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So what does The knowledge have to offer you.
Well, It is the accumulated of infirmantion and experience of over 50 years of coarse fishing.
Inincluding 45 years of coaching others on how to fish.
Additionally, I have 47 years of experience competing in matches during this time as well.
I started as a club angler before progressing to open match angling, fishing dozens of different venues, such as canals, lakes, and rivers before moving on to commercial venues.
By using various methods and tactics such as
:1. The Pole – whether long or short.
2. The Feeder/Bomb Method.
3. The Float in all its different forms, mm
The aim Is to fish effectively and achieve my goal of catching fish, all while enjoying myself in the process.
Through these techniques, I've built an extensive knowledge base on related fishing topics,
Which have been developed over decades of experience of Coarse Fishing.
This knowledge is presented as a question and answer format, which cover wide range of topics like:-
Fishing a New Venue
Feeder Fishing Tip.
How to Tie a Helicopter.
These are examples of The Knowledge Base.
This is the question that was asked by Paul, who wanted to know:
"How do I start fishing a new venue?"
This was my reply to that particular question.
Which you might find useful in your own fishing and could help you achieve your aims and objectives:
"How can I catch a fish Effectively?"
Here's what is want I do when fishing a new venue:
Apart from asking other anglers about my new venue and researched it on the Internet etc
1. Map the venue, if possible.
This is done to find features like depths, drop offs, a hard bottom, areas clear of snags, finding underwa weed beds, etc.
2. Carry out mapping on different swims.
This will help with Your swim selection.
It's frustrating to find that the swim You wanted to fish is already taken by someone else.
Mapping helps You learn a new venue more quickly.
3. Use a notebook to record your findings from your mapping sessions.
Include the weather conditions, the water temperature, the direction and distance of your cast, the different depths of the swim, and the location of snags and features such as shelves, etc.
All this information helps You learn the ins and outs of a new venue. Understanding this gathered information will help enormously with your swim selection.
4. Look for signs of tish movement.
This quite Important as it gives You an idea of fish location.
By doing this, you're trying to find where the fish are,
Or possible patrol routes where the fish may be feeding at particular times of the day,
Or where they might show themselves at Your chosen venue.
5. Record the details of Your fish spotting activity.
Include the date, time, and weather conditions.
6. Everything You do will help You achieve Your aim.
7. Think about what baits you are going to use.
Lightly bait these areas over a few days (if possible).
8. If your new venue has not been fished for years, there's no need to use lots of different baits or introduce large amounts of bait either.
This was the question asked by Neil Whirby, who wanted some help with how to do feeder fishing for the first time.
This is my reply to that particular question:
Below are some tips to help you with feeder fishing.
Apart from selecting a suitable swim to fish.
e.g., no overhanging tree branches or thick weed beds in your way while trying to fish with the feeder),
Here's is what I would suggest that might help you out:
Always,try using the lightest feeder you can get away with.
Based on the conditions You are presented with on the daym and water conditions.
1. Keep the rig as simple as possible.
2. Fish the feeder at a comfortable distance from yourself, up to 40 meters, while you are getting used to fishing with a feeder.
3. You will also need to adapt your casting style to prevent the feeder from crashing into the water and causing a lot of disturbance.
Which can spook any resident of the fish in your selected swim, making them more difficult to catch.
4. You can also feed bait over the top of the feeder swim using a catapult. By doing this, you create more attraction for passing fish.
These fish will follow the bait down to the bottom of the lake, where your feeder and hook bait can be found.
Additionally, you can swap to fishing the bomb, which gives you a different presentation of your hook bait.
5. Do not use a feeder that is too heavy, as this can overload the rod, causing it to break.
6. You don't need a massive bend in the tip, as this creates too much tension in the line.
If a fish swims into the line, it can either spook the fish or cause it to spit the bait out because it feels the tension in the line.
7. The fish could bolt and give you a massive bite out of the blue. You strike, which results in nothing on the other end. These are known as line bites.
8. A very slight bend in the tip creates enough tension in the line to allow a bite to develop nicely, giving you enough time to read the bite and react to it.
9. Use baits that you normally use in your fishing.
10. There's no point in using baits that you wouldn't normally. Doing this simply puts doubts in your head about the bait.
11. The idea is to try and catch a fish. Maggots are a simple bait to use.
12. The idea is to build your confidence in using the feeder.
13. So your confidence will grow in fishing the feeder.
14. Hard pellets and sweet corn are too selective at times, in my opinion. You could try using bread, paste, or meat.
The problem with using these three baits is that you always sitting there thinking,
"Is my bait still on the hook or not?" All fish love a maggot.
It might only be a roach, a rudd, or a skimmer, but at least you have caught a fish on the feeder.
15. Use a far bank marker to help you cast back to the same spot as your previous cast.
You can also measure up either by counting reel turns or using measuring sticks.
By doing this, you greatly improve your accuracy.
This question was asked by Gray, who wanted to know how to tie a Helicopter Rig.
This is my reply to his question:
You will need the following items to create a Helicopter
Apart from a suitable rod and reel, you will need to remember the casting weight of your chosen rod,
As you don't want to use a weight that can overload the rod.
Overloading the rod causes too much pressure on the blank, which could cause the rod to snap.
The Items Needed:
One bomb or normal feeder (e.g., wire cage, window, or open-ended feeder)
Your selected hook links .
You can use a really short hook link (a short 4 inch hook links works quite well for big roach),
Or you can use a hook link up to 5 feet or more.
If you want to create a slower fall of the hookbait through the water column, as the Fish are watching the bait descends though water.
How to Build a Helicopter Rig:
1. Take the main line and thread a float stop onto it.
Move it gently up the line about 18 inches.
2. Now thread the main line through the eye of the snap swivel or the quick change swivel.
Move this up the line as well to meet the first float stop.
3. Thread on the remaining two small float stops.
Gently move them up the line to the position of the first float stop, trapping the eye of the snap or quick change swivel into a locked position.
4. Now thread the end of the main line through the eye of the other snap swivel.
Tie a small figure eight knot, trapping the snap swivel inside a small loop that this knot creates.
5. Take hold of the tag end of the knot and the main line and form a loop then twist the two part of line together.
Too form a twisted loop about 4 to 6 inches long and tie this off with a figure eight knot.
Then Trim the tag end of the knot as close as possible to the knot.
6. Once you've done all this, move the bottom two float stops down the line carefully until they rest on top of your twisted line section.
7. Slide the snap or quick change swivel down to meet the two float stops, and then move the first float stop down to meet the other two, securing the snap or quick change swivel into position.
8. Open the snap or quick-change swivel and insert your selected hook link.
9. Make sure to close the snap or quick-change swivel back up so your hooklink is secure.
10. Once you've done all this, open the other snap or quick-change swivel.
11. Attach the feeder or bomb to the snap part of the snap swivel or the hook attachment of the quick-change swivel.
12. Close the snap or quick-change swivel, making sure your feeder or bomb is secure.
There you have it, one complete helicopter rig!
This rig is very difficult to tangle, as the hook link rotates around the main line, which is how it got its name.
Use this rig for general coarse fishing where a fixed rig is allowed.
The carp angler's version is very similar to this one, except they use shorter hooklinks and a heavier weight
These knowledge based articles are currently being refined and analysed.
They are a collection of various posts from social media, taken from different groups on platforms where someone has asked a particular question.
To each question, I have provided a suitable reply.
As these articles become finalised, they will be uploaded into this section of the Fish Effectively website.
The intention is to make this section available as a subscription only service at a later date (as yet to be decided).
In the meantime, enjoy the articles, and Your feedback would be much appreciated.
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How can I catch a fish effectively ?
