This channel aims to take you back to the very basic fundamentals of coarse match fishing. Showing you simple, but vital necessary skills that can sometimes be overlooked and taken for granted in the match fishing world. These will be the very skills that you need as a coarse match angler to be able to compete at any level, whether it club or even major opens. Beginners or even seasoned veterans will hopefully find the content useful. The goal will be to upload regular short tutorial videos, that walk you through the process of that given subject step by step.
Thanks for the comment! I'm hoping to do some more videos again soon. Unfortunately I'm stuck without a PC at the moment and work commitments are taking up alot of time! Hopefully more content in the near future 🤞🤞🤞
Brilliant video, very clear and concise, i loved the fact it was so close up as i have never seen these before. the close up detail is very important to me.
I don't believe there's a written rule on the exact sizes to use, But generally the finer the float stem the smaller the silicone diameter you can use. As long as your silicone holds the float firmly on the mainline without it moving to easily you should have no problems whilst fishing. Hope this helps 🤞
I would personally only really use a fixed bulk pattern for some margin rigs and jigga rigs. The spread bulk helps to create a curve in your line when fishing on the deck aiding with bite indication. Jamie Hughes has spoken in depth about this on other videos. Hope this helps, thanks for watching. 🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣
I think there're many different reasons to use different hooklengths. Things like bait presentation, target species, rig type can all play a part in selecting your hooklength. I know some of the bigger channels have covered this topic in detail, but the most important thing is using something that you have confidence in. Keep it simple. 🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟
It does take some practice, but I will regularly shot up rigs on the bank before a match. Once hooked up on your topkit it makes it much easier. 🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟
Yes they definitely can be trickier than stotz. I find that slowly rolling the shot between my finger and thumb until it traps against the tensioned line makes it a bit easier. Practice is key! 🤞
Thanks for watching! I use a homemade rig board with a pin at the one end. I use some old pole elastic then with a rig hook onto the loop to keep it under tension. Hope this helps 🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟
If you drop me an email I will try and send across a couple of photos today. You should find the address on the channel page under the about channel tab.
Thanks for the video, why would you use a 6" hook length in the margin when it's probably less than 4ft deep. Only asking because as a general rule of thumb I would use a 4" hook length for depths of up to 4ft and 6" for anything deeper. Thanks
I prefer using the longer hooklengths in the margin as I believe the carp can become spooked sometimes if they bump into a heavy bulk of shot whilst feeding, also your bites will normally be extremely positive so I don't think you need the shot as close to your hooklength to see the bites. This is only my opinion, if something works for you, and you have confidence in it, don't change it!!! 🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟🎣🐟
Years back the UK government actually banned the use of lead split shot bigger than No. 8 to protect wildlife from lead poisoning. Although nearly all shot are now non toxic I personally never use a split shot bigger than size 8 on a still water. The use of smaller shots now seems to be more common practice when fishing commercial waters. Hope this helps 🎣🎣🎣
Manufacturers will specify the stem diameter of your float. But personally keeping a selection of various silicone to hand when making up your rigs will cover you for nearly all eventualities.
A shot conversion chart will give you rough idea of what to shot each float up with but the best method is to test out while fishing to give you a true reflection
Personally I'd not use any shot down the line as I'd rather a slower fall of the pellet when fishing this method shallow. Hope this helps, tight lines. 🎣🎣
That works well when using a bead connector method, makes it very easy to cut back damaged elastic. Hoping to get a new video uploaded soon showing this. 👍🎣
Need to make a bigger loop and make a 2nd loop in it then cut the end off. You cant remove your version without a pin etc. Other style you just pull on the tag end
Thanks for your feedback. I've never had many problems myself using this method except heavily used rigs, maybe line diameters make a difference? I generally use 0.17 - 0.19. I have seen the method that you mentioned just not something that I've used myself personally. Thanks for watching 🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
