Steven Palmer
Senior Member
Hi All,
I'm getting to grips with that there trotting lark and managed to winkle a few out last season, so far so good, but there are a couple of swims I'd like to try which are more suited to far bank/shelf waggler style fishing.
The swims in question I would say are about 8' deep with a fairly steady flow over a gravel bottom. My question is what's a good shotting pattern and size of waggler in such a situation? Typically with wagglers on Canals I'd bulk the shot around the float but is that right for steady deep Rivers where if I was using the Stick/Avon I'd be using an Olivette? Would you have a bulk shot down the line rather than a traditional waggler shotting pattern?
My main aim is the Barbel but some Chub and decent Perch are also likely to be around.
Never tried waggler for Barbel before so any rig suggestions will be gratefully received
Cheers,
Steven
I'm getting to grips with that there trotting lark and managed to winkle a few out last season, so far so good, but there are a couple of swims I'd like to try which are more suited to far bank/shelf waggler style fishing.
The swims in question I would say are about 8' deep with a fairly steady flow over a gravel bottom. My question is what's a good shotting pattern and size of waggler in such a situation? Typically with wagglers on Canals I'd bulk the shot around the float but is that right for steady deep Rivers where if I was using the Stick/Avon I'd be using an Olivette? Would you have a bulk shot down the line rather than a traditional waggler shotting pattern?
My main aim is the Barbel but some Chub and decent Perch are also likely to be around.
Never tried waggler for Barbel before so any rig suggestions will be gratefully received
Cheers,
Steven