Graham Marsden
Editor Emeritus
This is a dedicated thread for discussing article: Scott's PVA Salt Bag Rig
Would he have caught that same Carp if he hadn't have used Salt?
I would just add a word of warning, not TOO much salt please, otherwise these lakes will have to start stocking with cod, plaice and bass rather than carp. Or you'll get it banned.
Not that fifty acre fisheries are likely to be bothered by a pinch of salt here and there, but smaller waters....
In freshwater aquaria up to a 1/2 ounce of salt per gallon is recommended to kill unwanted bacteria and to prevent nitrite poisoning.
On that basis, even if anglers use large amounts of salt, it can only do more good than harm. In reality anglers can't use enough salt to make any difference one way or the other.