Tinned Gold

When fishing in Devon these tinned foods can make an exceptional alternative to what we know as normal baits and the price is very good as well, so investigate them, experiment and see what works for you, if they are not oily or flavoursome enough for your, ( or you fishing) taste, then add some more flavours. We try and encourage everyone on our Devon fishing holiday to document their results, unless they have an extraordinary memory.

First chick peas, these can be hair-rigged with a size 12 hook or as double bait on a size 10 or 8 hook.
These would be fished over a bed of chick peas mixed with hemp.

At our holiday cottages and fishing centre we have found this method can produce the capture of some nice Tench, also with the occasional carp as an added bonus.

Black eye and red kidney beans are very effective bait for carp. Again these should be fished legered on a hair-rigged over a bed of particles. They can also be float fished in the margins also over a bed of particle baits.

I love that phrase “over a bed of particles” or should that be “on a nest of green salads” for those not in the know, particles are a lovely term for what were originally the main diet of our fish, smaller “particles” that they would root about for, in their normal forage for food, it took them time, but they were well used to taking the effort. Then a boillie would arrive, manor from heaven, but how to get it off that spikey thing.

All of these products should be well prepared, but however, due to some anglers using some products that are not prepared properly and ending up in the death of our fish, your sport and our livelihood, check with your local lake to see if you are able to use these products.

Come fishing in Devon on a Devon fishing holiday, stay at our holiday cottages and fishing for fun, Devon self catering cottages and fishing extraordinaire.