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Zig fishing was something i knew i was going to have to get to grips with over this winter, having not really needing to use them beforehand.
On my last outing, i noticed that the Carp were well up in the water, occupying the upper 2-3ft, in anything between 10-15ft of water, which considering the recent wintry weather we'd been having came as bit of a surprise to me. I had been told they have this strange habit though, so now i've seen it to believe it, i'm having to adapt my approach. So yesterday i went in with a zig from the off on one rod, having again seen fish in the same areas as on the previous session. Offering an Xcel Baits Scopex & Blackcurrant pop up, trimmed down a little i was hopeful of a take, but long story short it didn't come, with nothing to my VNF pop up presented over bait on the bottom either! It's becoming apparant, at least one of the factors at my end isn't right. Be it tackle, bait colour or where i'm fishing the bait in the water column. My bait has been bang slap in the kill zone, so something has to give! After chatting with a few angling buddies, i'll be refining things slightly on my next session. I feel i've been fishing my bait too far below the surface, so it will be a longer zig to start with, on a lighter hooklink. I had been using 12lb Korda Krusier Control, but in retrospect, it could be a little too blatant, so will be trying something slightly lighter. Going to stick with the size 8 PB Choddy hooks for now, as i feel it is more likely to be the previous factors that may be stopping me getting a bite. It's a shame a fish hasn't put in an appearance yet, but as with the one i managed before i broke my leg, i feel it's just a matter of time and homing in on the right combination - which hopefully will be sooner rather than later! Tight lines, Dan.
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