emmcee Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 40 minutes ago, yonny said: Imo if you need to wash out your baits to get a bite there is something very wrong with your bait. We pay all that money for the most attractive bait we can get then wash all the attractors out. Makes no sense to me. If you want a soft bait try washing in; saturating in a water/glug/hydro mix. This adds to the attractors rather than washing them out and softens them up nicely. As they're saturated they don't take on silt either. Spot on yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 1 hour ago, yonny said: If you want a soft bait try washing in; saturating in a water/glug/hydro mix. This adds to the attractors rather than washing them out and softens them up nicely. As they're saturated they don't take on silt either. That is what I did 👍 yonny and ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) Washed out baits are something I will use only on very tricky waters where they've seen it all before, and it has worked well for me. To me there are 2 clear advantages, it looks like its been in the swim for much longer than it has, therefore safer than fresh looking bait, and its softer and easier to eat. My baits are always fast breakdown anyway so I don't usually worry about this, after an hour they look like they've been in for a full day or more, but if I was using a harder bait I would really consider soaking/glugging before the session. Again depends on the venue and perceived difficulty. If it's silty I would always pre-glug the baits so they cannot suck in foul smells. Edited July 5, 2019 by kevtaylor elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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