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Hookable pellet for pole up in the water rigs
Experiment with your preferred hook manufacturer to find one with a wide gap and fits nicely into the pellet with hook point visible. Don’t worry about fish shyness. The key is when the float goes under that you strike the hook home and land the fish. If you are foul hooking or not landing bites then immediately opt for a larger hook size. I’ve used a red coloured hook so you can see it clearer in these pictures.The way in which the bait is presented is very important and can make a huge difference. Simply push the point of the hook through the top centre of the pellet and turn down, so the shank of the hook is inside the middle of the pellet and the sharp point is out in the open. Please take your time and be gentle with this approach. Don’t be concerned the fish will be shy of the bare hook point. It’s important to upgrade your hook size so that you hit each bite with a fish in the net. When you find the right setup you will be amazed how many fish are desperate to eat these pellets. The set up is simple and very effective in its own design.
Waggler fishing soft pellet.
The way in which the bait is presented is very important and can make a huge difference. If you look at the pictures of the hair rig, it is quite self-explanatory. The length of the hair does make a difference and sometimes you will need to lengthen or shorten it depending on your bites. In the example below I've used ready tided hairs rigs normally used for corn. If you find that you are loosing a few fish off and some are hooked inside the mouth in the soft flesh, shorten the hair off. If you find you are still loosing them shallow up a little bit. Two inches of depth can make all the difference when fishing shallow and this is something that I can't stress enough.
Carp are very clever on established fisheries they can suck bait in and blow it out without giving you any indication at all. You should get positive bites on this method but you need to strike at every bite. It shouldn't take you long to suss out the difference between liners and proper bites. The same principle applies for other coarse fish, if the float is poorly set up and twitches then this could be a bite, in a perfect set up each movement of the float is resulting in hooking a fish.


You need to experiment feeding throughout the match to establish how the fish want the bait on the day. To give a brief outline sometimes you will need to feed once a minute and on other occasions you will need to feed four times a minute. Sometimes 4-6 pellets, (especially early in the year) is enough, however on other days you will need to feed 10-20 pellets. I never feed more than 20 pellets, as I'd rather feed less more often to keep the fish in the top 18ins of water. The whole design point of this new bait is to bring the carp or other coarse fish up from the bottom and take your catches on the drop or as close to the surface as permitting on that day. The quicker the bites at the top layers the quicker you can fill your net and get your bait out again. The Soft Hook & Feed 6mm pellets and the smaller 2mm Soft feed pellets will very slowly fall from the surface down the water layers to the bottom, either from you catapulting them in or dropping them from the cup, your pellet up in the water rig should behave exactly how your lose feed behaves.

Master this and have a competitive edge against your fellow competitor sitting in the swim next door or enjoy catching larger coarse fish with a simple and hassle free approach for pleasure anglers wanting to try something the match people have secretly known about and have been using in the last two years of the sport.
Chubber
 The Chubber float is ideal for fast flowing river/canal fishing it is often used with big baits.
The lift method
Perfect still water presentation and striking ability of registering quick takes from carp, tench, chub, barbel, bream will all fall to this method. Attach the waggler to the main line using a bottom float rubber. Place a shot large enough to sink the float 6 to 8 inches from the hook. Slide the float either up or down until just the tip is showing. When a fish takes the bait the shot lifts off the lake bed causing the float to rise in the water, then strike.
It is well worth while to perfect the “lift method” for catching all specimen coarse fish with pro-match 10mm boilies, pellets or other baits.
The stick float
Stick floats are only used on flowing waters generally at short range. A 20 or 22 hook for caster, maggot and squat and a 14 or 16 for meat, sweet corn or pellet.
The waggler on the river/canal
A waggler set up is ideal for fishing slower deeper stretches of river where distance casting is required. String the shot out in shirt button style down the length of the line below the float with a smaller (dust shot) nearer the hook allowing the bait to sink in a more natural manner. Start off fishing as close to the bed of the river as possible but if snags become a problem shallow off slightly. Shorten the depth of the rig gradually until the target species are located.
Waggler fishing on still water
This is a very popular form of fishing and the example shown with the bulk shot close to the float is probably close to the top of the list. Place a single shot about 6 to 10 inches from the hook to assist in bite detection Alter the position of the shot or the rig if bites are hard to hit.  Use as finer tipped float as the weather will permit. The bites will be more positive.

Carp rig (pole)
A very effective pole rig for fishing big baits such as sweet corn, luncheon meat and pellet on waters which house the smaller resident carp. A powerful carp pole is really essential with a elastic of no less than size 10.

Set up the rig so that the bulk of the shot is near to the bottom regardless of it being a string of shot or an ollivette. Use a strong hook which is the appropriate size for the bait you are using. Size 14 holds a 6mm soft feed pellet nicely. If the fish are hard to come by use the pole cup for both consistency in amounts of bait and accuracy.
The dibber
This rig is best used in shallow water or on the canal system. Ideally suited to far bank canal fishing, margin and shallow water carp fishing. Simple to make up. Place three number 8 shot on the line and attach your hook length. Use line and hook sizes suitable to your baits. A 20 or 22 hook for caster, maggot and squat and a 14 or 16 for meat, sweet corn or pellet.
Leger rig
The fixed paternoster is a perfect ledger rig for still water ledgering. Tie a 12 inch link to the main line with a four turn water knot it is a good idea to terminate this with a snap swivel which will allow you to alter the size of the feeder or the lead you wish to use. With out the need for retie the whole rig. Tie the hook length to the remaining 6 inches of the main line with your preferred knot. It is best to start with a hook length about 3 feet long and shorten it as required if the bites are hard to hit.
The loop method
A simple yet remarkably effective rig for both still and running water. The feeder is held on a loop so that a fish taking the bait does not feel any resistance from the weight, allowing very sensitive bite detection. Form a small loop and then a bigger one about 6 inches with the double over hand loop knot. Ensure the feeder, swivel or ledger is in place before tying the big loop. Attach the hook length with the loop to loop knot.