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As far as I am aware, and far be it from me to suggest what Fred did or didn't do, but the HNV part of the bait had nothing to do with attractants at all, part of the "system" for want of a better word, was that the carp would "learn" that a bait was good for them as to start with they would...
Hi, I had an Ashfield ticket for a couple of years but dropped out as the travel made it difficult to justify, as with any group, decisions always have to be voted for at AGMs /SGMs, unpopular rules / committee decisions are only made because not enough members turn up to vote otherwise...
Unfortunately as soon as you start comparing human habits/ emotions, sences etc. with a fish it really complicates things, what we know is that they can't digest complex carbs, their natural diet is protein rich ... the rest ... only the fish can tell you.
Im not suggesting they chase a single maggot around,that would be silly, but two or three barbel will suck up a good few pints of grubs in one sitting no problem. If you took all the man made bait out of the water and only left them natural would they still grow and put on weight ?
I have seen too many good results to condemn HNV theory as nonsense, across most species it seems to have its rewards. As with most things, it needs thinking about, those that use it as a method and score highly seem to do a bit more than buy the latest wonder-bait off the shelf.
Yeah, each to his own and all that .. some groups appear to be in constant turmoil, some people seem to just be in it to disagree ... life's too short, and fishings supposed to be a fun way of getting away from all the stress.
Single Species groups like any other groups are just a sum of the parts, some improve when people join but can easily improve when members leave ... or visa versa ;)
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