Darran Bickerton reveals the rigs, feeding techniques and presentation tricks that will help you win matches using squatts!
The key to consistent results on canals is to ensure you get plenty of bites. The fish you catch don’t have to be big, it’s simply a case of building a base weight and going from there. Fishing with squatts is my banker method of doing this.
On some days, you will catch quality fish on squatts, sometimes enough to win the match by fishing just one swim with them alone.
When it comes to catching a big weight of small fish, whip fishing to hand can be unbeatable. We joined Preston Innovations ace Scott Geens for a masterclass!
It stands to reason that the quicker you can catch, the more chance you have of putting a winning net of small fish on the scales – and the whip is the fastest fish-catching method out there.
For sure, the days when you have enough small fish in front of you to fish a whip over the course of a season are often numbered. But when you do get that golden ticket, you need to be confident that you have the knowledge, and tools in your armoury to make the most of it.
Today I was back at the impressive Weston pools fishery for my third attempt at natural bait festival which I was really looking forward too, especially with the added twist of not being able to use pellets or ground-bait
. S far I have made a progression from mid way on my first attempt where I was way out of my depth, to finishing just out of the top ten last year after winning my lake on the first day. Then ending up a disappointing fifth on Stretton the next day, missing out on third by just 5lb which would have put me in a framing place. So it would be interesting to see if I had improved my fishing, although I hadn't been here a great deal in the previous months which wasn’t the best preparation for the festival.
In Jake’s opinion one of the most important aspects of being successful on the match fishing scene is being able to focus your attentions on a venue, or a handful of venues that suit your style of fishing.
I n the past I have been as guilty as they come of never settling at a specific venue or ‘type’ of venue, and therefore never really giving myself the opportunity to develop a tactic that is going to bring ongoing success.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy visiting new venues, it is a great way to keep things fresh and since relocating it is something that I have had to do to fi nd the venues that I am going to use as the core of my match fi shing outings. In doing so I have had some good results and picked up a few pennies along the way.
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Posted by Match Fishing Magazine on Wednesday, 27 September 2017
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Few anglers win as many matches as Giles Cochrane. Here the Welsh wizard lifts the lid on a simple but devastating tactic.
Lead fishing for me has been the most consistent way of catching on most of the venues I have fished over the years, purely because I am not looking to achieve perfect presentation. Essentially it is a bolt rig!
The setup is simple but the feeding is not.
Saturday, September 9th saw the final of the MAM (Match Anglers Matches) take place at Staffordshire’s Heronbrook Fisheries, an event organised and run by David Marshall and sponsored by Mosella UK.
Ninety anglers had made their way through a series of 16 qualifying rounds and were competing to win the £2,000 first prize, runners-up prizes of £1,000 for second place and £500 for third. Further to that ,every five-peg section would be worth £100. So it was all to play for.
Email:*
vince_lunn@yahoo. co. uk
Match/Event Name:*
Sensas Commercial House League
Date (dd/mm/yyyy):*
10/09/2017
Location of Match:*
Swinford/ The Crane
Number of Pegs/Anglers:*
50
Report:
The 1st round of the Sensas Commercial House League was fished on a clear river with very windy conditions. The Jack Whites and Frys sections had a tide peak just after the start of the match.
After winning an open match at Hallcroft Fishery with 289lb of carp, Match Fishing chose to follow Colmic star Jamie Wilde through an afternoon match at the same venue. But would the fish play ball again?
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Jamie draws Peg 11 on the island of Moat Pool. It’s opposite the peg where he had 289lb to win the open match at the weekend – a favourable area.
John Allerton uncovers his lethal method for kicking-off a match on a commercial, guaranteed to get you ahead before the opposition can blink…
The most commonly asked question that I get asked is how to start a match. While this seems to be an area of fishing that a lot of people are unsure about, it is one that I am very confident in.
No matter what kind of fishing you’re doing, it’s vital that you settle into a match confidently, and if you can get a few bites and put some fish in the net early, that’s all the better.
How you start the match, however, can affect what happens later in the day too.
