I've got a 24hr session booked for later this week, planning to use small pva mesh bait bags of matching boilie crumb on one rod and pellets on the other.
I'm normally a warm weather day session wuss.. So how many bags would you knock up for a winter session?
I'm normally a warm weather day session wuss.. So how many bags would you knock up for a winter session?
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Work on 15/20 minutes a bag per rod
Work on 15/20 minutes a bag per rod
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It depends on many factors , stock level , lake size etc , a bit more info would be useful.
It depends on many factors , stock level , lake size etc , a bit more info would be useful.
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2 acre lake stocked mainly 10-20lb, max at 28lb.
They class it as their specimen lake ( never been before ) but a couple of guys I've spoken to called it a runs water. As I only ever fish my local association res if I need to change things on the bait front I just nip the couple of hundred yards home and sort it, not really an option on this trip.
2 acre lake stocked mainly 10-20lb, max at 28lb.
They class it as their specimen lake ( never been before ) but a couple of guys I've spoken to called it a runs water. As I only ever fish my local association res if I need to change things on the bait front I just nip the couple of hundred yards home and sort it, not really an option on this trip.
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Careful tying them up too soon, the oils in the crumb could seriously delay the melt time when the water is this cold. I've reeled in almost intact mesh bags in the past!
Careful tying them up too soon, the oils in the crumb could seriously delay the melt time when the water is this cold. I've reeled in almost intact mesh bags in the past!
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I've tested this recently and was a little surprised how much time it added tying a glugged boilie up overnight. The bag wasn't glugged itself but had glugged boilies in it and in the rest of the bucket. 20 minutes later and the PVA was still holding strong 😂
I've tested this recently and was a little surprised how much time it added tying a glugged boilie up overnight. The bag wasn't glugged itself but had glugged boilies in it and in the rest of the bucket. 20 minutes later and the PVA was still holding strong 😂
At this time of the year you have to read the water, there's no use going in with a pre-thought approach. In january you likely won't see much in terms of shows or activity, so a lot of it will come down to how well you know the lake.
My general approach is to fish for one bite at a time, based on things like how warm it is, how deep the lake is (the deeper, the longer it'll stay warmer) and whether or not many fish have been out or not.
Last week I caught a mid-twenty on our syndicate with a single hookbait. However it was mild all week and fish had been coming out. When I arrived this Friday I made the decision to spod 3kg of 10mm boilies out into the silt, and was rewarded with a 45.8lb mirror 6 hours later.
So it all comes down to being in touch with the water, finding out as much as you can. If you can't do that - then it's down to guesswork, and results will vary
My general approach is to fish for one bite at a time, based on things like how warm it is, how deep the lake is (the deeper, the longer it'll stay warmer) and whether or not many fish have been out or not.
Last week I caught a mid-twenty on our syndicate with a single hookbait. However it was mild all week and fish had been coming out. When I arrived this Friday I made the decision to spod 3kg of 10mm boilies out into the silt, and was rewarded with a 45.8lb mirror 6 hours later.
So it all comes down to being in touch with the water, finding out as much as you can. If you can't do that - then it's down to guesswork, and results will vary
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Got to say I would agree with fishing for a bite at a time , if you have not fished the lake before and have little knowledge of lake I would fish a small bag filled with crumb or pellet , you might also look for the deeper parts of the lake to fish. Something that I have concluded myself is for some unknown reason white baits seem to outperform darker fishmeal baits in winter.
Got to say I would agree with fishing for a bite at a time , if you have not fished the lake before and have little knowledge of lake I would fish a small bag filled with crumb or pellet , you might also look for the deeper parts of the lake to fish. Something that I have concluded myself is for some unknown reason white baits seem to outperform darker fishmeal baits in winter.
Thanks everyone, plenty to consider.