I noticed on Facebook fishing pages pictures of ready prepared PVA bags. How does that work? Surely you need your hook and weight in the bag when you are ready to cast? Am I missing something? I'd love to know how this is done as it would save some time...
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For solid bags its all in there, either the leads have special stems you loop on or you wrap the leader around the prepared bag, I prefer the latter just out of habit I guess.
One tip, if using a buoyant bait and its not plastic, you need to slightly over weight it, as it will dry out and subsequently become lighter for a period in the lake.
Me and a friend fished oxlease many years ago and did well on solid bags with size 6 balanced hooks, we whipped a small piece of foam ot the shank, just plain black and I believe around the size of a hooklink sinker, or at the time....mouse poop lol. the lightweight hook just goes into the mouth like any other particle, however unlike fake corn etc its less of a baited rig should you snap off.
I actually use quite a few larger particles in the bags I tie now as I prefer my hookbait to be smaller than the largest food items, usually its a 12mm hookbait with a few 15 and 12mm boilies mixed into micro pellets.
For solid bags its all in there, either the leads have special stems you loop on or you wrap the leader around the prepared bag, I prefer the latter just out of habit I guess.
One tip, if using a buoyant bait and its not plastic, you need to slightly over weight it, as it will dry out and subsequently become lighter for a period in the lake.
Me and a friend fished oxlease many years ago and did well on solid bags with size 6 balanced hooks, we whipped a small piece of foam ot the shank, just plain black and I believe around the size of a hooklink sinker, or at the time....mouse poop lol. the lightweight hook just goes into the mouth like any other particle, however unlike fake corn etc its less of a baited rig should you snap off.
I actually use quite a few larger particles in the bags I tie now as I prefer my hookbait to be smaller than the largest food items, usually its a 12mm hookbait with a few 15 and 12mm boilies mixed into micro pellets.
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Your correct you tie it up as you would do normally bait, rig and lead all in there ready to go. The key to it is using short leader ( leadless or leadcore). This will allow you to tie up bags in advance of your session and simply attach via a loop to loop connection. I would tie them up the night before so your hookbait does not dry out and become more buoyant while in the bag or use plastics to combat this. For short range it can literally fill it with anything full baits, crushed etc. when casting any distance you need to use small pellets and powders only this makes a more compact bag that will fly true during casting. Watch rob burgess solid bag film on YouTube it contains everything you need to know 👍🏼
Your correct you tie it up as you would do normally bait, rig and lead all in there ready to go. The key to it is using short leader ( leadless or leadcore). This will allow you to tie up bags in advance of your session and simply attach via a loop to loop connection. I would tie them up the night before so your hookbait does not dry out and become more buoyant while in the bag or use plastics to combat this. For short range it can literally fill it with anything full baits, crushed etc. when casting any distance you need to use small pellets and powders only this makes a more compact bag that will fly true during casting. Watch rob burgess solid bag film on YouTube it contains everything you need to know 👍🏼
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You could just stick to mesh stocking and nick the bag on the hook if your not casting very far very little difference.
You could just stick to mesh stocking and nick the bag on the hook if your not casting very far very little difference.
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I'vew put unperforrated esp mini bags 130 yards with the exact filling of three 18mm baits, three 15mm, pinch of crumb, pinch of pellet, its a ratio thing. you most certainly can add larger particles and get distance. the small items was originally for the "mouthfull" tactic of little food, but its been the norm before that to add a mixed size of freebie.
I'vew put unperforrated esp mini bags 130 yards with the exact filling of three 18mm baits, three 15mm, pinch of crumb, pinch of pellet, its a ratio thing. you most certainly can add larger particles and get distance. the small items was originally for the "mouthfull" tactic of little food, but its been the norm before that to add a mixed size of freebie.
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Blended Bread,pellets and a jab of dynamite oil and a coating of hydro syrup get some food in those water columns and get them rummaging in the canal/lake bed
Blended Bread,pellets and a jab of dynamite oil and a coating of hydro syrup get some food in those water columns and get them rummaging in the canal/lake bed
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I have been known to tie up loads of mesh stockings full of bait as long as my rig. Tie one end above the lead and nick the hook in the other.
I have also been known to put plenty of freebies in with those mesh stockings on a water with a ' free bait only by pva ' rule. On the spod rod using a Breakaway spinlink clip just put the mesh over the link and cast in.
I have been known to tie up loads of mesh stockings full of bait as long as my rig. Tie one end above the lead and nick the hook in the other.
I have also been known to put plenty of freebies in with those mesh stockings on a water with a ' free bait only by pva ' rule. On the spod rod using a Breakaway spinlink clip just put the mesh over the link and cast in.
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Plenty of ways with mesh stocking Nick I agree but the OP does ask quite a few how too's so I assume he is making his way into carp angling and try to keep it simple when responding.
Plenty of ways with mesh stocking Nick I agree but the OP does ask quite a few how too's so I assume he is making his way into carp angling and try to keep it simple when responding.