The first lake I fished in Austria I used cubed Edam as bait and caught well , in fact outfished the boilie anglers by some way. Does anyone use cheese for a hook bait , I know cheese paste was popular years ago.
Cheesy pepperami was awesome, used to slowly dissolve and leave a cheesy haze.
Cheddar and cheese strings good but nothing like the pepperami
Cheddar and cheese strings good but nothing like the pepperami
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it's all down to convenience and cost I suppose. I imagine if margin fishing more anglers are prepared to try a wider variety of baits. If casting 100+ yards I would prefer something I know will stay on the hair, on the cast and in the water, that is less susceptible to nuisance fish.
it's all down to convenience and cost I suppose. I imagine if margin fishing more anglers are prepared to try a wider variety of baits. If casting 100+ yards I would prefer something I know will stay on the hair, on the cast and in the water, that is less susceptible to nuisance fish.
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I used to use cubes of cheddar on the hair thirty odd years ago if I couldn't get luncheon meat, it worked well enough.
I used to use cubes of cheddar on the hair thirty odd years ago if I couldn't get luncheon meat, it worked well enough.
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I was gutted when I couldn't get hold of this anymore, was genuinely a brilliant bait.
I was gutted when I couldn't get hold of this anymore, was genuinely a brilliant bait.
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You could put it in a small pva bag if you really want to use cheese.
You could put it in a small pva bag if you really want to use cheese.
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Babybel stays on if you leave the wrapping on 👍
Babybel stays on if you leave the wrapping on 👍
A dairylea cheese triangle mushed into a paste with a slice of white bread makes a wonderful crucian bait... We used to catch dozens as youths on that, and it cost us nothing for a days fishing.
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I remember my old man getting wind of it being discontinued from somewhere, we went round half a dozen tescos and picked up around 500 sticks of it. Genuinely the best, most productive carp bait I've ever used in over 30 years of trying most things.
I remember my old man getting wind of it being discontinued from somewhere, we went round half a dozen tescos and picked up around 500 sticks of it. Genuinely the best, most productive carp bait I've ever used in over 30 years of trying most things.
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Cheese paste mixed with hot water and bread crumb is a cold water killer
Cheese paste mixed with hot water and bread crumb is a cold water killer
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Edam is good as it is that bit more solid. Leave it to go past its usual best and get a bit stinky and it'll do well.
Cheddar, red leicester etc also good.
If you like your close in / margin fishing, a bit of brie on the hair or something with a bit of blue in it can be brilliant
A tub of dairylea to 'dip' your boilies in is another I've tried when casting further
Cracking bait
Edam is good as it is that bit more solid. Leave it to go past its usual best and get a bit stinky and it'll do well.
Cheddar, red leicester etc also good.
If you like your close in / margin fishing, a bit of brie on the hair or something with a bit of blue in it can be brilliant
A tub of dairylea to 'dip' your boilies in is another I've tried when casting further
Cracking bait
As much as the dairylea cheese paste was great for crucians, for carping as a 'store cupboard' bait I much prefer luncheon meat and sweetcorn. It's rare that I don't have atleast one tin of sweetcorn in my bait bucket.
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to both. Never leave for a water without them.
to both. Never leave for a water without them.
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Casein is the basis of cheese and that in itself has been included in a lot of good baits, as well as other milk proteins!
Casein is the basis of cheese and that in itself has been included in a lot of good baits, as well as other milk proteins!
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red leicester
Was a popular bait around me in the 80s, know a bloke who caught a few and it was his number 1 bait
Nothing was as good as PEK luncheon meat for me, 1oz Ardsley bomb, 14 inch mono hooklength, 2” hair, size 10 hook and an inch cube, great until the water cooled off
red leicester
Was a popular bait around me in the 80s, know a bloke who caught a few and it was his number 1 bait
Nothing was as good as PEK luncheon meat for me, 1oz Ardsley bomb, 14 inch mono hooklength, 2” hair, size 10 hook and an inch cube, great until the water cooled off