Chucking unused bait into the swim?

[The Diamond Geezer]

Thanks guys, for all that helpful info.

 

I think I'm a tad clearer now.

 

Chucking in a bit of bait is OK

 

If have I lot left I should either take it home (or chuck it in a swim where I want to fish the next day )

 

DG

 

[ 07. July 2003, 07:47 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[StuMac]

Chucking unused bait into the water would certainly feed up the fish!

 

It's interesting that groundbaiting is such a big part of UK fishing. I read somewhere that anglers bait accounts for a huge fraction of fish diet on some popular waters. One effect of this is that they hold unnaturally high populations of fish. We're basically fishing for domesticated animals!!

 

Ground baiting (chumming I think they call it) is banned in most states in the US for exactly that reason - they try to maintain their fisheries in as natural a state as possible. I think you'd get prosecuted for just chucking disused bait in ove there, although it must go on.

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by Fred Guttfield:

DG

 

Out of interest, and I think I'm right in thinking we fish waters in a similar area, which of our local clubs is this? just wanted to know thats all!

 

cheers.

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Fred

 

I belong to over a dozen Clubs, and fish all over the place, but the particular one to which I was referring in this case is Reading AC

 

DG

 

[ 07. July 2003, 01:54 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[Chris Playle]

rickster:

they could being doing it to stop all the slow breaking down baits that encourage disease and the like

True, true.

 

But then again, if it's a commercial water then they're more likely to do it so that the fish are hungry all the time and are more likely to bite when presented with a hooked bait. They wouldn't want lazy, full fish not biting would they???

 

Tight Lines

 

Chris.

[poledark]

DG, do they have a time limit on how long before you pack up that you must stop groundbaiting? ( )

 

I cannot see the difference between lots of GB when you start and lots of GB when you leave.

 

One of the carp syndicates I fished was "days only" and at 25minutes past ten o'clock most of the members fired out a load of bait "to get the fish on them"

 

Den

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by poledark:

DG, do they have a time limit on how long before you pack up that you must stop groundbaiting? ( )

 

I cannot see the difference between lots of GB when you start and lots of GB when you leave.

 

One of the carp syndicates I fished was "days only" and at 25minutes past ten o'clock most of the members fired out a load of bait "to get the fish on them"

 

Den

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Den

 

I agree with you, I can't see the difference either

 

And nope there's no time limit, but I suppose they imply "when you are packing-up to go home"

 

Got to say that most of their other rules & regs are sensible though, but this particular one beats me :mad:

 

DG

[Ed_P]

At the end of a session how much bait is left?? ok in the end of a match how much bait is left, in my case a lot, if the other 10,11,12,13, etc people throw there bait in and you throw yours in how much bait has gone in??? more than they see in a week, it just makes the fish harder to catch cause they wont feed some days. Ground bait is the worst cause it i ban on some still waters cause too much goes in! i never use it in hot weather cause i spray (refer to "spraying" topic) so whats wrong with putting 1 bag of pellets in in 3 hours as apose to pint of maggot, tin of hemp, tin of corn and loads of ground bait??? Your desision!

[Andy Macfarlane]

I don't see any problem with flinging a bit of bait in but heres a thing.

I read somewhere recently that Water Authorities were going bananas about the amount of undigested corn (yuk)that now chokes up sewers and waterways by the ton.

Apparently Sweetcorn is one of the biggest problems the waste folk have to contend with simply because it wont go away...no matter what you try to shift it with.

If the Human body can't digest it, it's doubtful many of the chemicals used by these people will shift it either so apparently it has to be cleared manually!....ewwwww.

I,ll try to find the report about this later.

Point is..if the corn isn't eaten, how much damage does it cause on a fishery? I know a certain Rambo farm that used to allow the use of Sweetcorn but now has a total ban on it.

[chevin]

The Diamond Geezer:

 

What's wrong with chucking unused bait in, to feed-up the fish etc?

DG

I guess that it depends on the water really. I have fished two waters into which you could throw hundredweights of bait and once one of the resident shoals of tench or bream had passed, there would be nothing left. However, I have baited other waters in which the ground bait just went sour and made the area unattractive to fish.

[John S]

Towards the end of a session, I will make up little or no GB, generally relying on loosefeed instead. Why bother making up more than you actually need?

 

As for maggots, take them home and put them on the birdtable or in an open area of the garden with the lid off the box. The birds will love you for that.

 

Tight lines