Advice needed.

I don't have a lot of money to spend on bait, so what can you recommend for filling my pva bags that is cheap and cheerful.

well you don,t need to spend loads of money on bait and a trip down to your local super market can find you with an array of different but effective baits like the following although not all for the pva but gives you an idea of some top baits from a cost effective source and there are many more that i,ve not listed

cat food ( a match men favourite )
sweet corn ( again tried and trusted but can be colour for good effect
bread ( just and all time bait )
peparami ( brilliant stuff )
sausage meat ( good for paste baits )
liver (bit messy but fantastic in ground bait once liquidised )
cous cous ( good in particles and takes on flavours and colour very well )
dog biscuits ( an all time favourite for floater fishing )
luncheon meat (plain but great pan fried with spices )
shiphams pastes spreads ( great for paste baits )

there is other stuff you can pick up and use as additive like powered spices ,liquid food flavour/clourings, other great stuff such as custard power or semilina to bind up sausage meat / catfood ect ect , to use in paste mixes also oxo cubes and marmite can be used to great effect such as a dip or in paste mixes again .
even cereals like sugar puff will make a great cheap pop up these are only
a few but i walk round with the missus and see loads of great stuff i can use with out costing me a packet

we all know the gardens is a great larder for baits to

also your local chemist can offer you some great items such as cod liver oil /capsules garlic oil capsules ,and primrose evening oil capsule probably some of the best and they don,t cost the earth and can easerly be put in your ground bait or even place a couple in your pva bags for that added attraction and i,ve even used them under my hook bait on the hair

another source for cheap bait is your local corn store here you can get bulk item to use in your pva bags such as

groats
flake maize
barley
wheat
chic peas
maize
hemp
beans and other pulses
and many many more but you will have to prep them yourself which can again be done very easerly and cheaply too

no doubt other will give you some great ideas for baits to but as i said you don,t need to spend hundreds of pounds
also i use my local health food shop for things like oils/spices and other exotic items

i hope this gets you thinking

regards
kevin

when buying any damp bait make sure there PVA friendly

sweetcorn is shit in PVA but if you mask in in pineapple flavor it traps the the moisture which will ruin your PVA

pepparami ??????????????????????????????????? how do you fish that, on a hair rig or as loose feed

billy barbel wrote:pepparami ??????????????????????????????????? how do you fish that, on a hair rig or as loose feed

i peel the skin of it and use it hair riged !

Mick wrote:I don't have a lot of money to spend on bait, so what can you recommend for filling my pva bags that is cheap and cheerful.

You want cheap 1 word Vitalin



Healthy, wholesome, nutritious. Perfect for any breed; dog, horse, ferret or cats. Balanced, hypo-allergenic food, essential vitamins and proteins get it at the farm shop I put a little warm water leave to soak then add creamed sweetcorn use as a method mix save on PVA O i some times add a tin of coconut cream

DanDanUK wrote:

billy barbel wrote:pepparami ??????????????????????????????????? how do you fish that, on a hair rig or as loose feed

i peel the skin of it and use it hair riged !

I peel the skin off and eat it!

If the Carp are lucky I hair rig it!

badger wrote:

DanDanUK wrote:

billy barbel wrote:pepparami ??????????????????????????????????? how do you fish that, on a hair rig or as loose feed

i peel the skin of it and use it hair riged !

I peel the skin off and eat it!

If the Carp are lucky I hair rig it!

plastic corn is the only thing safe round badger you can get it back it passes right through

PVA , I thought that was glue

Woodchucker wrote:PVA , I thought that was glue

It is
http://ukfishingforums.darkbb.com/carp-fishing-f8/all-about-pva-t55.htm

Woodchucker wrote:PVA , I thought that was glue

All you need is Todd. He can give you all the man glue you want! (sorry, at it again. )

Woodchucker wrote:

man glue young lad