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Tony Curd: Albans Lakes Bream Fishing<\/strong><\/h1>\n

MAP and Dynamite-sponsored matchman Tony Curd reckons that going the extra mile when the temperatures drops is imperative for catching big bream. He recently put this theory to the test at Albans Lakes in Hertfordshire and well, the results speak for themselves!<\/h3>\n\n

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St Albans Lakes Bream<\/p>\n

Tony says:<\/p>\n

While it can be very productive at times, on the majority of venues the effectiveness of fishing a short feeder line is massively reduced during the colder months — especially on big open expanses of water.<\/p>\n

With the water temperature low, and clarity at its greatest during the winter, fish will naturally feel safer sitting further away from the bank, coupled with the fact they tend to feed for shorter spells and move around a lot less during the colder months, it all leads to a distance-based approach.<\/p>\n

One venue where this is the case more often than not is where you find me today, Albans Lakes in Hertfordshire. Full of big carp and bream, it\u2019s an excellent venue all year round but is a popular match venue when the cold sets in.<\/p>\n

With lots of open water to go at, and the majority of carp anglers feeding their bait at range making it easy for the fish to feed when they need to, the bigger fish tend to stay away from the bank. The cold weather had really started to set in prior to our visit to the venue and with the carp catches slowing down, it\u2019s time for the venues silver fish population to take centre stage!<\/p>\n

Gear Up! <\/strong><\/p>\n

When tackling big open venues like this one, using the right kit for the job is all important. Not just to reach the desired distance, but also to counter the conditions should they change during the match.  We\u2019ve all been there, fed our bait on a spot easily reached at the start only for the conditions to change and you then struggle to get out there as your kit is under gunned.<\/p>\n

Today, I\u2019m going to be fishing at 60 metres on a cage feeder and I\u2019m also going to have an Embed feeder set up to fish just past my baited area so we\u2019re not talking huge distances, but a good stretch away from the bank into the central area of the lake.<\/p>\n

The rods I\u2019m using today are from the new MAP Extremis range — these offer incredible value for money and is a complete range with anything from 10ft rods right through to 4.2m distance rods so there\u2019s something to cover all eventualities.<\/p>\n

For the cage feeder, I\u2019ve selected the 12ft Feeder fitted with a 1.5oz tip this is teamed up with a 5000 sized reel loaded with 0.12 Agitator AX8 braid, this is an important part of the set up in the cold as the bites can be hard to detect at long range with longer hook lengths using mono so if it\u2019s allowed, I\u2019ll always use braid.<\/p>\n