Darren Harrison
Active Member
whats in your partical mixes ?.....just hemp....pellets and a few freebies or do you add any other particals ?
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Colin Bridger
Senior Member
When Throop had a hemp ban I used to use budgie seed, that was pre soaked over night, to good effect when put in with a dropper.
There are many things in the super markets that are worth a look such as tins of green lentils, chick peas, and various beans. They can either be mixed or used on their own, and they do catch fish. It is all ways worth trying some thing different that wont ring the alarm bells.
There are many things in the super markets that are worth a look such as tins of green lentils, chick peas, and various beans. They can either be mixed or used on their own, and they do catch fish. It is all ways worth trying some thing different that wont ring the alarm bells.
Dave Burr
Senior Member
It all depends on what you want to achieve with your loose feed Darren. If you want the fish to home in on one tight spot then go for a multiple seed mix as it tends to fall in amongst the gravel and gives the barbel an area to root about in. I've seen them ignore any seeds that have floated away from a dropper and just feed where the main bulk of seeds hit the bottom.
That approach is very useful when sight feeding but for most situations it does not work in your favour. It is better to get the fish searching the swim for bait, giving you much more chance that they will find your hookbait. To that end I would suggest a mixture of different sized pellets with different densities and breakdown times. This with a little hemp added will spread along a line with the current and bring fish up into the swim. Little areas of feed will gather creating hotspots and if you recreate one of those with your feeder or pva bag, a bite is just about guaranteed.
Having said all of that, some barbel are showing a distinct dislike for beds of bait and are shying away from them. Its all horses for courses.
That approach is very useful when sight feeding but for most situations it does not work in your favour. It is better to get the fish searching the swim for bait, giving you much more chance that they will find your hookbait. To that end I would suggest a mixture of different sized pellets with different densities and breakdown times. This with a little hemp added will spread along a line with the current and bring fish up into the swim. Little areas of feed will gather creating hotspots and if you recreate one of those with your feeder or pva bag, a bite is just about guaranteed.
Having said all of that, some barbel are showing a distinct dislike for beds of bait and are shying away from them. Its all horses for courses.
Steve Holt
Senior Member
Pigeon conditioner..
Keith Speer
Senior Member
I'm not sure it matters, I have found it is not the type of feed or the amount, but rather the way it is introduced.
I fish a number of very heavily fished waters and I have been told by several anglers that "Hemp is blown, don't put it in, it just spooks them" but I introduce it slowly over a period of time and they get on it like mad, fizzing and throwing up debris like a goodun!!
I tend to think that putting in loads in one place all at once is the mistake, introduce it slowly and it will do exactly what it says on the tin!!
I fish a number of very heavily fished waters and I have been told by several anglers that "Hemp is blown, don't put it in, it just spooks them" but I introduce it slowly over a period of time and they get on it like mad, fizzing and throwing up debris like a goodun!!
I tend to think that putting in loads in one place all at once is the mistake, introduce it slowly and it will do exactly what it says on the tin!!