Originally Posted by father liam

after years of feeder fishing for barbel,i have purchased a 2nd hand 12.5m carp pole and with the help of a couple of TA members,it is my intention to gain knowledge on this style of fishing and to hopefully start competing in matches,,the confusing issue at the moment is what size,style,brand of float for each tactic i.e margin fishing,or fishing at distance,fishing on bottom or up in the water and fishing various baits,,my quarry will be carp and silver fish on commercials,if anyone has any methods they use for calculating which float to use or if you have any favourite set ups or tips,books you could recommend then i would be interested and grateful to hear them,many thanks FL