Stop wait don't sling that bait..

peter crabtree · Apr 18, 2012

I see so much bait chucked into waters at the end of days.
Our songbirds are nesting and need a lot of grub.
Unwanted maggots, casters, pinkies and Squatts all get picked up in the garden by robins, dunnocks, chaffinches, and wrens to name a few.
They are all busy nesting and getting their rocks off at this time of year.
Spare them a thought ...

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Apr 18, 2012

I'm never sure why anglers throw bait in when they leave

Dead maggot can be used as freebies
Ground bait frozen
Etc

murv · Apr 19, 2012

peter crabtree said:
I see so much bait chucked into waters at the end of days.
Our songbirds are nesting and need a lot of grub.
Unwanted maggots, casters, pinkies and Squatts all get picked up in the garden by robins, dunnocks, chaffinches, and wrens to name a few.
They are all busy nesting and getting their rocks off at this time of year.
Spare them a thought ...

Good point Sir, mind you, that's assuming I have left over bait after a days fishing and feeding the Robins and Wrens on my local patch!

Jeff Woodhouse · Apr 19, 2012

Doesn't it encourage ....... rats?

beerweasel · Apr 19, 2012

Aren't Rats wildlife ?

agamemnon · Apr 20, 2012

the lake i fish is very underfished so every bit of bait going in helps the fish to switch from the natural feed in the ressy

watatoad · Apr 22, 2012

wasteful lot, must have more money than sense.

peter crabtree · Apr 22, 2012

Got back from fishing today and chucked a few handfuls of maggots around the garden, went down the boozer for a pint or two, now back home sitting and the garden is alive with robins, dunnocks, blackbirds and thrushes.
The robins are collecting beakfulls so almost certainly have young in their nests.

Happy days......

murv · Apr 23, 2012

The cheeky sods didn't even wait for me to get home yesterday, just helped themselves straight from the groundbait bowl!

Peter Jacobs · Apr 23, 2012

Years ago I would hoarde un-used bait, maggot, pinkie, worms, sweetcorn, luncheon meat and groundbaits.

In those days I was fishing every weekend throughout the season.

These days I get out a lot less so I simply don't bother with anything else other than worms that go back into the wormery.

Left over maggot, pinkie gets given to the birds in my garden, always.
I will freeze corn and luncheon meat but only for blitzing in the blender for adding to fresh groundbait.

I have noticed a huge reduction in the "fizz" of defrosted groundbaits so that too gets put on the bird table and fresh is made-up for every fishing trip.

I am almost OCD these days about having the best, freshest bait that I can lay my hands on.

Stop wait don't sling that bait..

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