1 IT PINS DOWN YOUR MAINLINE
Line bites and foul hooking can cause frustration when fishing in the edge. This is usually caused by fish brushing up against your pole rig and dragging the float under. Strike at those indications and all hell will break loose! This will happen far less often when using a feeder, the weight of which helps to pin the mainline to the deck, ensuring that only true bites are registered on the rod tip
2 FEEDING ACCURACY IS BOOSTED
Feeding a small quantity of bait in a tight pile is often ideal as it provides the fish with just one mouthful and prevents them from racing around the swim for other loosefed morsels. Cupping bait in works well, but it will still disperse as it sinks, creating a slightly wider pile than intended. However, the bait on a feeder clings to the frame until it hits the deck, with a single slurp from a big fish often enough to take the lot in one go!
3 BIG FISH STAND LESS CHANCE
Upping your elastic is one way to put the brakes on a big fish when pole fishing but there is still a chance it could bottom out when it surges into open water. This can lead to breakages or hook pulls as the pressure applied becomes
