LIGHT AND HEAVY FLOATS

“Varying your presentation through the day can make a big difference to how much you catch. Just because you’re getting bites on one rig doesn’t mean that a change to a lighter set-up won’t accelerate the catch rate,” explained Cameron.

“For the long line I’d set up two rigs taking Carpa Gloucester floats of 1g and 0.75g. The bigger float is my starting rig and this is shotted with a bulk and three No9 dropper shot, whereas the lighter rig takes just No9 shot strung out in a tapered fashion to give the bait a slower fall in the final few feet of the swim.

“This is the one I’ll change to if I am missing bites on the heavy rig. The short rig takes in a 4x12 Carpa Silver and this also has a tapered strung shotting pattern of No10s and No11s for a slow fall of the bait.”