Free Line 109 — October 2026 - Flipbook - Page 160
ALEX
PAUL HANSON
STEVE
BENNETT
BRIGGS
I f fishing the bank, line l ay i s n o t o f te n g o o d u n le s s yo u ’ re
f i s hing under your rod tip s . I f f i sh i n g f ro m t h e b oa t , yo u c an
o f ten manoeuvre to a spo t fo r t he s es s i o n wh e re yo u c a n b e
u p stream of snags such as we ed b e d s, wh ere a s f i s h i n g f ro m t h e
b a nk you may be faced wi t h n o o t h er ch o i c e b u t to fi s h ove r
weed beds and ultimately h ave to ne g o t i a te l a n d i n g a c a rp
b a ck through it again! I o f te n fe el th e l ea d s h i t t h e b o t to m a s
I c ast to feel what ty pe o f b o t to m i s t he re . P u t ti n g a p i e c e o f
P VA foam nugget on the ho o k c a n h e lp i m p rove t h e way th e ri g
p resents o n the bottom.
Where to fish from a bo a t :
Fishing by boat allows yo u to e as i ly f i sh a re a s t h a t o t h e r
a n glers cannot get to and p re se n t b a i t w i t h b e t te r l i n e l ay
c o mpared to bank swims lo ca te d i n a l e ss o p t i m a l l oc at i o n . I n
my view (which does differ s o m e wh at f ro m o t h e r p ro fe s s i o n a l
r iver carpers), you want to b e f i s hi n g d i re c t ly o p p o s i te t h e
b a nk you’re moored up o n o r c as t i n g d ow n st re a m. N i n e t i m e s
o u t of ten, the fish swim d ow n st re am o n a t a ke . I h ave f i s h ed
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