Prawns for Perch
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Thanks for your reply. I should have done a forum search before I asked. Got the info I need. Cheers
xenon
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Eels love prawns too.
mikench
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I'm rather partial myself! They are the only bait I know which you can eat if you feel peckish!
sam vimes
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Prawns would need to be a far better bait than I've ever found them to be for me to splash out on them again. People mock boilie users for how expensive they are. Prawns make boilies look cheap.
Bread, sweetcorn, luncheon meat/Spam, etc?
Bread, sweetcorn, luncheon meat/Spam, etc?
Carpers sometimes use small marshmellows for floaters!
mikench
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My prawns are unadulterated! I cannot say the same for the rest ! I have just cured some corn and the wet bread/ microwaved and rolled bread doesn't appeal! Spam is best for fish and I cover mine in a sensas red gb( credit to Nottskev) so it lasts longer and gives off attractants! I still fail to catch but at least I try!
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binka
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I've never found a definitive answer to this, I reckon go with what you feel like and experiment.
I've read they Must be cooked, I've read they Must be raw and unpeeled, and I've read that frozen peeled and cooked prawns are glazed in something to preserve them and that they should be avoided at all cost as Perch dislike this coating!
Personally and depending on availability over their cooked counterparts I would go with raw and un-peeled, after all Perch eat crayfish and the hard shell might deter undesirables although I doubt it in many cases, it might ward off the smaller stuff though.
Might be worth giving it a really slow twitch every now and again.
I plan to have a bit of a foray into prawns as I've never done that well on them despite my pb for many years being caught on one and I put that lack of success more down to me than the bait and I'm quite looking forward to a bit of a concentrated effort with the various different offerings.
I've read they Must be cooked, I've read they Must be raw and unpeeled, and I've read that frozen peeled and cooked prawns are glazed in something to preserve them and that they should be avoided at all cost as Perch dislike this coating!
Personally and depending on availability over their cooked counterparts I would go with raw and un-peeled, after all Perch eat crayfish and the hard shell might deter undesirables although I doubt it in many cases, it might ward off the smaller stuff though.
Might be worth giving it a really slow twitch every now and again.
I plan to have a bit of a foray into prawns as I've never done that well on them despite my pb for many years being caught on one and I put that lack of success more down to me than the bait and I'm quite looking forward to a bit of a concentrated effort with the various different offerings.
Its funny as I would definatly go with the peeled version. Although its true that Perch eat Crayfish I think it cant do any harm to take off the "shell" to make it more appealing. If I was using the unpeeled I would be more inclined to do as you say and twitch it a bit as then I think your trying to basically provoke an "attack" rather than get it to just take a bait if you see what I mean.
I would be very interested to hear how you get on if you try a few variations as I am not sure either whats best.
I have been that hungry that even bolies started to look appetizing....
sam vimes
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I recall succumbing to the odd Richworth Tutti Fruitti as a teen in the eighties. I recall treating them like a strange gobstopper, but not actually eating one. However, it wouldn't surprise me if I did, even if it was for a bet!
It's a shame that they went quite so far down the fishmeal road, I wouldn't dream of doing the same now. I have been tempted by some of the tiger nut concoctions though.
sam vimes
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I've eaten food grade tiger nuts often enough in the past, but not the stuff used for bait. I've had a few types of nutty/tiger nut boilies that have smelled quite appealing.
Tee-Cee
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Tried prawns for perch without any real success to speak of, BUT carp certainly loved them!
fishplate42
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I have not had much success with prawns, but I am not sure that is more about me than the prawns. Last time I went after perch I took prawns but also used worms. Everything likes worms! First cast and I hooked a fish immediately but it wasn't a perch. I caught my first pike! The rest of the day I spent trying to catch perch on prawn and blanked!
On the subject of eating bait, the fish don't get much of a look-in at the Meatsters ( Aldi's version of Peperami). Those things are very moreish! In fact, after starting to buy them a bait, we now buy them as part of the weekly shop.
Ralph
On the subject of eating bait, the fish don't get much of a look-in at the Meatsters ( Aldi's version of Peperami). Those things are very moreish! In fact, after starting to buy them a bait, we now buy them as part of the weekly shop.
Ralph
laguna
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Raw and uncooked for me too, jigged head or a drop shot lead for perch. I never ever use bait that has been subjected to heat save perhaps for bread, but then I don't bake it myself and its always got a bit of mould on.... raw mould lol
Give fish what nature intended.. fish eat raw and raw is what I give em!
Give fish what nature intended.. fish eat raw and raw is what I give em!
laguna
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I have not had much success with prawns, but I am not sure that is more about me than the prawns. Last time I went after perch I took prawns but also used worms. Everything likes worms! First cast and I hooked a fish immediately but it wasn't a perch. I caught my first pike! The rest of the day I spent trying to catch perch on prawn and blanked!
On the subject of eating bait, the fish don't get much of a look-in at the Meatsters ( Aldi's version of Peperami). Those things are very moreish! In fact, after starting to buy them a bait, we now buy them as part of the weekly shop.
Ralph
Nice looking first pike there Ralph!
Did you target perch in the same swim that one came out of? It might be worth moving around a bit to find perch while staying away from where the pike are hanging out mate. I'm sure you did, but I thought I would just mention it.
On the subject of worms, I have a mate who fishes for pike exclusively using worms on what he calls his Madusa rig.... a big bunch of lobs on a circle hook!
His tip is to use two Madusa rigs, one at a time. Both circle hooks with lobs on, resting each one every 1/2 hour so the worms don't drown lol