Well I went out and got myself some decent ground bait - Dynamite Baits 'Steve Ringer' carp method mix and Sonubaits 'TigerFish', and even bought some standard feeder pellets. Now Ive always stuck to either a fluffy GB mix for feeders, or a stodgy mix for method, but Ive never tried what I always see in the magazines etc, and that's dampened pellets on a flat feeder, so I thought id give it a try chasing carp again locally as I only had a few hours.
Mike couldn't make it so I was alone.
So, I fished from 4pm till 9pm, in the same place, in the same way as the previous trip, but with dampened pellets instead of method mix. The pellets proved to be wonderful to work with. Simple, clean, fast and easy. Fill bait tub, just cover them with water, wait 5 Min's, done. Fantastic. And of course you can flavour them so simply by just adding some liquid flavour to the water. Why on earth hadn't I tried this before ??? The only problem I had was the pellets not 'quite' binding to the flatbed very well, so I had to press some around the flatbed to keep it all on in a kind of ball. I reckon I just need to practice getting the wetness right, plus I was doing it by hand, as Id forgotten to bring the feeder mould I got free off Angling Times - doh !
Well, I pretty much blanked except for one snotty skimmer (on white plastic 10mm boillie).
What happened? Was it just the whimsical fishing fairy? I got a hunch its because the method mix I used last time had fish flakes and salt in it and that really turned the carp on, but tonight was just pellets, so didn't have the same kick to it.
A beautiful evening and very relaxing, but I learnt a lot. I'm thinking of combining the Method with these pellets, and find a happy medium between damp pellet feeder fishing for small stuff and stiffer method balls for carp.
I had loads of knocks and liners, so the fish were there and moving about, but just no takes.
I primarily fished plastic corn, tried a white plastic boillie, then changed to glow corn at night.
I'll definitely be using pellets again, even if used in conjunction with GB. I look forward to trying the other GBs I bought too :-)
On another note, I used the Enterprise Tackle UV light on my glow corn, and can heartily recommend it, as it made them glow like crazy and for longer then a normal torch can, and only took about 15 seconds.
Showing posts with label Baits. Show all posts
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Mikes Coarse trip
Mike went off for an afternoons fish recently, and had a great afternoon, with several nice smallish carp of about 5 to 10 lb, that scrapped well, and a couple roach, including this beauty of just over a 1lb.
Nearly all came to Dynamite Baits 'Spicy Prawn and Shrimp'.
Oddly, there was a distinct absence of Tench.
Nearly all came to Dynamite Baits 'Spicy Prawn and Shrimp'.
Oddly, there was a distinct absence of Tench.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Coarse Baits
Someone asked me about cheap readily available coarse baits the other day, so I thought Id do a little bait entry....
These are great established baits that should catch you fish in most situations.
Given some of these, you cant really go far wrong, as they are established fish catchers.
With no specialist baits available, I'd happily fish with these, and quite often do anyway.
Bread
Awesome bait. Famous angler Chris Yates said that if he could only have one bait to fish with, it
would be bread. It floats when fluffy, sinks when wet, is easily pinched onto hooks from small pea sized bits up to big lumps. Bits of crust can also be directly hooked and are a favourite for use floating on the surface. Very versatile with colors and flavours, and can catch most course fish species. A cheap thick white is the best choice.
Sweetcorn
Another one of the main cheap baits. Bright and sweet. Used for many many years and found in more tackle bags than you'd imagine. Probably the easiest bait to get hold of, use, and be successful. Hook it directly, or on a hair rig. Easily flavoured or colored if desired, but pretty devastating in its standard form. I would feel incomplete if I didn't have a small tin with me on any trip.
Luncheon Meat
Great bait for carp. Meaty and and fatty. Cut it into small cubes of half a cm across for tench or other small species, or even carp themselves. Cut into large 3cm cubes to select carp and keep smaller species off it. Again, takes colors and flavours well. Hook a small cube onto the hook or hair rig alongside a piece of corn for a mixed bait.
Worm
Probably the best known fishing bait of all time. Fantastic for Perch, and very good for carp and basically ALL species. Easily obtained, but a little time consuming. Simple enough to just side hook, but can be difficult when they are wriggling about all over the place. They can be bought from some tackle shops or online, but are not a cheap bait, and FAR better to have collected them yourself from wet grassy areas at night.
Specialist Baits
There are of course other baits that are available from tackle and bait shops, like maggots, castor, paste, boillies, and so on. Paste and boillies can be very effective indeed.
These are great established baits that should catch you fish in most situations.
Given some of these, you cant really go far wrong, as they are established fish catchers.
With no specialist baits available, I'd happily fish with these, and quite often do anyway.
Bread
Awesome bait. Famous angler Chris Yates said that if he could only have one bait to fish with, it
would be bread. It floats when fluffy, sinks when wet, is easily pinched onto hooks from small pea sized bits up to big lumps. Bits of crust can also be directly hooked and are a favourite for use floating on the surface. Very versatile with colors and flavours, and can catch most course fish species. A cheap thick white is the best choice.
Sweetcorn
Another one of the main cheap baits. Bright and sweet. Used for many many years and found in more tackle bags than you'd imagine. Probably the easiest bait to get hold of, use, and be successful. Hook it directly, or on a hair rig. Easily flavoured or colored if desired, but pretty devastating in its standard form. I would feel incomplete if I didn't have a small tin with me on any trip.
Luncheon Meat
Great bait for carp. Meaty and and fatty. Cut it into small cubes of half a cm across for tench or other small species, or even carp themselves. Cut into large 3cm cubes to select carp and keep smaller species off it. Again, takes colors and flavours well. Hook a small cube onto the hook or hair rig alongside a piece of corn for a mixed bait.
Worm
Probably the best known fishing bait of all time. Fantastic for Perch, and very good for carp and basically ALL species. Easily obtained, but a little time consuming. Simple enough to just side hook, but can be difficult when they are wriggling about all over the place. They can be bought from some tackle shops or online, but are not a cheap bait, and FAR better to have collected them yourself from wet grassy areas at night.
Specialist Baits
There are of course other baits that are available from tackle and bait shops, like maggots, castor, paste, boillies, and so on. Paste and boillies can be very effective indeed.
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