Tip From: Alec Foulkes

Winter Tip:-

The most succesful anglers are those who feed correctly, in summer this is not so much of a problem but in winter it can be the difference between catching and blanking. If you put to much feed into the swim straight away you cant get it back out, therefore you may have over fed the fish consequently wrecking your chances to catch. Therefore in the Winter it is best to feed little and often, remember the more you out in does not ensure you to catch more.

Tip From:- Aubrey Smith

Hooklenths:-

A question often asked by those who have just started pole fishing is, "What braking strain hooklengths do i use for different elastics?" Well, everyone has their own preferences, but here's a simple guide to elastics and their uses that will help you.

Elastics Number 1-2: Gudgeon and Roach on very light 0.06 - 0.08mm hooklengths.

Elastics Number 3-4: Roach Skimmers, using 0.06-0.09mm hooklengths.

Elastics Number 5-6: Bigger Roach, Hybrids and Cruscians, medium sized Bream, using 0.08 - 0.11mm hooklengths.

Elastics Number 8 -10: Bigger Tench and Small Carp, using 0.11-0.14mm hooklengths.

Elastics Number 12+: Heavy Elastic designed for big carp on commercial waters. Hooklengths up to 0.2mm