CARBKING wrote:
Hi Fishfriends
Please give some recipes that really work in this cold weather as i struggle a lot now to hook even a small size fish
Thanks friends
Dips and bait is not all that is neede for catching fish. Maybe try finding the fish first. Distance is much more important. Maybe the fish are close(20-30m). Maybe they are out far (100-150m). No use having the perfect bait where no fish ever swims.
Also try to get info on the venue you will be fishing, weather etc. Maybe the spot where you are fishing is very shallow. Or there is only large fish that are very clever and only get caught using UK styke angling(check out the Specimen section. Maybe it is just a very difficult venue(like Roodeplaat is for me) where there is a lot of natural food around.
All these things play a role. We had a clubcomp at the Vaal beginning of the month and I won with a total of 2 fish. Another club also fished the Vaal on the same day, but at another venue and the winner got 20 fish.
Tight lines and good luck with the research!