James Robbins from Shakespeare TV fishes for Tench on the float at Carlton Towers near Selby in North Yorkshire. The video highlights some key tips relating to float fishing for tench including Rod / reels, Line, rigs and baits.
Yes great vid, thanks and also someone actually using floats, nearly every vid I've looked at are basically scaled down carp gear and marker floats even using carp rods bite alarm boilies , and they say you need strong gear in case you hook a decent carp . Tench have always been float approach . Ok you can ledger for them I have done loads of times but using light Avon rods light weights because it wasn't an easy water and using two rods was better than one float rod. When playing tench on these Avons it's great . Thanks again for good vid good advice.
so I havent changed my tactics too much (using similar tackle as in the video), but for the last few weeks i've been struggling catching tench and crucians where before I would catch several every day. I have tried fishing at all kinds of depths but anytime I move more than a foot away from the bottom i get pestered by roach and still wont catch tench. Any advice?
Hi Jamie, I still like to backwind especially when I'm fishing with lighter lines. In the past reel drags where not as smooth and reliable as they are now. So I grew up backwinding and it's a difficult habit to get out off!
Where exactly is the lake, i'm having trouble finding it? It might just be me. Tried looking online ect, worst thing is i'm not far from Carlton towers :P
2.5lb maxima mainline, 1.1 bayer hook length about 14-16 inch long on 20's barbless hooks gets that size tench nice..as long as you dont mind pushing a carbon match rod lol.
Hi, we get asked this probably more than anything else!!! It's actually a prototype which James once got made made but never went into production. Thus it is not available to buy. Cheers.
