In-Line Feeder Rigs
Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:57 pm
Feeder Rigs:
Top anglers are in the habit of saving all the bits of bait they take off their hooks when re baiting and also keeping bait left over from previous sessions. Some guys just throw this stuff into the edge of the surf to create a ground bait effect which can attract flounder, bass, bream, rockling, whiting, rays, dogfish etc. However to maximise the effectiveness of ground bait you need to incorporate swim feeders into your rig. By accurately recasting the feeder each time you can literally build up a “swim” just as you would in a river. For example, by adding a feeder just above the lead to a two-hook gilthead bream rig will produce far more bites. Bream, being a shoal fish, are competing hard for any available food. They instinctively go for the area where the scent is strongest. By presenting your baits above a feeder you are drawing the bulk of the fish directly to your own baits, and the biggest fish tend to be the most competitive in a tight shoal and will bully smaller fish away from a small area where food is concentrated.
Again, the use of a feeder rig can catch you far more rays than any bait fished individually. Rays respond well to a strong scent trail and are willing to move to follow it up providing the trail stays consistent. This is where standard rigs without a feeder fail because the bait washes out too quickly leaving too weak a scent trail. The feeder rig compensates for the rapid wash out of a hook bait by slowly releasing scent in to the water maintaining a far stronger overall scent for the ray to hone in on. Obviously the mix you put into the feeder will have a determining effect on the fish you are likely to attract. I would use a very different mix and presentation close-in fishing for bass or bream say than I would use for rays at distance!
For close range fishing it pays to use a fine mixture that will release quickly. Mix some finely chopped up bits of bait with dry bread crumb and aim for a semi dry consistency. For longer range casting, aim for a slightly softer consistency and add the bait to bran and then mix in some fish oil attractant like pilchard oil. This works well for ray and huss. For dog fish try filling the feeder with CAT FOOD! A good one is Felix in prawn flavour! A top tip is that you might need to open up the feeder holes a little to allow the bait escape more quickly/easily for shore fishing.
Diagrams Attached.
Top anglers are in the habit of saving all the bits of bait they take off their hooks when re baiting and also keeping bait left over from previous sessions. Some guys just throw this stuff into the edge of the surf to create a ground bait effect which can attract flounder, bass, bream, rockling, whiting, rays, dogfish etc. However to maximise the effectiveness of ground bait you need to incorporate swim feeders into your rig. By accurately recasting the feeder each time you can literally build up a “swim” just as you would in a river. For example, by adding a feeder just above the lead to a two-hook gilthead bream rig will produce far more bites. Bream, being a shoal fish, are competing hard for any available food. They instinctively go for the area where the scent is strongest. By presenting your baits above a feeder you are drawing the bulk of the fish directly to your own baits, and the biggest fish tend to be the most competitive in a tight shoal and will bully smaller fish away from a small area where food is concentrated.
Again, the use of a feeder rig can catch you far more rays than any bait fished individually. Rays respond well to a strong scent trail and are willing to move to follow it up providing the trail stays consistent. This is where standard rigs without a feeder fail because the bait washes out too quickly leaving too weak a scent trail. The feeder rig compensates for the rapid wash out of a hook bait by slowly releasing scent in to the water maintaining a far stronger overall scent for the ray to hone in on. Obviously the mix you put into the feeder will have a determining effect on the fish you are likely to attract. I would use a very different mix and presentation close-in fishing for bass or bream say than I would use for rays at distance!
For close range fishing it pays to use a fine mixture that will release quickly. Mix some finely chopped up bits of bait with dry bread crumb and aim for a semi dry consistency. For longer range casting, aim for a slightly softer consistency and add the bait to bran and then mix in some fish oil attractant like pilchard oil. This works well for ray and huss. For dog fish try filling the feeder with CAT FOOD! A good one is Felix in prawn flavour! A top tip is that you might need to open up the feeder holes a little to allow the bait escape more quickly/easily for shore fishing.
Diagrams Attached.
Re: In-Line Feeder Rigs
Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:13 am
do think crushed peeler shell and legs might work, maybe add in a bit of bran to hold the flavour
Re: In-Line Feeder Rigs
Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:10 am
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