Difference between brown and white bread?

[davedave]

Evening,

 

I bought a crusty brown roll today because there were no white ones left. Will it make a difference? I know it was in the press recently about a fishery banning white bread, but do the fish actually have a preference?

 

Thanks

[larsagi2010]

Evening,

 

I bought a crusty brown roll today because there were no white ones left. Will it make a difference? I know it was in the press recently about a fishery banning white bread, but do the fish actually have a preference?

 

Thanks

 

Some say white has the added attraction of being more visible (I would tend to agree) However some also say that brown bread looks a little more natural in a water and doesn't tend to stick out as an anglers bait.

 

I also read once that Carp can actually to a degree detect the nutritional value of porous foods before deciding to eat them (Boilies are a good example as the fish can allegedly detect the high protein in them and this is partially the reason they are such a successful bait) If this is the case the Carp in theory should hands down prefer brown bread as White has little to no nutritional value, brown bread however has a lot more protein and other goodies inside it.

 

Saying that I have had carp take imitation bread which smells strongly of rubber..... Maybe its curiosity? Maybe there was another Carp nearby, it looked like a food the Carp is familiar with, and therefore he wanted to eat it before others got the chance? (Competition factor?) little tricky to say to be honest but....If a Carp comes across your Brown roll in the water and he is in a feeding mood he will certainly take it regardless of colour in my opinion.

[davedave]

Thanks larsagi, i'll let you know if it seems to make a difference

[Ken L]

I see to remember sliced white bread being a bit more "sticky" than brown or unsliced. The stickiness made it a lot easier to pinch a bit of breadflake on the hook.

Not sure if it'll make any difference f using rolls.

[Dick Dastardly]

I see to remember sliced white bread being a bit more "sticky" than brown or unsliced. The stickiness made it a lot easier to pinch a bit of breadflake on the hook.Not sure if it'll make any difference f using rolls.

 

 

Yes thats the only reason I prefer white as well Ken.

[Renrag39]

Try slicing your Roll first (take your time, its an acquired art) and then steaming the slices, then use either punched (still quite delicate so be gentle on the cast) or as flake. Steaming the slices over a boiling kettle for a few seconds will help it get that little bit more tackiness needed to keep it together.

Immediately after steaming, wrap in bast@rd Cling film to keep the moisture in. Hope that helps.

 

Renrag

[Sportsman]

Some say white has the added attraction of being more visible (I would tend to agree) However some also say that brown bread looks a little more natural in a water and doesn't tend to stick out as an anglers bait.

 

I also read once that Carp can actually to a degree detect the nutritional value of porous foods before deciding to eat them (Boilies are a good example as the fish can allegedly detect the high protein in them and this is partially the reason they are such a successful bait) If this is the case the Carp in theory should hands down prefer brown bread as White has little to no nutritional value, brown bread however has a lot more protein and other goodies inside it.

 

Saying that I have had carp take imitation bread which smells strongly of rubber..... Maybe its curiosity? Maybe there was another Carp nearby, it looked like a food the Carp is familiar with, and therefore he wanted to eat it before others got the chance? (Competition factor?) little tricky to say to be honest but....If a Carp comes across your Brown roll in the water and he is in a feeding mood he will certainly take it regardless of colour in my opinion.

 

 

I wouldn't count on that. A lot of "brown" bread is just white bread with caramel colouring. Wholemeal bread does contain a little more protein than white, about 16% as against 13% and it also contains more fat. many white breads are enhanced with added vitamins and minerals and may actually be more nutritious than some wholemeal or brown breads.

Things are not always what they seem

[chesters1]

from what i can see theres little difference in sliced bread ,white is now slightly brown and brown almost white.

it seems not do fish seemed to know what colour bread is they have a preference for the baker as well.

40 years ago i had a comp with a fishing mate (still had one then )and we fished a pond in folkestone (radnor park pond) the bottoms pretty samey so i used wonderloaf and him mothers pride ,my catch rate using identical rigs was better ,we changed positions (we were fishing only a foot or so apart anyway at the float) still the same ,we changed rods still the same ,we changed bread and the results reversed.whatever we did the fish prefered the wonder loaf to mothers pride.

we both smoked so i cant with hindsight see other than the bread itself the reason

[Anderoo]

I see to remember sliced white bread being a bit more "sticky" than brown or unsliced. The stickiness made it a lot easier to pinch a bit of breadflake on the hook.

Not sure if it'll make any difference f using rolls.

 

Yes, I don't think brown is a patch on white, mainly for this reason.