Gwyn Jeffs
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Wanting a cheap bulk bait, I opted for maples. 25 kilos dry for 15 quid can't be faulted ( out of curiousity, who buys dry particles aside from anglers and pigeon fanciers? ).
I digress.
My stretch doesn't allow prebaiting during the close season, and because I can't drive I can only fish once a week.
I've been introducing them via hand/catty in my swim down the edge, and cattying out several pouchfuls to my main line and incorporating them into my feeder mix.
At the end of every session, myself and my old man catty at least a kilo of leftovers into whatever swim we're in and we spread them about to maximise exposure. Against the rules technically, but if I have a rod out I'm baiting my swim...
However, aside from chub rattles we have yet to catch on them, or even get a proper barbel bite.
Just wondering if anyone has gone in with them before and had results?
I see no reason why they wouldn't work, Google is full of stories and attestments.
I did read the prebaiting article someone posted on here, it was interesting.
I can only see 2 options if I continue to use them.
Mix them with corn for the visual aspect, or get them on the hair and peel the skins off for the same reason.
From my carp fishing experience I thought they'd be instant, but 4 weeks in and nothing starts to dent the confidence.
I know all about fermenting and sprouting them, I have bags of them in various states in the freezer.
For some reason, they just do not work where I fish. Not yet anyway. It's entirely possible the chub and dace are polishing them off before the barbel get a look in, they decimate everything.
Maybe once a week isn't enough perhaps? Not that I can do anything about that as of now. But approx 15 - 20 kilos have gone in during the last 4 weeks and we haven't had a barb on them between us.
Hemp and tares mixed in perhaps?
Or corn for the visual aspect?
My plan next week ( and I get 2 consecutive days ) is to mix corn with the maples and fish maple, rubber corn, maple to see if the visual thing works.
I can bait the swim before leaving on the first day ready for the second.
Maples just seem to be my bogey bait, so let's hear it if you've used them. Anything and everything appreciated.
I digress.
My stretch doesn't allow prebaiting during the close season, and because I can't drive I can only fish once a week.
I've been introducing them via hand/catty in my swim down the edge, and cattying out several pouchfuls to my main line and incorporating them into my feeder mix.
At the end of every session, myself and my old man catty at least a kilo of leftovers into whatever swim we're in and we spread them about to maximise exposure. Against the rules technically, but if I have a rod out I'm baiting my swim...
However, aside from chub rattles we have yet to catch on them, or even get a proper barbel bite.
Just wondering if anyone has gone in with them before and had results?
I see no reason why they wouldn't work, Google is full of stories and attestments.
I did read the prebaiting article someone posted on here, it was interesting.
I can only see 2 options if I continue to use them.
Mix them with corn for the visual aspect, or get them on the hair and peel the skins off for the same reason.
From my carp fishing experience I thought they'd be instant, but 4 weeks in and nothing starts to dent the confidence.
I know all about fermenting and sprouting them, I have bags of them in various states in the freezer.
For some reason, they just do not work where I fish. Not yet anyway. It's entirely possible the chub and dace are polishing them off before the barbel get a look in, they decimate everything.
Maybe once a week isn't enough perhaps? Not that I can do anything about that as of now. But approx 15 - 20 kilos have gone in during the last 4 weeks and we haven't had a barb on them between us.
Hemp and tares mixed in perhaps?
Or corn for the visual aspect?
My plan next week ( and I get 2 consecutive days ) is to mix corn with the maples and fish maple, rubber corn, maple to see if the visual thing works.
I can bait the swim before leaving on the first day ready for the second.
Maples just seem to be my bogey bait, so let's hear it if you've used them. Anything and everything appreciated.