Winter snake lake fishing rigs ?

[TF_AnthonywatersParticipant]

What you all using for your rigs, in particular, 2ft from the island and 3ft deep I used 4 x 10 4 x 12 chimps last week and I had a few fish but was wondering is there a better pattern float to use for this maybe a shorter body ? Also the wind were blasting down I had an awfull cross wind constantly picking my pole up and spinning me round on my box when its like this do you fish with a bigger pattern float and nail it with back shot or do you let your rig wonder about ? Thanks for replies Anthony

[TF_One Out of the Frame]

I used to spend a fair bit of time at Tunnel Barn and if you have ever been there it is fairly exposed to the elements!

A lot of the water is canal type and if the wind was particularly bad then a small cage feeder with 6″ hooklength would be the best way to target the far bank.

That said, I did manage to win a Winter League up there in a gale fishing 16 metres! It was a case of waiting for the wind to drop and getting 15-20 seconds of proper presentation and normally a fish (thinking back I snared a few on the waggler too).

In my experience, the worse the weather the better the fishing and sometimes you may not need to target far bank features quite so religiously.

[TF_Slider]

Hillbilly Billy Bobs are perfect for this, in calm conditions try a Frostie.

Off the shelf you will struggle to find the perfect float, or at least I have struggled to find it.

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