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Question from Bev Anglerqueen

Hi,

We are off to Lords lake in May, and was hoping for some advice on what bait to use and the size you think best, ?

Also I am looking to re-line my reels, have you any recommendations on the best line to use, all help greatfully recieved.

many thanks,

Bev

i caught this one on Ghurkka Spice in Slovenia. I'd use it anywhere in the world.

Hi Bev,

It’s a refreshing change to receive a question from a female angler.

I’m afraid I haven’t fished Lords Lake but if I were visiting it in May I would take a couple of baits with me so that I could ring the changes. Almost certainly in May I would have a  fish based bait with me. Something like Special Crab or the new Squid Berry which will be released in March.

As an alternative bait the two most instant ones on waters where they are used for the first time seem to be Rahja Spice and Ghurkka Spice. Both are very different to each other. The Rahja utilises human grade spices and smells like an Indian Curry whilst the Ghurkka Spice is more coca nutty with a more gentle spice blend. I would be happy to use either of these spice baits anywhere in the world at any time of the year. Here is a link telling you a little more about the boilies. http://www.questbaits.com/results.php?category=1

I did a Google search for Lords Lake and see that Angling Lines have it on their books. I’m guessing you have seen this on their site http://www.anglinglines.com/Lords/ continue reading…

Trevor Reece asks:

Which bait and size do you think I need for my Laroussi trip in April?

Shaun Harrison answers:

Definitely take some Rahja Spice with you. It has been a firm favourite at Laroussi for many years, particularly in the smaller sizes too. The Laroussi fish like 10mm’s but it is worth mixing the bait size a little. The lake record has fallen to Rahja Spice on more than one occasion. If I were going this coming year I would also take an alternative with me to ring the changes and that would probably be the Ghurkka Spice. I know they both have ‘Spice’ in their names but are very different to each other hardly sharing any ingredients at all other than the obvious eggs and chilli.

Hope this helps
Shaun

Romuald BAYON:

As a child, I would follow my father every time he went tracking pikes by boat on French lake or when he went fishing roaches with live bait that smelt so lovely that it made you feel like tasting them. Being at the water’s edge makes me feel good and have a huge breath of air long ago.

Then came that famous day on the river bank where we had settled for carp. There was a dazzling, start, a magnificent fight. This moment will be engraved in my memory for ever and that was the first of countless nights spent tracking Dame Carp on the water’s bank. I started on little brooks with superb fighting common carp, and then went on angling on great lakes with the lake of SALAGOU, PANNECIERE in France.

I am still looking forward to spending time at the water’s edge. Learning new techniques again and again, living new fishing situations. I am very proud of bringing my contribution to Quest BAITS and being next to great anglers such as Mr. Shaun HARRISON and the whole team. I am addicted to Rahja spice and Special crab, which have brought me many fish over the year.

See you soon at the blog Quest baits. Email: romu.bayon@free.fr

Romu…

From:

Marwan Abed

maali-saleh@hotmail.com

Message:

Hi all,

Being lost two years in the web sites I realized that there is a lot of talk around Fishing but there is a little about fishing process itself . As a river carp and barbel angler in the Euphrates ( Euphrates is a large river pass through Syria) I face a problem when legering with fairly heavy lead (let’s say 1 to 1 3/4 onz ) With soft bait ( as a paste or luncheon meet), the problem is that after one or two Tugs (short bite, thirty or forty CM ) the bait break apart and the hook becomes Bait less so there is no chance for long pull witch might enable me to strike and set The hook, , Can anybody tell me how to deal with this or where to find such tactic information.

I know that maybe a hair rigged boilies is a kind of solution but what if I still like To fish with paste and luncheon meat ,also I cannot resort to bolt rig because it require Heavier lead ( above 2 onz) .

Best regards

21lb winter scaly

Winter is always the hardest part of the year for catching carp. This year I have been adjusting rigs and fishing different hook baits to try and get me that extra bite. I’ve been using pop up rigs lately and having some good results. The best fish being a stunning 21lb scaly mirror.

Last winter was a very hard time for me as I did about 30 sessions and blanked them all. I Lost fish so I was doing something right to get the bites but I just couldnt land them! Having so many blanks in a row really got my confidence to a very low point. That’s why this year I wanted to up my game and try and get a few fish.

So far I have had 7 fish in 7 sessions. Fishing on my local club water and a few day ticket waters, I have fished lakes about 2-3 days after they have thawed out and knew it was going to be tough I have also fished lakes that have been half frozen when I’m there  and I have still managed to get amongst a few. This just shows how much the carp love the Quest Baits I have been using! continue reading…

Warm, high coloured water – perfect !

I was talking to one of my match angling friends at work the other day and he was asking me how I go about locating barbel in the winter, especially on the stretches that I fish, which in general do not hold that many fish.

Most of this guys’ fishing is done on the Middle Severn or River Wye on stretches that hold loads of barbel and other fish. As long as you fish sensibly on areas like the Middle Severn you can catch barbel in literally any conditions. I used to do it myself years ago and have caught barbel with a river temperature of as low has 3.0 Degrees C and an air temperature of 0 Degrees C.

Pick a swim that you know is a hotspot (holds lots of barbel) feed little and often with maggots and you will catch the odd fish even in extreme conditions. This is very similar to the advice a lot of anglers give about winter carp fishing “For a chance of consistent sport pick a water that holds a large number of carp and avoid the hard waters with a low stock density”. This applies to barbel also, pick a prolific stretch and you have far greater chance of  catching a barbel. continue reading…