Larger Fish On Maggots

[bingo]

I've found it's practically imposible to target specific species! The beauty is that you're never sure what you're going to catch next.

 

If you're after larger fish with maggots then you could try the 'medusa' rig mentioned above (lots of maggots stuck onto a ball or thread onto a hair rig).

 

Have you heard of the 'maggot klip'? Have a look here and scroll down:

 

Maggot klips

 

I don't know how effective it is. More maggots don't necessarily mean you'll catch bigger fish. Or any fish at all for that matter!

[John S]

Yep, the maggot ball is called a Medusae rig, can be made using a boilie, lump of polystyrene (sp?) or cork. Simply rolling the glue-covered ball in the maggots is a bit of a cheat though, you should place the maggots singly onto the ball blunt-end first, it also helps if you have already hair-rigged the ball.

 

Another thing you could try is to superglue several maggots end-to-end to form a super-worm, it'll last a lot longer than a normal worm and will wriggle a lot more as well.

 

I've never used one of the maggot klips but they certainly do look the business, I'll be getting some before my next session for sure.

 

Tight lines

[Vagabond]

I wouldn't mind a quid for every time I've trotted a river for roach, loose feeding maggot, single or double maggot on the hook, catching roach, bigger and bigger roach - 8 oz, 12 oz, 1 lb, 1-4, 1-8 and now I've gotta monster !

 

Oh bogger, it's a three-pound chub

[Melvin]

Just found this in my email http://www.englandangling.co.uk/displayPro...p?prodCode=KRMS

 

click pic 2

 

[ 31. August 2005, 07:45 PM: Message edited by: Melvin ]

[Vagabond]

MrMatthew:

My local tackle dealer refused to sell Maggot klips,

 

His belief was that the point of the clip is sharp and could easily cause damage to a carp, especially if it became unclipped

I can't see why anyone needs these things anyway - with care, you can cram seven maggots onto a size 12 hook, or over a dozen onto a size 8. They stick out all round the bend just like a small medusa rig.

 

....and like several other posters, I also have had many carp up into double figures on single or double maggot.

[Epat]

Korda make a klip which claims to make rigging maggots easy. Seen this on page 6 of IMPROVE YOUR COARSE FISHING (SEPT ISSUE). Link below has picture and info about halfway down page.

 

http://www.specialist-tackle.co.uk/shop.ph...=29&subcatid=48

 

Hope this helps

 

Edd