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Building a well-shotted pole float rig doesn't have to involve guesswork. The new Going Fishing Rig Builder helps you select your float, line, shotting pattern and weights, then calculates the shot required, where to position it and whether everything will fit on your rig-building platform. It's free to use, with additional features planned for registered users.
A three-night break at Billing Aquadrome gave us the perfect excuse to explore somewhere new. We headed to Wold Farm Fishery for a spot of waterside therapy, settling on Moat Lake for a relaxing day's fishing. With Courtney fishing the method feeder and me on the pole, we enjoyed a lovely mixed catch of carp, skimmers and barbel. The highlight? Courtney, landing her first-ever barbel, a beautiful 4 lb fish — just a little bigger than mine! A cracking day at a welcoming fishery, and definitely somewhere we'd visit again.
A soaking wet start to the rod-only open on Loco Lake at Lindholme turned into a memorable day's fishing. After struggling for bites on the feeder, a switch to a loaded insert waggler on a carefully fed short line produced two enormous mirror carp weighing 31 lb 1 oz between them. A final weight of 44 lb 8 oz secured 7th place, but the real success was discovering another promising method for future rod-only matches.
When a swim stops producing, should you keep feeding it or abandon it altogether? There is often a better third option. This article explores feeding as a changing level of investment, using the evidence the match gives you to decide when a swim deserves more attention, when it should be downgraded, and when it really is time to stop feeding.
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Christene Jayne •
17 Oct 2026