Barbel and Chub Baits for Floatfishing ?

[Chris Plumb]

Plus of course you can sit in a comfy chair and drink cups of tea (or maybe in your case, cook sausages?), and if it's cold put gloves on

 

Trotting bread does work very well by the way, but it's quite hard work. You need to rebait a lot more often than with maggots as it will fall off the hook after a while. About 4 seasons ago I had a couple of fantastic sessions trotting bread and feeding little bits of bread mash very regularly at my local bit of the thames, catching some lovely roach up to just under a pound, plus my PB chub at the time (4lb 13oz). It was great!

 

I don't know about barbel though, I've never done any barbel fishing.

 

My first EVER barbel was caught trotting bread in a Kennet weirpool - was 15 at the time and after chub!!!

 

 

C.

[Tigger]

I've found maggots to be favourite but I bet a worm or slug/snail would be worth trying out. Using the latter would put a stop to silvers tormenting you in the summer.

[far bank stalker]

Maggots here too, luncheon meat and sweet corn will appeal to both species as well. Not sure about trotting bread flake, I've recently had great success ledgering it for chub but haven't tried it with a float yet, don't know whether barbel like it.

i've had problems trying to trott bread flake, it's very bouyant and when i tried it hung about mid depth rather than sinking. worth bearing in mind for spring and summer though!

[far bank stalker]

There are a few Barbel in my local river what are the best baits for floatfishing for them ?

Is there a good Barbel and Chub bait ?

No barbel where i am at all but the chub i've caught seem to go for worms, with chopped worm fed sparingly into the swim

[far bank stalker]

Yup - maggots all the way for me - the trick is in the feeding - little and often and if you have the time it definitely pays to feed the swim for a while before even starting to fish...

 

This might help!

 

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/coarse-fishing...for-barbel.html

 

 

C.

i went down the canal with the dog early this morning and fired in a big bed of brown crumb and hemp, going back later this afternoon. fingers crossed!

[davedave]

Bacon grill is pretty good, harder than most luncheon meats so stays on the hook well, lovely oily scent and great for both barbel and chub. Either cube or just tear pieces off.

 

8mm Halibut pellet banded to the shank of the hook also.

[ayjay]

Maggots, casters, and if you are loose feeding any hemp, tares are a very much underused hookbait and quite successful.

[76jerry]

Thanks for the info chaps , has anyone had any joy using Prawns or shrimps for Barbel and Chub ?

 

Is a bait dropper the best way of getting a hemp carpet down in a river or is there a better way ?

[lutra]

Thanks for the info chaps , has anyone had any joy using Prawns or shrimps for Barbel and Chub ?

Ive had a few good sized chub on big bright coloured shrimps meant for salmon and caught both chub and barbel on shrimp and prawn flavoured boilies. The trouble with real prawns is they wouldn't get to the river with out being eaten first, but i bet they work.

 

Is a bait dropper the best way of getting a hemp carpet down in a river or is there a better way ?

Depends on the distance and flow. Bait droppers are good at close range when there is a good flow, but if there isn't much flow you could use a catty or just throw it in. For longer range a big feeder can be helpful.

Edited February 4, 2011 by lutra