Piling the bait in

[Graham Elliott]

During my short session on Monday I noticed another angler on the Loddon
(a small river)feed with about 5kg pellets and a kilo of boiles prior to fishing.

I asked him if he was on a long session, but he said he only has a few hours.

Further chatting revealed he was following advice from a couple of anglers that are well known to "Pile it in". He also said it was advice given during this cold spell.

I suggested they also represent bait companies and get paid for it.

My own views are that particle feed can sometimes bring the fish on for a short time, maggots/hemp etc but loading a swim like that can be bad news, especially for a short session. I also believe that it really affects others results for days sometimes.

I accept that for large rivers, with feeding fish it might be the done thing.


Now am I missing a trick here? Maybe my normal approach is old fashioned?

Graham

[Ian Crook]

Graham,

You, old fashioned, how could you think such a thing..........I most certainly would not put much bait in at the moment, even particles/maggots...............you are probably right about the guy getting advise from people with other motives. I honestly believe that the decline in our angling is contributed to by people piling bait in, have seen it many times, even just a couple of handfuls of boilies or even worse, pellets, on some stretches of the Kennet you could have 4 or 5 different people fish the same swim during a day and if each puts just a couple of handfuls of bait in it would add up.........

[Keith Speer]

I am firmly in your camp Graham, during the recent cold spell I had 4 Barbel one afternoon, I fed between a quarter and half a pint of maggots.

I bailiff 4 lakes close to my home, the moment the ice had disappeared the Pond Piggers were filing in kilo after Kilo of boilies.

When I suggested that the bait companies were encouraging this sort of thing for monetary purposes, I was told that the bait they were using was "Specially produced for high volume usage in cold weather" and they used only "High quality ingredients"!

When I related my story about the Barbel on maggots they gave me a knowing smile and said “Oh yeah mate but rivers are different”!!



I was amazed that they really were that gullible!!

[John Cook]

I am with you on this one Mr. E.
During these colder water conditions its just the odd tiny piece of paste that is being fed as loosefeed with a small paste wrapped boilie on the hair, 5k of pellets plus boilies thats giving the fish a lot of choice of which bait to pick up, must be lowering your chance of a pick up and anyone else's fishing in the vicinity.........Dont think that i would use that much bait during the summer....

[Alan Andrews]

I would never dream of using that amount of bait in the summer let alone the winter for me its paste rapped around the lead with a tiny pva bag of 8 to 10 pellets or maggots. Any at my age i could not carry 5 kilos of bait

Alan

[Duncan Dimbleby]

There really are some plonkers about, why on earth would you think it sensible to 'pile it in' in these current cold conditions.

D.

[Ian Grant]

I auppose hush puppies and a trilby could be construed as a tad old fashioned Graham, but each to their own mate you wear what you like !!

Agree on the bait, but if if it's the same old rubbish crooky uses you'll be OK because the fish wont go near it.

Ian.

[Ian Crook]

Grant, what are you doing on this thread, get back on the "When i'm 65" thread where you belong!!!

[Ian Grant]

Tee Hee !

[Paul Thomas]

Not sure I'd do it on a small river in these conditions, however....


....have seen this "method" used to good effect on a big river in the past - simply because it was different to everyone elses approach?


Go steady


Paul