Poacher Baits

[ddapscarper]

wot would u recommened pre-baiting with ? just boilies ?

[blunkett]

Boilies are what you're angling with so it makes sense to feed them with what you're trying to catch them with. For me pre-baiting is defined by a number of factors:

Where they're prepared to eat it
Where you can fish for them and where they're prepared to eat it (taking into account snags, weedbeds etc)
How you can, following the previous criteria, introduce it without others witnessing it or suspecting it

It's not easy, it involves lots of observation, plenty of bullnutsting and no end of hard work but it pays off in the end. It wont last forever as the vultures will be swarming all over your sucess but you'll have your photos to amuse yourself while they perservere fruitlessly over barren spots that you've already raped. Nothing in carp fishing ever stays the same. My good friend Mark always says that 5% of people catch 95% of the carp and I'm finally starting to grasp exactly what he means.

[flighty]

Hi Matt
do you reccomend prebaiting with just one "flavour" or would you suggest multiple flavours/colours/sizes. Personally I use the same as I intend fishing with, however a very learned colleague has suggested chucking in several different flavours. Apparently to allow him to use different hook baits during the session if the ain't having it on one particular flavour. The different sizes I can appreciate but in my humble opinion by putting in several different flavours I feel I am giving them to much of a choice & therefore reducing my odds of catching a fish on the day. I would value your comments & indeed anyones views on this.
regards
John

[garypoacher]

Bait up with the Bait you intend to use dont do it in front of people cos you wont get back in the swim it doesnt need to be tons of bait regularity is the key and when angling only use a few baits but stick a bit more in when you leave

[stone]

Little and often and in various sizes...keeps them guessing

[blunkett]

I can understand different sizes, makes the baits behave differently so it makes your hookbait less suspicious. I wouldn't use different flavours unless I was fishing for particularly naive carp who haven't really seen bait before. I'm trying to get the fish confident in one particular bait, ie the one I'm trying to catch them on, and the more often I can get them eating it the more confident they will be when the time is right to start fishing the spot.

[garypoacher]

while we are on the subject seeing as the lakes are all frozen im off down the Medway in the morning for some serious baiting up 30 or 40kg in a couple of spots and then later in the week i shall be angling for them luverly River carps ;D

[blast]

Jan 4, 2009 22:10:26 GMT spencer said:

Jan 4, 2009 21:40:40 GMT ddapscarper said:

does pre-baiting work down brooklands

Pre baiting works everywhere

Only if it's fresh and a quality bait

[ddapscarper]

no problems there den . . . . . . .

[garypoacher]

no problems at all young Jedi i have a never ending supply of the freshest Bait and its of the highest Quality just the way them carps like it ;D

[ddapscarper]

im aware of that sensa . . . .do carp actually get caught from under the bridge down brooklands ?

[spencer]

Saw a guy on the Yielding boat yard recently who said he had blanked but the weigh sling told different

[garypoacher]

young Jedi either side of the bridge is good and spence the stretch im gonna visit has done 5 20+s in a night a 32lb leather and wait for it a 40+common an ideal place to go whilst the ponds are frozen but 1st they must be fed fed fed i need to gather them and then maybe catch 1or2 with a bit of luck ;D

[ddapscarper]

cheers sensa and good luck

[blunkett]

There's a place where flavour doesn't matter just FOOD and lots of it. Goo luck Gal hopefully in this weather the boats wont be too much on a nightmare

[stone]

hey Thumby...i have a feeling Stanwick lakes "new water" will be seein a bit of OC fella

[blunkett]

PM me... Jon couldn't give me any details and I want to know ALL

[stone]

Jan 5, 2009 21:49:18 GMT blunkett said:

PM me... Jon couldn't give me any details and I want to know ALL

Pm me your number and ill call ya later this week......its done a 46 mirror...i fished it 10yrs ago, then it was a no go area, now Jon has it....

[garypoacher]

can i come ;D

[stone]

Jan 6, 2009 8:09:02 GMT garypoacher said:

can i come ;D

why where we going... ;D

[jeffe]

Anyone else on the Chicken Frenzy? ;D

[spencer]

Jan 6, 2009 12:56:50 GMT jeffe said:

Anyone else on the Chicken Frenzy? ;D

Chicken Jal-Frenzy ;D

[stone]

Jan 6, 2009 13:33:53 GMT spencer said:

Jan 6, 2009 12:56:50 GMT jeffe said:

Anyone else on the Chicken Frenzy? ;D

Chicken Jal-Frenzy ;D

like it... ;D

[garypoacher]

Jeff flighty is the only 1 on it mate as he asked for it but i must say it is a bit nice ;D , popped down the Medway this morning sussed me fancied spots out and give it 20kg of Bait and 20kg of very Hot Hemp mixed with some 6mms and a few handfuls of coked up Tigers back down in the morning and give it a night or two if i dont get spotted and slung off ;D

[garypoacher]

i reckon we could all be out fishing again fairly soon if this wind keeps up ;D cant wait to get back down cemex

[ddapscarper]

ive just been looking at the metcheck page and it looks like the lakes will b liquid very soon

[tallone]

tell me bout it mate ive got a few new rigs i wanna give a bash i even went down the river darenth this morning to wet a line had a couple of little chub and a perch, as anyone seen all the trees they have cut down on the river darenth behind kirby

[garypoacher]

off down to sutton cemex in a couple of hours for a go now the ice has gone ;D

[chris vinnie]

oi wheres my hat???

[garypoacher]

Tell me where you are and il sort you 1 out