Method hook length in silt

[Lee Golding]

Hi friends,

 

I'm trying the method for the first time this week. Just a simple marine groundbait, pellet, particle and tiny boilie concoction around a 1.5oz Korda feeder.

 

I'm very confident with my normal bottom rigs. But I understand you need to use 3 inch silkworm hooklengths on the method on gravel. However, I'm fishing in silt, where when you cast out and feel the lead down, it will still work its way approx 2 inches in some places with a 1.5oz lead.

 

1) How long should my hooklength be in this silty situation? 6 inches?

 

2) How can we better estimate the depth of silt where we are fishing. I've tried the wool on hooklength method, but it takes a good while to stain the wool after casting out!

 

Cheers,

 

Lee.

[basshead07]

i fish in a silt filled place aswell and i have 8 inch rig. when i cast out all i do is pull lead back VERY SLOWLY just so it pops out of the silt try and get he lightest lead u cann personaly i use 1.1oz but even i think thats to heavy .

 

 

hope this helps m8 and tight lines! jay harris

[Lee Golding]

i fish in a silt filled place aswell and i have 8 inch rig. when i cast out all i do is pull lead back VERY SLOWLY just so it pops out of the silt try and get he lightest lead u cann personaly i use 1.1oz but even i think thats to heavy .

hope this helps m8 and tight lines! jay harris

 

 

Do you put the bait in the groundbait ball and do you use a soft braid or a coated braid as a hooklength?

 

Thanks :-D

 

Lee.

[siara]

in such conditions use of feeder tactics are limited.I would opt for helicopter set up.

stocking type PVA and light-ish lead can be the winning tactic.In silt i never forget to atach the PVA nugett to the hook-you can naver be to sure

[Lee Golding]

I know that a famous carp angler caught on this method there so it must work. They used a 1.5-2oz feeder, big method bix, bait tucked into the ball, foam nugget on the hook. Just not sure of the hook length. I'll go with 6 inches of silkworm and see how that goes.

 

Lee.

[Lee Golding]

How often is it best to cast with this method and should I spod a couple of rockets each cast also?

 

Thanks,

 

Lee.

[poledark]

If it is only going to sink in a couple of inches then I would be happy with a 5/6inch hooklength. The fish will have to dig in to find the method mix, so should stillfind the bait OK.

 

Contrary to basshead, i never pull back when method fishing, even tightening up to much can move the rig away from where the bait landed, but then I do try to get at least some of the method ball to "strip off" on impact forming a small cloud.. Hopefully it all settles over a small area.

 

Been working like a dream for the last 10 weeks or so

 

Den

[Lee Golding]

Suppose if I feel the rig down it will land on the silt rather than in it to a certain degree. Is it worth spodding a couple of big rockets full every cast? How regular should I cast?

 

The lake has a good head of doubles up to 40s, 5 acres, quite pressured, but moderate to hard depending on the mood of the fish!

 

Lee.

[Puzzled]

I agree with Poledark, if it's only likely to sink a few inches then 6" hooklength should work fine.

And a method feeder will work well at the moment - certainly is for me - if your mix is attractive enough, the carp will root around in the silt for it. That's how they get their grub in a silty lake after all.

[basshead07]

Do you put the bait in the groundbait ball and do you use a soft braid or a coated braid as a hooklength?

 

Thanks :-D

 

Lee.

sinking braid on a size 6 hook 10 - 15lb mainline i use scopex boilies but mit depends what lake u are fishin in for that bit just ask around the lake u fish at