maceo
Well-known member
I'm a little confused.
Everything I read suggests not to overfeed in winter. "Just use half a dozen maggots a time as loose feed every couple of casts when trotting" is typical of what you read in lots of books and articles.
Then you come to totally contradictory articles in the magazines and angling newspapers, such as the one in Angler's Mail today, which says to take 6 pints or a gallon of maggots on a session.
How could you possibly use that quantity feeding half a dozen at a time? Your session would have to last a fortnight!
I've read quite a few articles specifying similar huge quantities of maggots in the winter. Something doesn't add up. Who has got it right?
Personally I take a pint in the winter for an all day session and feed in small amounts. I still usually end up feeding a lot more in the last hour just to use 'em all up!
Everything I read suggests not to overfeed in winter. "Just use half a dozen maggots a time as loose feed every couple of casts when trotting" is typical of what you read in lots of books and articles.
Then you come to totally contradictory articles in the magazines and angling newspapers, such as the one in Angler's Mail today, which says to take 6 pints or a gallon of maggots on a session.
How could you possibly use that quantity feeding half a dozen at a time? Your session would have to last a fortnight!
I've read quite a few articles specifying similar huge quantities of maggots in the winter. Something doesn't add up. Who has got it right?
Personally I take a pint in the winter for an all day session and feed in small amounts. I still usually end up feeding a lot more in the last hour just to use 'em all up!