Maggots!

[samantha G]

hi everyone, thanks to everyone who answered my thread yesterday :)

im going to buy maggots later, and i just wanted to know, do you think it matters what colour they are? everytime i go he says mixed or red i always say mixed ..do you think it makes a difference? thanks..

[chris.oldgit]

down south we prefer bronze, especially for chub, tench,roach, assorted cols for change baits, just a handfull.

or buy 1/2 pt each of whatever colours he has, keep separate, and use each colour for 1/2 an hour, see which ones work best.

caster and hemp also a good combination. loose feed hemp sparingly, caster on hook, large hemp also on hook will normally catch better sized fish.

[samantha G]

Originally Posted by chris.oldgit

down south we prefer bronze, especially for chub, tench,roach, assorted cols for change baits, just a handfull.

or buy 1/2 pt each of whatever colours he has, keep separate, and use each colour for 1/2 an hour, see which ones work best.

caster and hemp also a good combination. loose feed hemp sparingly, caster on hook, large hemp also on hook will normally catch better sized fish.

great thanks! :)

[andystone]

red maggot can often tempt a bite when whites etc fail. i use mostly reds when bream fishing or after perch.

[pistonbroke]

alot of shops riddle off their old maggots and throw them all in together when fresh ones arrive and sell them as mixed. always buy your reds or whites seperate.

[chazyboi]

sam all the lads here fish red and whites on the same canal as you the reds pick up the roach for some reason better well thats this end i popped down tonight after work for a look couple of lads using reds were avin roach and perch on oldbury stretch of the wolvo

[Maddison_Twatter]

Originally Posted by pistonbroke

alot of shops riddle off their old maggots and throw them all in together when fresh ones arrive and sell them as mixed. always buy your reds or whites seperate.

Good tip !! never new that but makes sense

[chazyboi]

i buy the dead maggots good for ground bait and for barbel stan down bewdley used to sell them they dont bury in the mud

[saladdodger]

from what i have read/watched and tried, a good mix is best, red seem to work a tad better, i think.

Ive just bought some hemp and halibut pellets in a size 3mm and 8mm, also soft hook pellets, im gonna try for bigger fish on saturday.

[chazyboi]

funny red maggots as i was always lead to beleave red was non visible to fish underwater anyone shed any light on this