In reply to Post #13
Fish farmers on the continent feed their stock dry maize in a lot of instances so I'm not sure that's true about swelling and killing them? Maize isn't like things like pigeon conditioner, that swell up massively when soaked?
Fish farmers on the continent feed their stock dry maize in a lot of instances so I'm not sure that's true about swelling and killing them? Maize isn't like things like pigeon conditioner, that swell up massively when soaked?
In reply to Post #16
It's a myth. I was asking a fish farmer near my home town in Austria about this, and he was literally laughing at me.
It's a myth. I was asking a fish farmer near my home town in Austria about this, and he was literally laughing at me.
In reply to Post #17
well I stand corrected, you learn something new every day.
well I stand corrected, you learn something new every day.
In reply to Post #16
Yep, I got talking to a chap called Pascal who runs a fish farm business in France. He raised Carp for the food industry and often supplemented their feed with maize. He looked puzzled at my prepared maize but was nice about it.
Yep, I got talking to a chap called Pascal who runs a fish farm business in France. He raised Carp for the food industry and often supplemented their feed with maize. He looked puzzled at my prepared maize but was nice about it.
In reply to Post #1
Just as a side note in Tom Bankes latest book he used maize on a massive scale on Savay, 2.5 tonnes in 6 months I believe.
Here's a quote from the book, bearing in mind the guy owns the place he definitely saw it as having a positive effect on the carp.
“ FINE LINE TO LUNACY”
“Conclusion
Over the remainder of that year, the Cottage Bay provided the last of the sightings, although not many carp were caught at all. Nevertheless, I continued fishing up to the first week in November, before the enthusiasm said 'enough'. Over this time, the maize spot died with the cooling temperatures, and the obvious pressure of forty captures from the area had taken its toll.
If there is a conclusion to my one episode of mass baiting and trying to recreate the pyramid at Savay, the finding was as follows: one long-term benefit of this effort that I couldn't have realised was that over the next two seasons, many of the carp captured off the maize were then found to have a spurt in growth. This happened when several pushed over the forty-pound mark for the first time. Whether this was coincidental, due to some other factor, I wouldn't know, but these individuals had been settled in weight for some years previous to my effort, and I became certain that by heavily baiting such a tight area with a food source they were unquestionably in want of, this prompted the lake's 'Top Set' to have to come face to face again, for a proper barge and shove about the ring.
This, I believe caused competitive nature to be rekindled, in comparison to the random spread of boiled bait, the proximity of which doesn't force the stock into the confined space of feeding head-to-head. This whole effect of one certain 'addition' I found a learner. Times since, I have tried maize elsewhere in mass and have had similar effects, but what I would say is that when it comes to maize, there is a vital tilt point that needs to be met should you give it a real go, otherwise, if half-hearted, its potential as a bait will remain unrealised.”
Just as a side note in Tom Bankes latest book he used maize on a massive scale on Savay, 2.5 tonnes in 6 months I believe.
Here's a quote from the book, bearing in mind the guy owns the place he definitely saw it as having a positive effect on the carp.
“ FINE LINE TO LUNACY”
“Conclusion
Over the remainder of that year, the Cottage Bay provided the last of the sightings, although not many carp were caught at all. Nevertheless, I continued fishing up to the first week in November, before the enthusiasm said 'enough'. Over this time, the maize spot died with the cooling temperatures, and the obvious pressure of forty captures from the area had taken its toll.
If there is a conclusion to my one episode of mass baiting and trying to recreate the pyramid at Savay, the finding was as follows: one long-term benefit of this effort that I couldn't have realised was that over the next two seasons, many of the carp captured off the maize were then found to have a spurt in growth. This happened when several pushed over the forty-pound mark for the first time. Whether this was coincidental, due to some other factor, I wouldn't know, but these individuals had been settled in weight for some years previous to my effort, and I became certain that by heavily baiting such a tight area with a food source they were unquestionably in want of, this prompted the lake's 'Top Set' to have to come face to face again, for a proper barge and shove about the ring.
This, I believe caused competitive nature to be rekindled, in comparison to the random spread of boiled bait, the proximity of which doesn't force the stock into the confined space of feeding head-to-head. This whole effect of one certain 'addition' I found a learner. Times since, I have tried maize elsewhere in mass and have had similar effects, but what I would say is that when it comes to maize, there is a vital tilt point that needs to be met should you give it a real go, otherwise, if half-hearted, its potential as a bait will remain unrealised.”
In reply to Post #20
Maize and tiger nuts both go out as they come in so they cannot be much good to carp , saying this Euro aqua feeds maize by the tonne and the fish certainly put lots of weight on there.
Maize and tiger nuts both go out as they come in so they cannot be much good to carp , saying this Euro aqua feeds maize by the tonne and the fish certainly put lots of weight on there.
In reply to Post #16
Where do you live in Austria , I lived there for eight years and loved every minute of it.
Where do you live in Austria , I lived there for eight years and loved every minute of it.
In reply to Post #22
I used to live north of Salzburg, but moved to Croatia a couple of years ago.
I used to live north of Salzburg, but moved to Croatia a couple of years ago.
In reply to Post #21
Cooked maize is massively more digestable/nutritious. Add garlic powder to it.
Cooked maize is massively more digestable/nutritious. Add garlic powder to it.