Comments on: Winter Carp Fishing – The Ice Rig http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/winter-carp-fishing-the-ice-rig/ News from all our French carp lakes plus general info useful to carpers everywhere Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:59:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Carp rigs - a new twist to glaçon/ice rig method | Angling Lines blog http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/winter-carp-fishing-the-ice-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-1776 Carp rigs - a new twist to glaçon/ice rig method | Angling Lines blog Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:19:49 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/winter-carp-fishing-the-ice-rig/#comment-1776 [...] to improving them wherever possible and I’ve come up with a twist to my glaçons or ice rigs (see Vaux BLOG Winter Carp Fishing – The Ice Rig dated 8th February 2010) as my earlier method was slightly inconvenient, owing to the fact that a hook length is frozen [...] [...] to improving them wherever possible and I’ve come up with a twist to my glaçons or ice rigs (see Vaux BLOG Winter Carp Fishing – The Ice Rig dated 8th February 2010) as my earlier method was slightly inconvenient, owing to the fact that a hook length is frozen [...]

]]> By: penny http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/winter-carp-fishing-the-ice-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-1658 penny Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:19:02 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/winter-carp-fishing-the-ice-rig/#comment-1658 interesting i will have to try that in the winter, wot do you mean by devastating for cat fish? i still havnt caught one yet, interesting i will have to try that in the winter, wot do you mean by devastating for cat fish? i still havnt caught one yet,

]]> By: Chas http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/winter-carp-fishing-the-ice-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 Chas Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:39:12 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/winter-carp-fishing-the-ice-rig/#comment-1554 Glaçon melt time is ten minutes in the summer and 15-20 minutes in the winter, never any longer. This gives plenty of time to overcast to your spots and draw the lead and glaçon back to your given mark without disturbing the fish. Also, while drawing the lead and glaçon back to your mark, you can actually feel through the rod tip if you are on silt or gravel. The glaçon is bouyant so it will help with the lead sinking into any silt that’s present. I have had as many as two recasts in the winter and one in the summer. The problem with undissolved pva sticks giving false runs in cold water could be that the funnel system is partially dissolving, but dissolving around the hook and bait so the fish see the pva as the attractor and take that before the bait and hook are exposed. If the sticks are not dissolving or if they partially dissolve, they are obscuring or covering the hook. I have found that fish are attracted to the pva so that they are taking the pva as the food source before it has fully dissolved. We are also having great success at Vaux with the pike and have come up with a glaçon system for predators. A large glaçon is made up using dead bait and filled with blood and liquidised fish parts which has seen pike fishing surpoass all previous tactics, summer or winter. The system is brilliant for pike fishing and also devastating for catfish. Glaçon melt time is ten minutes in the summer and 15-20 minutes in the winter, never any longer. This gives plenty of time to overcast to your spots and draw the lead and glaçon back to your given mark without disturbing the fish. Also, while drawing the lead and glaçon back to your mark, you can actually feel through the rod tip if you are on silt or gravel. The glaçon is bouyant so it will help with the lead sinking into any silt that’s present. I have had as many as two recasts in the winter and one in the summer.

The problem with undissolved pva sticks giving false runs in cold water could be that the funnel system is partially dissolving, but dissolving around the hook and bait so the fish see the pva as the attractor and take that before the bait and hook are exposed. If the sticks are not dissolving or if they partially dissolve, they are obscuring or covering the hook. I have found that fish are attracted to the pva so that they are taking the pva as the food source before it has fully dissolved.

We are also having great success at Vaux with the pike and have come up with a glaçon system for predators. A large glaçon is made up using dead bait and filled with blood and liquidised fish parts which has seen pike fishing surpoass all previous tactics, summer or winter. The system is brilliant for pike fishing and also devastating for catfish.

]]> By: Quentyn http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/winter-carp-fishing-the-ice-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-1553 Quentyn Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:24:04 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/winter-carp-fishing-the-ice-rig/#comment-1553 How long does it take one of the ice sticks to thaw ? a while ago I had issues with fish picking up undisolved PVA sticks (when it was very cold) causing false runs which was very frustrating. I would imagine that if the water is at 4 deg C it might take a while for the ice to melt ? How long does it take one of the ice sticks to thaw ? a while ago I had issues with fish picking up undisolved PVA sticks (when it was very cold) causing false runs which was very frustrating. I would imagine that if the water is at 4 deg C it might take a while for the ice to melt ?

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