Simple Match Fishing Forum

i havent had much experience on the punch as 90% of my fishing as been on comercials, its something id love to have under my belt and be good at, and plan on practasing the method,i just need some advice to point me in the right direction to practice at although im not a complete novice at it i just know a lot of people a lot better than me at it, rigs, shotting pattern, tips etc thanks all...... i have just bought http://www.harrisonstackle.com/acatalog/info_DS9.html
and going to make a load up later, am i on the right tracks?

this is one off the best all round write ups ive read. It covers everything from prepping the bread, to the tackle side, to punching the bread ect

http://www.maggotdrowning.com/forum/top ... C_ID=18836

hope it gives you a few tips

i always use an olivette with punch fishing.
if it aint flowing too much and is upto 7 feet deep then i tend to set a drennan pinkie float 0.75 gram.
a tiny ball of sieved blended bread every other trot through.
just touching bottom if bites are finiky try holding back to slow the rig up.
also put a couple of no.8 shot 6 inches above the float as backshot to sink that line and get the float following the flow.
good lick

Spose the speck all depends where you intend fishing the punch Sibeck

77 Elite has his favs for running waters, spose Chavey uses a couple of differing patterns on his punch circuit.

Them look spot onto me for the cuts round here....but there again what do I know 

Sure there was a similar topic on here a year or two back, many anglers have their own favorites...........spose its down to

a) will it do the job
b) is there owt better out there to do the job
c) what pattern you become 'comfortable' with
d) what pattern you get confidence with

Or is it all down to shotting and feeding, although I must say I do like a 'slim' float

I use a couple of differing float patterns on our cuts dependent on conditions - probably my favorite being a 'seed' float pattern for 'down the shelves', that others might think is totally 'wrong' for the job     

With 'punch' being a bit of an in topic at the mo on here thought this might have attracted a few more comments..........

iv had a good look at what some of the cracks have written up on the net over the past couple of days, got a few tips and managed to make 8 rigs up with a few different patterns to try out, problem is i cant get out to have a practice

i always use an olivette with punch fishing.
if it aint flowing too much and is upto 7 feet deep then i tend to set a drennan pinkie float 0.75 gram.
a tiny ball of sieved blended bread every other trot through.
just touching bottom if bites are finiky try holding back to slow the rig up.
also put a couple of no.8 shot 6 inches above the float as backshot to sink that line and get the float following the flow.
good lick

thanks m8 ill bear it in mind when i can get out

spose Chavey uses a couple of differing patterns

Just had a dip elsewhere in these forums Sibeck and the DS9 certainly gets a mention or two

have used this method on local canal works great
good old bread punch and liquidized bread have not been fishing for a couple of
weeks hope to get out weekend

Whereabouts you fishing Ray?

I use the DS9's and Tubertini stix.The DS9's are little more sensitive.I normally use 0.3 and 0.4 grm floats for fishing the track,and 0.1 and 0.2 up the shelf.Shotting is just a bulk and droppers,as these can be spread a little as conditions change,and i'm a big fan of Stotz on my lightest rigs.One point i will make is to shot your floats with punch on the hook.Hookwise its MP1's in 22 and 24 for the lighter rigs and B511's in 20 and 22 for the heavier rigs.

birmingham acocksgreen

birmingham acocksgreen

Ah - the south side of Brum - not an area I'm familiar with - think it might be more Larry Teepots turf

Good to hear you've been having a few on the punch - keep us posted with your exploits when you next manage to get out again


ps - we love a picture or two on here, so dont forget to take the camera too

only been fishing five months, just started on the pole
a month ago love it. the fishing community are the most
helpfull bunch of people with great tips and advice
dont know how to up load pics yet.

Good to hear youve recently taken to the sport and that youve been having a few rayman

There's a few crack bread punch anglers on here - dont be scared to ask them anything, I'm sure they'll help out - that's how we all learnt

Same goes with other baits/venues

If you want any pictures posting in the meantime, mail them to me and I'll put them up

Rayman - re poisting pictures have a look at Simps guide here

YaBB.pl?num=1239199037

Have a practice - might look 'complicated' at first - but it aint really - if I can do it, anybody can

Thanks for all the help TK had a go with uploading the photos hope it works, here are the two photos of the first two fish i ever caught.

Can anybody give me any tips for five all round rigs
to make up, I only know 4x10 and so on. I dont know
1g 75g yet I somtimes go to a man made pond were their
are carp and barbel my hook sizes are normaly 18 20 22.
Thanks tight lines

but it aint really - if I can do it, anybody can

Can they crappity smack

Can anybody give me any tips for five all round rigs
to make up, I only know 4x10 and so on. I dont know
1g 75g yet I somtimes go to a man made pond were their
are carp and barbel my hook sizes are normaly 18 20 22.
Thanks tight lines 

What pool are you refering to rayman?

As a sweeping generalisation..........
a) match your hook sizes to your intended bait
b) match the guage of hook to your intended quarry or what you expect to catch
c) work on .1g for each foot of water - eg .5g for 5ft deep, unless conditions dictate (eg undertow) that you need fish a heavier float to combat the conditions. You can always of course go lighter if conditions allow
d) match line strength/diameter to your expected quarry

In winter you generally need to 'scale down' both hook and line size to attract bites, similarly 'step up' during summer when the fish are feeding more voraciously and fight harder.