hitting bites

[Mike Hughes]

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
In my local water there is a good head of roach but nobody is able to catch them, there just too quik. Anybody got any ideas
Many thanks
Mike

 

[paul williams]

Let them hang themselves!!!! seriously a 1.5oz feeder with a 3 inch hooklink directly above can help in hooking difficult roach, bites are usually drop backs so bend the tip into the feeder or use heavy bobbins and tight lines,trust me even medium sized roach will give good indications.

 

[Carp Angler]

I've had the same thing with big roach and rudd, I managed to get them competing for loosefed caster and freelined a floating caster on the hook, I fished this on a pole with a longish tight line and let them hook themselves..........