Why Would Anyone....

maceo · Jun 28, 2012

Pay £1.75 or more for a tin of sweetcorn in the tackle shop?

I don't mean the flavoured or coloured varieties, just plain ol' yellow sweetcorn in water of the type on sale in the supermarket for 48p.

In fact, the supermarket tin is larger.

I know the tackle trade and bait salesmen are able to constantly get us to buy, but this one mystifies me.

Who buys it? Surely not too many people.

sam vimes · Jun 28, 2012

Beats me, but someone must be buying it. Same kind of story as the tackle shops that stock Green Giant corn and Plumrose/Spam meat but at twice, or three times, the price that the supermarkets sell it. I can only presume that some never, ever set foot in a supermarket. The only other reasons I can think of paying through the nose in such a manner is laziness or forgetfulness.

chub_on_the_block · Jun 28, 2012

Well i did - paid £1.20. Not usually, but couldnt be bothered to park up and go to Tescos down the road. If someone was to offer me the price difference to go into bloody Tescos i would happily decline. Best way is to get the wife to pick some up when she is doing the shopping instead.

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Jun 28, 2012

all my sweet corn is bought from Supermarkets, you can colour and flavour yourself

Ray Roberts · Jun 28, 2012

You can also chuck a can of plain supermarket corn in with the flavoured corn it comes out pretty well. My club has a ban on tin cans, so you have to decant it into plastic containers anyway.

Peter Jacobs · Jun 28, 2012

maceo said:
Pay £1.75 or more for a tin of sweetcorn in the tackle shop?

As far as I'm concerned; it is purely for the sake of convenience.

I am away from home for 10 days every 14 days, therefore only have 4 days at home every fortnight. So, I prefer not to spend my time in supermarkets (Waitrose deliver) and as I'm in the tackle shop anyway getting maggots etc., it is just too easy to get the sweet corn as well.

Like Ray my clubs and syndicate have a ban of cans so its a simple matter of decanting into a bait box and my friendly tackle shop owner disposes of the tin.

As the meerkat says . . . . . . simples!

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Jun 28, 2012

why not add tins of sweet corn to your delivery order Peter?

Peter Jacobs · Jun 28, 2012

Lord Paul of Sheffield said:
why not add tins of sweet corn to your delivery order Peter?

I could do I suppose, its just easy enough to get it at the tackle shop as I'm there anyway.

In years gone by I used to buy the regular corn and flavour it myself, but to be honest, I have not noticed any differene on results using the ready-flavoured stuff

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Jun 28, 2012

I used to spend time flavouring and colouring the corn but I seemed to do just as weel on the plain stuff

chub_on_the_block · Jun 28, 2012

Normally i go for the cheapest lowest quality corn i can find for hookbaits - the ropey stuff but which has more grains where the kernel intact and these grains have more fibre to hook into but are still "juicy" inside. The more expensive stuff is softer and less reliable on the hook (i am not using hairs/hair stops) and has fewer grains like that. I am very particular when choosing a grain to mount on a hook, until my favoured type runs out.

maceo · Jun 28, 2012

Would that be Lidl's 'Freshona' corn, Chubontheblock?

I find that's just ideal.

Cheap, big juicy grains and as you say, the edge is a little harder for hooking.

Fred Bonney · Jun 28, 2012

I've noticed with my JGG that the end bit is cut off now,so no stubb for hook hold!!

I'll try the cheap stuff

chub_on_the_block · Jun 28, 2012

As for brand, cant remember what i have found the best in the past but Jolly G Giant is far too classy!.

Something like the attached - except that is in saltwater!!

Whole Kernel Sweet Corn

steph mckenzie · Jun 28, 2012

Bloody Sweetcorn Bait Tarts, that is what you are ... i bet each grain of corn has DB written on it if you look under a Blue UV lamp

chub_on_the_block · Jun 28, 2012

steph mckenzie said:
Bloody Sweetcorn Bait Tarts, that is what you are ... i bet each grain of corn has DB written on it if you look under a Blue UV lamp

Yeah!.. and dont forget to use a golden hook pattern too

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Jun 28, 2012

Sweet corn - i've never tried but some swear by frozen bulk buy corn for supermarkets

terry m · Jun 28, 2012

In answer to the original question, tis simply to catch forgetful or the impulse buy types.

Let's face it, many of the guys that frequent tackle shops are not likely to know the price of a tin of JGG in Sainsbury are they?

Thy must sell it or they wouldn't give shelf space over to it.

dezza · Jun 28, 2012

Green Giant is my favourite sweetcorn, plentifully glugged in Goo!

It don't half catch fish, especially tench.

Titus · Jun 28, 2012

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Lord Paul of Sheffield said:
Sweet corn - i've never tried but some swear by frozen bulk buy corn for supermarkets

That frozen stuff is great for feed and at £1 Kilo it's cheaper than chips.

Use rubber on the hook.

flightliner · Jun 28, 2012

I was using Lidl,s "Freshona" yesterday and will be using it tomorrow, Ive used pretty much all brands but that is up there with the best.
The question compares to hemp as well, why buy a jar of Dynamites stuff when for a fraction of the price you can get just as much-- the differance will give you a gallon of deisal that gets you bankside in many cases.

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