odd natural baits

[Dick Dastardly]

Yes Ive read on US sites about rats being used o jug lines and the likes.

 

"survival courses?was you in the forces budgie?"

No,Russ it was just that my last wives cooking was so *****! No not really! 12 years mate.

[dogfish]

Hi all

This takes me back. When I was a kid (40+ years ago) we regularly used Grasshoppers on a small brook near our house. It was deadly! Thinking about it a lot of other baits may have been as well if we had tried them.

I think Richard Walker said that his two biggest chub were caught on Frogs.

Crayfish used to be deadly. Wasp grubs a deadly bait (still are).

We could never afford maggots when I was young but we caught loads on lobworms, breadpaste,caddisfly larvae, caddis grubs, silkweed, shrimps etc.etc.

I always smile when I see some 'New wonderbait discovered'.

There is very little new in fishing.

 

DF

[Norm B]

dogfish:

Hi all

This takes me back. When I was a kid (40+ years ago) we regularly used Grasshoppers on a small brook near our house. It was deadly! Thinking about it a lot of other baits may have been as well if we had tried them.

I think Richard Walker said that his two biggest chub were caught on Frogs.

Crayfish used to be deadly. Wasp grubs a deadly bait (still are).

We could never afford maggots when I was young but we caught loads on lobworms, breadpaste,caddisfly larvae, caddis grubs, silkweed, shrimps etc.etc.

I always smile when I see some 'New wonderbait discovered'.

There is very little new in fishing.

 

DF

I was amused to see in one of the puddle dipping mags an ad for "Tuti Fruti pop up boilies" the latest carp bait. Gosh those fish are spoilt for choice. What do we offer ours, squid, crab worm or mackerel, nothing special at all.

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

BUDGIE:

 

"survival courses?was you in the forces budgie?"

No,Russ it was just that my last wives cooking was so *****! No not really! 12 years mate.

LOL 12 years thats a long time,if you dont mind me asking wich regiment did you serve with?

[Dick Dastardly]

Parachute Regiment then Royal Engineers.Whilst with the RE I served with both the Parachute and Commando Squadrons so did plenty of survival type courses.Great fun and always a good excuse for a bit of fishing!

[jedi_knight_298]

its wierd and not a natural bait but ive tried cheerios on a hair before for carp and it worked, if your chub are on the surface this may be worth a try. and there dead easy to use.

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

BUDGIE:

Parachute Regiment then Royal Engineers.Whilst with the RE I served with both the Parachute and Commando Squadrons so did plenty of survival type courses.Great fun and always a good excuse for a bit of fishing!

wow.. you was a para,i take a keen intrest in the fighting forces of the world,i read alot on the eastern front ww2,and vietnam etc snipers are what i like reading about most any way enough of that more fishing talk

 

corn pops are good jedi or floating lobworms!

[jedi_knight_298]

ive used coco pops before as an attractor bait for carp/chub, also if you blank you can still eat your bait.

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

jedi_knight_298:

ive used coco pops before as an attractor bait for carp/chub, also if you blank you can still eat your bait.

they look like chocolate casters!

i just bought a box to munch on my nightshift!

[dogfish]

We sometimes went fishing with no bait at all and just used what we could find.

Slugs,worms,caddis,grasshoppers,big maggots from under dry cowpats etc.

Surprising what you can find and what fish will eat!

 

DF