maggots

chrissh · Jul 15, 2015

when I first started fishing I was told not to use burst maggot or is this just a myth

when hooking maggot if one bursts do leave it on the hook or discard it
I always discard and put a new maggot on the hook

would a burst maggot give off a scent

binka · Jul 15, 2015

I always discard a burst maggot, it's a good point about the scent but a burst maggot to me is too much like a semi-mullered maggot and different to the loose feed that's going in.

For no apparent reason I don't mind burst maggots when fishing a bunch

tigger · Jul 15, 2015

binka said:
I always discard a burst maggot, it's a good point about the scent but a burst maggot to me is too much like a semi-mullered maggot and different to the loose feed that's going in.

For no apparent reason I don't mind burst maggots when fishing a bunch

Snap, same as me

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flightliner · Jul 15, 2015

Same here, also if I,ve had a bite and the maggot is seemingly ok I still change for a fresh one.

laguna · Jul 16, 2015

Yes just hook it lightly by the skin of its arse!

Unlike chopped worm which are full of amino acids, a burst/injured maggot excretes ammonia and will deter fish.

The Sogster · Jul 16, 2015

If the maggot is bursting, then your hook is blunt. Change it.

binka · Jul 16, 2015

The Sogster said:
If the maggot is bursting, then your hook is blunt. Change it.

That's a relief Sogster, I just assumed I'd binka'd it!

pf0x · Jul 16, 2015

I've thought about the 'scent' factor but I think you want it to match your loose feed rather than stand out and look 'wrong'?

But aren't dead maggots a deadly method?

Are we hooking them in the blunt end? Is that their 'behind'?

chub_on_the_block · Jul 16, 2015

Want it as alive and wriggly as possible. If it is already mortally wounded before casting out, then i would change it. Fine wire barbless hooks are probably best for high life expectancy of the little wrigglers.

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