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feeder fishing can be as simple or as complicated as you want to make.
the rig i use most on rivers is probley the simplest rig to tie.
first slide your feeder on to the main line.
ideally you want to use a link swivel so you can change feeders
without having to break the rig down.
next slide on a rubber bead.
and tie a swivel on to the end of the main line.
the bead acts as a buffer to protect the knot on the swivel
during casting.
then tie your hook lenght on to the other end of the swivel.
and thats your basic rig.
as for using a feeder rod it really dependes on where you fish.
the main differences being on a river i would use a feeder arm attached to my chair with the rod tip set quite high so i can keep as much line of the water as possible
so the feeder dosent get dragged around by the current.
where as if im fishing a still water i sit parallel to the bank rather than facing it and i keep the rod tip at roughly at the same height as the butt of the rod which i like to keep on my knee.
anything can be targeted with a feeder it all comes down to what bait you use.
i tend to do lot of my feeder fishing with maggots as my local stretch of the calder has a good head of trout and grayling.
but a groundbait or pellet feeder works just aswell on my local lake for roach and bream.
at the moment about 95% of my fishing is on the feeder
i dont mind the odd day sat behind a couple of carp rods but
i just enjoy feeder fishing so much more.
i actually dug my pole and seat box out of the shed today
as i fancy a go on the canal at the weekend
which will the first time iv had the pole out this year.
any more questions just ask away.
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