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Bait moulding
Mike Fenner fished the Specimen Lake, using his Tipping rod;
method feeder and hair-rigged sweet corn.
Having set up the equipment Mike
made a few trial casts and eventually clipped up to the island off peg
3 and started his session. He had decided to use a Garbolino “Speed
Mould” as this piece of kit, which was designed by Garbolino match ace
Neil Machin, provides a perfect parcel of bait for each cast. Mike also
stayed with the Neil Machin theme by using BagEm baits Red Reaper
method mix that has been specifically created for BagEm by Neil.
The inset pictures show how the
mould is used.
- Mould, feeder, and method mix
- Place the bait in the mould
- Fill the mould with method mix
- Press the feeder into the mould
- Invert the mould and remove the feeder
- Half fill the feeder
- Replace the feeder and press down again
- Invert mould and remove the feeder
- Cast in and place the rod on the rest
- Set the tip so that there is a slight bend
- When the fish takes simply lift into the bite
Result
Mike caught steadily throughout the
session, finishing with a mixed bag of carp, chub, bream and roach.
Mikes Tip - Clipping up for those
young anglers who have not attempted it is using the line clip on the
reel spool to trap the line. To do this firstly cast out to the area
you wish to fish in, once you are happy with your cast place the line
into the line clip. This then means that each subsequent time you cast
the line is stopped at the same distance and the bait falls repeatedly
in the same place, keeping your feed concentrated and drawing fish into
the swim.