a change of bait for next year

[1chris1]

hiya lads when im carp fishing i only every use bait that is bought from the tackle shop but i have been told to buy some products from the pet shop for feeding .yesterday a bloke was using bird seed.he told me he gets it from pets at home.he said it is 20kg for a £10.00 is that true? he also said get a large bag of vitalin for method feeder fishing or balling it out. im going to start using bird seed but how do you prepare it and is there any thing i should add to it? also is there any other bait that you can get from a pet shop that is worth a try? what is that piegon stuff that people use.


thanks chris

[Lee]

i believe bird seeds need put in hot water for 15-20 mins if it goes in untreated it can cause problems for the fish...... dog biscuits are a great bait too for free lineing.....

[1chris1]

ok mate thanks and yes mate i all ways take a bag of chum mixers.i normaly use bags of gbait from the tackle shop boilies,pellets every thing but i am going to have a change for next year and see if it improves my catch rate.

[1chris1]

this is the stuff that bloke was using. have a look.

Wild Bird Seed 20kg by Pets at Home-Seed-Pets at Home: Buy Pet Supplies from our Online UK Pet Shop


is it worth a try? what do you think of it

[B's Baits FTW]

There is all sorts you can buy from pet stored but they vary around the contry. Usually they are not quite as good quality which is why they are in pet shops.
Particle will need to be soaked for 24 hours and then boiled for 20 mins and left to cool in the water(a burco is good for this). i would add some salt to it and mabee a few liguids like hemp and salmon oil for a slick if you are carp fishing i also like addin things like sweetcorn pellet and tigetnuts with a little tigernut syrup from mainline.

[1chris1]

thanks for that mate

[MarkeR]

haiths red band pigeon conditioner

[carpbagger]

he also said get a large bag of vitalin for method feeder fishing or balling it out.

Hi Chris I have been using Vitalin now for about three months as a ground bait and method with great success, it can be used on it's own or put in your own addatives and colours as required. You can soak over night or on the bankside, it comes in 15 kilo bags and I paid £12. Works out very cheap mate.

[1chris1]

ok mate thanks