Comments on: Top Tips No.2 - Plug That Spod! http://www.questbaits.com/blog/top-tips-no2-plug-that-spod/ quality carp fishing baits Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:09:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Elie G http://www.questbaits.com/blog/top-tips-no2-plug-that-spod/#comment-625 Elie G Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:14:25 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=395#comment-625 Interesting comments guys. I have only started to clip up recently. Like you Jamie, I like to hold the rod vertically as the line hits the clip and then cushion the spod down onto the water. This makes far less of a splash than just letting it crash down and I find this method easier or more reliable than feathering the spod down. If I want to spread the bait even further then I simply unclip the line, release a few more coils - or reel in a few - then clip up again. Elie Interesting comments guys.

I have only started to clip up recently. Like you Jamie, I like to hold the rod vertically as the line hits the clip and then cushion the spod down onto the water. This makes far less of a splash than just letting it crash down and I find this method easier or more reliable than feathering the spod down. If I want to spread the bait even further then I simply unclip the line, release a few more coils - or reel in a few - then clip up again.

Elie

]]> By: Jamie Simpson http://www.questbaits.com/blog/top-tips-no2-plug-that-spod/#comment-624 Jamie Simpson Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:10:34 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=395#comment-624 Hi Elie and Shaun Interesting thoughts regarding not clipping up. I personally do clip up but try to create a baited area by deliberately holding the rod vertical when it hits the clip on several casts and then at 45 degrees and then allowing it to fall flat after hitting the clip. I find this creates a nice small spread. Another thing worth a mention is not to over fill the spod as this makes controlling of the cast more difficult. By filling it up around 2/3 of the way, it is m uch more accurate. I also find that when fishing with lighter spods, it is much easier to use either a 3 1/2 lb rod or marker rod for spodding, than an out and out spod rod, as I find them too stiff to control with lighter spods. Cheers Jamie Hi Elie and Shaun

Interesting thoughts regarding not clipping up. I personally do clip up but try to create a baited area by deliberately holding the rod vertical when it hits the clip on several casts and then at 45 degrees and then allowing it to fall flat after hitting the clip. I find this creates a nice small spread.

Another thing worth a mention is not to over fill the spod as this makes controlling of the cast more difficult. By filling it up around 2/3 of the way, it is m uch more accurate.

I also find that when fishing with lighter spods, it is much easier to use either a 3 1/2 lb rod or marker rod for spodding, than an out and out spod rod, as I find them too stiff to control with lighter spods.

Cheers

Jamie

]]> By: Shaun Harrison http://www.questbaits.com/blog/top-tips-no2-plug-that-spod/#comment-617 Shaun Harrison Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:02:34 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=395#comment-617 Hi Elie, Good post, I get rather paranoid myself about my lines running through bait. This is why I use a spod right in the nearside margin rather than trow bait in and rist the trail of bait from the bank to the fishing spot. Personally I NEVER clip up when spodding. Same as you Elie I don't want a pile of bait. Bait too tight and you discourage the fish to move off after picking a bait up which in effect makes them less likely to prick themselves against the lead. Personally I use pole elastic markers - usually around a size 6 elastic and cast untill the marker rattles through the rod guides then brake it. You soon get used to when to brake the cast and can indeed land them all on the proverbial sixpence if required. Another thing with the pole elastic is that it allows me to use different colours for different distances/different baited spots without keep re-clipping I can go from a 15 yard spot to a 100 yard spot. Happy spodding. best fishes Shaun Hi Elie,

Good post, I get rather paranoid myself about my lines running through bait. This is why I use a spod right in the nearside margin rather than trow bait in and rist the trail of bait from the bank to the fishing spot.

Personally I NEVER clip up when spodding. Same as you Elie I don’t want a pile of bait. Bait too tight and you discourage the fish to move off after picking a bait up which in effect makes them less likely to prick themselves against the lead.

Personally I use pole elastic markers - usually around a size 6 elastic and cast untill the marker rattles through the rod guides then brake it. You soon get used to when to brake the cast and can indeed land them all on the proverbial sixpence if required.

Another thing with the pole elastic is that it allows me to use different colours for different distances/different baited spots without keep re-clipping I can go from a 15 yard spot to a 100 yard spot.

Happy spodding.

best fishes
Shaun

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