Making hook baits more visually appealing

Every season has its own fishing method, as does the type of bait used then. Sometimes it is advisable to make hook baits a little more visually appealing, especially when the water temperature drops. So that the carp are visually invited.

Fishing during colder months

We will soon be entering the cold season again, so we need to keep fishing

some adjustments again. Like the leaders, bait size and type of bait. The fish become more passive in colder water and start eating less. They then have bait periods. So we as an angler have to look for the fish again. I call that static trolling. Nice and compact fishing with as little gear as possible to move quickly. The bait must also be made more attractive so that it encourages the fish to bait.

Making your hook bait more visually appealing

This time we make the hook bait visually attractive by means of feathers. For this I use Maraboe feathers, which you can order very easily over the Internet. In the past I have also done this with the zig rig and for surface fishing. That has brought me quite a few more fish. But this time I want to use it also in the cold period. And for that I have chosen the ronnie rig.

What do you need to make the hookbait attractive?

Supplies:
Ronnie rig with micro ring swivel
Micro ring
Pop -up
Bait floss or strong polyester yarn
Leads or tungstens or putty
Marabou feathers in red and white

This is how you make the visually appealing hook bait

• Grab the ronnie rig and remove the hook bead
• Remove the micro ring swivel from the hook
• Take a piece of bait floss or polyester thread and insert it through the micro ring
• Grab the feathers
• Cut some of both colors
• Place it lengthwise next to the micro ring
• Now tie this with two regular knots, as tightly as possible so that it becomes and bunch
• Cut off the excess yarn as short as possible
• After the knot you will also have a tuft of excess feathers, cut this as short as possible
• Now place the micro ring with springs over the hook
• Then reinsert the micro ring swivel and hook bead
• Place the pop-up on the ronnie rig
• Lead him out into the water
• Make sure it stands up nice and straight for the perfect hook-up

To place the springs on the micro ring you can go back to a standard ronnie rig in no time.

To make everything extra attractive, you can fill a pva bag with pellets and crunched boilies. Inject these with a syringe with injection needle filled with the soak flavor of your choice. You can prepare these pva bags a day before you go fishing. In this way the soak can soak in well. When this combination is under water the red feathers look like a bunch of bloodworms. This can be just the trigger to make the fish bait.

Good luck on the waterfront!

Marcel Dolderman

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Marcel Dolderman

Vissen doe ik al mijn hele leven, maar karpervirus begon zo rond mijn zestiende, in het westen van het land waar ik ben geboren. Ik ben een aantal jaren wat minder actief geweest met het vissen, maar het bloed kruipt waar het niet gaan kan. Het vissen brengt me echt tot rust, heerlijk in de natuur en de adrenaline die door je lijf stroomt wanneer je pieper afgaat. Naast het vissen op karper experimenteer ik graag met van alles wat met karpervissen te maken heeft.