[Happy New Year]

Great wishes from France

Happy new year all !

[Self made cage feeders]

hi manni,

 

thanks for the excellent description you gave for making cage feeders....it's always rewarding to make your own tackle.

 

what part of france are you from?

 

tight lines <')Andy<

 

Hi Andy

Thank' s

I' m living in Normandy , in Deauville and have english fishermen good friends here.

[Self made cage feeders]

Sorry for my english !

 

This an easy method for tying cage feeders.

 

You need:

Wire mesh 6 mm ( in France we call it “ bird wire mesh “ )

A piece of wood to give the form to the cage.

A piece of bin liner strap and a big needle to close the frame ( oversewed )

Power gum

A little plastic pearl and plastic tube.

A long bait needle

A swivel.

Flat leads ( we call them coffin leads !!!) and wire. 10, 15, 20 , 30, 40 , 50 and 60 grams.

 

So, that’ s all. I hope the pictures will be explicit enough.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Painting ….optionnal of course.

 

 

 

Make a double knot on the power gum.

 

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Really very easy to ty.

 

 

Un bonjour de la France !

[Free wagglers]

I' m sorry . I forgot the picture of the floats tied. A straight waggler and a sliding one.

[Which jacket?]

I use with total satisfaction the Kevin Nash zero tolerance jacket.

The best jacket i ever tried.

[Sliding waggler rig]

When I fish with a sliding waggler, my rig is :

A few little slip shots near the hooklength and a main mass (4 to 15 g ).

This mass can be made with big slip shots but when you change their position , it weakens the line.

I prefer using ball weights 1 or 2 g ( “ lead pearls” we say in France ) . To fasten them I have a knack:

I use a 1.5 cm carbon , a peace of silicon tube and a little rubber bead.

I make a half loop around the carbon and cover it with the silicon. You can see the following on the pictures.

A little soft slip shot is pinched a the top of the rig to hold the lead pearls. Easy to move.

The rig is strong and don' t move at all when you cast!

 

PS: sorry for my english but when I was young, I prefered go fishing instead learning my lessons!

 

 

 

[Free wagglers]

In France we call this plant " herbe a pampa " ...pampa grass. It ' s very common .

The boatnical name is Cortaderia selleana.

With the stems yan can make very good wagglers after painting and varnishing.

December is the best month for the harvest.

[Bonjour]

Hello

I' m a french fisherman. Living in Normandy. I like feeder and float fishing.

I' m happy to join the forum. The posts are very interesting.

Sorry for my english .