Surface fishing!!!

[alifish]

Hi everyone,

Carp are now on the top (finally), have terrible trouble hooking them tho', they always take but i never seem to hook up!

Any ideas?
Alifish.

[warrior04]

yes try hair rigging your floating bait, all you have to do is sit and wait, thay hook themselfs.

[madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by warrior04

yes try hair rigging your floating bait, all you have to do is sit and wait, thay hook themselfs.

No they pig in don't

Spend all day yesterday at Meadowfarm pond Clay Cross (£12 for the year £6 concessions £2.50 day ticket) Oh they just loved the floating bread crust ,the dog biscuits on top, sweetcorn, luncheon meat on the bottom

Had a couple of really screamer runs


total score 2 Perch 2 roach You'd think they would leave a size 8 Animal hook alone wouldn't you

BTW I'm now in the doghouse with SWMBO for getting sunburnt 'cos she was at work

[warrior04]

thay must be well trained the carp were me and the other half fish then gray, she had 2 out on sunday one at 11lb the other at 18lb 7oz on the pole with floating hair rigged pellets, and followed that up with a 12lb 4oz on monday as well as a few around 5, i had loads of bream and rudd, bout 9 carp my biggest was only 9 tho,

[madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by warrior04

thay must be well trained the carp were me and the other half fish then gray,

no where Ifish they're SNEAKY and go around in packs

[asoftuk]

Try a controller float along with an anti eject hair rig. I never fail with this type of system to take a carp off the surface.

One other thing I do is to use a 4 foot hooklength so the floating bait is nowhere near where the float is sat in the water.

[madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by asoftuk

Try a controller float along with an anti eject hair rig. I never fail with this type of system to take a carp off the surface.

One other thing I do is to use a 4 foot hooklength so the floating bait is nowhere near where the float is sat in the water.

Your welcome to come and try

'cos I do use that method too
and have tried a small running leger so the bait is anchored
also a top and bottom waggler
too far away to free line

It's just we got inteligent Carp OH Rol on France and their stupid ones

[asoftuk]

What bait are you lot using?

I may be cheating on the carp bait for floating it

I use small dog biscuits soaked in double strength tuit fruiti.
Also float popup boilies soaked in it too

[madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by asoftuk

What bait are you lot using?

I may be cheating on the carp bait for floating it

I use small dog biscuits soaked in double strength tuit fruiti.
Also float popup boilies soaked in it too

Ok so are you catching ??

[asoftuk]

Yes it catches them every time without fail. I just bung about 10 free offerings out and plant the hookbait in the middle then wait. The strong smelling flavour of the hookait never fails me.