Tempo Angling

[PI]

Hi There,

I have recently fishing competitively with the ProAm series and find it extremely difficult to keep my cool when the fish are biting every 5 - 25min. I'm fine with the 30+min intervals...., but I'm sure that I can catch more fish.

Can you guys perhaps give me pointers to make the most of my time?
 
PI

 

[Waldok]

Enigma once said at a sealine clinic in Apr 2010 that "tempo" angling is not always about the speed you get the fish, but rather the "rythm" you get your fish with. That makes sense if you think about it in cases where the fish bites on a regular basis.

An example he gave was with your first cast. If you get a bite on the rod before your second rod is in, it can sometimes be better to leave your first rod as is or strike and put the rod down, get you second one in, retrieve the first one. Then load your rod again with an already prepared trace and get it in as quickly as possible, if the fish are on the go, your second rod will by this time be on the fish.

Keep on working, and be over prepared on ready traces with a bol on, floatie on the hook etc. You cannot afford to have a rod to long out of the water for whatever reason.

And stay calm under pressure. Still important to get to your "kol", no use you rush and miss it completely. Keep the rythm going.

My thoughts.

 

[Naruto]

Daai woorde van Enigma sal altyd in my kop vassteek. Ek het juis die naweek op n stadium so moes hengel. Vis byt nog voor die ander stok in is. Hoe net kop. Maak altyd so 2-4 stroppe gereed. Wat jy ook kan probeer as die vis so lekker byt is op net elke 3de of 4de bol dips op te sit. Die res is net Laai en gooi. Een ker by Biermans het ek nnet elke 3de gooi n boll aangesit. Die res van die tyd net plain floaties op die hoeke en ek het geeindig met 37 vis wat weeg. Was derde vir daai dag, want ek het een vas laat val in die water oppad keepnet toe en ek het te laat agtergekom die vis byt al is daar nie n bol op nie.

 

[CARP1]

Ek is ook maar nuut in die kompeterende ding,maar stem saam met Waldok en Naruto.Dan ook klein dingetjies.

Was op 'n kliniek wat Dewald vd Walt,Fanie de Jongh en Jumbo Willemse gehou het,en hulle het baie klem op klein goedjies gele.

Bv,probeer jou beweging beperk.As die vis regtig aan die gang kom is jy permanent besig.Hoe minder jy hoef te beweeg hoe beter.As jy regs is,sit jou emmer met voer aan die regterkant.Dan hoef jy nie te draai om jou regterhand in die linker emmer te steek nie.As jy 40 bolle gaan druk in 'n dag maak dit sin.

Wat ek ook wil kry is daai keepnet-stand wat jou skepnet en visstok kan vat.Jy kan vrek baie tyd spaar as jy nie 3 keer die water hoef in te loop vir elke vis nie.

My 2c...

 

[PI]

Thanx guys,I appreciate your feedback.
I already have the keepnet with the fittings to hold your rod and net, and I must say it does save time.
How many prepared traces would you say is sufficient? 6maybe
Im planning to use another bucket to put the ready made traces in, should I only put the floatie on? I suppose the swd will go off if you leave it to long..

PI

 

[CARP1]

Im the laziest SOB in the world when it comes to traces,but I try to have 20 Sliding Rietvlei's,20 Fixed Rietvlei's and 20 Vaaldam's in the box.You never know what your spots going to be like,so I try to be prepared for snags.

I never bait up beforehand.1st figure out what the fish are taking.Sometimes they prefer floaties,but sometime bait that lies on the bottom.

 

[Naruto]

Carp1, you will see some days you have to bait up before the fish bite. If you fall behind the tempo just a little bit you will loose by as much as 10 fish at the end of the day. This past clubcomp I only realised an hour into the comp where the fish were and I was 8 fish behind the leader at the end of the day. I normally have at least 2 ready loaded traces(one for each rod)> Get yourself the ready made semolina doug from Carp World or MG Baits(if I am not mistaken). These last a long time and don't go off.

 

[CARP1]

Let me clarify.....I will load 4 traces before the hooter goes.2 goes into the water,and the next 2 is ready to go as well.

I have never loaded any bait at home the previous evening,although I have heard that it does happen at Bloemhof with the top guys fishing Nationals.

Any case,if the tempo starts increasing I will load an additional 2 traces,ie 2 in the water and 4 ready to go.

 

[Naruto]

CARP1 wrote:

Let me clarify.....I will load 4 traces before the hooter goes.2 goes into the water,and the next 2 is ready to go as well.

I have never loaded any bait at home the previous evening,although I have heard that it does happen at Bloemhof with the top guys fishing Nationals.

Any case,if the tempo starts increasing I will load an additional 2 traces,ie 2 in the water and 4 ready to go.

Ah! I see... I also don't think that loading traces at n
night before a comp can make difference unless for boilies/carp comps. Or maybe rigging baits for barbel and freezing it.