In reply to Post #15
Tufties are quite clever little birds... Unlike swans which are thick as mince, the bimbo of the bird world.
Tufties are quite clever little birds... Unlike swans which are thick as mince, the bimbo of the bird world.
In reply to Post #16
I think Swans may well be the stupidest creatures on earth, after humans anyway.
I think Swans may well be the stupidest creatures on earth, after humans anyway.
In reply to Post #15
>>>The will they, won't they spot your bait as they go over your spot<<<<<
The question is, can they smell your bait as they pass over or close to it as opposed to seeing it.
Cadaver dogs can smell a body up to 30 metres deep, so why not a Tuftie
If you watched the Danish TV drama, "The Investigation" based on the true story of The murder of Kim Wall in Denmark and her body dumped at sea. After a long search covering a massive area with divers, they could not find her, they brought a Cadaver dog in, which the lead detective did not think would be able to find her underwater and eventually decided to try after watching a gun dog working finding shot game in thick vegetation, and the dog found her scent almost straight away and after calculating wind and tide speeds and direction from where the dog picked up the scent, divers went down and found her almost straight away.
It makes you wonder how tufties have that 6th sense of discovering your bait and they to probably do likewise.
>>>The will they, won't they spot your bait as they go over your spot<<<<<
The question is, can they smell your bait as they pass over or close to it as opposed to seeing it.
Cadaver dogs can smell a body up to 30 metres deep, so why not a Tuftie
If you watched the Danish TV drama, "The Investigation" based on the true story of The murder of Kim Wall in Denmark and her body dumped at sea. After a long search covering a massive area with divers, they could not find her, they brought a Cadaver dog in, which the lead detective did not think would be able to find her underwater and eventually decided to try after watching a gun dog working finding shot game in thick vegetation, and the dog found her scent almost straight away and after calculating wind and tide speeds and direction from where the dog picked up the scent, divers went down and found her almost straight away.
It makes you wonder how tufties have that 6th sense of discovering your bait and they to probably do likewise.
In reply to Post #18
Tufties can definitely smell your bait, they circle and then swim back from downwind, once they pinpoint the area they start to dive.
Tufties can definitely smell your bait, they circle and then swim back from downwind, once they pinpoint the area they start to dive.
In reply to Post #17
Yes can be a pain, there's one on a lake I fished that finds your spot waits for you to spomb then eats the bait on the drop
Yes can be a pain, there's one on a lake I fished that finds your spot waits for you to spomb then eats the bait on the drop
In reply to Post #20
I hooked a Cignet at Yateley once. What a commotion as I hauled it in and it's agitated, stupid parents followed it back. Luckily a couple of mates with nets managed to fend them off whilst the Cignet was unhooked and put back. However, instead of skulking off and laying low for a while, they went straight back out to the exact spot it had been hooked on and starting trying to eat the bait again. Complete idiots.
I hooked a Cignet at Yateley once. What a commotion as I hauled it in and it's agitated, stupid parents followed it back. Luckily a couple of mates with nets managed to fend them off whilst the Cignet was unhooked and put back. However, instead of skulking off and laying low for a while, they went straight back out to the exact spot it had been hooked on and starting trying to eat the bait again. Complete idiots.
In reply to Post #21
Daft things were constantly swimming straight into my lines at yateley a few weeks ago. Those ones there are the most stupid of all swans I think
Daft things were constantly swimming straight into my lines at yateley a few weeks ago. Those ones there are the most stupid of all swans I think
In reply to Post #22
Yep, I have yet to come across a Swan as stupid as those ones!
Yep, I have yet to come across a Swan as stupid as those ones!
In reply to Post #21
A bit like some carp then
I caught the same carp 3 times in a day, sorry of subject
A bit like some carp then
I caught the same carp 3 times in a day, sorry of subject
In reply to Post #24
In reply to Post #15
Brilliant! 🤣
Brilliant! 🤣
Any tips for swans, the male is a right nasty barsteward
Lake as a couple on with a good few Cignets. the lake isn't very deep but what an absolute pain in the rear.
Put bait out when they are not there but somehow seem to find it right away
I was also wondering how much they eat as they had a arse up party today over my spot
Lake as a couple on with a good few Cignets. the lake isn't very deep but what an absolute pain in the rear.
Put bait out when they are not there but somehow seem to find it right away
I was also wondering how much they eat as they had a arse up party today over my spot
In reply to Post #27
Try and use bait that's not too easy for them to see, nothing like corn or bright boilies. Won't stop them but may help a bit . Or chuck a couple of loafs up the bank somewhere to keep them well out of the way and occupied while you bait up
Try and use bait that's not too easy for them to see, nothing like corn or bright boilies. Won't stop them but may help a bit . Or chuck a couple of loafs up the bank somewhere to keep them well out of the way and occupied while you bait up
Swans!
Thick as ....
A right pain in the rectum.
I have hooked swans a couple of times, one a couple of weeks ago. The male just would not leave the area alone, constantly feeding on the bait. He bought his mate in, and I landed her hooked in the mouth. After that they were a bit more wary, but the male was chasing other swans off his area, and 2 swam through the lines.
Thick as ....
A right pain in the rectum.
I have hooked swans a couple of times, one a couple of weeks ago. The male just would not leave the area alone, constantly feeding on the bait. He bought his mate in, and I landed her hooked in the mouth. After that they were a bit more wary, but the male was chasing other swans off his area, and 2 swam through the lines.