The Coach David Burley’s bomb tips
BOMB and pellet fishing remains one of the most misunderstood methods on commercial carp waters.
It’s seen by many as an approach strictly for winter, when bites are at a premium, and by others as a ‘chuck it and chance it’ attack when all else has failed.
Nothing, though, could be further from the truth and even in summer, straight lead and a banded pellet in conjunction with loosefeed can outfish the pole, pellet waggler and even the Method feeder.
This is especially true now as autumn is on the horizon and there’s a definite cooling down of the weather.
In the coming weeks, carp won’t want as much bait thrown at them as they did a month ago, and the regimented minimal feeding approach of the bomb comes into its own.
Maver man David Burley fished the bomb to winning effect in the recent Maver Mega Match This final at Hayfield Lakes.
He won a cool £60,000 in the process, so who better to guide you towards the finer points of bomb and pellet fishing?
BITES
“Patience is key here, as you’ll get plenty of indications on the tip. These can be slow liners that pull the tip right round, and on a harder day, it’s tempting to lift into them.
“I’ll wait until the rod quite literally goes off the rest, though – you can’t mistake those and they’re hard to miss!”
HOOKLINKS
“For all my bomb fishing I use an 18ins hooklink of 0.18mm Silstar Match Team. If I felt that a shorter link would work, I’d probably change to a Method feeder to put the bait closer to the feed, but as I don’t keep feeding tight, my bait is never far from some pellets.”