How To Fish The Method Feeder For BIG CARP 

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I have been fishing around 7yrs im soon to be 53. My son has followed you guys since he was 9 he will be 14 @ Christmas. And bcos of your passion it became his. So thank you both for making fishing so enjoyable 👍

As a former match angler in the southern region of England, and a bass professional here in America, I am now returning to my roots, and your energy and video compilations are perfect for an old guy like me, getting back into coarse fishing. I hope to be able to teach more of the youngsters here about that style of fishing, which produce numbers of fish, and keeps the youngsters interested and attentive. Keep up the good work.

When I fish the method feeder or any other type of semi fixed bolt rig fishing for that matter.I always use a rear grip rest and make sure the first eye of the rod is behind the alarm/rest.And of course make sure that the freespool is engaged on the reel.I've seen a few peoples rods dragged in over the years.The bites can be that instant and savage.Even a 5lb carp can pull a rod in.

I love method feeder fishing. My preferred way is Hybrid feeder fishing as the hookbait is in the Centre of your bait mix. Another one thing I’ve discovered is when you got snagged too many times and you’ve lost your methods... (I lost 5 in a session). Yet I still had a 1.5kg of method mix. So I wet the mix just a bit more and used it with a ledger. Running lead, at the end with a longer hook length, instead of moulding the bait mix around the lead, I moulded it around the hook/hookbait. The result is basically having two sources of weight - the led and the bait mix. It acts the same as if fishing hybrid feeder or the Guru feeders with the clip which holds your hookbait in the middle. Every single hit was a bite, because the fish goes straight to your hookbait.

Been trying to figure out the tiny components and types of knots of the method feeder from other videos but they weren't making it clear enough for someone like me who don't know the lingo. Then I saw this... These videos are the best !

My first carp and my first big fish landed on my first method feeder session. Well... it was only around 6-8lbs but for me it was huge. So I wanted to say big thanks to you guys for your tutorials. There is no better feeling than playing a fish that not really wants to be landed. And the best part of it when you can already see the fish fighting by the bank but its not yet in the landing net. I'm so excited for the new season. Best of luck guys.

just getting into fishing. this is my go to channel for learning new tips. your other channel provides so much entertainment too. cheers boys

Oh to be young again. Lol! I'm buzzing for you guys! Your vids are top notch & your tutorials are clear & precise. The fact is I have watched many videos made by older & more "experienced" anglers that just aren't as clear, concise or easy to follow as yours. Keep up the good work. As for adding my own little tip when using a method feeder I begin mixing my feed with condensed milk then finish off with water if needed. This has got me some pretty astounding results & is worth giving a go to see if it can make any difference to your catches. All the best & tight lines lads.

Excellent tutorial. I tried method feeding for the first time on Friday and got on really well with it, I am new to fishing and your videos really help with learning new skills. Thanks and keep up the good work.

Thanks for a brilliant tutorial. Watched it last week and tried it out this morning in a very heavily fished local pond. For a couple of years I'd heard about a mythical 30lb monster that's almost impossible to catch...... Turns out that it liked a small krill pop up on the bolt rig method, you described. Fished it tight to the reeds in shallow water with a mixture of sonus hemp and krill method mix ground baits. Two rods, two casts, and two carp in two hours.... 20lb, equaling my PB and 30lb smashing my PB..... I owe you big time! Etienne

Great channel for me, used to fish as a kid, now getting back into a whole new world of method etc.

Another excellent tutorial. I am getting back into course fishing after over 40years so your videos are getting me up to speed on everything. Thanks.

Great video! I’m in the states and this is the most effective way I’ve found to catch carp here. I use a “pack bait” of oatmeal or panko with sweet corn, and 1 or 2 fake corn as hook bait. Works well and stays on the feeder in current.

Well done guys,well needed for us beginners,,hopefully in time you both deserve a TV slot.All the best🎣🎣

At last! I've managed to find your new tutorial channel and first impressions are it's going to be a rip roaring success. I am a 62 year old angler whose been wetting a line for the last 54 years and I have never stopped learning new stuff. You pair Alex and Carl are a credit to our sport and I these days await your latest videos with eager anticipation. You can teach an old dog 🐶 new tricks and I'm the living proof. I've never been a carp angler per sa but I have hooked a few during my nightly adventures fishing for Bream, Barbel and Tench on my local stretch of the Thames. Following your tutorials I'm going to up the strength of the artillery and activley go looking for these river monsters that fight like demons albeit on one rod only lol Apologies for the epic post but I was getting a bit exited 👍🤗👍 Liked Subscribed and Notification Bell activated.

Nice video, I always have used the 'normal' way of carp fishing, but this is something I want to try out! Thanks for the video!

Clearest demo vids on youtube clear information with no heavy sales techniques keep it up lads your onto something 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Awesome new channel reel pros now youve come so far im so impressed and proud of you both been watching a long time piece out from cambridgeshire tight lines.

Awesome video. There is so much people in USA starting up carp fishing and videos like this are huge help

Good method for river carp . Use your normal carp rod/s 2.75 lb tc and up . Find slacks and eddies . I normally target areas behind up stream far bank trees and bushes , objects that are in the water that provide protection to your bait from the flow . Get some vitalin dog food and your freebie offerings in a bucket and cover with boiling water . Put the lid on and leave in a cool place . Do this the night before fishing . The result mix when packed on your method feeder hard enough will stay on your method feeder for an hour easy . Use your alarms and normal weighted bobbins (not the lighter or really light bobbins) . Use back leads to sink your line (not the flying back leads) . If your rod is downstream of your method feeder , then the bobbin will eventually hang right by giving of line (a little at a time) . Watch you bobbin dance up and down and your alarm beep beep away as carp attack the bait (have your alarms turned down) . Only pick up the rod when you have a screaming take or recognise a fish is on . This works well when fish havent seen this method on rivers . It also works well when fish have seen this method in rivers but fish at night .

Another excellent video! Thank you guys, very helpful information!

I've really got into your videos throughout lockdown. First these excellent and clear tutorials then your other fishing videos. I'm a returning fisherman and remembering just how great fishing can be.

I am actually lucky because I live in a city that has the biggest dam in my country. Also my uncle has a privet dam with up to 30 40 kgs carp and 60 kgs catfish. I would like to thank you for showing this method in the most understandable way with good explanations. I am waiting for my feeder and I will test it. I really liked your content and I think it's really helpful and I really appreciate it.

Ill be sure to use some of these tips at the weekend, on a new water. Really enjoy the content and im a frequent viewer to your channels. All the best fishing 🎣

Excellent tutorial lads! Clear, precise and informative, for beginners and establish fishermen. 👏

Great videos lads! Watched them all and everything is very simple and easy to follow, great work!

Many thanks for a informative and very well presented video. I am just getting back into fishing after a 20--year lay off (don't ask me why, because I have no idea), and I am recently trying this feeder method and your advice here is very helpful.

Thanks that was a really informative video. I normally use match fishing method feeders but I'm going to try the the ones you have used, im sure I will do better from the way you have explained it.🎣😎🤞 Thanks guys!

Great video lads, this channel will help alot🎣🎣

Like your Videos--your explanation is crisp and to the point. Can't wait to use feed from this tutorial in the lake.

Awesome as always guys, been following your main channel since near enough day 1 and you have inspired me and a lot of other young anglers our age to keep fishing. If you fancy a trip to Cornwall to go carping or lure fishing for bass, pollock and wrasse give me a shout!

I discovered your other channel a few months ago and it's great that you have added this one. It is going to be a great help. Thanks a lot. Thanks you guys. I have re-discoverd the healing power of going out there and empty the head. Cheers

Getting back into angling, watched a plethora of your videos and find them to be the best on RU-vid. Keep up the good work...... Tight lines 👍

I fish exactly keep this almost every day for the last year or so..... and it works great :) all i can add is i prefer the fox carp feeders, they have 2 weighted fins and are a better colour if you are fishing near cabage etc....

Love these vids. I go with rigs by people who have good experience and seem "normal" anglers. Love it

fantastic idea to start FISHING TUTORIALS guys looking forward to seeing it become as big as Carl and Alex Fishing :)

Your video tutorials are excellent. Perfectly presented and very easy to listen to. Thank you.

The other thing that I don't think was mentioned in this video was if the carp are carefully feeding, moving slowly and feeding on the spot (which they tend to do in the style of fishing) a shorter hook link can be beneficial as having sucked up the bait they don’t have to move far before hitting against the weight of the feeder and hooking themselves, too long of a hook link will mean there is a chance a carp will feel something not quite right and eject it long before it took up the slack.

Thanx for a great informative video. Love using the method.

Hello carl! I have been a huge fan of your content for quite some time now, and you are the reason why i have been getting into carp fishing and having the time of my life! Please continue with this incredible content and putting smiles on thousands of peoples faces! I have a question. Are both 35g and 50g method feeders compatible with the size 8 swivel?

great vid guys ,,,,, iv used method tactics on low stock weedy lakes and caught some good sized carp tench in uk

Thank you! I will give it a try! Steven.

Great vid and the best one I have seen.V v informative as you are not selling a product so are giving more time to the hooklink length which was what I was looking for.Thanks👈👍👍

Thank you so much I’m so glad you brought this channel out because this is the most helpful method feeding tutorial out there and I have learnt so much in little time love your over channel to keep up the good work because it’s paying off 👍🐟🐟

Thanks Carl.... Works great on silty lakes I've found!

Lovely instruction Carl. Thank you so much.

Excellent video. One of the best I have ever seen. Can't wait for more to come

Been watching you both for a good while, this is the first tutorial of yours I've seen. I thought it was a great video, well done lads too tutorial! 👍

Great to see older methods come back. Still use it myself as like doing different to everyone else, which ain't to hard really when basically everyone else is using leads boilies and firing out boilies. Good luck with this new channel lads well done on your hard work

I hope your Channel gets more popular, both this but also the main channel. Because your worth it, with all the time and work your guys puts in it your deserve a good amount of success. Good luck 😀

Now this is what I've been waiting for How to proper how to excellent quality keep um coming boyz

Wish we had local tackle shops that had pre-made ground bait I normally make oats grits and cream corn for pack but I have now started fishing with solid PVA bags

Thank you for very definite explanations. I learn a lot from your videos.

Precise and clearly explained ❗️

Love it! Thank you guys! 👍🏻

very clear and helpfull i will give it a try def save on cost of boiies and bags. i fish in thailand with this style so will give it a bash in uk where iam a total novice carper, thanx lad keepit up

Excellent tutorial for the anglers, especially beginners

Such an under used method. Might have to dig out my old feeders after watching this. Well done guys.👍

Fantastic videos guys! Don't stop 🔝💪🏻👍🏻

I would like to buy a quiver tip rod (feeder rod) and go for carp this way as I love the bite indication they give whenever I've seen people use them. I'd like to know what type of reel is best for say an 11ft/12ft rod? Great, clear video and I look forward to trying this tactic out.

Brilliant video! So easy to follow , thanks ☺👍👍👍

1 like from shillong,( India) we are carp lover here.. thank you for the tips, unfortunately we dont have method fedder here.

so helpful! thank you so much. have a good day!

Carl I have started fishing method feeders alot it has become my favorite method.i have got mixing my pellet and ground bait mixes down but I don't know what to use on the hook I have only used boilies and corn but I am unsure on what other baits to use could you Please make video on what baits to use on method feeder and what baits not too use

As usual, the best

Great channel lads. This will really benefit anglers of all ages and abilities I think. It’s very easy for a competent angler to dismiss certain approaches, well done. 😁🎣👍🏻

Thank you for your tips 👍

hello, vraiment super technique . Je l'utilise beaucoup en hiver et ca me rapporte du fish a chaque fois.......ou presque ;)

Carl your a mind of information thank you again 🎣

Buzzing for this big up

I use it for close fishing and not to waist pva since you dont have to cast very hard to get to the spot. I also use it as bait protection, like you used for feeding in the USA. Make a big ball around your bait, if you throw it in the weeds you have a good chance to pull it out because your hook will not get stuck in the weeds. For mix I use: 1/3 feedermix 1/3 flavour mix regular attraction mix 1/3 breadcrumbs Extra if you like, a bit of corn or hemp seeds. I do the mix to keep the cost down and rather use some extra breadcrumbs if the mix is to wet then the other mixes.

Nice video guys! I feel like this tactic is overlooked but very effective!

Big ups guys this channel is very helpful and informative 👍

It's amazing they don't use loop tyres. Well done lads👏👍

Really like these tutorials they will help me a lot thanks guys🐟🎣😁

Nice vids. Keep up the good work.

Hi guys great video as usual...would you use a carp rod or a quivertip match style rod for specimen carp?? And if you used a carp rod would you still be able to see all the indications and get the typical method feeder bite of the rod swinging right round??

Exellent! Thankyou for the video

imma give this a try already got the feeder so why not, my question is what if i do with small halibutt pallets like 0.2 mm or 0.4 and soak them a little (1min) and use a slightly bigger halibutt pallet as bait will that also work with these method's? or maybe mix halibutt with a lil bit of extra hemp pellets and groundbait of course

Another great video thanks for sharing.

So far ive caught 4 carp, so ye Im a beginnner on carp fishing. I do have a question, Im a fishing with i think a system that should be selfhooking. But sometimes there is like alot of movement on the tip of my rod, like big bites. If that happens idk if I should Wait for the selfhookingsystem to do Its work or just hit the rod myself? Because sometimes When I hit the rod myself while getting a bite, makes me miss the Fish And then I idk if I shouldve waited for the rig to do Its work

Karl and Alex im looking to fish the islands fishery in Warminster. Would.you say the method feeder is a quicker way of setting up then solid bags ? Also would you use a bit of tubing above the feeder? Many thanks guys amazing video as always

hello! any recommendations on ground bait that i could use in the winter and so it doesnt fill up the carp to quickly. thanks!

Been watching for a while, have one question when carp fishing with a weight tungsten tubing is used, can that be used on the method or does it affect the way the pay is presented, I'm a match angler and am looking at using the method for the bigger carp

Nice one carl, your A Level in media studies shows nice and clear good lighting and the fish swimming in background is a nice touch, keep it up, ps i have no tips for you guys yet.

Hi Carl I was just wondering if you could do a video on how to properly utilise PVA bags -what to put in them and how to make sure it doesn’t fall off and how to make it gets to the bottom with the hookbait. Thanks and keep up the great vids ! 🤙🏽🐟

Hey love the vids keep it up 👍

Thanks for the new channel.

Great video 😊

When method feeder fishing I get alot of action prior to a Carp actually commiting & taking hook. Is it best to wait for a commitment or should I try to set the hook while it's bumping my bait around? Thx in advance for any input.

For lake fishing in still water, I wonder about crushing up Alka-Seltzer into powder vs chunks and incorporating right at the end packing the bait ball. Could help the meal to spread out a bit, no?

thanks for another inlightning video

Fantastic video tutorial guys and fab channel looking forward to pike tutorials⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I live in the states and carp fishing gear can be difficult to find and expensive to buy. Therefore carp fisherman here have become innovative. My Method feeder is a drywall anchor and the lead is put above it. Just snip the tip off the drywall anchor and you'll find the hole goes all the way through.

Im just saying, the most easy method feeder rig is a method feeder of your choice (inline), a helicopter sleeve and a ready tied korda blowback hair rig. The ready tied rig made by korda is really high quality. Tie the rig swivel to the mainline with and blood knot and pull the rig swivel up and into the helicopter sleeve. Its very neat and quick and easy for beginners as there is only one knot to tie. I have caught 25lbs carp on this rig

Great video 👍

Oh ..very very good...thank you for this video...👍👍

Nice...i will try on

Hi guys I’m looking to get into carp fishing but for the bigger kind. I currently have a drennan 11 ft carp feeder rod, would that rod have the strength to cope with both the line and the size of the fish you are looking to catch. If not what carp rod would you recommend for beginners to get me going. Cheers any help would be more than grateful