MOGGYMAGIC

 

 RIGS

 

 

WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT CHOICE OF RIG YOU ARE GOING TO FISH THEN YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF ONE QUESTION!

SURFACE OR BOTTOM?

BOTH ARE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE IF YOU GET THE PRESENTATION RIGHT BUT MY EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT WILL INFLUENCE YOUR FINAL DECISION.

 


YOU NEEED TO LOOK AT MANY FACTORS SUCH AS CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS,RESIDENT CATFISH FEEDING HABITS, LOCAL ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE, AND THE MAIN ONE, THE SWIM THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.

WARM,CALM WEATHER AND A GOOD WATER TEMPERATURE WILL CERTAINLY PROMOTE SURFACE FEEDING AS IT ENCOURAGES PREY FISH INTO THE WARMER TOP LAYERS OF WATER. I HAVE FOUND THAT A GOOD CHOP ON THE WATER TENDS TO REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SURFACE BAITS BUT I ALWAYS HAVE ONE OUT JUST TO COVER ALL BASES.

WHEN YOU ARE AT YOUR LOCAL VENUE KEEP YOUR EARS OPEN. LISTEN FOR THAT TELL TALE GULP GULP AND TAIL SLAPS OF A CAT HUNTING ON THE SURFACE. IF YOU HEAR THIS THERE IS NO POINT KEEPING ALL YOUR BAITS ON THE BOTTOM. GO TO THE AREAS THEY ARE FEEDING. ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THIS, IF YOU HAVE SPENT A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AT YOUR CHOSEN VENUE AND HAVEN'T HEARD A THING THEN ITS WISE TO CONCENTRATE ON BOTTOM RIGS AS THE CATS MAYBE HUNTING IN THE LOWERLAYERS. DONT EVER BE RIGID IN YOUR APROACH. THE ABILITY TO QUICKLY CHANGE ATTACK BROUGHT ME A WELCOME CAT LAST YEAR OFF THE SURFACE AS I WAS PACKING UP ON WHAT HAD BEEN A BLANK DAY UP TO THEN. I SAW IT TAKE AND BELIEVE ME IT WAS FANTASTIC!

 

SO MAKE YOUR SELECTION