Too many baits?

[Rykko]

My wife was watching as I prepared my baits for tomorrow, and made the comment that did I really need to take so many different baits - maggots, bread, paste, corn, luncheon meat, worms and catfood.

It got me thinking, when I used to fish before my last layoff I'd usually take two baits, an absolute max of three.Now I feel somewhat ill-prepared unless I have at least six baits to hopefully deal with all situations. Anyone else think that you can have too many baits?

[Rykko]

Oh, I forgot about the cans of hemp in my box, she didn't see those

[will this name be ok]

I don't think you can have to many baits I surpose it depends where your fishing and how many types of fish there are. Also weather you'll be moving about the pond/river to where there might be diffrent fish

 

there is nothing wrong with being prepared aslong as you don't mind carrying it about.

[Leon Roskilly]

It's not only baits!

 

I've often made the mistake of taking along tackle to cover all situations.

 

Trouble is, it's then difficult to settle.

 

Instead of working at making the best of what you have, thinking about the problem, it's too easy to start changing this and that, getting frustrated, going back to that and this.

 

If you've restricted yourself to one rod and reel, a couple of floats, a few bits and pieces and some bread, you may wish that you'd bought along a feeder to tackle those chub you can see moving under the far bank, or a lure rod to deal with the pike that keeps attacking out of the weedbed, but by heck, you are concentrated on drifting the bread beneath the float, down to that holding area by the near bank!

 

I get the same problem when lure fishing.

 

Jerkbait rod, medium weight rod and the light rod with the fixed spool reel for lighter lures and casting spinnerbaits into the wind.

 

But which lures to take? I've got boxes and boxes of them!

 

Nowadays, I try to restrict myself to taking just ten, end up taking at least double that, then spend the day fishing just one or two of them!

 

Mullet fishing is so much less complicated!

 

Tight Lines - leon

[andy_moule]

I've usually got just about every bait going with me - I just leave most of them in the car!

[Rykko]

All those baits and what a superb day I had. A spiffing tench within the first ten minutes, then regular crucians and mirrors throughout the day topped off by an estimated double figure carp for the first time.Never had one that overhung the landing net before.

[Nugg]

But before her dad comes with that shovel again, do you remember how many of those baits did you use?

[Rykko]

Everything but the bread - I got hungry and scoffed it

[Martin Salisbury]

I fished a water for carp that had a two rod rule.

 

This was changed to one rod only.

 

I was more successful with the one rod as I carefully chose my spot, made sure the end tackle and bait presentation was spot on and applied the bait better.

 

There could be a moral to this story, maybe .......

[Paul_D]

Depends on how far I've got to walk......