Crayfish, Poisson Chat!!

[The Reel Deal]

Going to France this summer, to a lake full of these and some carp. How do you tackle a situation like this? How often, generally, would you rebait/recast?

I would be using prob. Granite mix hookbaits, dried for a few months. Is this as hard as you can get a bait?

Is this the answer? Is there anything you can do but just grin and bear it?

[Julian]

I think you can get a mesh to fit over your hook bait, it's like a little plastic cage.

 

Not sure who does them though

 

Julian

[The Reel Deal]

Yeah, I`ve been advised to double mesh the baits and not use the plastic bait cages which look a trifle rough.

Where`s me tights!

[Julian]

I know what you mean, the cage's do look a little hard-core

 

I would imagine someone does a mesh, though as you say it's probebly just as easy, if not a damn site cheaper, to use a stoking or a fine hessian of some sort.

 

Air dried baits should do the trick for a while anyway, I tend do the same on Birch Grove to try and keep the Eel's of'em, although the most I dry them for is usually 4-5 weeks.

 

Cheers

 

Julian

[Newt]

Poisson Chat - one of the US catfish isn't it? If so, can you say which one and I can give suggestions for catching them.

 

As for the crayfish situation - is there any problem in France with using them for bait? Carp think highly of them and they can easily be rigged up and used as bait. And BTW - other crays will tend to leave them alone.

[ThePiker]

Hi Alan, As far as I can rememberThe Tackle Box do that mesh to protect your boilies.About £3 for loads of it.

P.S. how many teeth did you have to pull to get the money for Franch...ouch!

[RobStubbs]

For poisson Chat the solar bait cages work but look awful. Granite mix doesn't work for long although against crays it is fine. That said if you use active 8 you may find the poisson chats wont bother you, we found this on one lake infested with the blighters.

 

I can also recommend the tackle box mesh, don't waste time with tights they are too flimsy.

 

Rob.

[The Reel Deal]

That`s it, sorted. Double mesh, as you`ve mentioned before Ron. Thanks again. Just wanted to see if anyone else had an alternative suggestion.

Piker, having tooth problems in all three rows???

Tricky, but I`ll run you up some sort of clacker.

[ThePiker]

Hi Alan,

a tooth shield for Pike would be nice,a lovely 20 I had last week took a liking for my fingers and they bled all day..Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!...By the way..good Luck in France!