Any tips on using potato as a bait? Preparing , favouring , colouring etc
In reply to Post #1
One tip, and it's the best you will get.....try a different bait!
One tip, and it's the best you will get.....try a different bait!
In reply to Post #2
Don't get all chippy about it
Don't get all chippy about it
In reply to Post #1
😂😂
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In reply to Post #3
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If you want alternatives to boilies, pellets and plastic there are lots of old school baits that are very effective and some of them are very cheap, which I suspect may be a consideration. Potatoes are definitely not one of them. This is one bait that should be consigned to history and forgotten. Really just don't.
If you want alternatives to boilies, pellets and plastic there are lots of old school baits that are very effective and some of them are very cheap, which I suspect may be a consideration. Potatoes are definitely not one of them. This is one bait that should be consigned to history and forgotten. Really just don't.
In reply to Post #6
Cheers thanks will leave well alone . It was just a thought after reading about it as a bait
Cheers thanks will leave well alone . It was just a thought after reading about it as a bait
In reply to Post #7
Why not try it? Especially if you're stalking fish and you can see them - that will show you what they think. I've had mates catch carp on Opal Fruits and few carp refuse bread when its an option.
Saying that, I wouldn't use them...
Why not try it? Especially if you're stalking fish and you can see them - that will show you what they think. I've had mates catch carp on Opal Fruits and few carp refuse bread when its an option.
Saying that, I wouldn't use them...
In reply to Post #3
I'll get my jacket!
I'll get my jacket!
In reply to Post #1
I remember reading or hearing that potato cubes used to be soaked in coffee and used as a bait, cant remember whether it was succesful or not, I would imagine a carp would investigate.
I remember reading or hearing that potato cubes used to be soaked in coffee and used as a bait, cant remember whether it was succesful or not, I would imagine a carp would investigate.
In reply to Post #7
Potatoes were used with succes very frequently pre boilie era.
You should boil the potatoes.
Potatoes can be used as pastes but as you boil them a bit shorter you can get them on a hair.
Potatoes were used with succes very frequently pre boilie era.
You should boil the potatoes.
Potatoes can be used as pastes but as you boil them a bit shorter you can get them on a hair.
In reply to Post #11
With these last replies I think I will give it a go nothing to loose . Something different
With these last replies I think I will give it a go nothing to loose . Something different
In reply to Post #12
One last try. Do not waste your time. Unless you have almost exclusive access to a lake and you can spend months pre baiting you have no chance of catching. Even if you can fish such a lake in such a way your catch rate will be very poor, if you catch at all.
Read Rod Hutchinson book "The Carp Strikes Back" for what he thinks of spuds.
Read BB(Watkins Pitchford) about his baits.
Richard walkers record. crust. Chris Yeates record. Corn. Read what you like from the 30s onwards. None of the good, great or famous catches were made on spuds. Cast out a single spud into a lake full of carp it will be there come doomsday.
Anybody who encourages you to use spuds is taking the p*ss.
I learnt the hard way, don't know where Ynnek gets his info. You don't boil the potato, you part boil it so it stays on the hook, which it will, for ever, uneaten.
One last try. Do not waste your time. Unless you have almost exclusive access to a lake and you can spend months pre baiting you have no chance of catching. Even if you can fish such a lake in such a way your catch rate will be very poor, if you catch at all.
Read Rod Hutchinson book "The Carp Strikes Back" for what he thinks of spuds.
Read BB(Watkins Pitchford) about his baits.
Richard walkers record. crust. Chris Yeates record. Corn. Read what you like from the 30s onwards. None of the good, great or famous catches were made on spuds. Cast out a single spud into a lake full of carp it will be there come doomsday.
Anybody who encourages you to use spuds is taking the p*ss.
I learnt the hard way, don't know where Ynnek gets his info. You don't boil the potato, you part boil it so it stays on the hook, which it will, for ever, uneaten.
In reply to Post #13
Giving the poor old spud a bit of a roasting there.
Giving the poor old spud a bit of a roasting there.
In reply to Post #13
I get my info from a French guy, fishing a high pressured lake with lots of big carp. (up to 36kg)
He caught all of them using potatoes 😊
I get my info from a French guy, fishing a high pressured lake with lots of big carp. (up to 36kg)
He caught all of them using potatoes 😊
In reply to Post #14
Yes I know . Do you use them. 
Yes I know
. Do you use them.
In reply to Post #15
Was he using potato paste?
Carry on then and good luck.
Was he using potato paste?
Carry on then and good luck.
In reply to Post #16
No. While they may have caught carp in the past, my belief is that there are many other baits that would be more attractive.
No. While they may have caught carp in the past, my belief is that there are many other baits that would be more attractive.
In reply to Post #18
Quite right. Stick to roasting them and eating with gravy. Couldn't resist chipping in to help lads not to make a hash of it and look a bit of a knit with their Aran pilot jerseys.
Quite right. Stick to roasting them and eating with gravy. Couldn't resist chipping in to help lads not to make a hash of it and look a bit of a knit with their Aran pilot jerseys.
In reply to Post #1
Small ones that u make potjje"cast iron pot" cook them so they almost soft straight through and soak them in "tjop tjop" it's a pineapple flavour we have here. Almost changes the potato to a floro color. Another nice trick is to use mini corn or a third of a big piece of corn and cook it as normal and then rig it... what works well for me is a chilly,paprika or strong cape curry that runs through the water colom....
Worth a go 👍 hope you catch a dinosaur.
Cheers
Small ones that u make potjje"cast iron pot" cook them so they almost soft straight through and soak them in "tjop tjop" it's a pineapple flavour we have here. Almost changes the potato to a floro color. Another nice trick is to use mini corn or a third of a big piece of corn and cook it as normal and then rig it... what works well for me is a chilly,paprika or strong cape curry that runs through the water colom....
Worth a go 👍 hope you catch a dinosaur.
Cheers
In reply to Post #1
Well, I remember catching 5 one day on a free lined spud. Probably 1971 and from a 40 acre coastal Kentish pit. Scaly KRB stocked fish 8-12 lbs
Sure they were hungry, but they did eat them. #2 Goldstrike, crust pad, open bailarm.
Amazing, eh?
Perhaps still worth a try, sure your fish won't be scared of them!
Well, I remember catching 5 one day on a free lined spud. Probably 1971 and from a 40 acre coastal Kentish pit. Scaly KRB stocked fish 8-12 lbs
Sure they were hungry, but they did eat them. #2 Goldstrike, crust pad, open bailarm.
Amazing, eh?
Perhaps still worth a try, sure your fish won't be scared of them!
Will expect to see lots of great catch reports this year from all the potato users out there. Must have been doing something badly wrong. Looking forward to learning the ropes. Must keep an open mind. I'll wait and see.
In reply to Post #13
Point taken and registered
Point taken and registered
In reply to Post #21
Maybe they were after the crust pad?
Maybe they were after the crust pad?
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Exactly what I thought.
Exactly what I thought.
In reply to Post #21
I can remember seeing people using them when I was a lad and contrary to what some people are saying, they did catch carp on them. I am sure a few of you have caught carp on wooden balls to avoid crays? Yeah, well, there go... Carp will eat almost anything, but given the choice, I think a par-boiled spud would be pretty low down on the list in terms of attractiveness and nutrition. I'd bet my bobbins you could catch on them by soaking some in minamino, but I think boilies and particles would be a safer bet if you really want to catch something without having to wait two weeks to get a run
I can remember seeing people using them when I was a lad and contrary to what some people are saying, they did catch carp on them. I am sure a few of you have caught carp on wooden balls to avoid crays? Yeah, well, there go... Carp will eat almost anything, but given the choice, I think a par-boiled spud would be pretty low down on the list in terms of attractiveness and nutrition. I'd bet my bobbins you could catch on them by soaking some in minamino, but I think boilies and particles would be a safer bet if you really want to catch something without having to wait two weeks to get a run
In reply to Post #27
Yes back in the 70s spuds and luncheon meat were the 2 popular carp baits widely used and both very successful ...(then along came paste baits followed by boilies )....potatoes generally helped catch the bigger fish (and....loads of big fish have been caught on them)....we used to boil them (in skins)but not too soft so they were still castable. We generally used big spuds to avoid smaller fish ...I think you may need to pre bait to get them really working now Tinned potatoes might be the best option ...they will definitely work ...doubt they will be better than decent boilies or tigers etc ...but certainly a bit different and they will work!
Give them a go!
Yes back in the 70s spuds and luncheon meat were the 2 popular carp baits widely used and both very successful ...(then along came paste baits followed by boilies )....potatoes generally helped catch the bigger fish (and....loads of big fish have been caught on them)....we used to boil them (in skins)but not too soft so they were still castable. We generally used big spuds to avoid smaller fish ...I think you may need to pre bait to get them really working now Tinned potatoes might be the best option ...they will definitely work ...doubt they will be better than decent boilies or tigers etc ...but certainly a bit different and they will work!
Give them a go!
In reply to Post #28
It's like Fred Wilton was never born.
It's like Fred Wilton was never born.
A small new potato in a large solid bag, add a handful of frozen mixed veg and some gravy granules. BOOM 
In reply to Post #27
You'd catch on most things soaked in minamino!
You'd catch on most things soaked in minamino!
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