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STEVE RINGER’S ULTIMATE FEEDER GUIDE
KNOW
YOUR
FEEDERS
When should you fish a Method
over an open-end? All is revealed...
IT’S not only floats that can send
your head into a bit of a spin when it
comes to picking the right one to suit
your fishing – feeder choice is just as
perplexing, given the sheer number of
types on the market.
Years ago it was a straight pick between a
plastic open-end for lake bream or a blockend
for river chub, but the advent of commercial
carp has introduced a whole new breed of
feeders. They keep on coming, too, with the
Guru Hybrid the latest feeder to hit the banks.
Standard open-end feeders are sub-divided
into cage, rocket and plastic varieties, so it’s
no wonder that you can easily pick the wrong
feeder before you’ve even wet a line.
To help you make the right choice, over the
next few pages I’ve broken down each type of
feeder in my box and when it is best used.
I store my feeders in a large
box as this makes locating the
right one a quick and easy job
– no rummaging around here!
BULLET FEEDER
This is a type of maggot feeder with the
weight built into one end. That makes
for a feeder that casts accurately and
goes a long way in windy weather.
METHOD FEEDER
I’ll pick a Method when I want to be
attacking with my feeding in the
summer and get lots of pellets into the
peg when carp are the main target.
WINDOW FEEDER
Ireland’s big loughs seem to respond to
this unique feeder. Brilliant for getting a
quantity of particle baits to the bottom,
especially chopped worm and caster.
HYBRID FEEDER
A cross between a Method and pellet
feeder that’s a little more refined than
both. Side walls stop the bait breaking
away on the way down.
PELLET FEEDER
I don’t use a pellet feeder that much
nowadays but they do allow you to
regulate your feeding precisely and are
very good in late autumn/early winter.
MAGGOT FEEDER
Great on winter venues when there’s a
stock of mixed fish such as F1s, barbel
and skimmers that are tuned into eating
maggots rather than pellets.
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