Pellet huh?? The best bait in the world (only on Mondays), but banned on many fisheries. Why’s that then?? To be honest I don’t really know. I’ve seen it done in a few places but have only really heard the gossipy reasons (from the owners, sisters, brothers, friends, nephew ... Read review
(+) Cheap to do when done correctly, good results. (-) FEAR FACTOR - You will look silly if you do it without results. Difficult to carry a large amount.
Advantages: The plain stuff is very cheap. As a whole, this is a brilliant bait!!!!! Disadvantages: Fattens fish so they look funny sometimes, can get overfed which fishery owners don't like. In fact they are banned on a fair few venues these days.
Pellet huh?? The best bait in the world (only on Mondays), but banned on many fisheries. Why’s that then?? To be honest I don’t really know. I’ve seen it done in a few places but have only really heard the gossipy reasons (from the owners, sisters, brothers, friends, nephew who got it off his dog etc. etc.). One was that it just caught too many fish. Anglers were catching too much, and to compete with each other they were introducing ... ...have been fed on the pellet before they arrived there. Pellet has quite a distinct sound when it hits the water, and the fish really can pick up on it, and remember it as being food. So that’s one advantage to using it (in some places).
Once in the water, it lets of a noticeable little oil slick. Not much, but the pellet is full of oils which are supposed to be good for the fish. They spread quickly through the water and attract ... more
Pellet huh?? The best bait in the world (only on Mondays), but banned on many fisheries. Why’s that then?? To be honest I don’t really know. I’ve seen it done in a few places but have only really heard the gossipy reasons (from the owners, sisters, brothers, friends, nephew who got it off his dog etc. etc.). One was that it just caught too many fish. Anglers were catching too much, and to compete with each other they were introducing vast amounts of the stuff to keep the fish to themselves. I won’t go on though, it’s the bait I’m here for.
I suppose they’re more commonly known as ‘Trout Pellets’ (that’s what many of them are, but there are some specially manufactured ones around now that are supposed to be more friendly to fisheries and fish). Named, I think after their use as a feed for the fish at the large commercial ‘eating fish’ places, to fatten the fish up and grow quickly so that they could be sold and EATEN (ah ha ha ha evil laugh!!!). They are actually used in this way for every type of fish that is too later be sold on to a fishery or wherever (even some ones pond). Packs on the pounds, therefore, making the companies doing it lots of money.
I think this is where the fishes love for the stuff starts. It is noticeable when fishing a lake where the fish in it have been fed on the pellet before they arrived there. Pellet has quite a distinct sound when it hits the water, and the fish really can pick up on it, and remember it as being food. So that’s one advantage to using it (in some places).
Once in the water, it lets of a noticeable little oil slick. Not much, but the pellet is full of oils which are supposed to be good for the fish. They spread quickly through the water and attract the fish quickly.
Most of you are probably still thinking about what I’m on about. I’ll start again, but in the middle. A pellet, is just that. A small pellet of protein packed oily ‘stuff’. They’re normally dark brown in colour and can be bought in many different sizes. Hey range from those of about 1mm across, up to about 12mm I think. The 1mm ones are best used for adding to groundbait, or as a feed for small fish, while the bigger ones are best for Carp etc.
The good thing about pellet is that is probably one of the few baits that is actually best as a feed rather than a hook bait. When feeding it you can use any bait you want with it. It really never seems to matter. I’m not saying that it doesn’t make a good hook bait though. Some people I know have really perfected ways of attaching them to the hook (difficult considering they’re solid as ‘tough stuff’!!! Although you can now buy SOFT PELLET which is expensive, but works VERY VERY well!!!! You can hook it straight on). Well, you don’t actually attach them to the hook (apart from the expensive soft ones). It is quite common to see in fishing shops these days, little plastic rings. With the right size pellet placed inside, they provide a perfect hold on it, while the hook is passed through a little hole on the outside of the ring. You can also make these yourself actually with a thin bit of silicone tubing.
The size of pellet you use on the hook, I would say its generally best if it’s a little bigger than the pellet you’re feeding with it. It’ll then stand out a bit and hopefully attract more fish. Actually, just about the only fish you’ll really be after with it on the hook, is the Carp. For these, I’d recommend the 8mm size for the hook, with maybe 5mm as feed. That’d be for anything under about 10lb anyway. For anything over, the 12mm size are good for the hook (you could even use 2 (try hair-rigging them)), with 8 or 12mm as feed.
It depends on what you’re fishing for on how you feed this stuff.
I use it mostly for Carp, Bream and I’ve also found that big Roach love the small pellet too. Its really best used as a summer bait, unless you’re fishing a well established fishery that continues to produce a number of fish all year round.
I’ve already mentioned quite a lot about the ways of feeding them in previous ops (you know how I like to stray off topic), so I won’t repeat myself too much again.
Basically though, if you’re fishing the pole, introduce a couple of big catapult of polepot (I don’t recommend the polepot for feeding pellet when you’re after Bream. They seem to get too concentrated and you’ll foul-hook loads) fulls at the start, and then maybe another 20 every 2 or 3 minutes.
If you’re after bigger Carp on float tackle (remember the waggler Moose??), I’d do pretty much the same. If ledgering for the bigger carp though, I’d recommend using a PVA bag and holding a fair amount of pellet in that, to keep the feed tight around the bait.
It can be added to any groundbait, especially the smaller sizes, anything up to 8mm. Even if you’re fishing for Roach (as long as there aren’t too many Carp around), the pellet is a great attracter.
Before I sign-off. Companies like Sensas have been producing flavoured pellet for the last few years. DEFINITELY TRY THESE, even if you don’t want them, get them just to smell them. Strawberry…..yummy!!! The Prawn And Shrimp is the best though (by miles). They all work brilliantly and definitely give you an advantage over the ordinary ones. You can normally buy them in packs of about 800g I think which cost about £2 from what I can remember. The normal ones are much cheaper and normally still do a good job though.
I should have turned this in to a story about a guy called Mr Pellethead shouldn't I?!?! Oh well nevermind. Bye bye
Advantages: cheaper and more effective than commercial groundbaits. Disadvantages: The only disadvantage I find, is that you have to make it your self.
Although there are plenty of good ready made groundbaits available, I personally like to make my own.
I would like to share some of my own, home made groundbait recipes which I have found to be very effective.
My favourite winter groundbait mix, for fishing using the pole for small silver fish.
Take..
1Kilo of Mole Hill Soil, which has been dried to a powder and sieved.
4 Table spoons of turmeric.
1 Table spoon of caster sugar.
1 Tea spoon of table salt.
100g of corn flour.
1/2 a bag of sieved punch crumb.
200g of ground trout pellets.
1 Tea spoon of ground ginger.
3 Table spoons of chocolate powder or coco powder.
Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl, buy adding the water to the mixture not mixture to the water. This will give you a less lumpy mix.
I find using a water spray bottle, rather than just ...
casterman 10.03.2001
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This is a really good product.
Blue chip is a feed balancer (unsurprisingly, given the name!), that you feed alongside your horse or pony's usual feed ration. It is full of all the viatmins and minerals that they need for optimum health. It also offers a yeast culture that supports the action of the hind gut and so should help digestion.
It comes in a small pellet form and is really palatable to the horse. I have never known any horse to refuse it. It is pretty concentrated and so a bag will last quite a long time. I have large natives and each one gets a mug full once daily. Blue Chip produce a measuring cup.
There is also a "diet" version which is great for those with or prone to laminitis as it delivers nutrients without calories. This is really important with animals that have to be on a restricted diet or with small ...
Advantages: Extremly absorbent, Dust free, Easy to mange, Reduces waste Disadvantages: takes some getting use to, does not look as clean as woodchips.
Aquamax to see if it really did what it said. The initial bed was quite expensive as I needed about 15 bags to make a nice thick bed. This may vary depending on whether you have rubber matting or not. The same company makes Aquamats so I am sure they would advise that you have matting underneath although it is not really needed.
Each bag is about the size of a feed bag. This makes them much easier to move and store than bales of straw or woodchips. You can also store them outside as the bags are waterproof.
The bedding comes in a pelleted form which gives it the absorbency. When you make the initial bed, you have to tip out the bags into the stable and spray the pellets with the hose pipe. Although this may seem like a strange idea, the bed is so absorbent you can spray it for a couple of minutes and it will be dry 10 minutes later ...
spanna123 09.04.2002
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