Just getting into my carp fishing your videos are amazing really helpful as well can't wait try these techniques

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic to hear and enjoy the journey!

This is just what I needed, some easy to understand tuition for a novice. keep them coming Matt

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! Great to hear that and glad to be part of your journey. Cheers, Matt.

I'm new to fishing but I've learnt a lot watching your KZread channel and helped me correct the mistakes I was making.

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi David, thanks very much for the feedback, much appreciated 👍

Thanks for sharing Matthew. Great detail.

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Mark, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers, Matt.

omg nice one just what i needed step by step

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, thanks for your comment! Glad it can help you. Cheers, Matt.

Superb video thanks Matt - tips & guidance are just brilliant. Nice one 👍👍

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig, thanks for the feedback, great to hear 👍

Thanks for the informative clip 👊🏼🤘🏽

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Neal, glad you enjoyed the video! Any questions, just shout 👍

Very helpful thank you so much. I’m just getting into carp fish . And this video has learned me to feel the lead down something I didn’t know

@matthewcollinsangler

11 ай бұрын

That's great to hear and I hope you enjoy browsing the rest of the channel. Plenty of videos that can help you on your journey 😊

Thanks Matt very useful tips, I like the sweet band tip thanks again

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, glad you liked it. You can do it with a damp cloth but the sweat bands work so much better 👍

Great tips glad to have watched many thanks

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Fantastic instructions Matt, love the sweatband tip 👍🏽

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

Cool, great to hear, yeah, very useful that!

Another very informative video 👌🏽🎣

@matthewcollinsangler

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear mate, thanks 👍

Another great video with lots of tips. Thanks Matthew.

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kane, glad you found it useful 👍

@KaneNelson

4 жыл бұрын

I haven’t watched a video of yours yet and not picked up at least one thing that has been useful information. I like the way you articulate your explanations. Keep em coming.

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

@@KaneNelson Thanks for the support Kane, we've got plenty of ideas in the pipeline 👍

A very good video again .👌

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the support mate 👍

your videos are a big help, thanks very much, I'm just beginning carp fishing and its a lot to take in.

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

I'm really glad this is helping you 😊 Good luck in your adventures and most important of all, enjoy the sport 😊

@azaz...

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler thank you sir.

Very helpful video. Thank you.

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it. Matt.

Very informative thanks 👍

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for the feedback 😊

I really enjoy your video's - very informative - thank you

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much John, that's very nice to hear. Cheers, Matt.

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

@Wheaten Zoomies Hi mate, glad you liked it. I’m always mixing my words and there’s only so much we can do in the edits lol. At one point I say “it keeps you in contact with the rod for longer”, I meant to say “lead” not “rod” 😂

Excellent presentation ☺

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Another great Vid never gave a lot of thought to wetting the line before but Thinking on I do find I fish with less tangles once I have the line wet over the day.

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Phillip, yeah it makes a massive difference. Some people slag off various line manufacturers and tackle companies because after six weeks of use, the line has gone coily and twisted. I think that most of the problem is that the line has become really dry. Dipping the spool before casting out helps but it takes many hours for enough water to be absorbed back into nylon so that it becomes supple again. Thanks for the feedback 👍

Matt, I've not been proper carp fishing for many years for a multitude of reasons - I've never used a line clip so have no experience using this system. However it seems a bit heath Robinson given today's technology - let's take a rod and reel and think about how can we combine the 2 to do what a clip/measuring sticks do - rod - place a sensor in one/two of the rings that transmits a signal to a control box that you have already set the distance to - let say 65 yards - you punch this in and then cast out - when the line is at 65 yards a signal is transmitted to the reel to close the bail arm - this is a basic principle - the controller box can be built to store hundreds of distances - this would be very useful during the night - the control box could be your phone - run by an app of some sort - the app could also show if the cast has gone to the left or right -

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Hi John, you’re right that in today's modern carping world, the humble line clip isn't exactly high tech but a decent line clip is a key feature on any quality carp reel and one I’d never want to lose. The modern way of getting your bait and rig back out to the same spot time and time again with great accuracy and precision is to use a GPS enabled bait boat with fully automatic steering. You just use the echo sounder to scan the lake bed and choose a spot and then program it. You literally load the rig and bait and select which position each rod is going to, it sails itself out, drops the rig and drives itself home. It’s all wonderful of course until the batteries run out lol. Personally I like the traditional methods 😉 Rowing boats, prodding sticks, marker rods, leading rods etc. no batteries required. They take more skill and time to use but that’s half the fun for me. That’s the great thing about fishing, there are many ways to enjoy it 😊 All the best, Matt.

@johncroucher6053

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler I agree - more tech means less angler skill - finding a spot, casting to it and then catching I think would give you more of a buzz - still I'm surprised that the big tackle companies haven't investigated this :)

Thanks Matthew hope that helps me as when i cast some times the line goes up and to the side. I do try to stand in the way that you showed but it goes up and out to the right.

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Hi David, the trick is that the rod must travel in a vertical line from its start position to the end. It’s a chopping motion really. If the rod travels straight, so will the lead. You can practice almost anywhere with a 3ft long stick. It’s all about muscle memory. If the lead is sometimes going too high then your release point is inconsistent. The lead should be released so that it travels on a path at 45 degrees to the ground. This is harder to practice at home. During the winters I used to take myself off to a deserted gravel pit and aim at a marker float. I’d clock up a hundred or so casts in a couple of hours and my action improved. If you only cast when you fish you don’t do it enough to get better if you know what I mean. Hope that helps. Good luck, Matt.

@davidcuddy5609

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt I'll was think that after watching your film as where i fish is so close i was going to go a try what you said but now i can use the tip you said just now i can do this to inprove my casting thanks very much.

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidcuddy5609 You're welcome David, hope it works for you, let me know how you get on. Matt.

Watch next: ✅ Watch next: How to spool a carp reel 👉 kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZomWmJaKh6isacY.html 00:13 Feeling the lead down with a leading rod 04:42 Feeling the lead down with mono 06:22 Feeling the lead down with a rig on 08:15 What are the benefits of feeling the lead down 09:31 What happens when you use different leads 10:52 How to keep your line supple

Matt your informative videos are second to none. Honestly mate they are incredible. I've been fishing for around 20 years and still learning through your videos. Can I ask where you learnt all this from?

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Leo, thanks very much for your very kind words of support mate. It really does mean a lot to us. Well, I think like a lot of people I first picked up bits and pieces along the way. I’m an engineer by profession so I like to solve problems and I worked a lot of things out myself. I also got to meet some very good anglers and tried to learn from them. 10 years ago I was confident enough to buy a lake in France. I’ve met some very interesting anglers doing this and so I’ve been able to test and perfect a lot of things over time that wouldn't have been possible on my own. The learning never stops and there’s no point in all this stuff staying in my head which is why it’s so great to share it with a wider audience 😊

@leosumner9317

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler Thanks for your reply. You tell us things the big tackle and bait companies don't tell us. So I'm grateful for that. Keep up with the good work mate

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

@@leosumner9317 I'm not here to sell any products lol Thanks for the feedback, plenty of ideas in the pipeline 👍

Top vid mate! You sure are brave with all those trees around :P ;)

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, you’re not going to let that go are you 😂😂 !

@LLCoolPeas

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler 😅😅😅 4:33 scraper spot

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

@@LLCoolPeas Eagle eyes 😂😂

Yet another clear, factual video, I always gain knowledge from your videos,, thank you for sharing. Do you have any tips on preventing rig tangles,, when trees prevent overhead casts , so sideways flick of 20 / 30 yrds into shallow margins, I find 50% rigs come back tangled, I've shortened rigs to min, but still have problem. (running ledger)

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, really glad you like it and thanks so much for your kind words of encouragement. So sure there are a few things you can do regarding tangles. Firstly I’d use my mono D rig as it's naturally very anti tangle. To make it even better use heavier mono or something like a stiff rig material. To give yourself more time in shallow water try a trilobe lead like I show in the video towards the end. The other way to do it is to use solid PVA bags. Sure they make a bit of a splosh when they go in but presentation is guaranteed. Don’t forget that you can also hit the clip with a side flick cast. After you make the cast follow the lead with the tip of the rod and then start drawing back the rod to the left or right, keeping it low to the water, just before the lead hits the clip. Upon impact of the water, draw the lead back and stop in the same position and it will drop down sweet tangle free every time. This overcasting technique works very well in shallow water. If you do a lot of this sort of fishing then shorter rods would be a great advantage. You might know it but Nash now makes a great tool for spooning rigs out up to 15m with total stealth and precision. I don’t have one myself but they’d be worth considering if you were doing a lot of that sort of work. www.nashtackle.co.uk/en/tackle/baiting/distance-sticks/bushwhacker-baiting-pole-system-15-metre/ Hope these tips helps, let me know how you get on. Cheers, Matt.

@scottpeters5624

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler Thanks a lot for a very concise reply,, yes I copied your mono d rig with success last weds , a 22lb mirror. But I lost 2 pints of blood to mosquitos!! A really nice functional rig,, I used 25lb fluorocarbon, pretty stiff stuff,, And yes baiting poles are really good idea, I could definitely use one, especially in my local water, I fish an old, in parts, fairly overgrown Fort moat in gosport hants ,, I am saving up for one , Also saving for a French 4/5 day trip,, and only one venue in mind 👍👍😃 Thanks again for reply and please keep making your videos,, Ive watched nearly all them now and really like every aspect of them, so clear how you break down rig components into its function within the rig. And most importantly I learnt about proper care and handling of a carp once caught. From you I think the D, E, A should make that video compulsory viewing before issuing licences.

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

@@scottpeters5624 Hi Scott. Thanks very much for the amazing feedback mate, it’s really nice to hear. I really enjoy exchanging and sharing what I’ve learnt over the years from different people and helping others. Sounds like a fascinating water you’ve got access to there. Lots of quality fishing in that part of the world (or so I’ve heard). It’s amazing to hear that you’d like to come and visit us. We only rent out Beausoleil on an exclusive hire basis from Saturday to Saturday though. If money is a little tight then we do offers from time to time on the website. All the best mate, Matt.

i fish 3ft to 5ft pools its hard casting great

super bro

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy 👍

Hi Matt Watching a lot of your brilliant videos lately to train myself up! 😊 When you cast to a chosen distance on the line clip, how do cast to the same spot again after taking the line off the clip please?

@matthewcollinsangler

Жыл бұрын

Hi John, Glad you’re enjoying the channel 😊 Regarding your question: just walk out your line to the same marked distance or use distance sticks and count the wraps, clip up and go again. If you want to make a more permanent marker on the line, you can use lightweight pole elastic and a 4 turn water knot. If you do this, unclip the rig, then cast out beyond the elastic, wind back the elastic through the rings, clip up at this point, wind back fully in, clip the rig back on and cast out. Hope that helps.

@johnmurphy1466

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler Great! Thanks so much Matt, I’ve a bit to learn but I want to get it right and your channel is perfect 👌

Great video Matthew I definitely will be practicing in the winter like you suggest with the marker float. Often when recasting while clipped up my cast wanders to the right. What am I doing wrong there? Thanks

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, glad you liked it! There are a couple of things to look at here. Firstly, when hitting the clip at range, the wind will have a massive effect as will the height of the cast. If the wind is blowing left to right, not only will the wind affect the initial trajectory but when you hit the clip and stop the lead, the lead takes a little time to slow and the wind can really take hold at this point and exaggerate the drift. Sometimes I do a low “punch style” cast to minimise the wind. Also don’t forget that if you're fishing a sheltered lake you may not feel much wind on the ground but as soon as you launch the lead above the tree line, wind that you can’t feel will push the cast off. I am teaching myself how to fish a massive gravel pit (500 acres) and I’ve had a few wayward casts! Rather than change the angle of the cast and aim into the wind (which will lose me distance), I move up the bank into the wind and use the wind to bring the lead in on target. The other key factor here is technique. You need to drive the rod through in a straight line. If you have the odd cast go off to the right then this is something that you can work on. Try practicing a shorter range and really tighten up your grouping and work back up to bigger distances. I know that when I’m giving it everything I have they don’t always go where I want them to and at 120m+ I can be 20m off! Of course it generally matters less with this sort of fishing as I’m covering a wide area anyways. Hope that gives you a few things to think about. Cheers, Matt.

Fantastic yet again sir! Hey quick question, what is your go to Carp line? Braid, Mono or Fluoro and lb? Thanks so much!!!

@matthewcollinsangler

Жыл бұрын

Hi mate, thanks! My go to line is 12lb Nash Bullet, casts well, robust and reliable. Best used with lead free leader. If I need a leader, I use the Nash mono snag leader in 30lbs.

@stuntznfx

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler Great sir! Thanks for getting back with me so quick! You're a Top Man!!! Cheers!

Great video Matt. Just wondering after finding a spot with your lead rod what position should you hold your rod in when putting the line in the clip e.g should it be pointing up the same as where your fishing rod will be when it hits the clip?

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, thanks for the feedback. Yes that’s right, whatever angle you stop the rod at, is the angle you put the line in the clip at. I also cover clipping up in detail in the second part of my latest video if that helps: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e21129B-qLyvmbw.html All the best with your fishing. Cheers, Matt.

@andrewashley9712

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler brilliant thank you for the reply 👍 ill give this a watch now!

Priceless tips do you cater for 1 person fishing may be 3 days and can is tackle available to rent .

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, great to know that you’re interested in fishing Beausoleil! I’m afraid we only do full weeks from Saturday to Saturday. It’s exclusive hire so you get the whole place (4 acre lake and fully equipped house) just for you and your group, with a max of 4 anglers. We don't supply rods and reels but we do have a few bivvies and bedchairs for rent along with a bait boat. Cradles, slings and weighing equipment along with two rowing boats are provided FOC. Anything else, just let me know 👍 Cheers, Matt.

Hi Matt great content, my casts seem to always fly really high up Is there anything I can do to bring the trajectory down a little so it doesn’t splash so much? Thanks bud

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, the ideal trajectory for a normal cast is for the lead to leave the rod at an angle of 45 degrees from the horizontal. To achieve this you should aim at the target (obvs) and the rod should finish the cast at this 45 degree angle. If you are “skying” your cast you are basically finishing the cast too soon and releasing the line too early before the rod has reached this optimum position. You can’t learn to cast when fishing. You need to learn to cast, then go fishing. Find a field or a quiet water and get busy with a lead. Get a mate to film your action and that should help you identify where you are going wrong. Remember that all the power in a cast comes from your left hand (the one holding the butt of the rod). Your right hand (the one above you head) is just a pivot point. To cast further just pull your left hand down faster and harder. Best of luck, Matt.

Morning, are you saying to cast out first, find a clear spot by dragging the lead across the lake bed, then clip up and re cast to feel the donk?

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Richard, yes that's absolutely spot on. That way you know what you're fishing over. Harder and cleaner the spot, the more often it's visited by carp 😊 Cheers, Matt.

Great vid,does the clip weaken the line over time ?

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, it's something I've never worried about to be honest. I guess it might depend on the reels you have as some line clips are kinder than others. At my lake, we have multiple 100lb + cats which are enormously powerful. Obviously I've been snapped up by a few over the years but I've never pointed the finger at the piece of line that was in the clip. The weakest point in a setup is usually going to be the mainline knot so if you're worried about how strong your setup is, I'd be doing some deadlift tests on your swivel knot 😊

Great video. Really enjoyed watching. I do have one question and would appreciate a feedback. When you spot with braid and the lead is on the ground, you somewhat tighten up the line and put the rod horizontally pointing directly towards the potential spot. Then you can clip it up and counts wraps with distance sticks. So far no problem. But when I switch now to my baited up rod with mono am casting and hitting the clip, I am holding the rod in a somewhat 45 degreeish angle to absorb the shock and feel the lead properly down. But this causes, that the position of the lead on the ground is somewhat different to the original spot. The difference is a simple function of the distance and the depth and the length of the rod and the way you hold it. It may be compensated by the stretch of the mono. Do you take this into account? Or do you think it’s negletable?

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Markus, glad you liked it and thanks for your question. I completely understand why this can be a bit confusing. We will be doing a video specifically on how to use distance sticks etc. in the future and I will cover this exact subject but in the meantime here’s what you need to know. When using a leading rod (with braid) to find a feature to fish to, before you put the line in the clip, you need to set the rod at the angle you are comfortable hitting the clip at with a baited rig. For most situations I want to hit the clip with the rod angled between 45 and 75 degrees to the ground. For some tricky low trajectory casts you may need to hit the clip with the rod flat to the water or at 45 degrees to the side. It doesn’t really matter what the angle is, what matters is that the rod gets to the same position by the time the lead touches bottom. Obviously braid and mono have very different properties. You’re effectively using the leading rod as a long measuring tape. Once you’ve counted the wraps (on the leading rod) as long as you count the same number of wraps without tensioning the mono (on your fishing rod) the distance will be the same. When you make a cast with mono, the stretch in the line means that the lead will travel a little further but by the time it’s swung back towards you and hit the bottom this tension will be virtually gone so it will land pretty much at exactly the same distance away from you as the leading rod lead did. Hope that makes sense. You can always test the theory yourself by tying on some bright popups with PVA tape to the leads of the two different rods and watching where the popups pop up relative to a fixed marker. Best of luck and let me know how you get on. Matt.

@Markusgebvor

3 жыл бұрын

Matthew Collins perfect summary of the thoughts, I wasn’t sure about. It makes super sense too me. When you want to be as accurate as possible when using distance sticks, you need to hold both rods in the same position when clipping up the leading rod and hitting the clip with the baited up road. Since I did some simple math on that using Pythagorean theorem depending on the variables depth and casting distance, there can be some huge difference between the spot you want to land on and where you actually land. It’s especially significant, when you fish in relatively short ranges and the water is really deep. There the mistakes can be way above 1.5 m. I can send around this theoretical error, if you need it for your next video, by the end of August, when being back from vacation. PS: the Test with some bright pop ups or ping pong balls, is a good idea. I’ll do so on my favorite lake where I cast between 20 and 50 m where the water is relatively deep. Here, this should make a huge error, when not clipping up under same conditions.

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

@@Markusgebvor Hi Markus, yes sure Pythagoras would have quite a lot to say on the subject. To be honest, most of the waters I’ve fished have either been shallow (6ft max). When I have been tackling larger venues with depths of 18ft or more I’d been fishing at 120 yards so the error is reduced. Besides at that range I’ve used a throwing stick to spread baits over a very large area (50m x 10m) so precision isn't required. At the end of the day if you want to drop a rig on a very small spot, with absolute precision, there’s only one tool for the job and that’s a rowing boat. I row out a lot of rigs at Beausoleil. Far more accurate than a bait boat too. Again I’ll be incorporating some of this into the next video but I might leave Pythagoras out of it. As an engineer, I love a bit of maths but it’s not for everyone. Very nice to exchange on this with you, it's good to know I'm not the only one obsessed with precision and accuracy.

@Markusgebvor

3 жыл бұрын

Matthew Collins 👌

Hi would u reccomend doing this on practically every cast in a new water? Even if I’m told by bayliff it’s all level and silty?

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, yes absolutely. I wouldn’t just go on what the bailiff says and his answer seems a bit short to me… Lakes are not smooth, or flat, and silt varies enormously in type and structure. Casting out, hitting the clip and feeling the lead is something I do everywhere I fish for every cast. If I don’t, I have absolutely no idea what I’ve landed on, and what the depth is and this information matters to me. If I don’t know what I’m fishing on, if I catch, I don’t really know why. If I don’t know why it’s kinda hard to repeat! There is only one exception to this business of feeling the lead down and that is when I’m fishing at max range with big winds. But even then I’d have a good cast around with a leading rod to make sure I understood what’s in front of me. Feeling for the donk is a fundamental skill that once mastered can make a massive difference to your results but like any skill it’s one that takes years to learn and even longer to master. Best of luck, Matt.

@millwallfan06

3 жыл бұрын

Matthew Collins thanks very much Matt for the detailed reply! I will definitely practise more

Is it possible to feel the donk with a standard line clip? I live in the US (sorry in advance) and use Penn Live Liners and Daiwa Bite N’ Run reels that have the standard plastic triangular type line clips because they're easier to get over here. Even though my daughter and I have been interested in carp fishing for some time, we only caught our first one last year. In an effort to improve I've been crawling the web for videos like yours. My fear of breaking off and/or breaking the clip has prevented me trying to feel the donk down on my own. Any advice would be appreciated.

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Brian, thanks for commenting. I know exactly the type of clip you mean. What really matters is whether or not the clip does visible damage to the line when you tuck it under. The best reels do no damage whatsoever but I’ve seen cheap reels damage the line clipping up for sure. Although I’ve never tried clipping up on a plastic triangle clip (I know exactly the type you mean) I’d certainly give it a go but on some 0.35 diameter mono to start. Take the rig off and just use a lead. That way if the worst happens then you haven't left a live rig in the water for a carp to pick up. Have a go at that a few times and then check the line at the clip carefully (with a jeweler's loupe or eye glass). If you notice any fraying then you have your answer. All is not lost though as you can use pole elastic tied in two places onto the line to create a small D loop. Clip the elastic under the clip rather than the mainline as this will not only act as a cushion when you hit the clip but protect your mainline. I hope that makes sense! Cheers, Matt.

Matt, is there any chance you can do a vid showing how a rig sits depending on the cast? I’ve been messing around chucking every type of hook link material there is into a washing up bowl and found literally nothing stops line arcing up off the bottom. You see videos using uncoated braid with tungsten putty, coated braid, fluorocarbon, all stiff stuff, and ALL of it arcs up off the bottom. Especially if you use a foam nugget. The nugget floats the hook bait above the lead, and when it’s drops it’s a heap. NOTHING straightens it out, no tungsten weights (unless you’ve packed like 4-5 of them), nothing sinks by itself in a straight line. They say use braid over uneven ground blah blah, yet NOTHING sits flats ever. But then am I getting the right affect from hitting a clip? Or stopping the cast with your finger and not allowing line to come off the reel at it sinks ? Because if THAT is the only thing that guarantees a good lie then fact of the matter is, the hooklink material matters absolutely ZERO, when all along it’s CRITICAL to cast to a clip. Or can we just reel in a bit after the cast to straighten the rig ? We can’t use a clip for a margin lob for example. But when reeling in a bit we really can’t tell where exactly we’ve ended up. Is the washing up bowl test even accurate? Cheers

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, what an interesting list of questions! It’s great to see someone else working hard at trying to sift fact from fiction in this game. We are absolutely going to do something on this important subject. In fact it will probably have to be three videos to cover what I have to say! In the meantime I’ll try to give you a few insights that may help. 1) It makes a difference how you connect each type of rig to the mainline. Sometimes you need a pivot, sometimes not. With my mono hair rig you definitely need a pivot if you want to make sure it pancakes flat.The size 8 ring swivel is absolutely essential to the mechanics here. Without it it would loop up real bad! Watch this clip to see how well that trick works: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fq56y9CaaZXIorA.html No putty involved. Note how the rig sits on the bait, then the semi stiffness of the mono and the weight of the hook folds the hooklink over. If there was a supple section anywhere this would not work at all. This IMO is why this simple little rig is very effective. 2) I spent many many years fishing with supple braided hook lengths with double 20mm bottom baits and caught hundreds of big carp. I did add a couple of blobs of tungsten putty to help sink the braid. The rigs were mostly 8-10” long and I fished them over rock hard, to very soft bottoms and most of the time I caught a carp or three. Some rigs were cast (I was very fussy about hitting the clip). Some rigs (shorter 5-6”) were dropped from a bait boat. I knew the boat ones were basically landing in a heap but I also knew exactly where to drop them. I came to the conclusion that as long as the rig isn't actually tangled it doesn't matter if the hooklink lands a bit messy. What matters is that the hooklink coils down flat and that’s why suppleness matters. Check out this old video for more information on a reliable supple rig: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d3hpmrafdqjJobA.html 3) I moved away from traditional combi rigs many years ago and when you drop them in the tank I’m reminded why because they don’t sit very well at all. They can be made to work by getting the buoyancy of the bait just right but it’s a bit of a fiddle. I do use coated materials but I tend to reserve them for the river when I need an uber strong and abrasion resistant hooklink and I never strip anything back I just use them as is. My multi rig video shows a good example of this rig: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l5-Yza9uYse5oZs.html In the interest of full disclosure this channel is now sponsored by Nash so I’m going to mention some Nash products. I would say though that I’ve been buying many of these products for years at full RRP and would recommend them with or without my association with Nash. With regards to your point about hooklink choice; does it even matter? Does it matter more than hitting the clip for example? Absolutely not. This year I proved that good quality mono such as the Nash Bullet makes a great hooklink material and, a lot of time you probably don’t need anything else. The 2nd most used hooklink material for me would be 35lb Armourlink. This has been my go-to supple hooklink for years now. It’s brilliant for solid PVA bag work, super supple and with a couple of blobs of putty it sinks like a brick for me. If you’re worried about hooklink coiling up off the bottom TBH the instant fix is to fish solid PVA bags everywhere you go. This is an easy switch if leadless leader is allowed but if you have to fish tubing only waters then it can be a pain. If this is the case then go with the humble mono rig and don’t forget the pivot! For coated material I use the Nash skinlink in 25lbs 35lbs in stiff and semi stiff. I only use this material for heavy duty work on the public lakes and rivers of France when zebra mussels and rocks are a problem. I’ve tested loads of different coated material over the years and TBH there’s a massive difference in knot strength and abrasion resistance. I’ve bust some stuff with my fingers and I’ve definitely lost fish on inferior material. The skinlink is as good as it gets and was recommended to me by a guest many years ago. Well that should give you something to think about. Thanks for helping me think through this complicated subject and teasing out some of the relevant factors. It can all get very complicated and confusing but it doesn't have to be. Do let me know how you get on. Cheers, Matt.

@EricPollarrd

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler thanks for the detailed response. Well today I had an interesting session. I discovered that after casting, pulling the line by hand in order to tighten up to put a back lead on I felt very little resistance from a 2oz lead and inadvertently ended up pulling the lead closer and closer to me, whereas if you tighten up to the lead using the reel, you seem to get more resistance and a bend in the rod tip. From this I deduced that after the cast i can pull the line by hand but be a lot more sensitive with it, compared to say if I wanted to reel back a bit to straighten the rig. Anyway, using a fluorocarbon 4" hooklink on a fairly clean clay bottom, I casted firmly to the clip, on a trimmed down 18mm cell boilie topped with a yellow dumbell pop up, waftage tested in the washing up bowl for good hook presentation, and it produced a decent 16lb mirror in a very tough 15lb average 2 acre place. Can't help thinking the clip made the possible difference there. Re bait boat usage, can't be anything wrong with giving the line a small tug by hand before back leading in my opinion. If that line pops up tween lead n hook then a fish's fin Will spook of that no question. Seen tons of underwater footage showing that. I do use pva bags a lot so maybe they're doing me more favours than I realised.

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

@@EricPollarrd Hi mate, I realised last night that the pulling back of the lead is the one subject I missed in my reply. Sorry about that. I must admit that for the type of venues I fish I would never ever move the lead. The chances of the hook point being damaged by a rock or stone or catching on a piece of leaf is very high for me. It’s even dodgy to do it with a popup so I don’t do this and I would not recommend that you incorporate this into your fishing despite the fact that you felt the trick worked for you this time. I understand that you believe the lake bottom to be clean clay but in my experience lake bottoms (even clean ones) are littered with things that can ruin your presentation. You say that you are using a 4” fluorocarbon hook link and fishing a snowman style presentation. For me that’s a very short hooklink. I don't drop below 5” and more often than not I’m around the 8” mark. In your original question you said that you were having problems getting the hooklink to sit flat but a 4” fluoro hooklink is nice and stiff and you should not have any issues at all with this. Solid PVA bags with the lead inside the bag are a great edge and will sort out any presentation issues no matter what the substrate. You don’t even have to be good at casting, just lob them out lol. When I drop rigs from a rowing boat I always swing the lead out and lay it in the water to straighten it, I then allow the lead to swing back towards me and then feel the lead down. I do just the same in the margins. It’s all in an attempt to prevent the hookbait landing directly over the rig basically. Hope that helps, cheers, Matt.

@EricPollarrd

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler thanks for the detailed response 👍

Hi when you use the clip, do you just simply put the line into the clip straight or do you have to loop around the clip with the line to prevent damage?

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, thanks for your question. So I assume that we are talking about the line clip on the reel, rather than on the rod. I've always wrapped the line twice around the clip. There are 2 reasons. 1) It means the line is in contact with more area of the clip and that reduces the pinching effect when you hit the clip. 2) I have had the line come out of the clip just by one turn so by going twice round, even if that does happen, there's still one turn doing its job. Hope that makes sense. Cheers, Matt.

@blue222g8

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler that was the exact answer I needed mate. Fully understood Thankyou. I can't find actual footage of any1 doing it... reason being, I have brand-new line on some techniums I just bought and it has flat spotted my mono all over the place. I was only fishing 80 yrds, but just passing the line behind the clip not even a single loop around the clip haha. Thanks for your response you have put my mind at rest finally.

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

@@blue222g8 Hi mate, thanks for your comment. We’ve actually filmed a new video all about lines clips so you’ll see my two turn technique on that (I must admit I didn't stress in the video why I do it this way lol.) TBH I wouldn't worry too much about a little flat spotting on the mono. Generally speaking, mono is tough stuff! I’d be more worried about nicks and scrapes than flat spots as this will always be the point of failure. Cheers, Matt.

@blue222g8

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler your welcome mate, Thanks for the great content. Is the vid on to watch now? And no problem I will always keep a good eye on my line. Cheers Matt

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

@@blue222g8 Hi mate, no worries. Helping others is what we do :) No that one's not live yet but it will be at some point so if you've subscribed you’ll get a note when it’s up. Cheers for now, Matt.

Quick question. If a fish bolts on the take as they tend to do, how does the spool run line out with the clip on?

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, once you’ve cast, the first job is to take the line out of the clip otherwise you run the risk of losing the rod. Cheers, Matt.

@NB-kd8yw

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler Thanks for the reply but don't you then have to go through the 'distance finding' exercise again, for every cast? I can see line clipping would work on method fishing but not for bait running! Unless of course you use a line marker and cast, clip and recast? Cheers

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

@@NB-kd8yw Hi mate, sorry if my explanation wasn't complete enough. To put the line back into the clip at the right distance, I would just use distance sticks and then wrap the rod to the same number of wraps every recast. We didn't cover distance sticks and use of the line clip in this video but we will be covering it in detail in two other videos in the future. The other method is to use marker elastic. I’ve used both methods extensively over the years and casting to a clip is something I do virtually all the time. Hope that helps clear things up. Cheers, Matt.

@NB-kd8yw

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler Hi, Yep, thank you for that; distance sticks are the missing link for me! Look forward to the video. Thanks for taking the time to help out. Cheers

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

@@NB-kd8yw No worries mate, nice chatting to you, always happy to help 👍

How do you re-cast to the same spot using the line clip?

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, I use distance sticks to put the line back into exactly the same place each time I cast out. I used to use marker elastic but nowadays I prefer distance sticks as it’s easy and quick and I don’t end up with a load of elastic all over my spools. Watch my distance stick video for an exact how-to for this method: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q6mhsJOnd8SoZag.html Cheers, Matt.

Do you unclip the line again after you finish to cast If the fish take the line it won't stuck in the line clip.

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Phillip, that’s a really good point actually, thank you, and one I should have mentioned in the video. Yes, absolutely, it’s really important to unclip the line before you set it on the buzzers. Like you said, if you don’t you’ll lose the rod on the take. Cheers, Matt.

Hi Matthew my problem is the casting I am either to far or to short can you advise keith

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Keith, learning exactly how hard to cast to perfectly hit the clip just hard enough is not easy. It takes years and years and constant practice lol. I don’t get it right every time! If you cast too short there’s basically nothing you can do. Best thing to do is to bail out of the cast to stop the lead touching the bottom. This avoids the potential damage to the hook point. Watch my video on hook pulls it will make more sense: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q4R4vLhyqLzFhaQ.html If you cast too hard then you always have the option of feathering the cast to decelerate the lead before it hits the clip. I’m always watching the lead in flight to judge how the cast is going. If I think I’ve given it too much a little feather can often bring that cast into the right window. My other tip would be to switch to solid PVA bags. It doesn't matter how you cast, they will always present a rig effectively for you. Obviously you need to get the cast somewhere close or you’ll have to tie a new bag lol. Hope that helps. Cheers, Matt.

@keithgoodin7602

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcollinsangler thanks Matt will give it a try just duck if you see me cast lol

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

@@keithgoodin7602 You could always do what the golfers do and cry Four! every time you launch one lol. It might save on legal bills 😂😂😂 You’ll get there mate. Just keep practicing. During the winter I used to take myself off somewhere quiet and just practice casting with a marker float for hours at a time ;)

is it better to fish for carp in the night?

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Harvey, carp can be caught at any time of day or night but night fishing is a big part of carp fishing. I night fish all year round!

Casting braid without a finger protector tut tut 😂

Paul lowe said he taught you how to fish

@matthewcollinsangler

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry mate, I think he's got the wrong guy 😊 I've never heard of him 😊

What if carp bait? It’s run with all rod 😅

i always get bounce back lol

@matthewcollinsangler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, if you’re routinely getting bounce back then I think you’re casting too hard and hitting the clip too soon and too high above the water surface. You want to aim to hit the clip approximately 2ft above the water ideally. You might find that holding the rod at a higher angle after the cast helps you. When you hit the clip, the rod tip will smack down and you can use the rod to cushion the lead onto the water. If you do this you must raise the rod back up quickly though or you’ll lose contact with it on the drop. Don’t forget that you can also feather the cast to slow it down if necessary before you hit the clip. Hope that helps. Cheers, Matt.

When you retrieve the line the clip is no longer attached so your distance is lost

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, yes, that's right. You need to re-wrap the rod every time to re-cast but as you only need to re-cast after you’ve caught a carp I don’t see it as a hardship. Cheers, Matt.

Great tips glad to have watched many thanks

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

Cool, great to hear 😊