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hello, hope you can help

 

I'm thinking about method fishing for carp, but I cant get my head around where to put the hook bait. If I was to put it between two of the three fins, what stops it from finishing face down on the bottom, or does this not matter?

 

Does the method feeder need a weight on fin to counter balance it, as the cheap ones I have bought do not have any weights?

 

Thanks,

 

Andy

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I received this by email, but it seems like a great basis for topic here:

 

All down to personal preference and what works on the day.

 

If one of the fins is weighted, e.g the korda feeders, the weight will land bottom down so put the hook bait in the other side.

 

If the feeder is unweighted and you place your hookbait inside, you stand the risk of your hookbait not being exposed or trapped.

 

My own personal preference is a weighted method feeder, loaded with ground bait, sweetcorn and hemp ..usually with sweetcorn on a hair rig inside the method.

 

Alternatively, have the hookbait outside the feeder ... albeit not a long one.

 

PS First carping method I used ... can be a killer in summer.

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I use flat-bottomed method feeders like the Fox Flat Bed In-Line (not the elasticated ones). They always land "right side up" and won't roll if fished on a sloping bottom. Think they usually sell for about £1.99.

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Yep. I use flat bottom feders.I attach my own lead sheet to the Drennan type. This way they will always sit flat on the bottom.

 

I have wrestled with presentation for a long time, often I would retrieve the feeder and find the hook caught up in the fins, so I started to use a 4" length of stiff tube sticking out the front of the feeder and a 4" hooklength. This solved the problem, and caught me loads of fish. No need for weighted feeder, just a standard one.

 

I then tried to improve the presentation so the hook bait was even closer to the feeder. I added the weight to one side and tested by chucking in a small pool......perfect, landed right way up every time :)

 

I then added the feeder mix and chucked them in the pool...................100% :)

 

Next trick was to load the feeder, then (using a 6" hooklength) partly bury the hookbait in the top of the feeder, enough to ensure it stayed in place when cast out.

 

I dropped the setup in a bucket of water and waited....as the mix broke down, the hookbait slid down the side of what was still in the feeder, and ended up right alongside the little pile of food. Great stuff!!

 

I repeated the test many times and it worked evertime.

 

 

Caught me a load of fish this season (2007/8)

 

I still worry that the feeder may spook some fish, and so I have switched to PVA mesh until the fish start to feed better.

 

Den

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