Lee Thornton reveals a margin approach for the modern era. Margin fishing is in a period of transition, and in this feature we are looking at modifying the way we feed and fish existing baits on commercials down the margins, to try and give you the winning edge.
Groundbait and micro pellets are probably the most used baits down the edge, but fish have wised up to these tactics, making methods that used to work far less effective. This in my opinion is down to two reasons: one, the fish get used to being caught in a certain way and are conditioned to behave differently to avoid getting caught, and two, once every angler fishes in a similar way, any key defining edge is taken away, making the draw more important than before.
Chris Cameron thinks simple is best in the hunt for match-winning nets of F1s!
There is an abundance of theories on the pursuit of our commercial F1s, and this is of course inevitable as they are so widespread and there will always need to be an evolution of tactics to stay ahead of the game.
There is a vast complexity to how you approach F1 fishing and there are the obvious forerunners to the tactical parade, but it’s not always relevant as a universal blueprint to success as the variables are vast – water temperature, target weights and the specifics of any chosen venue, to list just a few.
It’s the latter of these that Middy’s Chris Cameron will offer a bit more scrutiny to and an insight into his experiences at the popular Manor Farm Leisure in Worcestershire.
The normal perceived approach to F1s is to get busy, and that’s REALLY get busy in respect of how many lines you will be planning to move between in any particular match to stay in touch with what most of the time can be a finicky species.
Often associated with catching big carp, paste fishing is a devastating method during the warmer months. In this video Lee Thornton proves its just as effective for catching big numbers of small carp too...
Fishing for skimmers on natural venues are usually associated with natural baits but this isn't the case for Jordan Hall who favours a pellet approach for big weights of skimmers and bream!
MF’s Alex Bones takes one of Middy’s latest flagship feeder rods out on the bank – the Reactacore XZ Ultra Control 12ft 6in 3pc Feeder, but what’s it all about… ?
