meatballs

[tonyfisher]

thinking to try meatballs but wandering which flavor to use and how do u hook them to stay on hook and what size of hook to use and how big of peice to put on hook are they good as i dont like them

[Guest Josh Iddon]

There a great bait, Ive only used them for chub but I know they would be good carp baits. Ive found the gravy ones to be better. I just fish a whole meatball on a size 4 or even 2 hook and hook it by passing the hook through the meatball and turning it back into the bait. But I would think hair rigging would be fine for carp, as IMO hair rigging should try to be avoided with chub. Josh

[devonian]

There a great bait, Ive only used them for chub but I know they would be good carp baits. Ive found the gravy ones to be better. I just fish a whole meatball on a size 4 or even 2 hook and hook it by passing the hook through the meatball and turning it back into the bait. But I would think hair rigging would be fine for carp, as IMO hair rigging should try to be avoided with chub. Josh

 

 

Hair rigged they are great for carp, use em like boilies one and a half is a good way. I always put a short piece of rig tube on my needle and pull the hair and the tube into the meatball which helps stop the hair cutting through the meat.

[Dick Dastardly]

Only used them for Barbell myself but see no reason they wouldnt work for Carp.Both on the hook and on a hair.On a hair I prefer a nice wide and thick stop as the small comercial ones pull through the soft meatballs. Not tried them yet but I reckon those new "propeller" shaped meat stops would be good.

[Guest Brumagem Phil]

Some broken spaghetti works well for these quite soft baits as hair stops.

[RUDD]

Some broken spaghetti works well for these quite soft baits as hair stops.

 

I agree, I use spaghetti for luncheon meat hait stops and for match style fishing with all baits.

[Dick Dastardly]

as IMO hair rigging should try to be avoided with chub. Josh

 

Ive not done a great deal of specimen Chub fishing,most of my limited experience of them having been from a match fishing/pleasure fishing veiw.Please excuse my ignorance but why do you sugest this?

[John S]

Try making up some hair rigs the previous day or two then freezing them. If you have a cool-box you should be able to keep them frozen for some time, enabling you to cast out without them breaking up mid-flight.

[jeepster]

why should hair rigging be avoided for chub josh? most of my big chub have come to hair rigged baits........

[Guest Josh Iddon]

Im not saying you cant do it just when I can get away with hooking the bait , I will. Because chub have have to physically pick up the bait with there lips, and they cant suck up the bait like carp, bream ect. Or I will fish with a very tight hair. Josh