tench flavours?

[kendo]

hi I am going to a pit tomorrow in the hope of bettering my pb for tench which stands at 4lbs,as I have never before deliberately targeted tench are there any particular flavours or dips that tench seem to prefer?

 

cheer's for any advice.

[Steve Randles]

Another good one is Black Treacle used in conjunction with sweetcorn. When sweetcorn "blows" on a water I will heat my corn up in a microwave and add a couple of tablespoons each of Black treacle and Brown sugar then mix till the sugar is dissolved, chill it overnight in the fridge and in the morning you have an excellent bait. Trouble is, just about every other fish that swims loves it too, so its not very selective.

[The Diamond Geezer]

Got to say that I haven't tried the sweet method, so maybe I've been missing-out

 

 

My fave is bread soaked in a soup of blended lobs, bloodworms, jokers and the like, and then rolled into balls the size of a boilie

 

More important, in my view, than the bait, is (a) a bit of pre-baiting and ( the time-of-day when you fish .... just before first-light ... or into the twilight ..

 

Good luck anyway

 

DG

[kendo]

thanks I hope to drag these old bones out bed at around 5am should start tackiling up by six.

[tony jolley]

Scopex.

[ayjay]

If it's a genuine gravel pit I'd advise you not to expect too much activity at dawn and dusk.

[The Diamond Geezer]

quote:

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Originally posted by ajp:

 

If it's a genuine gravel pit I'd advise you not to expect too much activity at dawn and dusk.

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Why not?

 

A function of the age of the gravel-pit, perhaps?

 

DG

[The Diamond Geezer]

quote:

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Originally posted by kendo:

 

thanks I hope to drag these old bones out bed at around 5am should start tackiling up by six.

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So ..what did you decide about bait/flavours :confused:

 

DG

[Chesh]

i cant believe a tench thread and no mention of the classic 10mm boilies in Tutti Fruiti flavour its an awesome flavour for all year round fishing.

 

i will defo 2nd the black treacle post, thick black gooey mess of sugar hahahaha great stuff !!

 

if you can then always try to rake the swim, friends of mine have found it to be a slight edge when targeting tench on clear pits as it stirs the bottom up and creates a cloud of food and cover for a while

[12ft kerplunk]

tuti fruity flavour sweetcorn is good, try adding some liquid green lipped molusc to you bait that seems to help