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TALKING CARP

A number of companies were recently surveyed with the question 'how do you prevent other species taking the bait'?

Here are a sample of answers from some of them.

 Gary Bayes, Nash tackle.
Hi Dave.
 
Not possible to stop bream 100% but they can be slowed down.
 
1) Don't feed in tight areas, bream love tight feeding areas whereas carp are easily caught on wider baited areas.
 
2) Avoid particle and pellet, free offerings and in PVA bags.
 
3) Use pop up hookbaits, hardly any bream have been caught on pop ups at Fen Drayton on pop ups.
 
4) Bigger baits will slow the bream down but is not so much difference depending if the bream are small.  Bigger bream will attack 40-50mm baits.
 
5) Avoid the main bream swims if possible, they are not always the best carp swims anyway.
 
6) If bream do move in stop feeding them, only re-cast single hook baits out, often the carp do move in after the bream.
 
Every water is different but the above should reduce the bream problem.
 
Cheers, Gary

 

Lewis Read, Gardner tackle.

For general hints and tips, there are a huge number of resources available on the web (like our website www.gardnertackle.co.uk) , and through magazines such as Crafty Carper, Total Carp and the other popular carp fishing titles. I would strongly recommend that you start doing some research, reading material where ever you can and learning that way.

 

Unfortunately time simply doesn’t permit me to give you a step by step guide Shiny  (and it  isnt’ possible without loads more information pertaining the venues you fish, etc) – so please have a good look at our website, and do a search in google for carp fishing and you will be kept busy reading for weeks!!

 

Sorry I cant be of any more help.

Lewis Read

 

 Jon Mann. Korda.

Customer Services

If you are using lots of particle baits such as sweet corn, hemp, chickpeas or groundbait and lose feed then you will attract the attention of nuisance fish.

If you fish just boilie over a bed of boilies then this will reduce the attention of nuisance fish as there is less small food particles for them to feed on, however you never be able to avoid them altogether that’s just fishing I am afraid.

You can also fish double baits on your hair rig this will slow other species down.

I do hope this helps, let me know if you have any success.

Tight lines

Jon Mann

 

Dave Chilton MD  Kryston

Hi,  the only way to avoid other species is to use baits that they cannot eat.
 
Bream tench even roach know how wholesome boilies can be.
 
On most waters boilies seem to deter small fish and the harder they are the better, but even hard boiles occasionally will catch a few smaller fish.
 
The original idea of the boiled bait was to prevent nuisance species from picking the bait up.
 
Soft baits like luncheon meat, corn, paste and worms will obviously attract smaller species as well as carp.
 
Tiger nuts seem to be the only bait that deters smaller fish.
 
On many waters tiger nuts once prepared can be a fantastic bait but there are a few waters where they are not as effective.
 
To give yourself the best possible chance introduce them slowly over a period of days or weeks before fishing with them.
 
If you are allowed two rods fish hard air dried boilies on one rod and tiger nuts on the other.
 
If you can crush and crumble your boilies in your hands they are not hard enough, they will even go softer in water.
 
Try air drying your boiles for five days before using them, they will go rock hard and other fish will not bother with them.
 
Good luck hope this helps,
 
Dave Chilton  MD. 

Dave writes.

It is a conundrum, but I am pleased to be able to shut the unwanted species out!

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