These videos are brilliant, the way I like to fish, you hardly see videos nowadays mention these great tactics ,so glad you are bringing these techniques back ,all anglers should know the basics of float fishing, well done, good health and safe travels, tight lines, cheers craig
Hi Chris, Firstly, excellent videos, my question to which I can’t find a definitive answer is what weight of olivetes do you use, (ie) do you match you float weight gram for gram or do you use heavier than your float. Cheers Wayne.
Hi Wayne, I’m glad you found the videos useful. I use an inline olivette which is just heavy enough to fully sink the float. Be careful not to go too heavy, as the fish may drop your baited hook, if they feel too much resistance. On the 3AAA (2.5G) Drennan drift beater floats, I use a 3g Drennan inline olivette. Tight lines, Chris
@tight.lines.chris.miller very much appreciated. They way I have been doing it for a few years now is a bit of pole elastic to hold the float on the line, then down the line I have a free running micro swivel with the bulk of my shot on it and my tell tail shot 4 inches from the hook. Cadt out, rod onto the rest then tighten down until the tip of the float is barely breaking the surface. It has worked wonders for me but I think I will definitely be giving this setup a try this year. I must note, where I live there's not many fisheries or good lakes nearby so it's all canal tench I hunt. Love hooking into one. They're my favourite fighting fish. Nothing beats a good day fishing for tinca. Thanks again, and tight lines.
@@chrisbarrett2761 Hi Chris, the John Wilson Avon rod I use comes with a separate quiver tip section, so the same rod can be used for float fishing or ledgering. The quiver tip section may be a bit light for tench, but I use it float fishing for roach.
Ah...The JW avon rod and lift method, topped with a pin. What's not to like!? I'm not convinced it's the most effective method, but sure is fun. I love using that method on rivers or if casting too far to see a waggler tip.
Hi. Great vids and presenting style. Just one thing I am not understanding, why do you trap the line between the rod and the rest. Surely the closed bail arm keeps tension on the line? Or do you fish with an open bail arm?
Hi, If the lake bottom in uneven, I fish over depth by about 6 inches and pull the line back until the float tip is at the right level. I then trap the line with the rod on the rod rest, this saves having to adjust the float stops for the uneven depth. I hope this helps, tight lines.
Used this method with prawns for a morning session and got a load of bites . . . . but not one of them was a lift, they all took the float down . . . . perhaps I was too much over-depth?
@@stephenwelham Hi Steve, yes these work really well when the bottom of the lake is irregular with varying depths. They are also good to cast at bubbling tench, as you don’t need to worry about setting the right depth before casting out.
Can I ask please... when your plumbing the depth for this method do you plumb the exact depth to start with then add the shot which will hold bottom and then just move the float up the line again the same distance as the shot is from the float or more if you want to be overdepth?
Hi, I use a 4g olivette to hold bottom, this is heavy enough to completely sink the 3AAA drift beater float, but not too heavy for the tench to feel resistance when they pick up the hook bait. I use this weight a few inches from the hook as the plummet to find the various depths around where I’m fishing. I generally fish slightly over depth and tighten down to set the float tip at the right height, usually trapping my line on a foam rod rest. I hope this helps 🐟🐟
Very well presented, no waffle, facts all there and clear.
Thanks John, more videos to come, tight lines
These videos are brilliant, the way I like to fish, you hardly see videos nowadays mention these great tactics ,so glad you are bringing these techniques back ,all anglers should know the basics of float fishing, well done, good health and safe travels, tight lines, cheers craig
Thanks Craig, I’m pleased you’ve enjoyed my videos - more to come, tight lines and wet nets, Chris
Excellent video Chris and many thanks - you could teach many on here not only how to fish but also how to record a good video:-)
PS - I'm not the fisherman, my husband is and watching on my channel ! He loved it and will be trying this next time out:-)
@@acoull That’s great Anna, Many thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed these videos 🐟🐟
Top video Chris, cheers 👍👍👍👍👍
Very handy tip about fishing overdepth and trapping the line cheers tight lines
Great, I’m glad you found it useful
Great video! I love how it's so simply explained, I'm going to go try it right now on my local venue. Thanks for the help!
Best of luck Luke, I was fishing this method this morning and had four tench to just under 5lb on small prawns. Tight lines
I always set up overdepth and tighten down when lift floating, mainly because it usually always catches fish!!!
Hi Sam, yep it’s a really good idea to be slightly over depth and tighten down on the float. It works a treat 🐟👍
Hi Chris,
Firstly, excellent videos, my question to which I can’t find a definitive answer is what weight of olivetes do you use, (ie) do you match you float weight gram for gram or do you use heavier than your float.
Cheers Wayne.
Hi Wayne, I’m glad you found the videos useful. I use an inline olivette which is just heavy enough to fully sink the float. Be careful not to go too heavy, as the fish may drop your baited hook, if they feel too much resistance. On the 3AAA (2.5G) Drennan drift beater floats, I use a 3g Drennan inline olivette. Tight lines, Chris
Cheers Chris,
So either equal to or slightly heavier.
my fave way of float fishing..i use a piece of peackock quill ...wilson style...!..is that a 1 gram olivette....chris....tight lines...
Me too, the olivette is 3 gram, which is just heavy enough to fully sink the float.
@@tight.lines.chris.miller cheers chris tight lines
What weight is the float and olivette?? That's something I would like to know.
Lovely tincas there. Nice vid.
Hi Bert, I was using a 3AAA driftbeater float and a 4g olivette. Tight lines
@tight.lines.chris.miller very much appreciated.
They way I have been doing it for a few years now is a bit of pole elastic to hold the float on the line, then down the line I have a free running micro swivel with the bulk of my shot on it and my tell tail shot 4 inches from the hook. Cadt out, rod onto the rest then tighten down until the tip of the float is barely breaking the surface. It has worked wonders for me but I think I will definitely be giving this setup a try this year. I must note, where I live there's not many fisheries or good lakes nearby so it's all canal tench I hunt. Love hooking into one. They're my favourite fighting fish. Nothing beats a good day fishing for tinca.
Thanks again, and tight lines.
👍👍 very good and easy to understand
Thanks John, I hope you found it useful 🐟
Which John Wilson Avon is it Chris? Ive a Quiver but not used it for float fishing. Would it be ok? Regards Chris
@@chrisbarrett2761 Hi Chris, the John Wilson Avon rod I use comes with a separate quiver tip section, so the same rod can be used for float fishing or ledgering. The quiver tip section may be a bit light for tench, but I use it float fishing for roach.
@@tight.lines.chris.miller cheers Buddy. I must keep my eyes open for one of these rods
Ah...The JW avon rod and lift method, topped with a pin. What's not to like!? I'm not convinced it's the most effective method, but sure is fun. I love using that method on rivers or if casting too far to see a waggler tip.
Thanks Charles, I shall be on the bank tomorrow morning hoping for a few more tench on the lift method, it is an exciting way to catch 🐟🐟
Well explained thank you.
Thanks Chris, I hope you found it useful, it’s my favourite way of catching tench 🐟
Hi. Great vids and presenting style. Just one thing I am not understanding, why do you trap the line between the rod and the rest. Surely the closed bail arm keeps tension on the line? Or do you fish with an open bail arm?
Hi, If the lake bottom in uneven, I fish over depth by about 6 inches and pull the line back until the float tip is at the right level. I then trap the line with the rod on the rod rest, this saves having to adjust the float stops for the uneven depth. I hope this helps, tight lines.
Used this method with prawns for a morning session and got a load of bites . . . . but not one of them was a lift, they all took the float down . . . . perhaps I was too much over-depth?
Hello mate.. Which centrepin do you use?
What about a sliding self locking float
@@stephenwelham Hi Steve, yes these work really well when the bottom of the lake is irregular with varying depths. They are also good to cast at bubbling tench, as you don’t need to worry about setting the right depth before casting out.
Hi Chris. I know this is an old thread, but what size Olivetti is that ? I have always used 2 ssg. Could you please let me know? Thanks
Hi Paul, I use a 4g inline olivette which is heavy enough to sink the 3AAA driftbeater float. I hope this helps 🐟🐟
Can I ask please... when your plumbing the depth for this method do you plumb the exact depth to start with then add the shot which will hold bottom and then just move the float up the line again the same distance as the shot is from the float or more if you want to be overdepth?
Hi, I use a 4g olivette to hold bottom, this is heavy enough to completely sink the 3AAA drift beater float, but not too heavy for the tench to feel resistance when they pick up the hook bait. I use this weight a few inches from the hook as the plummet to find the various depths around where I’m fishing. I generally fish slightly over depth and tighten down to set the float tip at the right height, usually trapping my line on a foam rod rest. I hope this helps 🐟🐟
Could u use ssg on a link ledger in stead of an Olivetti
Yes Ted, you just need to use enough weight to fully sink the float. Tight lines
@@tight.lines.chris.miller tight lines to you too mate👍👍