I hate spod spill! - all those bits of spod mix flying out of the top of the spod when you cast it out, leaving a trail of bait short of the marker float and right where your lines will be when you cast your rigs out. Watch the Korda Underwater videos and one thing comes across loud and clear - if carp feed over line (or leadcore / tubing) and pick this up with their lips when they feed they spook straight away, putting other fish on guard and drastically reducing your chance of a take. (more…)
How many anglers do you see on the bank with an unhooking mat the size of a post stamp?Carp care is the most important thing you should practise when CarpFishing, after all, if the fish suffer, then so do our carpers. It is very important that we care for our captures regardless of how big it is, because a 4lb carp will one day be a 40lb carp if they are looked after on the bank and returned safely to the water then will say in prestige condition for all to enjoy. A high care unhooking mat is ideal whatever the situation as it is large and well padded, you can get an upper 40lb carp in it with minimum worry or problems.
Before you put your capture into the mat it is important that it has had a good soaking with water from the lake. Then once the carp is in the mat, gently remove the fish from the landing net making sure that anything that comes into contact remains wet at all times. It is ideal to always have an empty bucket next to your unhooking mat easily accessible to fill with the lake water as and when a fish is landed. Water shouldn’t really be left in the bucket to stand from one capture to the next as the temperature of it can easily change from that of the lake and result in causing the fish some discomfort. It is especially important to remember this on a hot day and keep the carp wet at all times as their scales can dry out within a few minutes (more…)
I hate spod spill! - all those bits of spod mix flying out of the top of the spod when you cast it out, leaving a trail of bait short of the marker float and right where your lines will be when you cast your rigs out. Watch the Korda Underwater videos and one thing comes across loud and clear - if carp feed over line (or leadcore / tubing) and pick this up with their lips when they feed they spook straight away, putting other fish on guard and drastically reducing your chance of a take. (more…)![[del.icio.us]](http://www.questbaits.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/delicious.png)
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