mikench
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I have an abundance of these orange berries on my Firethorn( pyracantha ) and wonder if they are attractive to fish! They are not toxic and occur naturally so fish may eat them! Has anyone tried them and achieved success?
Pyracantha berries
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thecrow
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Never even heard of them Mike, the name sounds like something that can be caught from a lady that is free with her virtues 
All you can do is try them and see what the results are.
All you can do is try them and see what the results are.
lambert1
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Absolute barstewards to weed round, but good at keeping out unwelcome human vistors to your garden. Birds love the berries, but no idea if fish will. I suppose that as with Elderberries if a bush over hangs the water they might well be up for it.
rich66
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I’d give them a go, I took a walk along the river on Thursday and I was flicking hawthorn berries in they where readily taken.
Thought I’d give elderberries a try but they’ve gone already this year.
Thought I’d give elderberries a try but they’ve gone already this year.
peter crabtree
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Give them a try Mike, be careful though, they could easily fall through the gaps in your platform...
S-Kippy
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If they were any good somebody would have found out and said so by now. Leave them for the birds.
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What have you got to lose, give them a go, I have used Black Peas with some success,
mikench
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I jolly well will! They are free and might just be a surprise bait! I am sure that I will lose plenty through the gaps in the boards so will try a different venue!
I am going to digress ,but it is my thread ( and I am fairly laissez faire) and say that I dropped small twigs, kernels of corn and acorns from about 3 feet onto the platform and almost all landed on the planks! Sods Law is what it is!
I am going to digress ,but it is my thread ( and I am fairly laissez faire
) and say that I dropped small twigs, kernels of corn and acorns from about 3 feet onto the platform and almost all landed on the planks! Sods Law is what it is!
mikench
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Newsflash! I did try them yesterday but with no success! I probably didn't try them for long enough but I am impatient !
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Have you tried them with eggs and spuds? :wh
mikench
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No but there's an idea! As I like a smorgasbord and tasting menues I assume fish do! I could well be wrong!