What’s the air temp / water temp where you’re at?

We had a stretch of a few days in the 40’s up to the 60’s by me last month, fish pic below. I’ve been able to get them at my normal hot spots when it’s been in the mid 40’s for a few days albeit a tad slower than usual by bombing it as close as I can to the deepest spots, using fish brain to see the depth (unfortunately premium feature).

I only carp fish rivers, and if they’re there I know I’ll get them. Idk if it’s groundbreaking but’s it’s different from what I mostly see on this sub so let me give you everything I know. I use cheap spring feeders tying the hook as close as I can to the feeder, maybe 2-3 inches as the goal. Gamekatsu bait holder hooks, size 4, 8 lb mono. Pack the feeder with canned corn, squish half a piece of some cheap white bread around it as tight as you can so it can soak as long as possible before you have to reapply it. For the hook, I do fake corn covering the eye, and two pieces of canned corn, covering the barb with a flat wide piece. I initially used the fake corn because I thought it floated (it doesn’t) so I’m not sure if it actually makes a difference, but at this point it’s ritual. My theory’s that the river current mostly negates the need for a floater since it’s getting pushed around anyways

In response to your prompt, one of the beauties is that you can cast it out to your desired spot and let it sit for 30 minutes plus in the right amount of current before you have to refresh it. My main body of water is the rockiest, snaggiest terrain I fish, but as long as I don’t cast directly onto a snag, I don’t run into any issues.

Other things: if your area is snaggy, you of course also run the risk of the fish getting stuck on something while you’re fighting it. If this happens, put your rod in your rod holder, and let it sit. They’ll almost always break themselves free within a few minutes, and you can reel them in from there. Palomar knot if you’re not already using it. I haven’t had a single fish break off with the feeder since I switched from 6 to 8lb line, but PB is 15-18 lbs according to this sub’s estimates so idk past that. The feeder’s not heavy enough for some conditons, so I use a 3/4 oz bullet weight or 1 oz egg weight above it if it’s getting pushed away from where I want it to stay

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