BEUTIFULL TENCH

[Rob Ward]

I don't go Tench Fishing without Hemp, if you want to avoid Roach just use a bigger hookbait like a Lobworm or a big cube of Meat. If anything it pays to have Roach feeding in the swim as they in turn attract the larger fish.

[oldnewby]

I am surprised no ones added good old sweetcorn,as good a bait as any for Tench.

[John S]

My PB tench (golden, 7lb) was caught whilst night-fishing for carp, using double hair-rigged Malteezers....

[kempo]

I don't go Tench Fishing without Hemp, if you want to avoid Roach just use a bigger hookbait like a Lobworm or a big cube of Meat. If anything it pays to have Roach feeding in the swim as they in turn attract the larger fish.

 

yes i agree, but you wouldn't want pesky roach nibbling at your bigger bait would you.

so i would never use hemp for tench just lots of yummy chopped wormz, and as pointed out corn as well.

[Anderoo]

Loads of hemp for attraction, some corn for visibility, some chopped worm, some casters and red maggot, and l always use some groundbait to hold it all together. Hookbait is usually whatever you can get away with (depends on the other fish in there, especially little roach/rudd/perch). Maggot, caster, lobworm, bread, mini boilies if it's carp fished.

 

Get there early (before dawn) and keep an eye out. Nearly all my tench fishing is done in the margins, the weedier the better. If you see one roll, get over there sharpish!

 

I'd have one rod on a method feeder with a big bait and one on the float with a small bait, and take it from there.

[sean_213]

i caught a 6lb tench last week without ground bait etc, just a small piece of bread around the hook and casted out next to a area of lillys