soaking micros

This topic has 6 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 15 years, 1 month ago by TF_Steve Lockett.

Viewing 6 reply threads

Author

Posts
- 15/05/2011 at 5:47 pm #46608
  TF_footplate
  im having trouble getting these right i have tried soaking them on the morning of a match or the night before they seem to be okay at the start of the match then dry out but when i add a small amount of water they become spongy and not sticky and when i press them in to the mould there sticking to that and not the method feeder. what am i doing wrong?
- 15/05/2011 at 6:05 pm #140879
  TF_thedog
  when you get to your peg place your micros in a bait tub cover with water and put the lid on, turn over and put face down in the grass let the water drain out throught the holes in the lid.
- 15/05/2011 at 8:19 pm #140904
  TF_Tubestation
  sprinkling horlicks on once they are soft is supposed to be good for binding them
- 15/05/2011 at 8:29 pm #140907
  TF_andy cranes mate
  Participant
  The dogs spot on. Also pour the water from your sweet corn on them, the sugary water helps them stick.
- 15/05/2011 at 8:34 pm #140910
  TF_sumo
  @andy cranes mate wrote:
  
  The dogs spot on. Also pour the water from your sweet corn on them, the sugary water helps them stick.
  
  How did you get on today at Codner Dave ?
- 15/05/2011 at 8:40 pm #140913
  TF_andy cranes mate
  Participant
  I went on Saturday instead nige. Had my first dry net in 2 years. Just stuck on the feeder. I think I need to go old school there, they didn’t like it modern.
- 16/05/2011 at 11:59 am #140966
  TF_Steve Lockett
  Perhaps you need to try a different pellet. Paler (lower oil) pellets seem to be easier to use than darker ones. Although I have had some dark ones which dampen easily, maybe the others were too old?
  I just cover mine with plenty of water when I get to my peg and leave them. Probably about 4 pints of water to 2 pints of micros.
  By the time I start fishing, they are perfect for squeezing a ball or pressing onto a method feeder.
  Don’t be afraid to really give them a hard squeeze, either. They may look like a ball of paste, but they still break down into individual pellets again.
Author

Posts