How often should you recast a method feeder?
every five minutes
Recast your feeder at least every five minutes. If you are not getting bites, this is a great way of building a big bed of bait up in your swim. Once the fish turn up, they will have plenty of loose offerings to feast upon and this should keep them in your swim for a long time.
Can you catch big carp on a method feeder?
The use of a method feeder can be a very pro-active way of catching carp on any venue, big or small, no matter what carp stocks the lake holds.
Can I use groundbait on a method feeder?
The combination of the two is also fantastic when you find the fish are coming into the peg, when using groundbait, but not staying for very long as there is too little feed for them. It’s these times that a combination of the two – pellets and groundbait – works best.
What is best rig for feeder fishing?
1) Running Rig The running rig is perhaps the most commonly used of all feeder rigs and there’s a reason for this – it’s simple and effective. All you need is a feeder, a bead to rest against your hooklength knot, the hooklength itself and a hook.
What bait is best for method feeder?
Best Hook Bait for Method Feeder Fishing – Top 5
- Boilies. No carp baits list would be complete without the boilie.
- Sweetcorn. Another great bait for carp fishing and arguably the most versatile is sweetcorn.
- Pellets. Another conventional and widely used hook bait is the pellet.
- Maggots.
- Pop-up.
How often should you recast when fishing?
The waters will wash off the scent over time, so we recommend recasting every 15 minutes.
What triggers carp to feed?
“Carp as a species are classed as diurnal feeders in that daylight hours trigger them to feed, mainly dawn and dusk. However, if you apply some angling pressure to them this goes all over the place and they will feed at any time, even in the night.