Bait floss.

[finchey]

For those of you that use bait floss I was wondering do you use the fishing specific with carp tax or do you use the cheap supermarket stuff? 

Cheers. 

[framey]

You mean like unscented unwaxed dental floss?

Edited April 18, 2018 by framey

[salokcinnodrog]

It comes from Sainsbury's and mine is so old the 'best before' date has long gone😉

 

I also use braid hooklink materials for hairs as crayfish can't cut through it as they sometimes do with dental floss.

[finchey]

1 hour ago, framey said:

You mean like unscented unwaxed dental floss?

Yes I wasn't going to buy the minty stuff. 

[finchey]

55 minutes ago, salokcinnodrog said:

It comes from Sainsbury's and mine is so old the 'best before' date has long gone😉

 

I also use braid hooklink materials for hairs as crayfish can't cut through it as they sometimes do with dental floss.

I don't really have the crayfish problem were I fish. 

So I'll have a look at sainsbury's and see if they still do it. 

Cheers. 

[greekskii]

I’ve not ever thought about trying to find the stuff from elsewhere. Used the Korda stuff all my fishing. £3.50 for 50m. Not really expensive 

 

[cyborx]

11 minutes ago, greekskii said:

I’ve not ever thought about trying to find the stuff from elsewhere. Used the Korda stuff all my fishing. £3.50 for 50m. Not really expensive 

 

haha!! neither is the Aldi version at 99p for 50mtrs

[framey]

4 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:

It comes from Sainsbury's and mine is so old the 'best before' date has long gone😉

 

I also use braid hooklink materials for hairs as crayfish can't cut through it as they sometimes do with dental floss.

ThInk I only paid 2 and 6 for mine lol

[smufter]

6 hours ago, framey said:

ThInk I only paid 2 and 6 for mine lol

That will confuse the hell out of the young 'uns......

Unfortunately I knew immediately what you meant

[yonny]

Normal unscented dental floss for me.

[christian97]

Back in the day the view was that the unwaxed was the best, but I've not seen any about for ages, but not too much of a problem as I stocked up when it got. Interestingly now the unwaxed is not readily available the tackle firms are saying waxed is better...yeh right, no it isn't.... but currently beggars can't choosers

[yonny]

I apply wax to my sharpened hooks to inhibit rust so i can't imagine wax on the floss would have any impact.

[christian97]

Yonny, It was more about the unwaxed stuff gripping pop ups better than the waxed variety when you tied them on...as you say I wouldn't think the wax affects the fish it's the physical properties that were important

[yonny]

9 hours ago, christian97 said:

It was more about the unwaxed stuff gripping pop ups better than the waxed variety when you tied them on...

I've never struggled with either I don't think buddy.

[nigewoodcock]

On 12/06/2018 at 20:10, christian97 said:

Back in the day the view was that the unwaxed was the best, but I've not seen any about for ages, but not too much of a problem as I stocked up when it got. Interestingly now the unwaxed is not readily available the tackle firms are saying waxed is better...yeh right, no it isn't.... but currently beggars can't choosers

We do a supple hair braid mate. It’s brilliant for ‘tying’ baits. 

 

https://nashtackle.co.uk/products/view/hair-braid

[christian97]

Thanks very much Nige, but I still have 150m of the unwaxed floss so it might be a while before I need anymore.

[Lineguy7]

You can get tons of it from Bass Pro Shops here in the states for almost nothing. Not sure how much is in a spool of it, but it's a bunch. Not crazy about the janky tube it comes in, but it is what it is.