tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post8531191986011245414..comments2024-03-25T14:11:43.432+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : Let battle recommenceDylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-59137581568367409922018-04-01T13:29:29.893+01:002018-04-01T13:29:29.893+01:00More than wet enough, waterlogged! Lapwing eggs si...More than wet enough, waterlogged! Lapwing eggs siting in water. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-91077591267248968682018-03-31T21:39:28.431+01:002018-03-31T21:39:28.431+01:00Ric, already been there mate. Even down to collect...Ric, already been there mate. Even down to collecting the discarded tiny new potatoes from the field behind our garden following the harvest. I took them to an easy commercial and failed to get a bite! Modern carp are conditioned to feed on quality street grub these days. Doesn't stop them taking bread, maggots, worms (or potatoes - I guess) but they are much more responsive to the stimulants included in modern bait ingredients than the natural triggers of more traditional offerings. In the drains I am still happy to pursue a particle approach, with hemp and maize/sweetcorn being the major ingredient with curried chickpeas as hook baits. On the Royal Military I am competing with some very cute carp anglers and need baits which will offer me equal chance as I am convinced that a carp will not pass one quality offering in order to get to another. Somehow a spud doesn't quite fit the bill! Cheers for the comment and take care - DylDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-2201001560087241872018-03-31T21:26:21.976+01:002018-03-31T21:26:21.976+01:00Thanks mate - wet enough now? - DylThanks mate - wet enough now? - DylDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-81203359878933696622018-03-31T20:55:32.509+01:002018-03-31T20:55:32.509+01:00In Maddock's book Dyl, he said something about...In Maddock's book Dyl, he said something about taking only a small amount of bait to a water. Obviously it was because he was using a hair rig before anyone else. Others piled in the bait, which the carp ate while easily avoiding conventional end rigs. All he had to do was cast out anything resembling a bait and he was in.<br />On that basis, no need to spend money on boilies. Just flavour up some very hard small spuds and hair rig those. The carp are eating so much other HNV freebies, they won't detect the spuds are duff.<br />Carp on par boiled potatoes and split can rods! traditional or what!Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-82248923753366473342018-03-31T10:48:04.958+01:002018-03-31T10:48:04.958+01:00While I know bugger all about the subject that you...While I know bugger all about the subject that you are talking about, as a non angler I still enjoyed reading the post purely because of the enthusiasm that came from it for using old skills to prove a point. A good read. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com