winter chubbing in weirpools?

[Guest rabbit]

Argyll

Thanks for the info: it wasn't those pellets I was thinking of, but I will now! Even sent me the tel no: and fairly local too, thanks again,

[fantasticfisherman]

the weirpool i mention is always under alot of pressure from anglers especially in summer but also in winter alot of meat, cheese and bread is used there and wondered if there was any more 'up to date' baits like boilies and pellets(apart from the ones argyll mentioned) that might work, and if so, which flavours work for you lot?

[argyll]

I tend to be pre-occupied with pike in the winter so in my case winter chub come on lures meant for pike. I would imagine anything oily/smelly that works in summer is liable to work in winter too. Pellets are a convenient bait and stay on the hook in fast water and you cant beat a bunch of lobs, unless you suffer from hordes of mini perch that always get to worms and maggots first. Slugs are the oft quoted classic bait but I've never used them. You really need to try a whole bunch of artificial and natural baits and see what works. Pellets, boilies, cheese, smelly paste, worms, small deadbaits. On their day they'll all catch chub.

 

[ 10. October 2005, 07:32 PM: Message edited by: argyll ]

[fantasticfisherman]

is there any particular flavour boilie that is good in winter?

[argyll]

ff there are so many boilies on the market that you can take your pick. You should talk to your local shop about baits that are structured to release their flavours easily in colder conditions. Carp specialists will probably have a few suggestions.

 

My personal favourite is fruit and nut...thats a joke. Happy hunting.

[Guest Brumagem Phil]

ff if you are concerned about the halibut pellets not releasing their oil quickly enough in winter, why not mould a nice ball of paste around them as this will break down much more quickly. You can also buy halibut oil (I was offered some today but at 7.50 a bottle I politely declined) which you can soak your hookbait pellets in overnight so they really have some oil to give off.

[fantasticfisherman]

ok thanks again i'll try that. i really want to get my pb chub so thats why i'm asking lots of questions, to see what i can find out.

[Peter Sharpe]

I have always found that a big piece of bread flake ( at least the size of a 50 pence piece) works at least as well as any of the smelly baits. Almost anywhere except on the lower Trent, that is, where for some reason, hardly any fish seem to recognise it as food at all.

[Guest Brumagem Phil]

Peter, do you sink it or fish it on the surface?

 

Sorry if it sounds a daft question but i'm no chub specialist so dunno if they'll come up for a floating bait or not.

[ricey]

in my experience, chub will only take floating baits off the surface when its slightly warmer.

 

when its freezing cold, your best bet is to ledger on the bottom. You may be able to temp them into taking a freelined piece of flake that has been dunked so that it sinks slowly as it glides down stream.