The Method

[garyb72]

I fished 'The Method' last Sunday (first time used this tactic this year) on a local runs water and it was carnage. Don't think I've had so many runs in a single session but the biggest carp was about 9.5lbs. Is the Method a small carp tactic only really? I understand it came from the Match scene originally...? Any tips to encourage the larger specimens? Should I also try using it down the margins?

 

Any help/advice appreciated.....

 

 

Gary

 

PS After trying a few method feeders in the past I favour the Guru in-line feeder 28g and that is the one I was using on Sunday with scalded pellets on the feeder and whittled down boilie as the hookbait on 5" 10lb mono hooklink. I used a size 8 Gardner Covert Wide Gape Talon Tip barbless hook.

[Poleaxe]

Good work, that's a bigger carp than I've had on the method. I really only use it for bream on big waters though to be honest. Would be interesting to see what's said on this topic. I can't see it only being a small carp tactic personally but I'm no expert.

[Rob Ward]

Devastating for big Tench as well!

 

Edited June 22, 2011 by Rob Ward

[pearbo]

I only fish the method, everywhere, no exceptions. all on plastic corn with a carp pellet method mix

 

30.13 carp (lake record for a couple of months)

10.6 bream

6.10 tench

18.10 cat

3.12 eel

2.9 perch (still on corn???)

handful of jack pike for some reason

 

It isn't only a small fish method. Its where you fish that really counts. I sat on my commercial to get the juices flowing again this weekend. ended up with 25 carp, 4 bream, 4 f1s, a tench and a barbel. Boilie boys all around were happy with one fish. There are thousands in there. You'd catch more dragging a spinner through, at least you'd foul hook more than one!

 

On commercials i have found it with catch anything so you may have to wade through a lot of fish but the biggie will come along, eventually. I'd rather sit there and catch 30 every weekend than wait all season on a boilie and maybe still not get the 20lber.

[Dick Dastardly]

It isn't only a small fish method. Its where you fish that really counts.

 

 

And Pearbo has summed it up for me with that reply.

[Chris Plumb]

And Pearbo has summed it up for me with that reply.

 

 

Ditto - I go very, very little 'specific' carp fishing however my PB of 27.06 was on the method....

 

 

C.

[RUDD]

I fished 'The Method' last Sunday (first time used this tactic this year) on a local runs water and it was carnage. Don't think I've had so many runs in a single session but the biggest carp was about 9.5lbs. Is the Method a small carp tactic only really? I understand it came from the Match scene originally...? Any tips to encourage the larger specimens? Should I also try using it down the margins?

 

Any help/advice appreciated.....

 

 

Gary

 

PS After trying a few method feeders in the past I favour the Guru in-line feeder 28g and that is the one I was using on Sunday with scalded pellets on the feeder and whittled down boilie as the hookbait on 5" 10lb mono hooklink. I used a size 8 Gardner Covert Wide Gape Talon Tip barbless hook.

 

The method works best in the margins most of the time but does have other uses. Watch a match with quality anglers and they will all look to be casting as close (inches) to island margins, far bank margins, corners margins or down their own margins (although most favour the pole for their own margin work). Specimen anglers fishing gravel pits, estate lakes etc do use them in open water presented to under water features that are not normally found on commercial type fisheries.

My best fish on a flatbed method this year is a 12lb carp so its not just for the smaller ones.

I use Map, Drennan, Garbolino, prestons and a couple of hedgehog types I got free from somewhere.

It depends on distance to cast and how big a pile of bait I want to present.

I would not ever use one without using a speedmould or the Drennan method connectors (I discovered last week).

 

PS Close in method fishing seems to be the IN thing on commercials at the moment.

[Anderoo]

If using it for lots of smaller fish, use a mix that breaks down relatively quickly. If using it for fewer (usually bigger) fish, use a mix that sticks on for a long time. That's about the only difference that I can see. It is very effective for lots of species of all sizes.

 

Where's Den?

[Dick Dastardly]

If using it for lots of smaller fish, use a mix that breaks down relatively quickly. If using it for fewer (usually bigger) fish, use a mix that sticks on for a long time. That's about the only difference that I can see. It is very effective for lots of species of all sizes.

 

Where's Den?

 

 

Thats a good point not seen or heard from him for a while? hope hes ok?

[garyb72]

Thanks guys, lots of useful tips there. Will see if I can get a double on it and go from there....