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Carp Fishing Tips Q&A: Linear Fisheries Advice
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Written by Iain Macmillan
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Question: Dear Panel, I've spent the last few years fishing small local club waters but fancy a bit of a change and the chance of progression. Rather than do an overnighter each week on one of my local waters I'm hoping to fish one of the Richworth Linear waters every other week on a 48 hour session. It would cost a lot more but I think it might be the challenge I need and will hopefully up my pb of 27lb. With the waters I fish close to home I'm always dropping in to add a little bait and speak to regulars to keep in touch with how it's fishing, and just wanted to know how you would approach and try to keep on top of a water that you arrived on cold every couple of weeks, could not bait up and did not know anybody? Many thanks, Shane.
Answer: Hi Shane, First of all I think I'm the perfect person to ask about all things Linear Fisheries, I've fished all of their waters for the last 8 years and faired rather well on all of them. The first thing you need to have is an open mind when your travelling down there as the whole complex is far too busy for you to pinpoint one particular water until you arrive and see who's where as they do get very, very busy at times, certainly the weekends. Sure you mention the cost of actually fishing the waters, but what price can you put on excellent fishing for some fantastic looking carp, I mean I used to scratch my backside in the North for mid 20's at best, when they are in abundance at times on most of the Linear waters.
Iain Macmillan with a nice Oxlease mid-twenty mirror carp
With regards to how I'd approach the Linear waters, firstly the old saying less is more applies here, simply fish for a bite at a time and top the swim up according to how many bites you are receiving. I normally start with say 20 spods on a spot, then if I get a bite I'll simply top it up with a further 10 spods to keep the fish interested. Alternatively, always keep your eyes peeled for what others are doing around you, and if they are all spodding with not much success, try the single bait approach, you'll be surprised how well it can work at times.
The same can be said for rigs, if all around are using a very standard coated braid rig then the wise old Linear fish will soon suss this out and learn to deal with the said rig, in this instance I'd try a chod rig for a couple of reasons; first it never tangles so you're 100% fishing effectively, secondly it's a great rig for single bait fishing, and thirdly its an extremely hard rig for the fish to deal with once they've taken it in.
So to summarise mate, keep your eyes open and be aware of all that's going on around you, try to be different at times, but believe me when they are having it they can be caught on a vast array of presentations. Good luck Shane, and if you have any other queries about anything whatsoever to do with Linear Fisheries, or the bait that will score well for you, don't hesitate to get back in touch with Jules and I'm sure he'll pass your details directly on to me.
Be Lucky.
Iain Macmillan
November 2010
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