Comments on: Spodding for carp http://www.questbaits.com/blog/674/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:18:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/674/comment-page-1/#comment-1220 Shaun Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:21:57 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=674#comment-1220 Hi Rod, Interested in what heavier ingredients you are using if you are willing to share the information? Depending upon the type of spods used makes a lot of difference to distances that can be achieved. During the various casting demonstrations we do whilst working with Free Spirit at the Brentwood Carp show and the Donnington one Mark has consistantly put the tiny sized Korda Spod 185 yards and the next size up around 196. This has been with simple scalded pellet in far from ideal conditions. Another decent long range spod is the simply plain yellow on from Gardner without the holes. The size up from the Pocket Rocket flies with water and boilies. Best fishes Shaun Harrison Hi Rod,

Interested in what heavier ingredients you are using if you are willing to share the information?

Depending upon the type of spods used makes a lot of difference to distances that can be achieved.

During the various casting demonstrations we do whilst working with Free Spirit at the Brentwood Carp show and the Donnington one Mark has consistantly put the tiny sized Korda Spod 185 yards and the next size up around 196. This has been with simple scalded pellet in far from ideal conditions.

Another decent long range spod is the simply plain yellow on from Gardner without the holes. The size up from the Pocket Rocket flies with water and boilies.

Best fishes
Shaun Harrison

]]> By: Shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/674/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 Shaun Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:33:27 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=674#comment-1219 Hi Rob, I have seen it time and time again. The water I grew up on the fish would be tame all through the close season practically taking bait out of the hand. Even on opening night with everyone set up they would be cruising the margins eating everything you fed them. But, as soon as the lines went in (late 70's/early 80's before big leads were used) the carp would do a dissapearing act. My best starts to the season I ever had there were by picking a middle swim and fishing hook baits only. I put a few good catches together doing this. Food for thought perhaps? The fish were obviously on edge and reluctant to drop down on a bed of bait - they knew they were being angled for. Hi Rob,

I have seen it time and time again. The water I grew up on the fish would be tame all through the close season practically taking bait out of the hand. Even on opening night with everyone set up they would be cruising the margins eating everything you fed them.

But, as soon as the lines went in (late 70’s/early 80’s before big leads were used) the carp would do a dissapearing act.

My best starts to the season I ever had there were by picking a middle swim and fishing hook baits only. I put a few good catches together doing this. Food for thought perhaps?

The fish were obviously on edge and reluctant to drop down on a bed of bait – they knew they were being angled for.

]]> By: Rod Simpson http://www.questbaits.com/blog/674/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 Rod Simpson Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:52:28 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=674#comment-1218 We are nearly at the 16 June, watch those carp that you have observed at close quarters move out to range as soon as lines go in the water. We are nearly at the 16 June, watch those carp that you have observed at close quarters move out to range as soon as lines go in the water.

]]> By: Rod Simpson http://www.questbaits.com/blog/674/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Rod Simpson Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:50:38 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=674#comment-1217 Ive been experimenting with dipping smaller pods with heavier ingredients and have managed to spod a dense mix to over 140 yards, ideal for those carp lakes where the fish tend to stay at most anglers range. Ive been experimenting with dipping smaller pods with heavier ingredients and have managed to spod a dense mix to over 140 yards, ideal for those carp lakes where the fish tend to stay at most anglers range.

]]> By: Rod Simpson http://www.questbaits.com/blog/674/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Rod Simpson Sun, 17 May 2009 22:10:37 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=674#comment-1206 The method you describe is good for short range work, however if looking to spod over 100 m it's worth pluging the top of tyhe spod with some groundbait The method you describe is good for short range work, however if looking to spod over 100 m it’s worth pluging the top of tyhe spod with some groundbait

]]> By: Jamie Simpson http://www.questbaits.com/blog/674/comment-page-1/#comment-828 Jamie Simpson Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:12:28 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=674#comment-828 Hi Sam Nice piece and some cracking photos. I fish a small reservoir in Loughborough from time to time and the gulls on there don't even wait for you to stick the bait out. They take flight as soon as you pull a throwing stick out of your holdall. Unfortunately you can't use particle on there so I just spod boilies with a boilie rocket (Gardner). This is well worth a go as the baiting is spot on accurate and they nuisance fish aren't such a problem. Another alternative is to wait until the light fades and then stick the bait out. The reason the gulls get so much of the bait is that when the boilie's fly from the stick they rotate and when they hit the water this spinning then holds the boilie's in the surface layers long enough for gulls to pick them off. Cheers Jamie Hi Sam

Nice piece and some cracking photos.

I fish a small reservoir in Loughborough from time to time and the gulls on there don’t even wait for you to stick the bait out. They take flight as soon as you pull a throwing stick out of your holdall. Unfortunately you can’t use particle on there so I just spod boilies with a boilie rocket (Gardner). This is well worth a go as the baiting is spot on accurate and they nuisance fish aren’t such a problem. Another alternative is to wait until the light fades and then stick the bait out.

The reason the gulls get so much of the bait is that when the boilie’s fly from the stick they rotate and when they hit the water this spinning then holds the boilie’s in the surface layers long enough for gulls to pick them off.

Cheers

Jamie

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