We’ve put together a compilation of the videos I’ve done on feature finding. This will give you all the tools and skills you need to find the spots that the fish are visiting and where they’re feeding.
00:00 Find features with a marker rod
12:02 How to hit the clip and feel the lead down
24:18 How to use distance sticks
32:59 How to set a spod and marker rod combo
► *My trusted carp lines:*
https://amzn.to/3sp3BhV
► *The gear and tackle I use:*
https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/matthewcollins
► *Beausoleil Carp and Cats* (my lake in France)
► *Support the channel:*
Use this Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3TbvnaF for any purchase
Hit the THANKS button in any video
(When available, we use affiliate links and may earn a commission)
This channel is supported by Nash but I am in charge of the content of each video and only use products I have total confidence in.
#matthewcollins #carpfishingexplained
16 Comments
Very cool
Here's a compilation of the videos I’ve published on feature finding. This will give you all the tools and skills you need to find the spots that the fish are visiting and where they’re feeding.
00:00 Find features with a marker rod
12:02 How to hit the clip and feel the lead down
24:18 How to use distance sticks
32:59 How to set a spod and marker rod combo
What's the reel in the thumbnail.
Hello matthew
What do you think about bait boats and add-ons (sonar, gps) ? Do you think using such things is fishing or just having a good time ?
in place of the amnesia i use seaguar red label on my marker rod.
Very explicit. As always by the way. Love them. I have a question about the spoding/leading rod. I have 4 caperlan 2.75lbs rods(85g) , if your in France you know what am I talking about and you know why i love them so much. I only use 3 of them for fishing. What do you think , could I use that for leading and spoding with braid ? I use a small spider spod , and only fill it up half way , so I don't jump over the 85 90g. I have casted a lot of times 110g leads , and everything was fine , no problem what so ever. Will I still have the accuracy and the sensitivity as with a dedicated spod rod ?
Couldnt resist playing this at .25 speed @ 7:12 as that Carp launches out.
Using amnesia defeats the use of braid and the mahin should be a conical knot 10 up n 6 back not 10 up n 10 bk
Always love your contents mate,very informative and simple. Ps you love the 20 centremetres lol,only joking mate 😂
Hi Matt. Hope your well. Can I ask what scissors you use for cutting braid? Many I have tried aren't great and leave the line frayed.
Need to adk your advice and don't really want to put it here , is there a way to PM you ?
Excellent content Matt!
Well done Matt. Another brilliant upload & explained well
Hi Matt, if I use the 4.5lb spod rod as the rod for all 3 will the rod be less sensitive for leading? I do spod but could probably get away with a 3.5lb if it will compromise sensitivity
Hi mate, which size is the nash spot on marker float do you recommend lge or small thanks 👍
When I first started using a marker set up, I made my own boom for the lead, out of 6 inches of Kryston Quicksilver, a size 8 Big Eye Swivel, and a Quick Clip. I used a cork ball to act as a buoyancy aid, that I fixed to the smaller eye of the Big Eye Swivel. Also, a silicone swivel sleeve over the lead mounting and Quick Clip.
I never experienced a tangle.
Then, I switched over to using the ready made marker kit booms for the lead. I used a Korda kit and it was bloody awful. It caused no end of tangles.
So, I went back to using my own Quicksilver booms with a big eye swivel, cork ball and clip. And I never experienced another tangle again.
So, it’s not your braid that’s causing the tangles. It’s the ready tied booms. You don’t need a mono leader.