cost free black groundbait

[jimpy0]

jasper carrott knew how with a flashlight swivel chair and a shotgun [yes i am that old]

[Andrew Burgess]

rabbit:

Anyone got any ideas on how to remove moles? From the lawn thanks)

Get a mole trap!

[Ken L]

Try gravy browning.

Depending on how mutch you use, you can achieve any colour from light brown to almost black.

Molases (or black treakle) is another option if you want a sweet mix but it is a bit sticky.

Mole hill soil has no stones (weired that) so it's good for adding weight to hold the groundbait on the bottom in a current and if it's from a clay area it'll bind bait together and cause a muddy cloud to run allong the bottom as fish (usually barbel) break it up to get at the hemp etc inside the groundbait ball.

[Phil Adams]

as previously said, the dirt from mole hills works well, dont see any reason why you couldnt use a lil bit of compost either.

 

buy some "mole smokes" to get rid of them, or a .50cal browning lol

[old novice - jeff]

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jasper carrott knew how with a flashlight swivel chair and a shotgun [yes i am that old]

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me too, was funny though

[Dante]

charcoal perhaps would also have the same effect i am sure you can buy it in powder form somewhere maybe from art supplers.

[John Ellison]

Ken L,

who told you molehills didn't have stones in them. Someone told me that over 30 years ago. Since then, I'm a compulsive molehill examiner. I've developed a serious compulsive disorder about this. If I could remember who told me, I'd bl**dy kill him.

[Will Wilkinson]

IMO that was the best Carrott sketch of all time

 

But seriously, mole hill soil's great for getting feed down [and colouring groundbait]. I often use it with chopped worm on the rivers to get the feed to the bottom - works very well.

 

I'd live with the moles - sign of a healthy ecosystem. They wouldn't be there if there weren't enough worms.

 

Will

[Ken L]

Can't remember where I heared it but back when I was bait fishing, I never found a rock in one that I collected and i can't say that I've ever seen one in a hill that I've kicked over.

Then again, most of the Severn valley is either sand or clay and neither has that many rocks.

 

How about Yorkshire ? Yo've got compulsive but have you found any rocks ?

[phil dean]

no rocks here in northumberland, no fish either (other than nasty game fish that don't want to feed)