Went Into my local tackle shop to buy a bag of the new ringers micro pellets for fishing on the cone, I particularly wanted the new Ringers as being new on the market I would not be paying top dollar for a bag of pellets that had been sitting on the tackle shop shelf for who knows how long as much as any other reason.
Sadly they didnt have the new Ringers micros In stock so after spending some time checking out what was on offer I spotted some Bait-tec super G pellets In 3mm size.
According to the bull $%&* these pellets are surposed to be the rolls royce of pellets and having not seen anything else that I fancied decided despite the very steep asking price to give them a go.
On arriving home I noticed that these pellets have a best before date on the bag, imagine my dismay when I read the best before date was February 2015,bag was unopened so they will be going back to the shop ASAP.
My local shop always has shelves crammed with pellets and groundbait of almost every make and variety, I am always wary of buying bags that could have been sitting there for a year or two especialy fish meal pellets that can go rancid.
Putting a best before date on the bags Is a brilliant idea that all the major pellet and groundbait companys should be using.
How old are those pellets you purchased from your local tackle shop that have been festering In your tackle shed for a year?
Its no wonder so many venues have a fishery only pellets rule so they can monitor the quality of bait being used at there venue, although the majority are taking the p$%& with what they charge for the privilege.
Its a lesson learned I wont be buying 1 kg bags of pellets In future unless they have a sensible best before date on the bag, maybe fishery owners should put a best before date on there fishery only pellets now that would be a revelation 🙂