River Fishing Tips | Running or fixed feeder for chub? - Hadrian Whittle

My rig actually works on both principles – it’s a hybrid of a running and fixed set-up. The feeder slides on the line and is stopped above a short length of twisted line via a float stop or bead. 

The black-cap feeder rig

Above the feeder is another stop that can be slid up and down to increase or decrease the gap between the stops and, thus, how far the feeder can move.

By leaving just an inch gap and having the feeder balanced to just hold bottom, anything taking the bait moves the feeder, which then hits the stop and helps to hook the fish.

There are days when lengthening this gap works, others when shortening it right up catches more.

A cracking river chub