brummiephil
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is paste a summer only bait?
is paste a summer only bait?
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Depends whether you are talking pole fishing it on the commercials or using the stiffer stuff on rivers. I suspect people with more of an all-round river portfolio than I would fish it for chub in the winter or use paste wraps for barbel?
Keith M
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I sometimes use paste in the winter on a river when after Chub and Barbel to wrap around my baits.
I use it because; as it slowly dissolves in the current it emits a nice flavour trail downstream leading right up to my baited hook.
However when it's really cold I would rather use baits with the wriggle factor like maggots or worms which can tease the fish into feeding even while they are trying to conserve their energy.
Keith
I use it because; as it slowly dissolves in the current it emits a nice flavour trail downstream leading right up to my baited hook.
However when it's really cold I would rather use baits with the wriggle factor like maggots or worms which can tease the fish into feeding even while they are trying to conserve their energy.
Keith
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barbelboi
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During the cooler weather I will still use paste but to ensure that the flavours are not locked into bait by the cold water I’ll add lecithin granules to fishmeal based pastes. I also use alcohol (usually vodka) for the same reason.
Jerry
PS Vodka is probably the better alternative on a cold winter’s day, you can always drink the rest then you won’t give s sh1t if you blank or not
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Jerry
PS Vodka is probably the better alternative on a cold winter’s day, you can always drink the rest then you won’t give s sh1t if you blank or not
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chefster
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Its a waste of time fishing paste in the cold weather,on commercials for carp,the pellet takes over then,Chef