CarpForum.co.uk brand mark, a blue stylized fish with a white eye and a smooth modern look, set in the site header against a clean background CarpForum.co.uk wordmark in a bold flowing script style, reading CarpForum.co.uk, displayed in the site header
Menu
Utils
Go Premium Who's Online Members Weather Photo Gallery Articles
Account
Login Register
Tench and tigers (17 posts / 3,751 views)
manic manic
Posts: 277
Post #1 1 Dec 2020 12:14
0
I read an article recently that said tench and bream do actually eat tigers as they cannot crush them!
Has anyone else found this?
ip100 ip100
Posts: 12,494
Post #2 1 Dec 2020 12:15
0
In reply to Post #1
If you meant to say that they don't eat them, this is nonsense. I've had loads of tench especially on tigers
Scott888
Posts: 144
Post #3 1 Dec 2020 12:30
0
In reply to Post #1
On the Simon Scott Korda podcast he talks about it, think saying they can't crush the nut so don't eat it. Not to say they wouldn't have a go trying though
johnnyfubar johnnyfubar
Posts: 1,636
Post #4 1 Dec 2020 12:36
0
In reply to Post #1
Hi Paul

We used to use a lot of tigers on large waters chasing carp.
Boating baits out we would regularly see mainly bream and sometimes trench following carp, we came to the conclusion they were feeding on the crushed tiger nut excrement from the carp and that's what was causing their interest in our hook baits.
I'm not convinced a trench or a bream could actually eat a whole tiger, but the above is all I've got

Best

Jon
woody71
Posts: 3,098
Post #5 1 Dec 2020 13:40
0
In reply to Post #1
I know certain stretches of the river lot where i have baited tigers in the margins bream chub and barbel clear the spots completely very quickly leaving just the stack of tigers that was there as the hookbait, on another french water we have seen tench clearing up tigers on shallow plateaus and caught quite a few!
Jw1993
Posts: 201
Post #6 1 Dec 2020 15:12
0
In reply to Post #1
Had multiple bream and tench on tigers, and that's fishing only tigers/boilie as loose feed.
darkoL darkoL
Posts: 1,822
Post #7 1 Dec 2020 15:40
0
In reply to Post #6
Had many bream on it as well but in general would say that they select the fish more and would go to a point that many time if baiting with different baits when I caught bream on tiger meant there is not much other food left... unless you put some heavy glugged tiger on... especially in mollases they just love it.
manic manic
Posts: 277
Post #8 1 Dec 2020 17:45
0
In reply to Post #2
I was talking about loose feed not the hookbait, I've had 100s of tench on them ,but it was simon scott who said that they could'nt chew them so spat them out
Matty5959
Posts: 295
Post #9 1 Dec 2020 20:38
0
Sorry to hijack the thread... but have people experienced catfish eating tigers?

I'm not a fan of the moggies, and trying (unsuccessfully so far) to find a decent carp bait they aren't keen on...
woody71
Posts: 3,098
Post #10 1 Dec 2020 22:15
0
In reply to Post #9
Yes they may not be there preferred choice but we have caught cats on tigers, whether that is by accident ie they are just scooping a big mouth full of bait up and the tigers were there or they were targeting them i don't know
MARKerz
Posts: 1,944
Post #11 2 Dec 2020 09:19
0
In reply to Post #1
Think they will have a jolly good try, I did add some to my particle mix at times this season to hopefully last until the Carp fed.
Matty5959
Posts: 295
Post #12 2 Dec 2020 10:32
0
Thanks gents.

If anyone knows of anything cat-proof please let me know!
ip100 ip100
Posts: 12,494
Post #13 2 Dec 2020 11:28
0
In reply to Post #12
Nothing is cat proof. Particles are your best bet, you will mostly avoid the cats but not entirely
Matty5959
Posts: 295
Post #14 2 Dec 2020 12:39
0
In reply to Post #13
Thanks 👍🏻
h34ds h34ds
Posts: 908
Post #15 3 Dec 2020 11:05
0
In reply to Post #14
On some waters tigers are devastatingly effective for cats.
Are you sure?

This action cannot be undone.

Yes, continue

Loading…