Unusual baits

[gozzer]

'Fagendus Vulgaris' and close copy of a cigarette (filter) butt, described in 'Fly tying innovations' by Dick Walker.

 

perhaps less effective in these days of enforced healthy living, not so many being introduced to the water as loose feed?

 

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It's funny you should say that Emma. A story I think I've told before on a similar thread.

 

My Uncle won a bet that he could catch on a 'fag end'. While waiting for a match to be pegged out, he started to throw some wasp grub to a shoal of chub. (not on the match length of course ).

When they were taking confidently, he put a cig' butt on the hook and lowered it in. It was taken immediately by one of the chub. He won the princely sum of 10 shillings, (a night out in those days).

 

I have caught by moulding a piece of chewing gum to the shape of a maggot, and trotting it through with the loose feed.

A piece of carrot drawn through a shoal of perch chasing fry, once accounted for a half dozen in consecutive casts.

 

At times, through desperation, (or just to see if I can), I have tried anything at hand as bait.

Banana, apple, hard boiled egg, baked beans, foam dipped in a variety of things, (condensed milk, custard, gravy etc), with varying degrees of success. Though I have caught on most, some I only tried once so not really tested them.

 

John.

Edited February 6, 2009 by gozzer

[bluezulu]

baked beans are an excellent bait but very messy

[Dick Dastardly]

Perhaps you are thinking of 'Blackberries'? (Brambles) They grow all over the place, including by water, and I have heard of Chub and Carp taking them.

 

 

Hmmmm best introduce some chub and carp into my side garden as thats over run with brambles!

[Andy Macfarlane]

Fish will try just about anything IMO. My mate went to the shops one day while we were fishing for roach and I asked him for another tin of sweetcorn. He brought back one of those cans that has peas, carrots and corn, in the same tin, as it was all he could get. I caught roach on all 3 but the bites to the peas 'n' carrots were tentative, as if they were testing the water, as it were. The corn bites were rod wrenchers as usual but we found that if we introduced just about anything to them over a week or so, they take it quite freely. They took pastes made with mustard and cheese quite freely first time because they basically looked like corn...I think but they grew to take anything as long as you gave them time to accept it.

 

.....Regards.....Andy.....

[John S]

Snot - one of the nice crunchy ones, not the soggy type....

[Andy Macfarlane]

Snot - one of the nice crunchy ones, not the soggy type....

 

I'll have to take your word for it on that one John....

[mjbarnes12]

part boiled potato!! I use it on waters that do not allow pellets. Part boil them so they are still firm enough to hook!! they are very easy to colour and add flavour to!! and can make all sorts of sizes and shapes, i use little barrels (hair rigged) on the feeder and straight hook them on the pole!! killer meat bait is polenta sausage as it is soft and easy for fish 2 suck in!!

i once made a paste out of a strawberry nutrigrain bar and caught well in the margins with it, this was meant to be for me but i thought i would have an experiment. a guy in my club uses a tin of mixed beans from tescos same as corn really and he rings the changes of the hookbaits, im really tempted to give this one a go!!

Edited February 10, 2009 by mjbarnes12

[Andy Macfarlane]

I think it was an edition of 'Carp Crew' with Kev Green and Martin Bowler and they had a 'Ten Quid Supermarket Challenge' which is fairly self-explanatory. They both had ten quid to spend at the supermarket for a day's fishing for carp. Kev Went with meaty baits like cat-food, Pepperami and luncheon meat and Martin went for a massive bed of cooked barley with peanuts fished over the top. Martin mopped up and Kev was resigned to stinking like a tin of cat-food but it did show that a bit of initiative can land you some very good fish. I'm sure both did get fish but Martin was the outright winner. One of the better editions I thought.

 

.....Regards.....Andy.....

[Andy Macfarlane]

part boiled potatoe!!

 

Dan Quail would be proud!!

 

......Regards.....Andy.....