What is the best rig for tench fishing?

Tench love maggots, and a maggot feeder rig gives you the best of both worlds – a pile of maggots presented right on top of your hookbait and an inline feeder set-up to help hook a fish once it has sucked in the bait.

What size hooks for tench?

The hooks you should be using for your specimen tench fishing are wide gape carp hooks with a size ranging from 8 to 12, depending on the size of your hookbaits. I prefer strong carp hooks because tench are so incredibly strong fighters.

Do tench take lures?

Whether it is a bunch of rubber casters, a piece of fake corn, or a plastic pop-up boilie, tench will readily take artificial baits, and so often these can make the fishing so much easier.

What is the best feeder rod for tench fishing?

The one I use for my tench fishing is the Maver Reality Feeder Rod, which is a super versatile rod that is the perfect pick for all feeder fishing situations.

Why is the feeder the best way to catch tench?

This is thanks to its characteristic of placing bait close to the hookbait even when fishing towards distant gravel bars and other features. While the feeder is brilliant for tench, it often has to be rigged-up with a short hooklength stopped close to the feeder to prove successful for tench.

Which size Tench rod should I buy?

You can choose between the 11ft and 12ft model, depending on your level of experience with longer rods and your intended fishing distance. The 11ft length is perfect for short-distance tench fishing close to the margins, while the 12ft length is perfect for longer casts and deeper fishing depths (e.g. in the bigger and deeper gravel pits).

What is the best Tench rod for ledgering?

The best Tench fishing rod for these circumstances are those that possess either a tip to middle action or a through action. The rods tend to be a lot stronger than feeder rods with an ideal test curve sitting between 1.75 and 2.25lb for Tench. The ideal length of a Tench rod for ledgering is either 11 or 12 feet.