Feeder/float rig

[lutra]

I know a peg on my local river that will be holding good numbers of chub now that the weather is getting colder. The only problem is reaching and feeding them as its a 40yrd cast. The feeder catches one or two but its a real snag pit and Ive had a few on the waggler but loose feeding is hard so Ive been racking my brains of a way to get at them.

 

I have thought about a Middy feeder float, but I'm not sure how good it would be in 10ft of running water which left me thinking about doing something with a small feeder body on a waggler rig like this.

 

Has anyone ever tried anything like this or have you got any better idea's?

 

Brian.

[Guest tigger]

Brian get a good catty and fire out your maggots/bait that way, would that be no good ?

[mjbarnes12]

this type of float is similar to a bagging waggler!! it is used for ejecting pellets to the top layers and surface for bagging carp on commercials traditionally!! I think you will be throwing bait all around the place and it will all get taken down stream from where you are fishing!

[lutra]

Brian get a good catty and fire out your maggots/bait that way, would that be no good ?

Ive got a good catty, but its out of my range. I did think about making a mini spod, but i was favoring this unweighted feeder idea as it would get my maggots down a bit.

[Guest tigger]

i was favoring this unweighted feeder idea as it would get my maggots down a bit.

 

 

You can always tyry it out and see how it goes. If it doesn't work out you could fire out a big feeder a dozen or so times just upstream from the swim and trott over it. Could you not get a bit nearer in your chesties if the rivers down a bit ?

 

 

Brian is that what the closed faced reel was for, did you get one ?

Edited December 7, 2008 by tigger

[BRPS]

Perhaps " Stickymag " might be the answer to your problem if applied around a small stone which could be catapulted the required distance . Fish your waggler rig over the top . I believe anglers in Italy fish this way on their large deep fast flowing rivers.

 

PS: If you can't find Stickymag use Horlicks...

Edited December 7, 2008 by BRPS

[mjbarnes12]

a baitdropper perhaps???

[Andy Macfarlane]

this type of float is similar to a bagging waggler!!

 

Lutra already mentioned the Middy feeder float, which is more or less a bagging waggler.

 

Lutra, I don't think the Middy float would stand up too well in a flow, simply because it's basically a waggler. Your idea in the drawing would work I think but you can buy other versions of feeder floats (bodied) more suitable for river work.

[lutra]

Could you not get a bit nearer in your chesties if the rivers down a bit ?

No, I tried that last week and I'm lucky to still be hear.

 

 

Brian is that what the closed faced reel was for, did you get one ?

Its one of the reasons and no i got home late and missed that reel (i must give that work thing up it keeps on getting in the way).

[lutra]

Perhaps " Stickymag " might be the answer to your problem if applied around a small stone which could be catapulted the required distance . Fish your waggler rig over the top . I believe anglers in Italy fish this way on their large deep fast flowing rivers.

 

PS: If you can't find Stickymag use Horlicks...

I remember playing around with that years ago and just getting in a mess. It dose sound promising so i think i will have to give it another go.

 

Thanks for that.