Ian Woods
Senior Member
I’m not loosing them on the rods I like to use Ian.
No point you changing then Richard .
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I’m not loosing them on the rods I like to use Ian.
I certainly wouldn’t hesitate to use the avenger or accy plus if I felt it was better for me.No point you changing then Richard .
Good luck on Saturday Graham and that 20mph speed limit I was doing 20mph in all built up areas, even where it said 30mph as wasn’t sure the signs had been changed. I did notice a few more police vehicles about, not sure if that was just coincidenceMy first trip for grayling is this Saturday in the land of 20mph driving..saying that had about 30 during my October Test fish.
I'll use my Hardy 14ft as trotting 40 yards or so with a 6gr Avon with a very soft tip rod doesn't really hook the fish well enough IMO despite the fact the bites can be enough to prick them.
Hoping for a few ours after grayling on the Ure when it finally drops to a sensible level.
I was having a browse online & came across a `'fact' that grayling can't digest sweetcorn & it's harmful to loose feed it.
Does anyone know more about this?
Thanks if you can elaborate.
That's interesting! I've seen the Test fish like it well enough & thought of trying it to save having to drive round to pick up red maggots. I did have some on bread punch last year when I'd no other option, had dace as well. When it's even lower I'll get the fly rod & killer bug out! Thanks again for the info, JulianI suspect that I've read the same online article. However, I only read it long after I'd given up trying sweetcorn for grayling on the Dales rivers. I have no idea whether there's any truth in sweetcorn being indigestible, though I suspect it may have some truth. I know I don't digest it very well and I've seen evidence that some other species of fish don't digest it very well. Whether an inability to digest it does any harm to grayling is another matter. It's probably a moot point as I have never had a single bite from a grayling on sweetcorn when fishing the Swale or Tees. I'm reliably informed that it can be a good bait for grayling, but I'm not convinced that this rings true on the rivers I fish. It's not for a lack of trying either.
I think i may have been a grayling in a former life , i too can't digest it, and it comes out exactly as it went in, problem is, i love the stuff.Hoping for a few ours after grayling on the Ure when it finally drops to a sensible level.
I was having a browse online & came across a `'fact' that grayling can't digest sweetcorn & it's harmful to loose feed it.
Does anyone know more about this?
Thanks if you can elaborate.
I think i may have been a grayling in a former life , i too can't digest it, and it comes out exactly as it went in, problem is, i love the stuff.
It never did me any favours on those northern rivers and becks either Chris. I quickly gave up on it and probably didn’t give it as much of a chance as you have.I suspect that I've read the same online article. However, I only read it long after I'd given up trying sweetcorn for grayling on the Dales rivers. I have no idea whether there's any truth in sweetcorn being indigestible, though I suspect it may have some truth. I know I don't digest it very well and I've seen evidence that some other species of fish don't digest it very well. Whether an inability to digest it does any harm to grayling is another matter. It's probably a moot point as I have never had a single bite from a grayling on sweetcorn when fishing the Swale or Tees. I'm reliably informed that it can be a good bait for grayling, but I'm not convinced that this rings true on the rivers I fish. It's not for a lack of trying either.
You can always buy hooks to nylon Julian if you want to continue using spades.I think I'll stick to maggots following the comments... I've even got some red rubber ones which seem to get taken as freely as the real thing. I've had to give up on spade ends after realising that 20 minutes to tie just one is a waste of fishing time & I'm not much better at home with good light & a sort of jig.
I've gone for Kamasan B410 fly hooks which are straight eyed & very sharp.
If it affects the 'presentation' of the bait then the grayling will just have to put up with it.
Assuming grayling might not be great at digesting plant material, I was interested to read about the pine needles on this thread : https://www.traditionalfisherman.com/viewtopic.php?t=28969 - page 2.
Not sure about the fish antifreeze concept though.
I might try & locate a fisheries chap to give an opinion.
Thanks again for all the input.