Terry Harman
Senior Member & Supporter
agree joe after watching underwater footage of barbel spooking off of feeders… i stopped using them i have now substituted feeders with pva mesh"....when you're already hitting the vast majority of bites you get..."
Or so you think? Everytime I see underwater footage of barbel feeding I become more and convinced that I'm getting bites that never register at my end and that the hookbait is frequently getting blown out.
And experimenting with rigs and presentation doesn't necessarily equate to using death rigs. I think that's a lazy stereotype about carp angling. And I don't think anyone is advocating the use of zigs for barbel fishing!