The start of a new series of tips from the UK’s most iconic carper Terry Hearn.
Tel will cover technical, watercraft and bait related tips throughout the year, sharing valuable knowledge gleaned from over twenty years of being right at the top of the big carp scene.
First up – Floater Fishing – Be Prepared!
A stunning upper 30 taken off the surface
‘Make sure to pack the floater kit. It’s very easy to look out of the window, see that it’s wet and windy and decide to save on weight and leave it at home, but at this time of the year the weather can change in an instant.
One day it can be damp and dreary with temperatures barely into double figures, and the next it can be hot and sticky with temperatures into the 20’s. Don’t get caught out!
Most of us are already carrying spools of light stretchy mono and small hooks for zigging, as nowadays its well known that zigs can produce the goods from as early as February, so when it comes to fishing on the surface there really shouldn’t be a great deal to add.
A dedicated floater rod combined with a smaller, lighter reel (I use an E-S-P Floater rod with a Daiwa SS2600 reel), along with a separate bag containing half a dozen assorted controller floats and the floaters of your choice is all thats needed.
The perfect rod for floater fishing
When conditions are right it’s possible to catch more off the top in a single afternoon than it would be fishing on the bottom for two or three whole nights, making floater fishing a tactic not to be ignored’.
Tel