Spoding for Devon fishing at Newbarn Farm Selfcatering Cottages and Angling Centre

Spoding

Spoding is a method where you can set a bed of bait at a long distance quite useful on all types of lake. A useful tool when you have time to prepare your swim, limited for fishing tournaments, used favourably at Devon’s Newbarn Farm Cottages and Angling Centre for Carp fishing, all in all a very useful fishing tip.

The Spod is shaped like a rocket and is weighted at one end so that when it hits the water it will turn up and release the bait.

The preferred baits for the Spod are particle baits, such as Sweet corn, Hemp, Pellet, Maggots etc.

The idea of the Spod is to fill the Spod with what ever you like, cast to an area and continue to do so until you have developed a bed of ground bait and then proceed to fish on top with preferred hook bait.

At Newbarn Farm Cottages and Angling Centre the method is used and will bring fish on to the feed. Some prefer to use bait boats, saying that you can be concise everytime with a bait boat, against casting a spode, sometimes complaining about the cost of spode tackle. We think that if casting inaccuracy is a problem you probably should be using the spode more and improving your casting, home made spodes are not expensive and can easily be made out of crafted, small water bottles, remember a spode cast is not a strange, expensive piece of electronic equipment. We will come onto bait boats later when we bring you more fishing tips.

Here is an example of an additive that is available for your Spod, but don’t forget your own concoctions can be more fun to research and sometimes amazingly effective. The description below is Sensas description, not mine.

Sensas Carp Spod Booster - Salty Sauce

Spod boosters increase the effectiveness of any spoding mix by adding nutritional feed inducing signals. By adding to both the pre soaked spod mix and the soaked spod mix these spod boosters will constantly leak off a complex of high mineral feed inducing signals over a greater period encouraging investigatory responses from cruising carp.

Also add spod boosters to both groundbaits and method mixes to again increase the effectiveness of the bait mix. When used as a spod additive it is impossible to over load the spod boosters into the mixes but 50ml to a kilo of mix is a good starting point.
The spod boosters can be used straight from the pot as a rig dip or put straight into a solid PVA bag for liquid baiting.

Salty Sauce- is a liquid feed additive primarily based on the mineral content in both salt variants and molluscs within the lake environment. It is often noted that carp are seen picking up and sucking stones and pebbles present within certain areas of the lake, these often transpose into catching hot spots. This is due to the carp attempting to find and ingest essential salts and minerals for the necessary growth and reconstruction process. Carp find salt and minerals by the change in water PH around the necessary salts and minerals, now we have it in a bottle. An accelerated PH adjuster.

And there are many more.

This should be a useful Devon fishing tip for carp fishing and some fishing tournaments, so get out your fishing license and go fishing.

Have a go and see how you get on

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TIME TO TAKE A BREAK

With the autumn nearly upon us, it looks like the summer is about to say a final farewell by providing some beautiful sunny days. So there is still time to make the most of the weather with a late break. Holidays are a great opportunity to carry out those trips and activities we have been dreaming about at work.

Living at Newbarn Farm, here in South Devon means we are spoilt for choice for activities. Packing a picnic, towels, bucket and spade and heading of to the beach remains a firm favourite with the majority of us. It is never too late here in the Torbay area to take to the water - whether fishing, water-skiing, sailing, canoeing and whatever takes your fancy really!

Those of you who prefer to keep your feet dry have lots of other options. Great days out include some of the magnificent houses, gardens and grounds open to the public here in South Devon, going for a stroll in forests or woodland, or even jumping on the saddle of your bike and going on a cyle ride all of which you can do from your base here at Newbarn Farm. You could take a gentle stroll around our 6 fishing lakes, put your feet up and relax, perhaps with a good book or even just have a gentle snooze in the self catering cottage of your choice.

Here at Newbarn Farm we can offer you the freedom to do just as you please for your late break away this year. All you have to do is book and you can be sure a relaxing time lies ahead!

Selfcatering South Devon Catch Report

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Hi Everyone

I have attached last weeks catch report for our Selfcatering Holiday Cottages
Don't forget to ask the lads about fishing tournaments, fishing tips, carp fishing and fishing licenses.


























Here is a little article on fishing stalking from Darren

Stalking

A Carp anglers favourite way to fish, well it is mine.

Stalking is a great way to fish, on the move and keeping an eye out for that tell tail sign that a Carp is feeding.

All that is needed is a good rod small float, you can also free line.

When you are stalking it is vital that you are very very quite as not to spook the fish, always check that your shadow dose not cast onto the water and that your approach is very silent. Camouflage gear is useful to, if you have non dark colours work. And try to blend with your back ground, keep low and try not to be spotted because as soon as you are seen the fish will spook and go.

Gently lower your bait into the water and wait!!

I find this a great way to fish but always respect other anglers and do not stalk were there bait lies. Have ago and see what you think it’s good. Here at Newbarn it is a very effective method.

Hope you all enjoyed that article.

Best of luck with all your South Devon Fishing


Regards Simon

www.newbarnfarm.org.uk

Luxury Self-catering Offers

Hi

Fancy a break from it all?

Want a little peace and tranquillity?

Blow the 'cobwebs away' with breathtaking views from the hilltops of Newbarn Farm - two fantastic offers to choose from:

Romantic Short Break - 20th October - 27th October 2007

A three night stay in one of our deluxe luxury four star self catering cottages close to the South Hams area of South Devon, cosy setting with breathtaking views of Dartmoor, Pheasants Hide offers romanatic, private accommodation for those wishing to hide away for a few days!

A complimentary selection of local ciders, cheese and freshly baked bread will be waiting for you on your arrival.

At only £207, an opportunity NOT to be missed!

OR

Anglers Rest - luxury self-catering accommodation

Take a week's break in this beautiful cottage.

With one king-size double and one adult sized bunk bedroom, Anglers Rest offers flexible accommodation. Take advantage of this special offer and be welcomed by the aroma of your complimentary freshly baked blackberry and apple crumble topped with Devon's clotted cream, freshly baked bread with cheeses and pickles produced locally.

Only £495 for w/c 15th September 2007

And those keen on fishing we will throw in one free day's fishing!

To book just call Catherine on 01803 553602

Look forward to hearing from you soon!

Devon fishing at Newbarn Farm Holiday Cottages

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Hi everyone,

Welcome from Newbarn Farm Selfcatering Cottages and Angling Centre, Devon fishing at its best.

Sorry, late again with the catch report for last week, this is becoming a habit.

But we have been too busy sunning ourselves, it has been far to good out there to do any work.

What an amazing 2 weeks for late summer weather it has been glorious.

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We have had some interesting fishing tournaments which have been enjoyed by all concerned.

The lads have been providing fishing tips to the new Carp fishing enthusiasts.

We have copied a specimen fishing license which we are posting on the web site to show those newbies who don't know what one looks like.

There is an article on the web site detailing where the fishing license money goes, click on fishing and then articles, the license article is listed.

Hope the weather holds all over the winter ( Ha flaming Ha) or as long as possible.

The great weather has been a bonus for the holiday makers in the holiday cottages.

Regards Simon

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A Cider Invitation

All us here at Newbarn Farm would like you to join us in celebrating the huge surge in the recent popularity of one of South Devon's finest!

Cider has long been part of the backbone of Devon and indeed Somerset. Richard and I were fortunate enough to live just a stone's throw away from Winkleigh Cider in mid-Devon, once the home of the all infamous 'Inches'. Not much has changed since then and with hand on heart we firmly believe that the cider from Winkleigh is by far one of the greatest ever to have passed our lips - so much so, we have without too much ado managed to convert family, friends and fellow fishing pals to the odd tipple now and then!

But we can offer you so much!

Book a holiday in one of our luxury self-catering cottages during the months of September* and October+ and we will award you with a bumper crop of offerings including a selection of Ciders and a South Devon hamper brimming with local produce.

*Not available for one bedroom holiday cottages

+Not available w/c 20th October 2007