In reply to Post #1
No
No
In reply to Post #13
The water in Suffolk must be the hardest in the country, scale everywhere very quickly. Sink, toilet, taps all regularly need descaling.
The leaving water to stand has been advised for years simply to let the taste of chlorine disappear.
I have found though that water tastes different around the country.
The water in Suffolk must be the hardest in the country, scale everywhere very quickly. Sink, toilet, taps all regularly need descaling.
The leaving water to stand has been advised for years simply to let the taste of chlorine disappear.
I have found though that water tastes different around the country.
In reply to Post #18
I'm essex and sufolk water, ti's hard
like me
I'm essex and sufolk water, ti's hard
like me
In reply to Post #1
Not sure it matters that much - I spent a whole season blanking on a lake when I smoked rollies; got paranoid and started wearing latex gloves when tying rigs / attaching baits / baiting up. Eventually caught a fish at the back end of the season and gave up on the gloves the following - at which point I started to catch with consistency!
These days I do wash out with lake water if on a longer session but only due to convenience and the fact that its in front of me - if prepping washed out/in baits at home in readiness for shorter sessions I'll use tap water happily and various liquids and haven't noticed any difference in results . .
Not sure it matters that much - I spent a whole season blanking on a lake when I smoked rollies; got paranoid and started wearing latex gloves when tying rigs / attaching baits / baiting up. Eventually caught a fish at the back end of the season and gave up on the gloves the following - at which point I started to catch with consistency!
These days I do wash out with lake water if on a longer session but only due to convenience and the fact that its in front of me - if prepping washed out/in baits at home in readiness for shorter sessions I'll use tap water happily and various liquids and haven't noticed any difference in results . .
In reply to Post #5
just think about tap water, boiling rates, time frame, drying, dilution rates
does tap make a difference ...nope
just think about tap water, boiling rates, time frame, drying, dilution rates
does tap make a difference ...nope
Chlorine takes 15 minutes to boil off or 24hours to dissipate if you let it stand.
Chloramine which is being used takes a lot longer to take out of the water, hours of boiling and weeks of standing.
I use my pond water when cooking particles as theirs is nothing in that at all as I filter the water.
Not sure if it makes a difference but people overlook chloramine
Chloramine which is being used takes a lot longer to take out of the water, hours of boiling and weeks of standing.
I use my pond water when cooking particles as theirs is nothing in that at all as I filter the water.
Not sure if it makes a difference but people overlook chloramine
When I'm cooking pulses I use water from the lake I fish.
Why not?
Fluoride is a poison .
Why not?
Fluoride is a poison .
In reply to Post #22
just add Sodium Thoisulphate to tap water
just add Sodium Thoisulphate to tap water
In reply to Post #24
Yeah I do this already. Well I have it on hand anyway.
Yeah I do this already. Well I have it on hand anyway.
In reply to Post #1
I'm quite intrigued by the question. Where would you add tap water to bait?
Is this for boiling particles?
I'm quite intrigued by the question. Where would you add tap water to bait?
Is this for boiling particles?
In reply to Post #26
think OP means bait in general
think OP means bait in general
In reply to Post #26
Colour, buoyancy, absorbency.. the list goes on.....
Colour, buoyancy, absorbency.. the list goes on.....
In reply to Post #28
Id be more concerned about certain compounds of flavours used than tap water...
Id be more concerned about certain compounds of flavours used than tap water...
In reply to Post #29
Paint stripper, engine coolant, carcinogens
Paint stripper, engine coolant, carcinogens