Attaching A Swimfeeder To A Rig - Best Methods?

Foxy · Member Joined: Oct 24, 2007 Posts: 60

Hi all,

Well, after driving what seems like hundreds of miles, to many tackle shops, I've managed to get a half decent supply of bait for the weekend.

Now that I've got the bait, I'm gonna try using a swimfeeder on one of my rods to see if it makes a difference. I bought 2 of the plastic basket type which look like they just slide onto the line.

My question is, what would be the best way to rig all this gear together? Should the swimfeeder be as close to the hook as possible etc etc etc!

All advice and suggestions are very much appreciated.

Regards
Foxy

Seaspray · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

I used a swimfeeder many years ago to win a boat comp in the River Medway, all I did was to get the largest swimfeeder I could push a wire through it filled it with cotton wool and soaked it for 24hrs in Mackeral or Pilchard oil then fixed it between the the weight swivel and the weight so it didnt get in the way, and if you make 2/3 of these then you can change them over when the oil runs out.

fishmad · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:

i use a carp feeder called a bait bomb its sprung loaded and a pva type tab keeps ity shut for a short time after hitting the water then it almost explodes and chuck all the bait out in a big cloud i fill mine with mushed up bits of old bait from the previous session its helped a few times when the fishing is slow

eccles · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject:

Have not done it lately but we were quite successful a few months back with a 35mm film cannister stuffed with bread and mashed tuna/mackerel witha few holes drilled in it. Hang it in line immediately above the sinker.

Foxy · Member Joined: Oct 24, 2007 Posts: 60

Cheers for the help lads. So does this mean that if I'm using a single hook flapper, I would attach the swimfeeder on the line between the snood and the sinker?

Regards
Foxy

eccles · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject:

OK, heres how we did it: Drill a tiny hole in the base and the lid of the cannister, feed some line through and attach a swivel top and bottom but leaving enough line so that you can still open the lid and bung stuff in. Hang the sinker on the bottom and connect the rest of yer rig on the top. Actually my mate put a mackerel rig on the top minus the feathers but a lugworm on each hook. First time he tried it he actually took four whiting in one hit! Anyway, I nearly always use two hook clipped down rigs these days but it's easy enough to incorporate a couple of hook clips in the rig above the feeder. Best results seem to come with a small tidal current flowing along the beach so to speak.

Foxy · Member Joined: Oct 24, 2007 Posts: 60

Cheers eccles, I've already got a couple of swim feeders so no need to make em at the moment. They are plastic boxes, about half the size of a fag packet, with holes in and a lid. It has a 1/2 ounce weight on the back of it and attaches to the line with a long strip of plastic with a hole in.

I wasn't sure where would be the best place to attach it on a rig. Now it makes sense to put it close to the lead. At the moment, it's trial and error for me but I reckon, the more of a scent there is, the more the chance of catching.

Was gonna just fill it up with off-cuts of bait but I maybe buy a tin of pilchards or sardines in oil and use them.

Will be sure to post the results big hug

Regards
Foxy

hussy · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject:

I use a inline feeder! and place it just behing my Impact lead. I add a ajustable snood so that I can give myself that extra bit of length so I can still clip down my bait. big grin

sniggle · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject:

Bear in mind that if there are tope about they will chew off the feeder if its not
on wire.Found out the hard way !

Foxy · Member Joined: Oct 24, 2007 Posts: 60

With the type of day we've just had at St Abbs, I'd be happy with that big grin

howie · Regular Joined: Feb 18, 2007 Posts: 270 Location: Bristol

The best swim feeder to use is a DVice,ok it aint a swim feeder as such but you can put your hook bait in the tube then put what ever you want on top of that and hey presto your ready to go.
if you need more information about the DVise then pm fishyrob as he is the bloke who makes them and they are good to use

sniggle · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

Have not used d/vice yet but if bait is released as it hits the water groundbait could end up 100 yds downtide of hookbait. A cork in the end might do the trick , then you would need impact shield or clip above d/vice ? Have i got bait eject bit right ?

eccles · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject:

Think I agree with you sniggle our system is proven - 4 whiting taken on the same rig at the same time - definitely works. If you put a cork in one of those thingies Howie is talking about, the hook snoods would not be able to flush out. Also the flushing effect of those tube things would probably spread the ground bait far and wide at the top of the water - doesn't make sense to me.