will be towards the

middle of the lake due to the cold water and I need to tap into that area, drawing

the fish out with feed and getting them moving around.”

Darren’s approach to the feeder is little and often. Employing a small, 12g cage

feeder on a running setup, he fills it with the groundbait loaded with dead red

maggots and chopped worm.

“The small cage introduces a plume of small particles to the water with the

maggots and worms giving them sinking bait pieces to follow down and feed

over,” says Darren as he casts. “I’ve added 10g of extra lead so that it sinks fast,

getting my hook bait down to the bottom as quickly as possible.”

On the size 18 hook, which sits at the end of a 2ft 0.10mm hook link, Darren

uses double dead maggot, casting this out with a loaded feeder every few minutes

or so, or following every bite.

DARREN COX FEEDER

Rod: Garbolino 10ft Super G Bomb with glass tip

Reel: Shimano Technium 2500Main line: 4lb Preston

Innovations Reflo Power Max Hook: Size 18 Kamasan B911

Hooklength: 0.10mm Garbo Line

DARREN’S KIT

POLEPole: Garbolino G-MAX M1

Floats: Garbolino DC12HHook: Size 18 Kamasan B911

Hooklength: Garbo Line 0.10mm and 0.09mm

The feeder flies

out every few

minutes

After around an hour on the tip catching mainly roach and perch with the odd small skimmer, Darren is confident that a move to the pole will now find plenty of fish in his already primed swims. “At the start of the session I fed my three

pole lines: one to my left at 11.5 metres in around six feet of water, another to my right at 13 metres in slightly deeper water and then one at the same angle as the 13m swim but at 14.5 metres,” says Darren as he ships out to the 13m line. His left-hand line is his roach swim, due to the depth, and was fed with

a single ball of groundbait laced with dead maggots and chopped worms. He’s also been loose feeding casters over the top in a pouch of eight to 10 every five minutes or so. On the 13m line three balls of the same mix

went in along with a handful of prepared, 6mm expander pellets, while on the 14.5m line it’s three balls of groundbait loaded with 4mm hard pellets.“The 13m line with the most bait options

in is my gauge of what’s about and feeding,” explains Darren. “From there I’ll work out what I should be feeding and how I should be fishing and it should deliver the bulk of my catch. The 14m line is for the skimmers and I’ll leave this for as long as possible.”For today’s fishing Darren’s employing two

pole rigs; one light for the roach, the other slightly heavier for skimmer. As the fish are feeding right on the bottom both are bulked three-quarters of the way down, with three droppers to give a steady fall where the fish are looking for the bait.This is all held under a slim-bodied

Garbolino DC12H float (0.35g for the roach and 1g for the skimmers) using a size 18 hook with 0.09mm hooklength for the roach and 0.10mm for the skimmers.“The roach are taking the caster just as it hits

the bottom,” says Darren, as he strikes into

another fish. “A good trick, which is working today, is to flick your rig out to give more of a fall through the water. The better fish hang back and will dart in when they see the bait falling.”On the two skimmer lines Darren fishes an

expander on the hook, this time lowering the rig down into the water and lifting it at intervals, which is usually met by a positive bite and a workout for the No6 elastic.“The fish are a bit cagey today; once one or

two are caught they back off, so I’m moving from line to line much more than I normally would,” reveals Darren. “Although they’re still feeding pretty well, especially the roach, so there’s every chance of a good weight by the end.”

This is a free-running setup using a small cage feeder with extra lead to get it down quick. A section of the main line is knotted into two loops below the feeder to work as an anti-tangle boom, stopping the 2ft long hook link tangling on the cast. The feeder is stopped from coming over the loops and the hook link by a large float stop.

DARREN’S FEEDER RIG

By rotating his lines Darren

caught steadily all day.

Roach to a good size and

small skimmers made up

the bulk of a near 20lb net,

with a couple of quality

perch thrown in. The most

productive line was his

shorter roach swim and

although Darren found the

fish on the feeder, it was

the pole that delivered the

most fish on the day.

THE RESULT

The pole was the

winning tactic

on the day

SIMON FRYFishing in the same area of the main lake at Meadowlands as Darren, Simon opts

to fish just two pegs away on Peg 19, as again this is one of the swims that’s been

producing good weights in recent silver-fish matches. However, Simon’s gone for

a deeper swim than Darren in the hope of finding more skimmers.“It’s about five feet at around six metres here and at 14 metres I’ll be fishing at

over nine feet,” Simon tells us after a good plumb around. “I’ll start off on the

feeder, though, while I wait for the pole lines to develop.”Feeding exactly the same groundbait mix as Darren, Simon feeds his 6m line

with a single ball before feeding casters over the top. At 14 metres, though, it’s all

about pellets, with a single ball of groundbait loaded with them cupped in.

“I’ll let them develop now and fish the feeder at around 30 metres to see what’s about and feeding,” explains Simon.His approach to the feeder sees him load a medium-

sized, open-ended feeder with groundbait laced with dead maggots and pellets. The holes on the feeder are taped up, with Simon simply looking to lay down an initial bed of feed, so wanting to get the feeder to the deck before anything comes out.

“I’m looking to be a bit more frugal with my feed so I’ll make a few casts with

the open-end and then sit on it until I get a bite,” he says. “For this to work it’s

important to compact the groundbait properly in the feeder. Too gently and you’ll

have bait coming out as soon as it hits the surface and on the way down. Too

much and if you get an early bite you’re in danger of spreading a trail of bait all

over the place as you play a fish in. The ideal is for the bait to fall out just as it hits

the bottom.“When you’re starting up a swim it’s important to try not to spook any fish as it

can ruin your efforts,” he adds. “To help prevent spooking fish on the main line I

use two tungsten line sinkers, positioned above the feeder to pin the line down.”

With a few fish falling to the tactics, taking Simon’s double dead maggot or

single live maggot hook bait on the end of a 2½ft hook link, he changes his

approach. A smaller cage feeder is clipped on and tightly packed with groundbait.

FEEDERRod: Garbolino 10ft G-MAX Bomb

with light carbon tipReel: Shimano Stradic 3000

Main line: 8lb Shimano Technium

Hook: Size 16 Kamasan B911 F1Hooklength: 0.12mm Garbo Line

SIMON’S KIT

POLEPole: Garbolino G-MAX M1Floats: Garbolino DC18 1.5g (pellet) and DC12H (caster)

Hook: Kamasan B911F1 (size 16 pellet, size 18 caster)

Hooklength: 0.10mm Garbo Line (pellet) and 0.09mm (caster)

The silvers were extremely cagey

Simon worked hard today, rotating lines, gently feeding cagey fish and finally getting into a rhythm that saw him take an impressive weight of nearly 20lb. This came mainly from the 6m line with some cracking roach and big perch, while the 14m line gave a number of small skimmers late on. The pole was by far the most productive method.

THE RESULT

“Swapping to a cage feeder creates a cloud of bait through the water column, which should help to draw fish in and down to the bed of feed I’ve already got going in,” Simon tells us.Unfortunately, after what seems to be a

positive start, the feeder looks to be a dead end, so he quickly changes tactics, calling his pole lines into operation.Starting off short at 6m, his target is roach,

which are more likely to be in the shallower water closer in. A quick put-in with single

caster on the hook and a pinch of casters flicked in by hand reveals that his thinking is correct and a plump fish is soon in the net.Simon’s rig for this swim uses a strung-out

shotting pattern to deliver a slower hook-bait descent through the swim. A few more put-ins though and it’s clear the fish are on the bottom, leading Simon to swap to a bulk rig and get the bait down to them.With roach bites sometimes being little

more than gentle sighs on the hook, Simon wants his bite indication to be as sensitive as possible. To achieve this he uses a slightly overshotted 0.4g slim-bodied float and then greases the tip. This sees just a pimple left on the surface, which dips at the merest touch.The silvers are cagey today, meaning Simon

is switching lines after just a couple of fish.“My 14m line is in around nine feet of water

so I’m fishing an olivette rig under a 1.5g round-bodied DC18 float,” says Simon as he ships out. “This will get the bait down quickly to where the skimmers are feeding and give me good stability and bite indication.”Almost as soon as the single 6mm expander

and size 16 Kamasan 911 F1 hook hit the deck the float goes. A quick lift of his Garbolino M1 pole and a better fish is on, the

doubled-up No4 elastic doing its job well.“I’ve been experimenting with doubled-up

elastic and found the power delivery is much smoother. It’s soft on the strike but the more that comes out, the more power you get,” smiles Simon as he nets the skimmer.Much like the roach swim, Simon has a

couple of other fish from the 14m line before it goes quiet. However, a pinch of pellets potted in soon has them moving again.“It’s a bit cat and mouse at the moment and

I’m having to tempt the fish back in with a few pellets before catching a couple and then repeating the process,” he says. “The fish are there, just cagey. As the session progresses I’d expect them to get more confident and then we should get into a good catching rhythm.”

When you’re feeder fishing you’re looking for steady, consistent movements on the tip. Whether that’s a pull or a drop back, if it’s steady then it’s going to be a fish on the bait. Dings and sharp knocks will be liners or fish nicking the feeder.

SIMON’S TIP BITE TACTIC

Overshotting the float delivered a sensitive set-up


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