Fishing on sand!

[carping_mad]

Shorter hooklink, goes in the mouth quicker, (well thats what i thought )

[Newt]

If you bait in and around your open patch regularly, the carp will soon enlarge it for you at the same time they become accustomed to feeding there.

[carping_mad]

Ah!!! Genius! hadnt thought of that! I have done this a few times with particles, works well!

Cheers buddy

[Common 40]

steve17:

common 40, like the ideas, can i ask why?

which part would you like to know why mate? i will help you out on my oppinions only. nothing is etched in stone in carp angling tactics!!

If I can help some one with my ideas then I feel better, if you choose to ignore then thats fine no ones the loser if you get my meaning

 

[ 16. June 2005, 11:37 PM: Message edited by: Common 40 ]

[steve17]

i certainly wont ignore them lol, i consider myself to be pretty c*ap n you lot are my idols, ears are open (well eyes at any rate.

 

back to the question, why so short hooklinks and such large leads?

 

[ 21. June 2005, 05:34 PM: Message edited by: steve17 ]

[jedibond]

If you're fishing on sand, shouldn't you be using beachcasting gear ?

 

[carping_mad]

in answer to steve's question, my opinion and reasoning for using short hooklinks is usual the fish doesnt get much room to mess around with the hooklink, so they suck it up, and then because it is such a short hooklink, BAM!! the hook has got a hold and the fish is off, not sure for heavy leads so il let Common carry on now.

[steve17]

ok cheers, iv heard that before somewhere aswell, not yet tried it though.