Paul Hayes
Senior Member
Maggots,
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If you could only use one bait
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Gavin Hoe-Richardson
Senior Member
Caught plenty of tench on them but never tried them for barbel.
Alex Gowney
Senior Member & Supporter
I've used them freeline for chub as a moving bait. The chub absolutely smash into them for some reason
Mark Swaby
Senior Member
I think mussels look like slugs and chub smash freelined slugs with bites like you would not believe.When i was young i watched Charlie landells on the Avon at Britford extracting chub from every swim he freelined slug through.When i returned to the colne we plundered chub for years using the same method. Lobworms are great in the winter in clear cold conditions,sometimes a bonus Perch or chub or pike you might not have caught on another bait can make your day.
Dave Taylor
Senior Member
Bit undecided on this one,...after walking miles, getting burnt to a crisp and blanking the other day, I returned home to find my wife feeding the chub at the bottom of the garden on sausage rolls,..they were going bonkers over them!
So plenty of wind ups there of course,..and no tea!
So plenty of wind ups there of course,..and no tea!
David Gauntlett
Senior Member
Bit undecided on this one,...after walking miles, getting burnt to a crisp and blanking the other day, I returned home to find my wife feeding the chub at the bottom of the garden on sausage rolls,..they were going bonkers over them!
So plenty of wind ups there of course,..and no tea!
That does it Dave, if you have chub big enough to swallow sausage rolls at the end of your garden, then I am coming to live in your spare room
Cheers, Dave.
Jeff Collins
No Longer a Member
Dave Taylor
Senior Member
That does it Dave, if you have chub big enough to swallow sausage rolls at the end of your garden, then I am coming to live in your spare room
Cheers, Dave.
.....no point Dave,....she's given 'em all names would you believe! 
Keith Humphreys
Senior Member & Supporter
Maggots/Castors
Roger Cramer
Senior Member & Supporter
Of course I'm gonna say Elips pellets- every time!
They account for about 80% or so of my season's total each year, despite fishing a second rod with alternative baits at all times. And when I've struggled (particularly so over these past few weeks!) my regular Elips rod has scraped out the odd fish or so when I would otherwise have blanked.
Results so far...17 trips (with 16 on Tidal/Middle Trent) producing just 14 barbel (although 4 were doubles to 13.4) and all bar one (taken on maggot) went for Elips! There were also, inevitably, 8 blanks.
Fortunately, I managed to stockpile quite few (Sonu) Elips prior to their withdrawal a while ago.
Roger
They account for about 80% or so of my season's total each year, despite fishing a second rod with alternative baits at all times. And when I've struggled (particularly so over these past few weeks!) my regular Elips rod has scraped out the odd fish or so when I would otherwise have blanked.
Results so far...17 trips (with 16 on Tidal/Middle Trent) producing just 14 barbel (although 4 were doubles to 13.4) and all bar one (taken on maggot) went for Elips! There were also, inevitably, 8 blanks.
Fortunately, I managed to stockpile quite few (Sonu) Elips prior to their withdrawal a while ago.
Roger