My Views on the "Micky'B" pattern
Now this pattern has an identical body to the 3x10 Micky
but the short Titanium stem gives it casting weight and makes the float sit as
soon as it hits the water and for the type of fishing I 
designed
it for that's a must. The reason for the fibre tip being: These small carp do
get caught often and the added sensitivity does actually put extra fish in the
net over a 3 hour period (the length of an evening match). You can actually
catch fish in the top 2in. (50mm) of water with this float and once you have
sorted the feeding technique it's easy, as most of the time the bites are so
confident there's no strike needed. (the elastic comes out you lift the pole the
fish exits the water, simple!!)
Now for feeding, it has to be squatt 
(Crazy
but true). I've tried to make it work with other baits but to no avail and it
only works in the evening!! The quantities I am using is staggering and can be
anything from 4 pints to 8 pints and in 3 hours that's a lot to put in. This is
where the technique comes in and you have to feed between 15 and 20 squat's
every 5 to 10 seconds for the whole 3 hours and that could 
be
1,800 times during a frantic session and still hook and land fish. If at
any time you stop feeding then so do the fish or bites become erratic and you
suffer really bad liners. I am so confident with this method at Holly farm and
can catch up to 20 fish on the same squatt attached to a 14 hook and 3lb line.
The feeding really is the key and I always have 4 or 5 identical rigs made up
for this reason. Because the float has no shotting tangles are few and generally
just shake out. Another trick is to keep the fish about 3mtrs. out and not to
take fish from exactly the same hole, take 1 at say 11 o'clock then 12 then 1
o'clock, then back to 11 o'clock again but continue feeding the same
place. It does take some getting used to but like they say practice makes
perfect. You also sleep well after 3 hours fishing like this!!!
Click thumbnail for my simple rig:
MB (Handmade) Carp Specials