Sardines - yay or nay?

they have to be fresh, its to do with the air left in the swim bladder. the freezing process eliminates this

So the pre-packaged deads from the tackle shop marketed by John "Watto" Watson is a lie...

Cant wait for piking.... BRING IT ON!

dunno mate, as mark says i've never found a floater yet

the ones i have bought have always been frozen and not one of them has popped up without me adding foam.

my fishing buddy told me Morrisons are doing a cracking deal on Sardine Mac n a few other baits.
i only fished once yesterday for pike 7 blanked so i can not say what was good for me. i finished with smelt and i only cast no more than 30 yards.
i only have a Singlies one man shelf top freezer, so its a battle BAIT V FOOD...think bait will win somehow.
as with beach fishing all my baits were aquired away from tackle shops (friends live at the coast) i then used the money saved for the terminal tackle.
bri

if any of the yorkshire lads want pollan that actually pops up go see mark at the baitkitchen, they're frozen and massive too

Tatty


Does he do bulk deals in other stuff such as joeys and lamprey - was looking at the website today after being refered by the Craig Beverley lure site but not much info.


Healdy

healdy wrote:Tatty


Does he do bulk deals in other stuff such as joeys and lamprey - was looking at the website today after being refered by the Craig Beverley lure site but not much info.


Healdy

which ones of craigs????

im waiting on two of his flat rising (the first two made) little boys

you can never have enough pull baits

healdy wrote:Tatty


Does he do bulk deals in other stuff such as joeys and lamprey - was looking at the website today after being refered by the Craig Beverley lure site but not much info.


Healdy

not sure mate, best to give him a call
a lot of his baits are baitbox but the pollen aren't they come in sealer bags ( believe its the vacuum packing that causes pollan to sink rather than freezing)



noodle: let me know how you get on with the little boy, you got any other c.b. lures? got a thinman myself, amazing paint

Noodle


I wasn't buying - i have too many lures for the moment i really need to stick to my db 4's , smuttley pup ,cobb and others that i have acquired - though i do have some MB's on order


Tatty - cheers i will have a look.


Healdy

healdy wrote:Noodle


I wasn't buying - i have too many lures for the moment i really need to stick to my db 4's , smuttley pup ,cobb and others that i have acquired - though i do have some MB's on order


Tatty - cheers i will have a look.


Healdy

I dont even want to say a thing about this

What have I done to you boys

Woodchucker wrote:What have I done to you boys

nowt too me although i did almost buy a few muskie snax

no they are my first ones from craig ive been waiting for a while, but thats down to asking for something he didnt do (flat rising) most dive rise style pull baits come up ar5e end first i wanted a level rise

ive gone for black coffee on a moonless night in an unlit celler, and pink tiger

noodle wrote:

Woodchucker wrote:What have I done to you boys

nowt too me although i did almost buy a few muskie snax

no they are my first ones from craig ive been waiting for a while, but thats down to asking for something he didnt do (flat rising) most dive rise style pull baits come up ar5e end first i wanted a level rise

ive gone for black coffee on a moonless night in an unlit celler, and pink tiger

now all you need is a vasectomy and you can start fishing a lot more

Stotty wrote:

noodle wrote:

Woodchucker wrote:What have I done to you boys

nowt too me although i did almost buy a few muskie snax

no they are my first ones from craig ive been waiting for a while, but thats down to asking for something he didnt do (flat rising) most dive rise style pull baits come up ar5e end first i wanted a level rise

ive gone for black coffee on a moonless night in an unlit celler, and pink tiger

now all you need is a vasectomy and you can start fishing a lot more

funny you should mention that

talk of another one

and im now buying gear for my little lad luke just bought him 3 (and i know youll love this one stotty) terry eustace 2lb carbon carp rods built with fuji throughout and for the retro (as they are) fuji snap reel seets

they were built in the early 80s i think and im badgering a mate for some reels for them

noodle wrote:

Stotty wrote:

noodle wrote:

Woodchucker wrote:What have I done to you boys

nowt too me although i did almost buy a few muskie snax

no they are my first ones from craig ive been waiting for a while, but thats down to asking for something he didnt do (flat rising) most dive rise style pull baits come up ar5e end first i wanted a level rise

ive gone for black coffee on a moonless night in an unlit celler, and pink tiger

now all you need is a vasectomy and you can start fishing a lot more

funny you should mention that

talk of another one

and im now buying gear for my little lad luke just bought him 3 (and i know youll love this one stotty) terry eustace 2lb carbon carp rods built with fuji throughout and for the retro (as they are) fuji snap reel seets

they were built in the early 80s i think and im badgering a mate for some reels for them

Very cool and yes i like them a lot .......

How old is he?

er coming up to two

he likes lures sadly its just the taste and noise they make at the moment

so far he has a 7 ft spinflex with a 300 pro, a box of small lures long a's mirro lures 28gm atlantic magnum spoons shimano triple impacts and the like all bought as they will work just about anywhere for pike perch trout mackeral chub.....

the three eustace rods as they are nice simple blanks that will protect him and the fish from mistakes as he is learning (reels im waiting on are original biomasters in 4000 size he wont let me near his aerlex (the original rear drag ones)

ive already got him some odds and sods like waggler rod and 501 a whip etc

all at one side unused and will remain so im thinking if he grows up with it it may help keep him sane it did with me without fishing and to a lesser extent climbing id be living (if i was lucky) ather majestys pleasure now

what he need is two



to go with them full 80s speck

Stotty wrote:what he need is two



to go with them full 80s speck

ive some of those rattling round my parents

how heavy is the line on that

its only 8lb looks like rope in that one

Its funny been digging out a lot of old gear of late makes you appreciate how dam good modern stuff is