What is the best rig for tench fishing?
Tench love maggots, and a maggot feeder rig gives you the best of both worlds – a pile of maggots presented right on top of your hookbait and an inline feeder set-up to help hook a fish once it has sucked in the bait.
How do you set up a tench float fishing?
For tench, it’s much more a case of anchoring a hook bait to the bed of the lake. Older anglers might be aware of a technique known as the lift method, where a large shot is fixed on the line a few inches from the hook and a short, stumpy float is attached to the line with a piece of silicone rubber close to its base.
Do tench like pellets?
Unlike bream, that will often eat anything that you put in the swim, the tench can be a little more picky. I use a mixture of small pellets, maggots and hemp. Most waters that hold big tench will probably also hold big carp.
What size hooks for tench?
The hooks you should be using for your specimen tench fishing are wide gape carp hooks with a size ranging from 8 to 12, depending on the size of your hookbaits. I prefer strong carp hooks because tench are so incredibly strong fighters.
What line do you use for tench?
Mainline. A robust monofilament mainline is your best choice for specimen tench fishing. Use a 6-8lb breaking strength for clear and open water, and a 10-12lb mainline for snaggy venues. You can find the best mono line for tench on Amazon here.
What is the biggest tench ever caught?
15 lb 3 oz
That honour belongs to the 15 lb 3 oz 6 dr tench by Darren ‘Tetley’ Ward caught back in 2001 at Feltham Piscatorials’ club lake, Sheepwalk, near Shepperton, Middlesex.
When should I start fishing for tench?
Prime time for ‘the doctor fish’ as old-time anglers christened tench starts in late March and the best is well passed when they start to spawn in mid-late July. Because the weather and water conditions can change so dramatically between the ‘Ides of March’ and June so must the way we approach a tench session.
What is the best time of year to catch tench?
In summer, the best time to catch tench is between very early morning and early noon. Early to late evenings work best in spring, while later mornings and early afternoons are best in autumn. On mild winter days, tench fishing, while not being easy, yields the best results in the afternoon.