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Fishing with Proper Job Pop-ups
 Good
carp fishing requires skill which comes from experience and
what successfully works for one angler may not work for
another. There is no guaranteed method to catch a fish
otherwise what would be the point but there’s no harm in
trying to find an advantage to help us in our quest.
Catching a fish using a new method can really boost your
confidence, but what’s really important is that we analyse
why that particular method was successful. Typically, we
simply can not witness how the fish we have caught
approached and took the hook bait. However, over time I
have carefully monitored how takes have come about. Below
are some of my post-catch studies which help give insight as
to what carp sense and react towards under the surface. I
must stress that what I am about to say is based on my own
observations and is no way cast in stone. But all carp
witnessed are in fishing lakes and not tanks.
EXAMPLE
1
 Access
to a boat enables you to place your rig and freebies
precisely. It also means that once you’ve caught your carp
you can revisit your baited area to “check-your spot”.
Having done this several times myself at Wraysbury, I
discovered that my alternative hook baits were being picked
up before the majority of my freebies were eaten.
EXAMPLE 2
 While
recently packing up after an over-nighter on a sparsely
stocked water, I replenished my two marginal baited spots
with 15 litres of maize on each. But just before I left, I
noticed a dark shape moving across one of the replenished
spots. Out came the rods again! They were equipped with
two low down pop-up rigs to which I attached a 13mm bright
orange pop-up. After following the carp’s patrol routes I
carefully placed the hook baits and retired to watch events
unfold. I witnessed the take after watching him show an
increasing interest. The strong flavour and high colour
made the bait stand out from the mass of yellow maize the
fish was initially drawn too.
I
guess what I am saying is “If you fish the right method, in
the right place, at the right time, you are in with a very
good chance of a fish or two” |
