 The smell of my chubby |
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 Dec 14 2004, 06:18 PM
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I recently purchased a fox chubby shad (4 inch perch) for piking down my local canal. However it smells realy syntheticly plastic. Is this likely to put off the pike and would it be worth while doing something like soaking in tuna brine or fish sauce (only thing i can think of thats close to hand) .
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Dec 14 2004, 06:24 PM
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Dont worry about the smell mate.......I would be more worried about the lure!
  [ 14. December 2004, 12:25 PM: Message edited by: BUDGIE ] |
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Dec 14 2004, 06:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 185 Joined: 12-August 04 From: Leicester Member No.: 5,338 |
Are they crap?
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Dec 14 2004, 06:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 8,741 Joined: 10-May 00 From: Ashford,Kent Member No.: 142 |
I was playing with you Sheepy! I dont use them myself as I find them too small for my likes but plenty of others use them.
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Dec 14 2004, 06:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 185 Joined: 12-August 04 From: Leicester Member No.: 5,338 |
Ah, a bit slow on the uptake
 My local stretch of canal doesnt hold any monsters (that im aware of) but has a good head of pike up to 11lb, well thats my best anyway Its nice when I have a couple of hours free to wander up and down with the spinning rod. I prefer to stay mobile as you keep warmer and get to see more. Catching is usualy a bonus
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Dec 14 2004, 06:41 PM
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If you're really worried Sheepy, pop down to the tackle shop and buy some oily-fish boilie dip, and leave it to soak in that!
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Dec 14 2004, 07:20 PM
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I soak mine in diluted Red Suprise from Mr Braddock...
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Dec 14 2004, 07:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 185 Joined: 12-August 04 From: Leicester Member No.: 5,338 |
Maybe i should put perch through a liquidizer and soak it in that for a totaly natrual effect
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Dec 14 2004, 07:36 PM
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Dont worry about the smell mate.......I would be more worried about the lure!
Don't worry sheepy he's teasing you. They do have an 'off' smell to them but they catch fish. Whether they catch pike depends on how big your local canal pike are. Strange you should mention fish sauce. If you're talking about Thai fish sauce (nam pla), my old fenland mate Andy Doughty swears by the stuff as a deadbait additive. So if the smell of raw plastic offends you then its OK to dip it in fish sauce although it'll probably wash off very quickly. Just take along a couple of chappatis to wipe your hands on afterwards
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Dec 14 2004, 08:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 185 Joined: 12-August 04 From: Leicester Member No.: 5,338 |
The local pike seem on the whole to be around the 5lb mark with the biggest to date for me being 11. The smell of the lure doesnt bother me, i wondered if anyone had any views on whether it bothered the pike
As for the fish sauce, i was thinking of the nam pla, i have also wondered about adding it to ground bait, especialy when after carp. Any views anyone? |
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