Hi Andy. I fish like you using pva bags and leads. Main reason is the river I fish is extremely snaggy and I can get leads and pva mesh quite cheap. Basically I can afford to lose them. Feeders cost in the region of £2.50-£3.00 a feeder. To buy one and lose one first cast in a snag isn't the best feeling. I've caught more fish using a feeder but the bigger ones seem to come out using bags. Whether the fish spook off the feeder I don't know.
I normally use PVA bags but I do use feeders, just depends on the river and conditions. I've never noticed any real difference regarding fish size versus PVA or feeder. Tight lines 🎣
Hi Andy me and my brother in law were fishing to the left of you at Normanton on Trent the same day. Both blanked but returning this Thursday. On the Worksop book. Had a lot of barbel there last year
Well you did better than me when I fished that peg all I got were Bream bites, should have persisted I guess. Have you noticed any pattern as to what state of tide tends to produce the most Barbel ( Flood, Ebb, Top/Bottom of the tide) ?
I tend to find I catch more barbel when the river has some flow on it, when the tide is going out, once it starts backing up as the tide comes in and there is no/little flow, it becomes bream time!
Hi Andy. I fish like you using pva bags and leads. Main reason is the river I fish is extremely snaggy and I can get leads and pva mesh quite cheap. Basically I can afford to lose them. Feeders cost in the region of £2.50-£3.00 a feeder. To buy one and lose one first cast in a snag isn't the best feeling. I've caught more fish using a feeder but the bigger ones seem to come out using bags. Whether the fish spook off the feeder I don't know.
I normally use PVA bags but I do use feeders, just depends on the river and conditions. I've never noticed any real difference regarding fish size versus PVA or feeder. Tight lines 🎣
Hi Andy any chance where is that area or with club ? Day ticket ?
It's Barbel Society water, no day tickets.
Hi Andy me and my brother in law were fishing to the left of you at Normanton on Trent the same day. Both blanked but returning this Thursday. On the Worksop book. Had a lot of barbel there last year
Shame you blanked, good luck on Worksop 🤞🎣
Well you did better than me when I fished that peg all I got were Bream bites, should have persisted I guess. Have you noticed any pattern as to what state of tide tends to produce the most Barbel ( Flood, Ebb, Top/Bottom of the tide) ?
I tend to find I catch more barbel when the river has some flow on it, when the tide is going out, once it starts backing up as the tide comes in and there is no/little flow, it becomes bream time!
@@DeggersFishing Thank you. I'm still trying to sus. out the tidal. Hopefully getting better every season. 👍
@@yorkyone2143what peg is this… or which stretch of the Trent? (Not trying to poach as I got my own spot but I want to know if it’s truly tidal?)