Rodents and tackle

[associatedmatt]

Does anyone else has problems with them and how have you combated this ?

Over the winter they have eaten 2 spoon nets , a un hooking mat and a groundbait bowl . To find at weekend they had eaten another net which I only used the week before .

Tried nets of the floor in roof of garage too .

Starting to get a bit pricey and I have several traps but not caught anything yet .

Thanks


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[fishing4luckies]

Get a cat.

 

[associatedmatt]

That's another sore subject , I think my garden the public rest room for the cats from the state of my boarders !

All tackle kept in the garage


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[binka]

Get a cat.

Lol...

You beat me to it

I have two and they do a stirling job, I even get to inspect their catches in the living room before they cart them off and devour them in their secret outdoor dining area.

When I first moved in mice were a problem in the shed but there are none to be seen now and most that I see caught come from nearby fields.

 

[theartist]

Sorry to say this but the best bet is poison as the problem could get much worse. Rats/mice and houses just don't go well together. I knew there were rats in an old shed down the bottom of the garden last place I lived, left them alone and they soon spread to the loft of the house!

If you do use poison though it must be put in areas where cats and other wildlife cannot get to it.

 

[tigger]

Your obviously not setting your traps right....meeces are really easy to trap.

 

[theartist]

Rats aren't though, you'll get a couple and then they wise up

 

[binka]

Your obviously not setting your traps right....meeces are really easy to trap.

Maybe these are more intellectual mice that would prefer the challenge of a board game as the method of their entrapment, It can get a little long winded though...




Sorry Matt, I know I'm not being much help here mg:

If it's any consolation I'm off fishing soon and it will all stop very shortly.

 

[associatedmatt]

Binka that made me chuckle ! Recently bought the new version for daughter who 8 and it's changed a lot build quality etc !

Fond memories playing it as a nipper


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Got little nipper traps used boilies , cheese , grapes and even chocolate!

Poison would be in the garage so be out harms way


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[mikench]

Place three or four mouse traps in the garage baited with cheese or peanut butter. Put one in your damaged net. You will soon catch them.

 

[rich66]

Lost a load of tackle 2015/2016 winter from mice in the shed even chewed a hole in my plastic seat box to get in!
I have 4 cats but once mice are in the shed they are safe from them. All my tackle is now kept in our integral garage. If any rodent is stupid enough to go in there then they won't last long as it's where my cats sleep at night.
We have rats in the garden too because a) my neighbour is a scruffy sod who thinks the back fence is for putting your garden waste over and b) we have a brook ( river according to EA ) at the side of my house.

 

[nichalex]

After leaving the the house for two weeks, I had some mice move in. Adopting a cat made them scarper. The cat never caught any but I have been told that it's the smell. I therefore rub the cat against the bait containers to make sure they have her odour. I not sure if you can borrow a cat temporary and if it would get rid of the mice for good?

 

[associatedmatt]

That's the thing I think the cats in the area chase them and there in there hiding from them and are drawn by the fish meal smells etc


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Thing is the 32" nets can be a bit more than the spoon nets , handy as I prefer them as fold down into rod bag and if catch something a bit big can use the net to cover the eyes to calm the fish down briefly .


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[steve2]

I have always found mouse traps baited with small boilies work well. Best use I have found boilies.

 

[associatedmatt]

I'm not keen on boilies either caught more on pellets . I have stuck one on there but boilie was gone and trap still set ! Mouse tip toe over trap I reckon !


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[Peter Jacobs]

Rodents and fishing nets and spare baits seem to be an eternal problem for anglers Matt.

I store my nets in stink bags and hang them from the rafters in my garage and have never really had a problem.

All baits are stored in plastic bins with secure tops and on the odd occasions I've had a problem I have baited my traps with soft pellets liberally coated in peanut butter . . . . rodents love it!

 

[associatedmatt]

Thanks Peter , most my bait is in plastic bags and in a holdall. Be wise to but in a storage box really . Most pellets I buy is in bulk ( cheaper ) and stored in plastic buckets with lids . Never had a problem there .


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[john step]

I try to remember to rinse my nets out with cheapo Tesco Pine disinfectant after each trip. When dried out it stops the whiff.

After a spate of mouse invasion was remedied in my garage with poison I always have a couple of small trays in discreet places which I monitor regularly. Any eaten husks would let me know of a return.

Get an old plastic dustbin without a lid to prop nets in.

Do you have bait loose or bird food in the garage.........mice magnet

 

[associatedmatt]

But yes I should invest in a stink bag as just bought a drennan 36" specialist net not used yet but it's in its bag still


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John good idea about disinfectant .

Nothing loose or bird food , as said only loose things is pellets in buckets or smaller amounts in bags with some groundbait in freezer bags . Once you open a bag on a trip and left with half a bag I normally transfer and chuck products bag in bin .


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[rayner]

I only use landing nets so hang them up behind the shed, ground baits and other baits go in a plastic bin.
I had trouble in the shed a few years ago so kidnapped a cat and fastened it in there, I fed it through the window, it never caught anything and it plopped all over the floor. The shed stunk of cat waz for ages though, the cat waz kept the mice away.