This section aims to help you decide on which tackle to take to Denmark to cover all situations during your stay.

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It is not my intention to mention or be biased to any particular manufacturers. These are my own personal preferences.

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Feeder Rods;

From experience you will probably cover all eventualities with 1 float rod and 1 feeder rod.

An ideal feeder rod would be the Preston Innovations Dutch Master. The 13ft 2in (80g) or 13ft 8in (100g) are ideal and would cover all eventualities.

I have also used a Daiwa Connoisseur Stillwater Z for many years in Denmark. Any rod that has a fair bit of backbone with sensitive glass or carbon tips will do the job.

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Float Rods;

This is really down to personal preference, as any 13ft rod used in the UK will probably suffice. I used a Normark Avenger 13ft for over 15 years in Denmark and it covered 95% of situations. The only difference to the UK is that you will probably be using much bigger loaded Wagglers and bigger lines for this type of fishing.

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Poles;

Do not take any expensive poles to Denmark. In my experience most of the time you will use a pole here will be fishing around 6 - 8 meters to hand. This lends itself to a margin pole ideally with cut back tips. Either power gum or strong elastic.

I tend to use a 14 elastic in recent years for the Roach and Bream.

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Feeding Rod;

I tend to use a 10ft carp rod twinned with a big Shnimano reel loaded with 16lb braid. To this I connect a very large feeder. To give you an idea of the size it is around 2 -3 times larger than what i would call a big open ended feeder used in the UK.

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Reels;

For the feeder I tend to use a real with a big open spool. The big Shimano's are my favourite.

For the float your UK reel will suffice.

I only take the two reels.

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Keepnets;

I always take 2 as a red-letter day is always on the cards.

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Landing Net;

I typically do not use one on lakes but a UK style pan net will suffice.

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Waders or chest waders;

No preferences here. Chest waders are best, as they will cover all venues. Sometimes to get to the end of the reeds chest waders are mandatory.

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Bank sticks;

Lots of big extendable ones. At least half a dozen. When you are stood out in the lake you need lots of these.

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Tackle platform;

These are a must. A standard size platform will suffice but the larger models are ideal. I had some larger aluminium legs made especially for mine as it allows you to stand in deeper water with tackle to hand. 

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Tackle boxes/seat boxes;

I do not take any tackle boxes to Denmark. I cannot remember the last time I sat on the bank when fishing here. All my fishing is done standing in lakes or using stick floats on the rivers. No need for any boxes here in my opinion unless you like to carry one for the sake of it.

All my terminal tackle goes in my carryall in tubs and float tubes.

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Clothing;

Waterproof clothing is a must. Like the UK it rains. (Light jacket suffices for summer months).

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Terminal tackle;

Again this is my personal opinion. I always take lots of feeders - (cage, mesh and stand plastic with holes) in different sizes, weights etc. The facts are though I would probably get away with taking 3 - 4. I have very rarely lost any Feeders to snags here. You are always going to crack off sometimes though so do take some spares. 

Feeders in the 60 - 80 grams will suffice.  Larger the better!

Disgorgers, Bombs 1oz plus, Scissors, Forceps.

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Floats;

These are big waters which demand beefed up tackle.

Wagglers. Need to be of the large bodied variety, preferably with some weight loaded into the base Ideally. Six to Ten swan is ideal for most eventualities. Shot floats with a large bulk 18" or so from the hook.

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Stick floats. The River Guden is a powerful fast river. Floats need to be beefed up to say a minimum of 5 - 6 AAA. These should be bulk shotted to get the bait down.

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Pole floats. Most Pole floats need to be strong to survive a bite a chuck! Floats in the 3 -6 grams are best. I do not recommend large floats as these are not the deepest of lakes and are prone to tangles. 

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Shot/Olivet’s;

I only take shot from a size 4 upwards. No need for small number 8 or 10's here. A bulk of AAA and BB droppers is the norm. Olivet’s from 2 - 6 grams.

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Hooks;

Like everything else these need to be beefed up. I take nothing smaller than a 14 and rarely use these. Most of the time a size 6 - 10 will do the trick. My own preference over the years has been the Kamassan Animal eyed hooks. Eyed to aid in speed when removing from a fish's mouth.

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Line;

I tend to use 6 - 7lb for the feeder and 4lb for the float. I never tend to use a bottom (hook length) here. So straight through or a loop-to-loop knot for different length of tail on the feeder.

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Other essentials;

Plenty of bait tubs. Mixing bowls are a must for the ground bait. Riddles and Sieves if you intend to use maggots or casters. Large buckets for soaking wheat and hemp.

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This one is certainly down to preference. My list for 7 days fishing would be as follows;

Onesack of brown crumb ground bait - 20kg. I know there are some people who do not use much ground bait but I still take enough. You cannot buy it once there!

One sack of wheat - 20kg. This is my number one must have bait. Cheap and easy to prepare. The fish love it.

Lots of 4 - 6 mm pellets. These seem to hold the bream in the pegs better than anything else.

Worms - 2kg minimum. You can never have enough worms here.

Additives. Any sweeteners work well. Brasem for example.

Sweetcorn. Loads and loads of this. I have been through 30 tins in a day here. It is cheap and you can stock up once there if you run out.

Maggots/Casters. I do not tend to take these baits anymore. They take a bit of looking after and will add a lot to you bait bill. The other baits above work just as well.

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Prior to ever starting a fishing session I will spend the first 30 - 45 minutes with my carp rod. I constantly fill and cast the feeder full of my chosen bait to an area roughly the size of a dinner table. (Obviously you must first find a good depth free of snags). Doing it this way allows you to get much more bait into your swim faster than you ever could using a standard feeder. 

I then fish with a quite large 40 - 50 gram feeder. If you sense during your session you need to top up your swim simply spend 15 minutes with your Carp rod casting out. (Typically if bites drop off then top up).

This method of fishing negates the need for throwing in balls of groundbait which will scare feeding fish.

I have also heard of anglers using Spod rods in Denmark. This would have the same affect of causing minimal disturbance while introducing large amounts of bait.

Ensure you introduce large amounts of Wheat as a base which will hold fish in your peg. I also constantly feed pellets which Bream love. Choppped or whole worms also and sweetcorn.

Once again Introducing lots of groundbait will attract lots of small Roach. Not ideal on the feeder!