New bait?

[Norfolkboy]

While out at the weekend and chucking in some hempseed, I realised how much it looked like 'Shot'. So I wondered if putting on 2 bb shot to a hair rig would be a great bait fished over hemp. If you perhaps added a white stripe to it, it would look even more realistic.

But I wondered if a carp were to swallow the shot, (not sure if they would) would it then damage the carp's insides in any way. Does anyone know?

Could be quite a good bait though....

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Interesting thought

The problem I see is that carp suck up the food and a split shot would not come off the bottom easy

Split shot is all lead free and should pass through the carp but I think myself would feel uneasy with using it

How about puff cereal and cannot remember the name but look like big hemp seeds plus are sugar coated and float so would act as a pop up

[Norfolkboy]

good point, maybe 1 shot on the hair may go up easier.

I think the cereal you're on about could be coco pops? Could be a good summer bait and ledgered, popped off the bottom an inch or 2 around some hemp.

So many options, will now go drop a coco pop in my fish tank and see how they enjoy it

[Fishing Forum Admin]

I have used them for taking carp off the top and they do work well

[Norfolkboy]

Yes, my golden tench loved them! Will be defo trying those next summer!!

[PlanktonBoy]

You can get a fake hemp seed Dan just like the bread n truncheon meat you use, but for the life of me i cant remember where i saw it DOH

[Norfolkboy]

I should imagine it was probaly made by the same company, and is probaly as good as the other imitation baits! Thanks for the info Paul

[fishypaul]

i have always wanted to try golden nuggets,i think they would make a great pop up

[Ben]

Originally Posted by Fishing Forum Admin

How about puff cereal and cannot remember the name but look like big hemp seeds plus are sugar coated and float so would act as a pop up

sugar puffs, every1 knows that
the 1 with the big orange thing which plays footie
i saw it used on the river cottage program to catch grass carp

[Norfolkboy]

sugar puffs don't really look like hemp ben