most unusual bait

[tench69]

Once cought on a bare hook twice on the same hols in Devon.

The first a Carp after putting the end tackle in the water while organising the rest of my tackle.

The seconed a small Perch when having a small bet withmy son as to who would be the first to catch, which I won..

[Mally]

Jesus!! you guys sure have used some wired and wonderfull baits!! i think the wiredest thing i have caught on is a prawn for chub, but thats sounds pretty tame now!!

[Zinky]

tench69 snap many years ago caught 3 carp checking the depth.

Just goes to show how stupid carp are???

 

[aero]

ive seen my ,mate catch a 10lb carp on a bannnabix

[Dave Hill]

I've landed a 12oz perch in one match on a lead plummet! whilst setting up a pole rig!

 

The fish was landed before the start of the match and didn't count

 

It wouldn't have counted anyway since artificial baits are not allowed

[Dave Hill]

Dragonbat,

 

Just noticed your post... much the same experience as mine, except your mate caught three times as many fish...

 

Does this mean that Perch are three times smarter than Carp?

[tench69]

Hi DRAGONBAT,

the conclusion I came to was the fish mistaking

the glint of the hook for small fry.

[Michael Dodd]

I've caught 2 perch withing a minute of each other using a SSG shot on my hook as a lazy way of plumbing quickly, both times I was bringing the line in and they jumped on.

 

Also used those Prawn sweets and elderberries and caught a carp and roach respectively

[tony jolley]

Sorry Norm

My reply to you is so late after your Question,

I hav`nt taken any eels on the rats or the day old Chicks that I have used for eels,

But I didnt catch much at all last season,

I was thinking back ,

I have caught a tiny perch, on,

A cockys eye,

I foul hooked a cocky when I was about 8 years old,

I couldnt get my self to take it off the hook, so one of my friends just pulled it off,

I still couldn`t get my self to remove the eye, so I left it on, and caught the perch,

Must have been the smell that attracted it,

[John S]

I've caught roach on.... erm.... extract of nose