11
October
2009
October
2009
Bait Boats and How They Can Help with Your Fishing
Fishing for carp is a really rewarding activity since these fish are rather smart and often suspicious of anything put in front of them. Nevertheless, with some guile, you can tempt the fish and fool them into biting onto your hook. Here’s just a few useful tips to help you when fishing for carp:-
- Bring boilies based on fishmeal during the summer and autumn, and dabble with 50/50 mixes or even bird food types of bait during the winter and spring
- In the wintertime when the water is cold, try throwing your fishing rigs a little more frequently, and aim at various areas so you can place a hook bait close to the fish. Cold water slows down the movements of carp so there’s less chance for the carp to swim to your bait. During summer time, you can set traps in likely patrolling areas and wait for the carp to find the bait.
- If you’re nervous about overfeeding the swim, then use breadcrumb groundbait with just the attractants added, but without all the particle baits included. This lures the fish without stuffing them.
- Whenever possible, make sure not to stick round shaped bait on the hook. So many fishing lines sport rounded bait, you should feature something different. Experiment with squaring the hook bait with small scissors.
- Lastly, make sure you have the right fishing gear with you. Research what you should bring online. You can find all kinds of things online, such as bait boats – and ensure you enjoy the time you spend on the lakes!
