Plastic baits

Trish · Plastic baits

We very often use plastic baits.... I love that feeling of certainty that you've still got a bait attached and they've produced very good results for us.
How do you feel about them? Convinced or not?

carp-guru

I quite like using plastic corn over a bed of boilie and pellet / partimix. Another good bait I have found is plastic maggot especiallly during the winter months on a Korda maggot clip ( medussa rig ). I use them over a bed of hemp and maggot

Big Ron

Have a look here ....you will see the plastic baits we use Very Happy

http://www.anglinglines.com/docs/videozone/maurepaire2/index.html

trevfish61

I havent really tried just plastic baits for carp fishing,although I do use a small piece of plastic/rubber corn to tip a boilie/particle,which turns it into a critacally balanced bait with an extra visual aid.

carp-guru

Thinking on the plastic bait scenario does the plastic emmit any scent in it's make up. I must say I would feel confident on dipping this bait the same as the bait being used to remove any residue of plastic etc.

Big Ron

I think every think emmit's a scent Wink

one way or another Very Happy

We might not smell it ....but Im sure the fish do Wink

carp-guru

Why would a artificial bait attract a fish , more so than a fresh bait. I have spoken to somebody from Enterprise baits . The fake products do contain a chemical which has proven to bring fish on. What is it , he wouldn't say Crying or Very sad

Big Ron

Well it works ....its all I have fished with the last 3 years Very Happy

andym

I quite often use plastic baits - sweet corn, pellets. tigers. I store them in containers with a sponge to with i add a couple of drops of suitable aroma

carp-guru

Hi Andy I have done that in the past , mostly using hook bait flavourings.

Big Ron

I usaly use a real bait under the plastic boilie ....that gives of the flavour Very Happy

andym

I do that as well. Adding a plastic popup style bait to a boilie or pellet give me a neutral wieght and can also give some visual stimulation

Big Ron

Yes I agree Very Happy

but my main reason for the plastic bait ...is that it will be on there all night ....as in many lakes I fish in france ....if you just had a normal bait ....you bring it in ...in the morning and its gone Shocked

andym

Do you ever net or shrink wrap you baits?

Big Ron

Yes I did an article in Carp Talk about netting baits many years ago .....I have also used the hard hook bait mixes ...with good sucsess Very Happy

andym

Which type of hard bait - the only one's i've tried were from Quest and I was'nt over impressed with them.

Big Ron

Going back a bit ....but Rod H used to do one caled claw buster ...Solar used to do one also and John Baker used to do a dip you could soak them in to make them hard ......but the plastic boilie I use now is much easyer and better in my opnion Very Happy

andym

I have been thinking of buying some plastic boilie's, which is in your opinion the best - they are not avalable in the tackle shops over here so i will need to order via the web

carp-guru

How things have changed over the years. What will come next after the plastic boilie

kipper

i fish a lake near me where i use 10mm multiplex freezer boilies, with this i used a sliced in half piece of pop up corn, just enough to balance it a bit, Enterprise p/up corn, tuttie frutie flavoured. it always works very well, especially with the smaller carp, they were going mad on it. I ran out of the tuttie frutie corn on my last trip half way through the session and changed to the plain flavoured corn, the takes dropped by a good 80%, so as mentioned carp i reckon can definately sense or smell the difference in the artificial product.