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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2003 11:43:57 GMT
Recently tried catmeat at my local pond and it worked having caught a personal best fish But having being the first time using it i am still not sure what types work best and are best for hooking so if anyone wants to help with flavours and makes it would be a great help.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2003 15:23:47 GMT
Morrisons do some called "classic" it comes in handy pouches, the chunks are perfect for the hook,being around the size of a tiger nut, I use the fish flavoured ones(tuna in the orangey packets work best) they are about 29p for a sachet(30 pieces perhaps) also do tins but this seems not as good for hooking(i tend to use this riddled as a groundbait)
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Post by admin on Jul 12, 2003 16:10:27 GMT
Nice to see you back Daz.
I've been using catmeat for years, cracking smelly bait, just makes your sarnies taste bad, and even me with no sense of smell can detect the stench on my fingers for days after.
Koshida seesm to be the popular one at the moment, very cheap and very smelly. Hard to get if you don't go to Liddle or places like that. Pets R Us were doing cases of the stuff. The ones in gravy are good for groundbait - free offerrings while those in Jelly work best for hookers.
I've been through loads of different brands, and have now settled on Felix Beef in Jelly as the hookers. A nice size, around about the size of the small finger nail (square) and quite tuff, will stand a gentle lob on the waggler & stop on all day on the pole, but pull through the hook ok on the strike. They can also be hair rigged ok, 2 lumps to most hairs. I got a tin of sardine the other day and was surprised to find that although lighter in colour, they were still in hookable lumps, they didn't smell all that different though.
Big fan of the stuff, but I remember a conversation I had with one of Danny's mates about the content of the catfood and how the jury was still out on the health implications for fish. (Which is a miracle I remembered as most Sundays I'm drunk at that time). I'm sure he will join the debate if he see's this, he did strike me as very knowledgeable on the subject (again another miracle I remembered).
If you got pictures of the PB fish Rob, send them in with the members details form on the main site, love to see them, and most importantly welcome to the site.
Martin
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2003 20:45:43 GMT
Cheers ;Dfor the tips they will help me catch more fish im sure just bought a couple of tins of koshida from local tackle shop and im gonna try it next saturday so i will let u know how it goes.
the pictures are being developed of my PB fish and will send them shortly it was a 9lb 6 common carp which beats the previous set a week earlier by about 2lbs.
Anyway id like to congratulate Martin on having the best fishing site on the net keep up the good work .
thanks to daz too i will be nipping down the local morrisons to try the classic soon.
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Post by robp on Jul 12, 2003 23:30:44 GMT
Bit of a worry about the health issues with catmeat but this is great method for presenting lots of baits, not just catmeat.
Get some stockings and cut out a square, how big a square depends on the size of bait wanted,ave a practice at home first. Mash the catmeat up and put some of the meat on the square. Gather the square up so the bait forms a ball and then knot the piece of stocking. Give the resulting ball a gentle squeze after mounting on a hair rig.
This is also an excellent method for getting soft pastes out a good distance. I've also heard that it can be very effective to use this method with chopped luncheon meat, laced with flavouring.
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Post by colidog on Jul 15, 2003 7:31:37 GMT
I tried catmeat for the first time the other week.
I rinsed off a tin of Coshida. Put it in a bag and sprinkled fishmeal on it. Put it in the fridge and it was great.
Superb for hair rigging and the Bream loved it. ;D
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Post by BOF on Jul 15, 2003 10:28:14 GMT
Not sure that the bream weren't going for the fishmeal, as I've had lots of them on breadpaste flavoured with fishmeal, we used to call them "specials" in those days. Much to the match lads disgust,(they couldn't buy a take from the Bream, and I landed over 114lb in one session, more than all of the guys in the match put together but I was carp fishing and not in the match!).BOF
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Post by colidog on Jul 16, 2003 7:35:04 GMT
Bof,
Yeah, Bream do love fishmeal. I have found that I have tried groundbait and then added fishmeal to it and it has brought them on.
But this cat food is a lot cheaper than ringers pellets at only 29p a time oppsed to £2.99 a small tub and a perfect size for hair rigging.
By the way 114lb is bloody good going !!
Col.
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Post by ryan on Jul 18, 2003 12:02:00 GMT
ive kept tropical fish for years and my oscar loves tropical fish i was thinking of trying freezedryed tubeifelx worms when fishing becuse nerley all the fish ive keep they go mad when i put them in just a thought any comments welcome cheers
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Post by ryan on Jul 18, 2003 12:03:20 GMT
i ment loves cat food lol
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