tarps
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Post by tarps on Aug 31, 2009 12:49:03 GMT -5
Just wondering has anyone used B with maggots and if so what is the best way to apply it to them.
I thought maybe a teaspoon of powder to half a pint of maggots would be the right amount but how would it be applied??
Jamie
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Post by trevor on Sept 1, 2009 16:18:52 GMT -5
Hello Jamie.
We do not use maggots very often here in the US. too expensive. I did use some for a change just a couple of weeks ago, I was not sure myself how much to use, but I did add approx 1 tsp to 1/2 a pint. I added this just before fishing, but think it would have been better if I had added the night before.
I would be very interested in any results you find out using maggots and B.
Trev. ;D
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tarps
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Post by tarps on Sept 2, 2009 12:01:10 GMT -5
so you applied it as if you were adding maize flour to the maggots
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Post by trevor on Sept 2, 2009 12:36:43 GMT -5
Yes I just sprinkled it over the top. I am not sure if it works that well doing it this way. I have not yet done any testing with maggots. As I said before they are very expensive here, and with winter fishing except ice fishing being almost none existent I very rarely buy them. They are not generally stocked by tackle stores, and have to be ordered on-line. They are not sold by the pint but by approximately 1000 pieces which equates to less than 1/3 of a pint. This makes them with shipping etc. more than £15.00 a pint.
I now have quite a large fish pond in my back garden which I have just started to stock. I only have gold fish in there at the moment, but they are a member of the carp family. Next year I will experiment with maggots and see what happens. I am sure they need leaving over night to get a better effect.
I am sure if you were to use sticky mag with B in, it would work very well, but I have not tried this.
Trev.
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tarps
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Post by tarps on Sept 4, 2009 12:12:00 GMT -5
£15.00 a pint!!!!!!!!!! Thats ridiculous
Trev have u ever thought of breeding ur own maggots??
I will have a go over the next copuple of weeks in different ways and post my results up on here.
Jamie
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Post by trevor on Sept 8, 2009 16:28:14 GMT -5
That is why I do not use maggots very often.
Corn or pellet works most of the year, and as I do not ice fish, when maggots would be required, I can get away from them mst of the time.
Trev.
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Post by tompo on Oct 8, 2009 5:59:40 GMT -5
Trev
How about spraying maggots using "B" in an atomiser?
It's something I'm thinking about doing this winter.
Nick
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Post by trevor on Oct 8, 2009 12:36:39 GMT -5
Nick
I am sure spraying them would work well also, as long as they do not get too wet.
Trev.
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tarps
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Post by tarps on Oct 13, 2009 3:00:33 GMT -5
Another method i thought about trying was using chopped maggots and adding B powder or serum directly to the maggots.
Chopped maggots are brilliant over here in the winter especially for perch and gudgeon on those tough days when a few fish will win the match.
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Post by trevor on Oct 13, 2009 16:18:59 GMT -5
I have never tried chopped maggot. Actually to be honest I have never heard of it being done before. Just shows a few years away from Old Blighty and it all changes.
Trev.
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tarps
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Post by tarps on Oct 23, 2009 2:44:21 GMT -5
quite a lot of matchmen chop up loads of different baits over here now Trev. Corn, meat, worms, casters, maggots, expander pellets. all designed to create smaller particles in the water and creating a cloud spreading the feed over a larger area and therefore tempting bites on those difficult days
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Post by trevor on Oct 23, 2009 8:19:54 GMT -5
Hi Jamie.
I have chopped worm, corn & meat before, but never maggot or caster. I will have to keep those ones in mind for future reference.
Trev.
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