Real stuff.versus artificial stuff

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Richard Huggett 1

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Now we have all these new artifcial baits to play with, such as plastic corn, plastic meat, and now I see even plastic bread, what's your opinion ? Have we gone too far down angling's motorway that we can't be bothered to use the real stuff anymore ? Or am I just having a Chris Yates moment ????
 
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Fred Bonney

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Probably,but,I've grabbed both the hemp & the spam,when in dire need for a change of tactics,both have worked for me pretty well.
Still to test fully the caster and corn versions,so,why not,every extra piece of kit to your armoury can't harm.
 
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Fred Bonney

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Especially if it doesn't add an extra ton for you to carry down the bank!
 
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Richard Huggett 1

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I've used the plastic corn...not overly impressed as yet. Stops on the hook OK, but never caught a fish yet on it.

Now, if someone could produce a plastic roach head with guts hanging out....that smelled, felt and tasted like the real thing...now that would be good.
 
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Tried the corn but no joy yet but used the pellet (made it smaller though) with a g/bait feeder night fishing and had 7 carp up to 10lb and a number of bream.I am thinking about using the maggots over the weed on the drains soon.Gonna super glue some real ones to fake and critically balance them.Well i'll give it a damn good go any way.
 
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Richard Huggett 1

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Oh yes...I forgot about the maggots. Used them on a short{3metre}whip on the local lake to snatch out small rudd for baits...one on a size 16 hook, fished in a shower of breadcrumbs. Caught loads of the little devils, ideal for predator anglers to carry in the tacklebox.
 
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Well, looks like you've answered your own question Richard.

I'm not a big fan of artificial baits but I can accept that they will have their uses on occasions.
 
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Wolfman Woody

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Saw a load of "Catz And Dogz" bait int he tackle shop yesterday. OK, they're not artificial, but it's always worth havng a pot of them with you. Cost, slightly more than a pint of maggots and you can literally keep them years!

Artificials, not done anything on them on their own, but tip a real boilie off with plastic corn and they do well. They add a little bouyancy to the presentation.
 
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Ron Troversial Clay

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Other than artificial flies of course, the only artificial bait I have caught fish on is a rubber caster.

I have caught trout, dace, chub, grayling, perch and minnows on artificial nymphs trotted down on the stick float in addition to the more conventional way of fly fishing.
 
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The best I have caught on artificial are

18Ib Common on Corn
5Ib Tench on Castor
16Ib Mirror on Dog Buiscuits

I have just got the pellets will be giving them a go in the near future.

Good when the tiddlers are malling your bait.
 
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Ron Troversial Clay

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I don't doubt that artificial baits have their place, but like everything else in angling it is not a new idea.

Has anyone ever caught fish on artificial baits at night?
 
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I had my Carp just into darkness. It was flavoured with Scopex which is what the fish my have homed in on as opposed to the visual.
 
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I dont like artificial baits at all.
But I suppose we could convince ourselves that anything is okay as long as it catches.
 
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Shrek

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I'd never thought about that either.

Ron, what patterns have you successfully used?
 
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Bill Eborn

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I had my first success on some artificial hempseed yesterday. I've had it for ages but never really had the confidence to use it before. I read an article a while back on a french website on using a black plastic bead on the hook when you are feeding hemp. Apparently there's been a tradition of what they call 'bead fishing' for years over there.
 
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