Shotting patterns for stick float fishing Three standard shotting patterns are shown in this guide.
The first being the model Rob used was a 3g Dave Harrell. Email or Phone: ... ️ ️Winter pellet fishing on the Pole. Combined with a compact shotting pattern of a 2g olivette, 18-inches from the hook, with a string of eight No8 shot below, it makes for a much more positive rig than your standard stick float set-up. “I like to have the flexibility to be able to put an AAA-worth of shot down the line if the small dace and bleak are being a nuisance,” he explained. Updated about 9 months ago. This blokes videos always make me want to go fishing. The venue fished is the Cuttle Brook section of the River Trent near to Swakestone and this fantastic venue is avaialble on the Burton Mutual card. Trotting is a great method for larger river fish like chubTo me, it’s a job for the Avon float. As someone, who loves catching roach, I was now in my element, my 6 No 4 Middy stick float with the bulk shot under the float and only three No 6 shot down to the hook, the right set up for the wavering eddy. All this content (and more) can be found by going to our new forums. In the shallower swims – less than four feet – you get more dace and chub etc, whilst where the water is around eight to ten-feet deep, you find more roach, skimmers and good-sized perch.” Its worth doing your homework or knowing the stretch to find this kind of information out before you travel” he adds.Rob reckons that the Trent is in the best form it has ever been. For float fishing we recommend the 320 size reel. For barbel, hooklengths are 5lb or 6lb Maxima and for the roach and chub on the bread feeder I use 0.14mm or 0.16mm Silk Shock. The first being the model Rob used was a 3g Dave Harrell. “I find that the float, as well as being a very pleasing way to fish, is highly effective when you’re looking to target a river like the Trent’s silverfish population,” Rob said.“Depending upon where you are fishing, greatly depends upon what you tend to catch. Why use a Bolo float? That was the end of the feeder fishing as from this point on we were both totally hooked on catching these lovely redfins on float-fished hemp and tares! For me, it is the perfect silverfish river mix.”To kick start the swim, Rob balls in four apple-sized balls of the groundbait prior to catapulting two pouch fulls of both Frenzied hemp and maggots over the top to get an initial bed down. The River is used primarily for its ‘sticky’ qualities. Hooks are either Kamasan 711s in size 15 or 17 when I am catching well or Colmic 957s in sizes 18 or 20 if it is more difficult. ... A bite first cast on a tare was a great sign and within minutes he was swinging in a chunky roach. Press alt + / to open this menu. In this episode you will see a few tips how to catch river Trent Roach using stick float and long BOLO rod. To go to the New Maggotdrowning.com Forums please click this link: The weather of late has hit my stick float fishing hardest of all although the plus side has been plenty of pike fishing. Last week a small window of opportunity arose with a gap in the rain. 2 pints of maggots had sat in my fridge all christmas jut waiting for such a gap. This sounds quite light as he was fishing into eight-foot of water. It is important to have each dropper shot slightly further apart from its preceding one as the shot gets closer to the hook.“The separation of the dropper shot means that the hookbait will flutter in the flow when I hold back,” Rob added. Matrix Aquos Ultra Reels. The pronounced shoulder means that the float can be held back, slowing its progress to around half that of the flow at the surface. As a rule of thumb, the shirt button style is good when fish are likely to be active and darting through the water layers to intercept bait, as it gives a slow, even fall of the hook bait through the water. This was used as he wasn’t looking to drag a lot of line on the deck, rather just trip the bottom, a couple of inches over at the most. As a rule of thumb, use 1g of weight for every 2ft of depth. I haven’t found that the fish are particularly hook shy, so I find it gives me a better bite to hook-up ratio.”Unlike the waggler, which is common on the nation’s rivers, the bolo or Bolognaise – to give it its Sunday name – is a combination of specialised long rod and float that looks like a large pole float.Over the waggler, the bolo has a number of distinct advantages. Sections of this page. If he was laying on a little than a thick tip would be more suitable.To shot it, Rob likes to wrap wire around the base of the float, so that it is almost fully loaded, requiring an additional one AAA and five No8s to trim it perfectly. Last week a small window of opportunity arose with a gap in the rain. I did hear of a 50lb-plus bag of roach coming from a stretch of the tidal a couple of years ago.”This is a classic tactic, that works well in the majority of river swims and it is often the first rod that Rob will setup. Swapping his feed approach to a small ball of groundbait every cast and maggots every fourth put these tiny ‘bait robbers’ to the sword. If you have any problems logging in or resetting your password, please contact us with your Username and Email Address using this link The Maggotdrowners Forums have moved however the content of the old forum can stll be viewed even though no further replies can be added.