float or feeder fishing

what do you like to fish the float or the feeder?, i am a feeder person don't really know the reason for this just am.

I fish the Tidal Rivers which are up to thirteen feet deep. I prefer the feeder rather than the float ( I am not a pole angler) It gets the bait nailed down where I want it & enjoy my session a lot more. There are times when the float will score but if I can get away with it I will use the feeder.

Colin.

yea i do like to use the feeder if i can, i fish the river Tees which in some points is 15 meeters deep!

were abouts on the tees do you normally fish? , i usually fish behind the mecca bingo and netto in the quayside its great for bream on the feeder , my biggest is 5 1/2 lb bout i have seen fish to 7lb caught there !

[keenpolefisherman]

i fish a place called renny lake anyone heard of it ?....i use the new preston innovations method mould which is perfect for this venue...i fished from 8 on the morning till 4 on the afternoon and had over 30 carp averaging 3 1/2 pound ..anyone else used the preston innovations method mould? let me know how u got on using it plz...used this feeder with a quiver tip

[keenpolefisherman]

justa nother quick note... anyone here part of a club or anything? because im planning on joining one but dont have a clue what they are or anythingg? are they just fun wher u practise with a number of lads so many days a week or do u get entered into matches ? or is it something totally different lol any replies would be great and helpful thnx

[markud2155]

i love my float fishing

[markud2155]

i love using the pellet waggler its great fun

[Cavanman]

I've never used a feeder before, how do you use them/set them up, and what fish do you use them for??

[stephen r]

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.