lake v tapwater?

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- 02/04/2011 at 5:57 pm #45662
  TF_shep2
  just been mixing my groundbait ready for tomorrow + everytime i mix it the night before (mainly to make it inert)i always wonder if using tap water has any adverse effect on it ~think im sure lake water will be better but its also the time factor to take into consideration just wondered what the lads thoughts were on this ~think kind regards shep
- 02/04/2011 at 6:06 pm #136775
  TF_fishcatcher4
  i always think if the fish can tell the difference,they must be too clever for me.i think its the same when pumping expanders at home,i cant see it making any difference at all.
- 02/04/2011 at 7:41 pm #136783
  TF_simon pavey
  how can anyone tell if it makes any difference?
  we don’t drink lake water and fish don’t live in tap water. but tap water does contain chemicals that don’t occur naturally in lake water.
  personally I would always use the venue water .
- 02/04/2011 at 7:44 pm #136785
  Anonymous
  Simon, does it have to be the same exact lake?
- 02/04/2011 at 8:06 pm #136791
  TF_andy cranes mate
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  I used rain water collected in a barrel.
- 02/04/2011 at 9:00 pm #136798
  TF_Waveney One
  Rain water or that from the garden pond. It is the chlorine in tap water that I believe the fish can taste and smell. It must be like walking into the swimming baths and smelling the chlorine to them imo.
- 02/04/2011 at 9:36 pm #136804
  TF_Gavin
  I have to say I’ve used tap water many a time and I don’t think it does any harm! Anything in the water will have evapourated before the bait see’s the water if done the night before.
- 02/04/2011 at 9:38 pm #136805
  TF_unlucky19
  i read a quote or statement think it was keith arthur who said tap water if left out for 24 hours or so loses the chemical detected by fish
  i think it was something like that.
- 02/04/2011 at 9:45 pm #136806
  Anonymous
  @Waveney One wrote:
  
  Rain water or that from the garden pond. It is the chlorine in tap water that I believe the fish can taste and smell. It must be like walking into the swimming baths and smelling the chlorine to them imo.
  
  Fish love to swim mate ~shh
- 03/04/2011 at 6:31 am #136816
  TF_redarmy
  i normaly use the urine of a virgin to mix my groundbait with,but where i live have to use tap water instead ~sick
- 03/04/2011 at 10:06 am #136822
  DrKenny
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  As the list of chemicals added to tap water either directly or indirectly (old pipes etc) is long and quite scary I pump pellets when I get to my peg with lake water, for inert Gbait I use rain water. No idea if it makes a difference.
  Not all the chemicals want to be gasses so leaving water to stand removes very few of them, only a complicated filtration system can remove them all. Chlorine will evaporate from tap water overnight though. Leave a glass of water out and see the bubbles on the side in the morning.
  The rate of evaporation depends on many factors; temp, circulation, surface area exposed to ‘clean’ air etc. If you pump expanders or mix Gbait with tap water then seal in a plastic bag and stick in the fridge there wont be much evaporation, probably none, and any that does occur will stay in the bag so an equilibrium will be reached where there is still some Cl in the bait.
  If no rain water available you could bring tap water to boil first as this should shake off any remaining Cl and other gasses very quickly.
- 03/04/2011 at 10:15 am #136823
  TF_GLEBE1
  What about bottled mineral water??
- 03/04/2011 at 10:20 am #136824
  TF_duanepipe
  @shep2 wrote:
  
  just been mixing my groundbait ready for tomorrow + everytime i mix it the night before (mainly to make it inert)i always wonder if using tap water has any adverse effect on it ~think im sure lake water will be better but its also the time factor to take into consideration just wondered what the lads thoughts were on this ~think kind regards shep
  
  depends where you live mate. sheffield tap waters the best. no lime scail in our kettle mate. got some for sale on ebay if your interested? lol.
- 03/04/2011 at 10:21 am #136825
  TF_inky finger
  I don’t think tap water is a problem however i wouldn’t use a atomiser that has had kitchen type cleaner in it to dampen down the groundbait during the day.I was lazy and thought a good clean out and long drying time would be ok it wasn’t and caught nothing over my lemon sented groundbait !… cheapskate.
- 03/04/2011 at 10:59 am #136828
  TF_Jabjab
  On our way to a world champs one year and Alan Scotthorne kept the bloodworm in bottled water that he’d bought from the shops. He thought that tap water affected the worm.
  
  Personally, I think it’s more of a confidence thing and you should do what you feel comfortable with.
- 03/04/2011 at 11:16 am #136829
  TF_Waveney One
  @paul1962 wrote:
  
  Fish love to swim mate ~shh
  
  ~clap ~clap
  
  Not in all that kids pee though !!
- 03/04/2011 at 11:18 am #136830
  TF_Waveney One
  @redarmy wrote:
  
  i normaly use the urine of a virgin to mix my groundbait with,but where i live have to use tap water instead ~sick
  
  ~clap ~clap ~clap
  
  You should try living in Essex they all claim to be virgins there!
- 03/04/2011 at 6:10 pm #136845
  TF_thedog
  have always used boiling water for my groundbait mixes because the molasses i add wont disolve in cold water. Lately ive been soaking expanders the night before in boiling water then leaving them in the fridge in a sealed tub after draining off the excess. lake water is probably better but im sure she would notice the difference in her cup of tea
- 03/04/2011 at 6:40 pm #136848
  TF_fishcatcher4
  it makes you wonder why i am still living after drinking tap water.lol
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