Ridiculous examples of modern fishing tackle.

[Tigger]

I think i've only ever used pva bags once and they kept melting before I cast them out lol.

Edited September 6, 2019 by Tigger

[Dales]

I think i've only ever used pva bags once and they kept melting before I cast them out lol.

 

lol

 

I remember moaning before to mates that my PVA bags kept melting. I was putting sweet corn in them. Been on the beer the night before and wondered why wet corn was melting the bags

[BoldBear]

I think i've only ever used pva bags once and they kept melting before I cast them out lol.

I dont like using PVA bags because of the chance of trapping air inside them, but I do occasionally use PVA mesh tubing full of small pellets and hemp, attached to my lead or hook when after beards, and Im fishing a deepish swim where I am unsure where my loose feed is going to hit the bottom.

 

 

I also like PVA string when Im Carp fishing at mid to far distances when I am having trouble catapulting my loose fed baits accurately due to the wind.

 

Fruit Flavoured PVA bags? I cant say I have seen them, but If they also had fruit flavoured PVA mesh (because I dont like PVA bags) then I might give them a try if I saw them; but as for the bitter taste of PVA putting fish off; well Ive heard this being banded about but its never stopped that many Barbel or Carp from taking my baits, or from homing in on the contents, so I think its exagerated somewhat.

 

Keith

Edited September 7, 2019 by BoldBear

[Tigger]

 

Dales, Keith has jogged my memory, it was mesh tubing that you tie off when filled with bait. It was raining hard and the bloody rain was melting them as I tried to cast out!

 

It was well worth buying the stuff as the tube proved to be perfect for my float carrying tube whilst trotting. I have even thought about buying some more just for the tube!

[Phone]

All,

 

Somewhere in the '70s I actually thought the Brits "knew" something about carp fishing. Indeed, I learned a great deal - some "what to do" and some "what NOT to do."

 

I actually caught my pb using PVA string to tie off a 35 - 40 foot zig-rig in 80 ft of water. The goal was to fish the thermocline which I also discovered with a PVA tied off zig-rig and a thermometer (actually several attempts).

 

Point is I learned about PVA from the sharing by British anglers. Until then I thought PVA was sewer pipe.

 

Phone

[Martin56]

I think i've only ever used pva bags once and they kept melting before I cast them out lol.

Any moist baits in pva bags or mesh can only be used with an oil based medium, or dry bait.

Or have I come in missing something??

 

You could dry sweetcorn off with kitchen paper & use it like that or add some edible oil or oil based glug.

Oil has no effect on pva.

[Phone]

Martin,

 

I used to have issues with the string not melting at all. Just shrivel up into a blob.

 

Phone

[Martin56]

Martin,

 

I used to have issues with the string not melting at all. Just shrivel up into a blob.

 

Phone

Happens to us all as we get older Phone!!

[BoldBear]

Martin,

 

I used to have issues with the string not melting at all. Just shrivel up into a blob.

 

Phone

In the UK our PVA string comes in various thicknesses which all take different times to melt,; from a few seconds up to a a couple of minutes max. Maybe you were using PVA string that was far too thick for the task, or of a sub quality, as Ive never had any of my PVA failing to melt. In fact I sometimes wish that the PVA that I string my loose boilees with would take even longer to melt away especially after I miscast.

 

Keith

Edited September 9, 2019 by BoldBear

[Martin56]

Maybe those in the USA just need a bit of mentoring.

Edited September 10, 2019 by Martin56