Salfordcarl Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 As per my other thread, starting a bash on the river in a likely looking spot. What do you spend on prebait. I’ve found whole maze for 63p a kg raw. Is this a good starting point for the campaign adding a few tigers and boilies latter on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Pellets in bulk are v cheap mate - 25 kg for 36 quid delivered i get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscsha Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 As Yonny says pellets , plus no prep needed . On a personal point of view I'm not sure I would start a prebaiting campaign on the lead up to colder weather coming when the fish will slow right down in both movement and feeding. chillfactor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 11 minutes ago, oscsha said: On a personal point of view I'm not sure I would start a prebaiting campaign on the lead up to colder weather coming when the fish will slow right down in both movement and feeding. You can get away with it on the river imo buddy. They can't slow down due to flow so they must keep feeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger9991 Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 41 minutes ago, yonny said: Pellets in bulk are v cheap mate - 25 kg for 36 quid delivered i get. Where are you getting them at that price mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscsha Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 I think some of it will depend on the river , the old winter leagues on rivers would be very very hard going with lots of blanks . I know they weren't fishing for carp but I would still be wary of putting to much feed in . Saying that I have caught Tench from a river with snow on the ground . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 26 minutes ago, Ginger9991 said: Where are you getting them at that price mate? https://www.fishingbaitworld.co.uk/skretting-elite-trout-pellets-6mm-25kg.ir Just seen price has gone up to £37.45. Really good pellets these. oscsha and Donnygooner 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 3 hours ago, yonny said: https://www.fishingbaitworld.co.uk/skretting-elite-trout-pellets-6mm-25kg.ir Just seen price has gone up to £37.45. Really good pellets these. Good call Sir Skrettings and Coppens both do good pellets for similar cost: course, carp, trout and hallibut etc all good 👍 yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Salfordcarl said: As per my other thread, starting a bash on the river in a likely looking spot. What do you spend on prebait. I’ve found whole maze for 63p a kg raw. Is this a good starting point for the campaign adding a few tigers and boilies latter on. Hi Salfordcarl...as per your name..u from Salford ?? Im only down road Wigan...what river you thinking of ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salfordcarl Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Highy said: Hi Salfordcarl...as per your name..u from Salford ?? Im only down road Wigan...what river you thinking of ?? No mate. South Warwickshire. It’s the Warwickshire Avon. ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 5 hours ago, oscsha said: As Yonny says pellets , plus no prep needed . On a personal point of view I'm not sure I would start a prebaiting campaign on the lead up to colder weather coming when the fish will slow right down in both movement and feeding. I was going to say .... sounds like a job for early spring though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 14 hours ago, kevtaylor said: Good call Sir Skrettings For sure buddy, I've been piling them into you-know-where during the warmer months. Couple of sacks a year I've been getting through in total. Caught tons of fish over them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 1 hour ago, yonny said: For sure buddy, I've been piling them into you-know-where during the warmer months. Couple of sacks a year I've been getting through in total. Caught tons of fish over them. Well worth getting the bulk sacks, they all love the pellet and to me it's very good value and they keep for absolutely ages. yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpz_31 Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 as there are massive shoals of bream in the trent im steering clear of pellet and sticking to the same methods as I do in lakes and using boilies. the lake im fishing atm has large shoals of bream and ive not had a single 1 all year and with the carp stocks being lowing in the river I haven't got to put as much bait in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpz_31 Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 21 hours ago, yonny said: You can get away with it on the river imo buddy. They can't slow down due to flow so they must keep feeding. plus other food sources tend to dry up in cold weather (insects bugs and the likes) so they must find different food sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscsha Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Fish are cold blooded so will slow down as the temperature drops , yes river fish may be more active then lake fish but they will not be as active in the colder weather . This could of course work to your advantage as they may be holding in a smaller area of the river rather than roaming around as much . Good luck in what you decide but have a think about fish behavior in various water temperatures . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 My main reason for not prebaiting through winter was this was always the flood times when I fished the rivers , absolute waste of time & money on the rivers I fished . Admittedly winters don't seem so wet these days & the floods seem more spread out across the year but when I was hitting the rivers hard that wasn't the case . Still personally think a good run of flood water in winter & a bit of colour is far more effective especially if the rivers been low & clear & that will turn the big fish on more than any prebait from my experience & definitely somethi g to keep an eye out for if you want a winter banger yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salfordcarl Posted November 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) Yeah Thanks all for the input. Im still a little undecided what to do. I’ve lost my mojo for fishing lately. I haven’t been out in a couple of months. I need something to spark me back up. I’m booked on a lake in 2 weeks for a bit of a social with a mate so we’ll see how that goes. Edited November 4, 2018 by Salfordcarl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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