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Presumably carping slows down quite a bit over the winter months?
It all depends - depth of water and availability of food - and weather - all play a factor. I've caught in middle of winter on huge low stock gravel pits and then blanked on commercial/smaller venues where a bite should be almost guaranteed, so you never really know.
Its accepted wisdom that winter feeding spells can be quite short and carp as crepuscular creatures tend to feed at sunrise and sunset, although again you can catch middle of the day if they are feeding and active.
Little and often baiting, and pre-baiting known winter spots is best advice - some people favour smaller hooks and smaller baits in winter too - the rest is time spent on the bank and being lucky
EB
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@EB, will add that to my watch later list too. Cheers
The weather on Sunday was glorious, no bites to speak of but very satisfying tying my own hair rigs with braid for the first time. The local commercial was busy but only heard of a 4lb pike being caught. Presumably carping slows down quite a bit over the winter months?