sagalout
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I like fishing for all species and am trying to decide what will be the best bait to use.
What do you use as a general all species bait?
What do you use as a general all species bait?
Maggot or Worm .. Bread also, but i don't use it as often as i probably should.
Sometimes I’ll go to the river with no bait at all and use what is available bank side or in the water. Silkweed, the shrimps and snails that live in it, flag worms, woodlice, caterpillars, grasshoppers, small worms from the roots of grass, slugs, snails, minnows and, if present, caddis. All these catch fish and cost nothing.
If I could only use one for many different species it would be small worms.
Jerry
Not so much perch but small roach love them. Try big lobworms if you like perch.
No mention of perch there!WHEAT! It is a great bait for roach, tench, carp and chub
I appreciate the comments about big perch but my point is I am looking for a single bait to take any fish that swims by on the day, but exclude the little ones.
I don't like the thought of all those fish not getting caught by me because I don't have the correct bait on the hook, so what I want is a general purpose catch it if swims and is above say 4oz kinda bait. Simples!
This looks like the ideal approach(a bit time consuming) but it is maggots and worms for me...