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ACatching roach on hemp and tares is one of the great joys of summer fishing! Use a light float, shot it with small weights equally- spaced between float and hook, and feed little- and- often with hemp. It may take a while, but if there are roach in the area, they will soon get a liking for the seeds and you’ll have a great day.

LINE Use a mainline of 0.12mm diameter and a 6in hooklength of 0.10mm ELASTIC A solid elastic elastic rated No. 4- 6 is ideal for 2oz- 10oz fish – the most common size of ‘ seed’ roach FLOAT Use a slim- bodied pole float taking 0.5g or less SHOTTING Shot the float with a string of No. 8s equally- spaced between float and hook