Aknib
Well-known member
I’m talking about this in a more natural environment and not your typical commercial where anything that sinks is likely to be engulfed before it hits the deck.
Ok, not quite then but you get the gist.
So there you are, on a large and lightly fished water where your quarry is usually cruising around on the breeze and expending the minimum amount of energy to food intake ratio when suddenly…
Whump!
There’s a kilo of groundbait with all the trimmings?
Do you spook away knowing instinctively that it’s too good to be true and that some terrible fate will descend upon you if you indulge in these offerings or do you get your head down and enjoy the ride?
Maybe pre-baiting is the answer where and when circumstances permit?
Or is it just down to the day and how hungry they are?
Do you use too much bait when trying to attract fish into a swim, have we been conditioned into buying a bag of this, that and the other in order to create the ‘magical’ formula or would a more conservative approach be better?
To be fair, I've often wondered why popular mixes of X, Y and Z aren't available off the shelf in a single mix but I think I know the answer.
Horses for courses of course, I’ve killed many a swim by piling it in too early and am still learning some forty years on, unlike the match anglers of the 80’s who could, it seemed, feed on an almost hand to mouth quantity ratio although I will concede it's far easier when running a stick through with maggots.
Would we be just as well off being ultra-conservative and only offering miniscule amounts of free offerings on more natural waters or should the coffers of Sensas and Van Den Eynde be brimming on every occasion?
On certain gravel pits that I've become familiar with I've found it's best to lay out a substantial 'carpet' in preparation for when the fish arrive and give you the opportunity to catch as many off it before they clean up and 'graze' on.
What’s your approach and how does it vary on the waters you fish?
Ok, not quite then but you get the gist.
So there you are, on a large and lightly fished water where your quarry is usually cruising around on the breeze and expending the minimum amount of energy to food intake ratio when suddenly…
Whump!
There’s a kilo of groundbait with all the trimmings?
Do you spook away knowing instinctively that it’s too good to be true and that some terrible fate will descend upon you if you indulge in these offerings or do you get your head down and enjoy the ride?
Maybe pre-baiting is the answer where and when circumstances permit?
Or is it just down to the day and how hungry they are?
Do you use too much bait when trying to attract fish into a swim, have we been conditioned into buying a bag of this, that and the other in order to create the ‘magical’ formula or would a more conservative approach be better?
To be fair, I've often wondered why popular mixes of X, Y and Z aren't available off the shelf in a single mix but I think I know the answer.
Horses for courses of course, I’ve killed many a swim by piling it in too early and am still learning some forty years on, unlike the match anglers of the 80’s who could, it seemed, feed on an almost hand to mouth quantity ratio although I will concede it's far easier when running a stick through with maggots.
Would we be just as well off being ultra-conservative and only offering miniscule amounts of free offerings on more natural waters or should the coffers of Sensas and Van Den Eynde be brimming on every occasion?
On certain gravel pits that I've become familiar with I've found it's best to lay out a substantial 'carpet' in preparation for when the fish arrive and give you the opportunity to catch as many off it before they clean up and 'graze' on.
What’s your approach and how does it vary on the waters you fish?