mikench
Well-known member
Yesterday I caught 40% or so of my fish on bread punch. I am quite happy using this on the float and must learn to be more attentive and ready to strike quickly at the first float movement because there won't be another as the bread will have gone.
I also tried wet bread following a video from some guy from Angling Times. I duly soaked the crusts in water and then put them between the sheets of a newspaper. I then found a use for the weights in the garage which my son asked me to look after whilst he moved to Dubai for a while! That was 7 years ago
I placed several 3 or 4 kilo disks on top of the paper and left it for at least 8 hours. When I removed it from the paper it looked just like it did on the DVD! It tore easily and remained damp and seemed to go on the hook easily enough. The problem was it came off the hook equally easily no matter how gently I cast in. I inserted the hook(a14) as instructed then twisted it 90 degrees and even squeezed it on the shank. It came off on at least 9 out of 10 casts. What was I doing wrong and is it worth perservering with? I remain sceptical about bread because you never really know if it is still on the hook!
I also tried wet bread following a video from some guy from Angling Times. I duly soaked the crusts in water and then put them between the sheets of a newspaper. I then found a use for the weights in the garage which my son asked me to look after whilst he moved to Dubai for a while! That was 7 years ago
I placed several 3 or 4 kilo disks on top of the paper and left it for at least 8 hours. When I removed it from the paper it looked just like it did on the DVD! It tore easily and remained damp and seemed to go on the hook easily enough. The problem was it came off the hook equally easily no matter how gently I cast in. I inserted the hook(a14) as instructed then twisted it 90 degrees and even squeezed it on the shank. It came off on at least 9 out of 10 casts. What was I doing wrong and is it worth perservering with? I remain sceptical about bread because you never really know if it is still on the hook!