Floater fishing tip maybe

[CarponlineEditor]

I was chatting to a match angler the other day and he told me of something that i thought might be of interest to some of you. He mentioned that when he occasionally did some floater fishing he used a method which i think sounds the bees knees.

Firstly he said that the night before he took three loaves of bread and liquidised them until they were just crumbs. He then placed these crumbs into a large bowl and filled it with water until it just covered them. The next day, which was the day he was going fishing, he would take the wet crumbs in a sealed bucket, still in their original water.

Once he had set up his floater rig he would cast out and then get a big handful of the wet crumbs and squeeze them until they were formed into a big ball. This wet ball he would then lob into the water where he was floater fishing.

He said that the bread created a sort of tunnel of crumbs as it slowly sank down to the bottom but it brought the carp up to the top. There was no real food value in the crumbs and he reckoned that the fish went nuts looking for something in the cloud and the only thing that they could find was his hook bait.

What do you reckon? Do you think it is worth a try? I think I will give it a go. Has anyone else heard of this method before?

Cheers, Andy

[Billyo]

Hi Andy,

I use this method for Chub and Roach.... As you say, it forms a cloud in the water which doesn't feed the fish, only attracts them !

The Chub seem to love it, and as they're not getting full on this, they will gulp any 'proper' bait that happens to be close by !

This also seems to work better in winter when the water is clear...

Bill.

[CarponlineEditor]

Hmmmmm maybe I should try it sooner rather than later. It sounds like a very good idea to me. The only thing about it is the distance at which you could fish. You could only fish at the range to which you could throw the bread balls. Oops didnt mean to say balls lol

[Billyo]

Not nessecarily Andy... don't you use something called a baitboat /images/forum/icons/smile.gif

Have you thought about using a BIG feeder to get the bait out there ? It will explode on impact if the holes are big enough, which can be done very easily, and if you add some crushed hemp then it'll rise from the bottom and create a fizz which sends the carp mad in summer !!

Bill.

[CarponlineEditor]

Double Hmmmmm lol the mind boggles. I havent got a bait boat even though i would like one for those lakes where you cant fish the far bank etc but theyre too dear for me. I will have to have a go at this though because most of my carping in the summer is done with floaters of some sort.

Andy

[Billyo]

You'd like a bait boat - I'd LOVE a baitboatblowing-up machine !!

Bill.
Keeping it submerged /images/forum/icons/smile.gif

[andyd]

I used to use a similar sort of thing but utilising old floating casters in the groundbait, which again fizz to the top.

[Billyo]

What were the results Andyd ?

Bill.

[alex]

I have used a simular method but I did not wet the bread I tryed this down at Hampton court on the lakes in the gardens where you are not allowed to fish (i was not fishing before any one asks) I was feeding a nice twenty pound carp with the method I was showed it at Old Bury Hill by a guy who works there all most straight away I got a fish on it but I use the bread on a freeline but you have to watch the line with my method once the bread has sunk its your only indicator.

[scorpio]

Casters are an excellent Carp bait, when you add the casters it is best to crush them as they will float on the wind and take the fish out of your swim. I have caught many Carp using floating casters. Crushed hemp is the best for fizzing groundbait.

Tony

[CarponlineEditor]

All this sounds really interesting. I will be trying some of these ideas out as soon as a suitable situation arises.

Good information chaps.

[Yappi]

Actually I was thinking of trying this method myself after a sea angler I met on holiday said how it was a great way of attracting mullet from the bottom.
How about adding a bit of multimino, csl, betain or whatever?

[Billyo]

I wouldn;t use anything other than what has been metioned above as it could prove expensive and wasteful !

Just my personal opinion though...

Bill.

[scorpio]

I think the simpler it is the better yappi, to be honest you don't need a lot of feed to get the fish feeding on the top, the more you put in the more chance the wind will change direction and put the carp into a another swim. This is why I always fish the windward bank, use everyone elses bait. Blieve it or not I seldon put out more than 4 or 5 floaters at one time.

Tony