| As a Carp specimen hunter I have fished many | | | | marker on line, so when you re-cast using the |
| well known venues and being able to cast to the | | | | feature on the far bank you picked earlier you |
| exact same spot every time is essential if you | | | | simply reel the line in until you can see that tape |
| are going to succeed in catching that big one. | | | | at the end of the rod tip, now you have your bait |
| There is no point spoding out 10lb of bait all over | | | | in exactly the same spot and correct distance |
| the lake and then casting your hook baits yards | | | | every time you cast out! |
| from where you need to be, there is a sure fire | | | | Now do the same for your second rod, use the |
| way to get your spod bait and hook bait in | | | | same method and you have two rods that you |
| exactly the same spot every single time, when a | | | | can cast out to a clear area in exactly the same |
| friend of mine showed me this technique my | | | | spot every time!. |
| catch rate improved dramatically. | | | | As you probably already know Carp fishing |
| Let me give you a scenario that I am sure you | | | | requires lots of bait, especially if you are on a long |
| have all come across. You arrive at the lake and | | | | session and fishing through the night. you have to |
| you pick you peg, the lake is well known for | | | | be able to spod your free baits out to this exact |
| weed and before you can start to fish you have | | | | spot where your hook baits are going to be, so |
| to find a clear area which you can spod out to | | | | how do we do this? this is how. |
| and cast your hook baits to. I keep this simple, I | | | | You already have your line of cast, remember we |
| set-up one rod and cast to an area that I like the | | | | picked the features on the far bank?, so we use |
| look of, before you do this pick a specific feature | | | | the same features, that way we know we have |
| on the far bank, could be a tree, building or set of | | | | the correct line, but how are we going to get the |
| lily pads, anything will do, this will be your casting | | | | distance right for the spod rod, we have no tape |
| line, you will always aim for this line. At this point I | | | | on the line, this is what we do. Get one of the |
| have no rig attached just my weight. I then | | | | bait rods with the tape on the line, put your reel |
| retrieve the weight by very slowly pulling the rod | | | | on free spin or take the bail arm off and walk up |
| towards me, you will easily feel the weight pulling | | | | the bank with the end of the line in your hand, |
| through the weed, reel in the slack line and pull the | | | | when you get to the tape at the end of the rod |
| rod backwards again, when you find a clear spot | | | | tip stop, this is the correct distance, lay the line on |
| you will feel the difference as the weight moves | | | | the ground, it will stay there as you have your |
| freely across the bottom, this is the weed free | | | | weight attached. Now simply get the spod rod |
| area, stop pulling, this is the spot you want!. | | | | and do the same, walk up the bank to where you |
| Now, you need to be able to cast to this exact | | | | left the other line, when you get there, don't put |
| spot every time, accuracy is key to your | | | | tape on the spod rod line just go back to the reel |
| success. This is what we do now, you have your | | | | and clip the line up on the reel, most reels have |
| weight in the clear, weed free area, don't move it, | | | | line clips!. |
| simply get some electrical tape and put a small | | | | Now you can cast the spod rod out and it will hit |
| piece at the end of your rod tip, just wrap the | | | | the line clip and exactly the right distance, how |
| tape around the line and trim off, this gives you a | | | | easy is that!. |