bait for barbal

[cashcan 0]

hi guys

 

im new to fishing and can anyone tell me please what the best bait for barbal ,also i sore a guy that made is own type of boilies .that was made out of a paste do anyone know how to do this has i remember it work well for him but forgot to ask him how he did this ,can anyone help thanks

[RaiderBoy 19]

Marine halibut pellets work well.

 

Richard

[riohog 5,721]

luncheon meat

[stealthy1 3,964]

Castor and worm cocktail

[J Darcy 5,871]

Can you give us anymore details as to where you would be angling. Some one on here may be more than a little Au Fait with your river and , even, swim.......

 

I have done well on the smaller marine halibut pellets on a hair.....

[jimgt206 108]

on the thames have had afew on kg1 boilies and dynamite shrimp boilies ,also halibut pellets .

[cashcan 0]

Can you give us anymore details as to where you would be angling. Some one on here may be more than a little Au Fait with your river and , even, swim.......

 

I have done well on the smaller marine halibut pellets on a hair.....

 

 

thanks all for the advise so far and has for the river i fish on are the river wye ,river lugg and river seven when i get chance

[markp76 0]

Pellet all the way then when the rivers at normal summer level either halibut or elips, as for up and coloured a big smely bait like lobs or a chunk of meat.

[matt241075 12]

Can you give us anymore details as to where you would be angling. Some one on here may be more than a little Au Fait with your river and , even, swim.......

 

I have done well on the smaller marine halibut pellets on a hair.....

 

 

thanks all for the advise so far and has for the river i fish on are the river wye ,river lugg and river seven when i get chance

 

hi mate

well you got some of the best rivers to go at,i find fridge raiders work spot on for barbel you get them from tesco in a few flavours.

also if you want to make your own bollies you will need a base mix.you can buy this from a good tackle shop and all the flavours you will need...

brigenorth on the seven is a fab stretch......

good look

[Waz 4,266]

What sizes do halibut pellet come in? are they pre-drilled so as you can put them on a hair? How long would they last before dissolving?

[T78 4]

What sizes do halibut pellet come in? are they pre-drilled so as you can put them on a hair? How long would they last before dissolving?

they come in sizes from 2mm up to about 30mm. some larger sizes come pre drilled but they're not hard to drill yourself. they take a LONG time to dissolve fully.great catfish bait too.

[nobjerk 161]

Can you give us anymore details as to where you would be angling. Some one on here may be more than a little Au Fait with your river and , even, swim.......

 

I have done well on the smaller marine halibut pellets on a hair.....

 

 

thanks all for the advise so far and has for the river i fish on are the river wye ,river lugg and river seven when i get chance

 

 

i fish the teme for them and find mainline assasin8 is hard to beat but when fishing a match i will use maggot or wasp grub to float with(about 2.5hrs)before swapping to a bolt rigged feeder packed with grubs and a short hooklength , 9 times out of 10 after picking up the chub in the first half of the session the barbel will be on the bottom mopping up the extras and are ready to be caught . i find its all about the confidence of the fish rather than what you feed (within parameters of course) and if left to feed on a particular bait they will then become preocupied and easier to catch. there is one swim we favour that is around three feet deep and gin clear in the summer months , it has a large overhanging bush on the opposite bank and a lovley gravel run just in front of it. we feed a couple of pints of the assasin8 then go to sleep for a couple of hours , by that time the fish are hard on the feed and relativly easy to nail. if you need any places to go on the teme i can direct you to day ticket swims that are hardly fished and full of barbel.

[UNFIT 0]

Can you give us anymore details as to where you would be angling. Some one on here may be more than a little Au Fait with your river and , even, swim.......

 

I have done well on the smaller marine halibut pellets on a hair.....

 

 

thanks all for the advise so far and has for the river i fish on are the river wye ,river lugg and river seven when i get chance

then your best method and bait is .just fish a 1foot leader and hook ,fixed to a large swivel ,no weight just role a large piece of childs play dough around the swivel ,and use a 1inch piece of luncheon meat on the hook ,keep casting across the river and letting it roll down stream ,but be ready for the take because it is quick and hard ,because the barbal only get one chance or the bait is gone by them ,this realy catches a lot of fish when the river is clear . Edited September 21, 2009 by UNFIT

[tricky micky 0]

love barbel fishing but cant say ive caught many or even seen many,some bats ive used luncheon meat, peperamee,magots,caster worm and pellets.

[jackiboi 7]

Try cheese mate, ive had a few nice 1's with it, could work for you 2