In reply to Post #14
Sorry, don't see it.
A large “cannonball” of ground bait,or if you don't want any other attractant, soil as otherwise stated, will sink like a stone in 16 foot of water, straight down in an instant. We are talking about some undertow on a lake not a rip tide on an Atlantic coastline. If it's such a strong current then it's pointless as the bottom will be scoured clean by the current anyway
Still it's your situation, so you have all the facts, but you may be over complicating it 👍
Sorry, don't see it.
A large “cannonball” of ground bait,or if you don't want any other attractant, soil as otherwise stated, will sink like a stone in 16 foot of water, straight down in an instant. We are talking about some undertow on a lake not a rip tide on an Atlantic coastline. If it's such a strong current then it's pointless as the bottom will be scoured clean by the current anyway
Still it's your situation, so you have all the facts, but you may be over complicating it 👍
A stiff white crumb mix with a small amount of pea gravel in it. Even add some grey leaf ( I think it is can't remember for sure)
If it is grey leam mix it direct with the chopped worm but you would need a lot of it without the crumb. Or a method mix with demerara sugar in it to stiffen it up all the more. Again add some pea gravel.
The biggest problem is not so much the depth but the size of the water.
If it is grey leam mix it direct with the chopped worm but you would need a lot of it without the crumb. Or a method mix with demerara sugar in it to stiffen it up all the more. Again add some pea gravel.
The biggest problem is not so much the depth but the size of the water.
In reply to Post #17
Do you mean loam? Crikey where that came from I don't know but fixed in the old grey matter it is
Do you mean loam? Crikey where that came from I don't know but fixed in the old grey matter it is
In reply to Post #18
no it's leam, a slightly damp heavy soil used to add weight to groundbait,or if your fishing bloodworm and joker you can fish a double leam mix with black and grey leam, this will bind well to get the bloodworm to the bottom with no food content. depending on the depth yiu can alte the ratio on how fast the balls break down.
loam we used to put on our cricket square at the end of the season.
no it's leam, a slightly damp heavy soil used to add weight to groundbait,or if your fishing bloodworm and joker you can fish a double leam mix with black and grey leam, this will bind well to get the bloodworm to the bottom with no food content. depending on the depth yiu can alte the ratio on how fast the balls break down.
loam we used to put on our cricket square at the end of the season.
In reply to Post #19
Yep, my grey matter is losing its retention power and the gardener in me is more recent.
I couldn't afford joker & bloodworm, or should I say my dad refused to buy it, it was pinkies or squats in winter, even castors were off the list. Oddly even as a adult I never used them either and now I'd probably need a magnifying glass
EDIT, Talking of magnifying glasses, I'm due to christen my new swing tip rod soon, better take glasses for those hooks
Yep, my grey matter is losing its retention power and the gardener in me is more recent.
I couldn't afford joker & bloodworm, or should I say my dad refused to buy it, it was pinkies or squats in winter, even castors were off the list. Oddly even as a adult I never used them either and now I'd probably need a magnifying glass
EDIT, Talking of magnifying glasses, I'm due to christen my new swing tip rod soon, better take glasses for those hooks
In reply to Post #18
Just checked. Same thing seems some now call it loam.
Was always leam back in my match fishing days. Mid to late 80's
Just checked. Same thing seems some now call it loam.
Was always leam back in my match fishing days. Mid to late 80's
In reply to Post #21
Almost redemption then
but your dates pretty much tally with mine. I seem to remember they were banned on a lot of places. I miss those big matches on the canals, every weekend miles of anglers!
Almost redemption then
but your dates pretty much tally with mine. I seem to remember they were banned on a lot of places. I miss those big matches on the canals, every weekend miles of anglers!
In reply to Post #22
Well Ivan Marks called it leam so that's good enough for me. Preferred the rivers myself. Trent Avon and the Nene. Odd trip to the Welland. Canals were only for when the rivers were in flood.
Well Ivan Marks called it leam so that's good enough for me. Preferred the rivers myself. Trent Avon and the Nene. Odd trip to the Welland. Canals were only for when the rivers were in flood.