Feeding in faster water

[Tigger]

If stood in the water and trotting away from myself I just drop the maggots in at my feet or drop them behind my back. If fishing from the bank I throw or catty the maggots / bait as far upstream as I think it needs depending on the flow and depth so it reaches the river bottom or desired depth by the time it reaches my teckin' spot.

I hate bait aprons, they're uncomfortable things and hold the bait far to low down for wading as it gets wet and if it's alive it'll often crawl out ! I use a bag hanging round my neck and shorten the strap to the desired length with a knot depending on the depth of the water. If possible I try to fish from the bank as much as possible.

[Phone]

Tigger,

 

Do you do "one for me - two for the fish"?

 

Phone

[Tigger]

Tigger,

 

Do you do "one for me - two for the fish"?

 

Phone

Phone,

 

you've lost me m8.

[Phone]

Tigger, just being smart. With the bait under your chin no one would take notice.

 

Phone

never funny when you have to explain them

[Tigger]

Tigger, just being smart. With the bait under your chin no one would take notice.

 

Phone

never funny when you have to explain them

 

Phone,

 

sorry you'll need to explain further, I still don't know what your on about my friend .

Edited June 4, 2013 by Tigger

[Phone]

Tigger,

 

Never mind - - - don't think it was that funny myself now.

 

I was trying to present the image of a bag of irrestable maggots under your chin and you begrudgingly sharing with the fish.

 

Phone

[arbocop]

There is one particular swim where I do the San Juan shuffle as Phone called it.

 

I believe that it is also known as chumming even though it is completely different from shark chumming.

 

Its a useful method of loosening up morsels from the gravel which in this particular swim lure the chub out from a very overhanging willow. I got a 6lb3oz chub by doing this combined with the boilie bag maggot trickle.

 

Mike

[Tigger]

Tigger,

 

Never mind - - - don't think it was that funny myself now.

 

I was trying to present the image of a bag of irrestable maggots under your chin and you begrudgingly sharing with the fish.

 

Phone

 

 

Phone,

your definatly right about me begrudgingly sharing them with the fish....maggots are pretty expensive these days and the fish don't show enough appreciation for em' .

[robtherake]

A pva bag of bait with a stone in gets the bait down. Only works with dry(ish) baits though; maggots and pellets are fine.

[arbocop]

A pva bag of bait with a stone in gets the bait down. Only works with dry(ish) baits though; maggots and pellets are fine.

 

I never thought of that . I used them for legering despite not realy knowing what i was doing, but a pva bag for feeding maggots is cunning. Bait droppers are heavy and cause a lot of disturbance going in and coming out. A careful swing and a minute or two on the bottom and bingo 1/4 pint of maggots delivered to the bait area. Mind you for trotting that's not what you want. One requires constant feed going in to get them competing. I will use that though. Is it the 16th yet?