Alka Seltzer?

[medway man]

I read in a magazine a couple of weeks ago about putting alka seltzer tablets in deadbaits to make them fizz and twitch in the water. Anyone tried it?

Sounded a bit silly to me but the more I think about it the more I think it could work.

 

[Teabreak]

Might try it on the wife

 

[binka]

This was briefly mentioned in another thread a few weeks ago from this article here:

Bainton Fisheries

Can't say I've tried it myself and not sure if I can see the need to be honest as you can make a bait twitch without stuffing an Alka Seltzer inside it but each to their own and just my opinion.

 

[Derek Gibson]

Dont be discouraged MM, I seem to recall Eddie turner experimentig with that very idea many years ago, if the idea intringues you follow it up mate proves your thinking about your fishing.

 

[Titus]

Might try it on the wife

This made me laugh.

 

[thecrow]

I read in a magazine a couple of weeks ago about putting alka seltzer tablets in deadbaits to make them fizz and twitch in the water. Anyone tried it?

Sounded a bit silly to me but the more I think about it the more I think it could work.

Anything that could attract a Pikes attention cant be a bad thing, it might help it might not but it will do no harm that's for sure, I for one would be interested to know if you have tried it and your results.

 

[Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)]

And if any of those big pikes got away with a mackerel or two then they will probably be glad of the Alkaselzer

 

[medway man]

Ill definitely try it. Im thinking about using a small bait like a sprat so it moves about a lot.

 

[greenie62]

Ill definitely try it. Im thinking about using a small bait like a sprat so it moves about a lot.

The other 'additive' to try is a short piece of poly-foam shoved down it's gob to cause it to float up a bit and make the bubbling seltzer even more effective - don't try this on yourself at home - it don't work on humans out of water!

 

[dnahacker]

What an irresponsible idea, LD50 for aspirin have been reported as low as 150mg per kg, in mammalian systems, the ADME (absorbtion, distribution, metabolism, excretion) profile of a fish which is hetrothermic will be much slower thus making the toxicity much greater, in the case of a bait being lost and ingested this could easily kill a fish or even kill a fish that eats a fish that was killed by eating a deadbait that someone stuffed with medication... .

i wonder sometimes, i really do...

 

[greenie62]

What an irresponsible idea, LD50 for aspirin have been reported as low as 150mg per kg, in mammalian systems, the ADME (absorbtion, distribution, metabolism, excretion) profile of a fish which is hetrothermic will be much slower thus making the toxicity much greater, in the case of a bait being lost and ingested this could easily kill a fish or even kill a fish that eats a fish that was killed by eating a deadbait that someone stuffed with medication......

You are quite right having a dig at Alka Seltzer - the thread title should have been Steradent

 

[binka]

What an irresponsible idea, LD50 for aspirin have been reported as low as 150mg per kg, in mammalian systems, the ADME (absorbtion, distribution, metabolism, excretion) profile of a fish which is hetrothermic will be much slower thus making the toxicity much greater, in the case of a bait being lost and ingested this could easily kill a fish or even kill a fish that eats a fish that was killed by eating a deadbait that someone stuffed with medication... .

i wonder sometimes, i really do...

You have just confirmed part of my reluctance.

I've said in another thread that it's not something I would be willing to try, this is partly because I suspected there might be harmful effects or trace elements left in a deadbait long after the tablet had dissolved but without the information to back it up it was only a suspicion, if what you say is correct then that would seem a justified decision.

Partly too because I can't imagine the effect of an Alker Seltzer lasting more than a minute or so at best and as I said earlier you can make a bait twitch without having to stuff an Alker Seltzer in it.

 

[BarryC]

The other 'additive' to try is a short piece of poly-foam shoved down it's gob to cause it to float up a bit and make the bubbling seltzer even more effective - don't try this on yourself at home - it don't work on humans out of water!

No No No
If you lose a bait that is picked up and eaten by a pike a gutfull of polystyrene will not aid it's digestion one bit.
Any popup device should be securely attatched to the hooks/trace with wire to keep it as safe as possible.

 

[greenie62]

No No No
If you lose a bait that is picked up and eaten by a pike a gutfull of polystyrene will not aid it's digestion one bit.
Any popup device should be securely attatched to the hooks/trace with wire to keep it as safe as possible.

Thank you for the H&S advice.

 

[binka]

I can see this turning into a right headache!

























Sorry... mg:

 

[law]

Im sure I read about someone experimenting with popping candy in spod mixes a while ago.
Thats probably a safer option!