When thinking about cold water prebaiting how much really is too much? I've been feeding 20k flaked maize a week on 1 spot for a few months now with consistent results and fish passing plenty in the net but with the winter ahead would you keep it going at those volumes if the fish keep feeding or drop it right back

In reply to Post #1
If the fish keep feeding and you keep catching then carry on.If catches start to slow down then cut back on the bait

In reply to Post #2
Then it is already to late

In reply to Post #3
That's my thoughts, backing off to a lower level or keep putting plenty in without killing my chances

In reply to Post #4
Try backing off and if it affects results up it again

In reply to Post #4
It's all hypothetical unless you speak Carp but the old saying you can always add more but you can't take it away may not be applicable as you have them feeding and they're showing no signs of stopping, I assume.

I'm not sure you'll be killing your chances even if you over do it and notice quickly by fewer caught fish as flaked maize if highly digestable even in winter so if they stay feeding they'll come back.
If you back off the feed it may not make it worth it to them to stay active to seek it out.

Who knows, were not Carp, flaked maize used in fish farming will be on the internet re feeding guidance.

In reply to Post #6
The digestibility was the reason for using the flaked and yes I'm still catching and am very inclined to keep it going in at those levels and judge what happens next . I'll certainly be dropping boilie down for now to increase the uptake of the flaked though as I feel that might get a bit too stodgy

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Sounds sensible to me, let us know how you get on

Keep it going in. If you can keep them feeding all winter you'll keep catching. If you keep it consistent the only thing that'll stop them feeding is if the lake ices over and you can't get the bait in.

In reply to Post #9
That's my thinking tbh mate. And I managed to get another 10kilo in before it froze so all being well it'll thaw by Monday for another session

Hi all, thought I'd do a follow up to the winters experiment. I carried on applying plenty of flaked maize right up to Christmas with very consistent result but was then hit by floods for a week or so. The sudden influx of cold water killed it completely until the water temp was more stable, and at this point it became much much slower but still getting results. I dropped the baiting down to around 3kilos twice a week on 1 spot with anymore killing it again. So going into next winter I'll keep applying plenty until the water temp plummets and then stick to smaller amounts to prevent the fish from gorging and then laying dormant in an attempt to keep them more mobile.