{"id":19155,"date":"2021-06-17T11:18:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T10:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dynamitebaits.com\/cz\/uncategorised\/paul-garners-zig-tips-and-baits\/"},"modified":"2021-06-17T11:18:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T10:18:29","slug":"paul-garners-zig-tips-and-baits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dynamitebaits.com\/cz\/kapr\/paul-garners-zig-tips-and-baits\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Garner’s Zig Tips and Baits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Garner’s Zig Tips and Baits<\/h2>\n

This week, Angling Times‘ Dr Paul Garner shares his feed and hookbait tips for catching more carp whilst zig fishing. Below, you’ll also learn how to make a deadly zig cloud that’ll keep carp mooching around your baited spot for longer…<\/p>\n

Paul says…<\/h4>\n

Carp love to feel the sun on their backs. Being cold blooded, they are acutely sensitive to temperatures, and when the water is still cold in the spring the energy they can absorb is enough to effect their behaviour, especially on bright, high pressure days when the suns rays are at their strongest. These also happen to be the days when catching on the deck can be tough, so it is worth experimenting with other tactics.<\/p>\n

There are lots of ways to catch carp in the upper layers, but one of the easiest, especially if you are sitting it out for just the occasional bite, is a zig rig. Zigs, and the baits used on them, are pretty simple, but there are a few little edges that can get you more bites.<\/p>\n

Hookbaits<\/h3>\n

Carp are inquisitive and will sample anything they find in the water column. Naturally, they will feed on emerging caddisflies, mayflies, tadpoles, and a myriad of other creepy-crawlies, so it is no wonder that they see almost anything as a potential meal. Fortunately for us, this also includes pieces of foam, pop-ups and just about anything else that is buoyant enough to support the weight of the hook and hooklength.<\/p>\n