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EXCLUSIVE
MORE FOOD
FOR THOUGHT
We ’r e g e t t i n g t o t h a t t i m e o f
the year when bait choice for
the coming spring months will
be high on the list for many
seasoned carp anglers. The
buds are starting to appear
on the trees, I’ve seen more
than a few midges and I’ve
seen the carp moving about
more in the past fortnight,
despite a succession of cold
easterly winds.
Anyone that follows my
column in Carpology will
know that I believe the
increased
daylight
hours
i n Fe b r u a r y m a k e a h u g e
d i f f e r e n c e, p o s s i b l y m o r e s o
than the actual temperatures
and once we hit March, well,
w e ’r e v i r t u a l l y h o m e a n d
h o s e d a r e n ’t w e ?
I n n e x t m o n t h ’s i s s u e I
will be writing a few brief
words about the correlation
between bait and rigs. Are
w e o v e r- t h i n k i n g o u r r i g s i f
the carp simply want to eat
more of our bait? Will a good
bait overcome their caution
over certain rigs?
I t ’s a d e b a t a b l e t o p i c, s i m p l y
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