Floaters
24-11-2016, 18:49
Interested to hear your views on the below please......
"Smelly Baits In Flood Work Better - Myth Or Fact?
I have received a few messages from people asking for my thoughts regarding a big smelly bait during a flood.
Does it work better, they ask...
I am yet to find any actual proof that it does. Barbel (much like carp) are not triggered to feed, nor able to distinguish smell, through high levels of flavouring. This is most certainly not the catalyst to catching in or out of flood.
A smell merely enables an angler to feel confident in their bait.
A barbel will find any hook bait whether it's highly flavoured, or not.
A lot of the thoughts regarding how they find your hook bait was covered in my latest blog.
Simply put, an active barbel is a catchable barbel.
It's definitely true that some baits are better than others during this time as you're providing what they need in their diet at this point.
This isn't just solely reserved for floods though, it's something that barbel do throughout the season.
If something don't work today, it may work tomorrow etc.
I don't necessarily believe that a big obtrusive bait will catch more then a less obtrusive one.
People change their whole philosophy in catching these fish during a flood and think it needs a total different approach when in fact the opposite is true.
You may only need a bigger lead (up to 8oz) but using any bigger - you're in the wrong place.
Flavouring baits heavily only serves a purpose for the angler, the actual evidence does not support this reason for catching barbel in flood, or at any other time.
Some flavourings can be more acceptable than others of course, this could be by association or a chemical found in that product but certainly not the actual smell.
High dosage of flavouring is in my view a waste of money and will not catch you more then a less flavoured bait.
A barbel will not sit there eating your banana twist & chocolate malt boilie and think I am eating it because it smells nice. It's not how it works, nor how they perceive any bait.
The content within that particular bait is what they're looking for in their diet. The nutritional benefits - the trigger being merely the bait itself and its soluble content.
Lipids such as fatty-soluble vitamins are also very good at this time.
Meat which is a firm favourite in floods are high in protein and vitamin b6 and b12 which is a soluble liquid. This is in my opinion why meat scores well during the floods. Protein is used to build muscle and repair damaged tissue, vitamin b6 and b12 has all sorts of different benefits in the body including metabolism and keeping blood cells healthy.
As a bait developer and for development it's important for me to understand why and what works, when so we can provide a balanced bait that works all-year round.
When you look at the evidence why things work, it often gives you a clear indication as to why. Flavouring does not have any nutritional benefits, nor a trigger for any response.
As a bait company it's important that we do not dupe our customers with a flavouring that promises you that this alone will catch you fish. The dietary needs of a carp or barbel and all that it contains are supplemented into the base ingredients. This is the catalyst to a good bait, not how good, bad or indifferent it smells.
I could make a 50/50 mix of soya and semolina that will roll well and stink to high heaven, costing £1 a kilo to make and sell for £9.50 - would you know any different? Although it doesn't contain additional supplements and it won't catch you many fish, are you concerned, because if it smells the part, it should work, right? Wrong...
This is not what 3 F T are about, although some companies out there are (not that you'll know).
Do not get bogged down in thinking that any bait must have these massive amounts of flavouring in floods, or otherwise to catch barbel, they don't and it's very naive to think so.
Many of these high flavoured baits are there to mask the nutritional imperfections of the bait, not to be better than anything else.
Multiple catches on these baits are in spite of its high inclusions, certainly not because of its inclusion.
It pays to be honest in this industry and we will always fairly price our products and be honest in their performance.
That being said we sell boosted packs, which is not a highly or over flavoured bait - soluble amino acids and liquid foods are incorporated. Very little flavouring is used which equates to pence, the added supplements used are however fair in its pricing.
Don't be fooled people, high flavoured baits and thinking it's the answer is a myth and not a road you need to be taking."
"Smelly Baits In Flood Work Better - Myth Or Fact?
I have received a few messages from people asking for my thoughts regarding a big smelly bait during a flood.
Does it work better, they ask...
I am yet to find any actual proof that it does. Barbel (much like carp) are not triggered to feed, nor able to distinguish smell, through high levels of flavouring. This is most certainly not the catalyst to catching in or out of flood.
A smell merely enables an angler to feel confident in their bait.
A barbel will find any hook bait whether it's highly flavoured, or not.
A lot of the thoughts regarding how they find your hook bait was covered in my latest blog.
Simply put, an active barbel is a catchable barbel.
It's definitely true that some baits are better than others during this time as you're providing what they need in their diet at this point.
This isn't just solely reserved for floods though, it's something that barbel do throughout the season.
If something don't work today, it may work tomorrow etc.
I don't necessarily believe that a big obtrusive bait will catch more then a less obtrusive one.
People change their whole philosophy in catching these fish during a flood and think it needs a total different approach when in fact the opposite is true.
You may only need a bigger lead (up to 8oz) but using any bigger - you're in the wrong place.
Flavouring baits heavily only serves a purpose for the angler, the actual evidence does not support this reason for catching barbel in flood, or at any other time.
Some flavourings can be more acceptable than others of course, this could be by association or a chemical found in that product but certainly not the actual smell.
High dosage of flavouring is in my view a waste of money and will not catch you more then a less flavoured bait.
A barbel will not sit there eating your banana twist & chocolate malt boilie and think I am eating it because it smells nice. It's not how it works, nor how they perceive any bait.
The content within that particular bait is what they're looking for in their diet. The nutritional benefits - the trigger being merely the bait itself and its soluble content.
Lipids such as fatty-soluble vitamins are also very good at this time.
Meat which is a firm favourite in floods are high in protein and vitamin b6 and b12 which is a soluble liquid. This is in my opinion why meat scores well during the floods. Protein is used to build muscle and repair damaged tissue, vitamin b6 and b12 has all sorts of different benefits in the body including metabolism and keeping blood cells healthy.
As a bait developer and for development it's important for me to understand why and what works, when so we can provide a balanced bait that works all-year round.
When you look at the evidence why things work, it often gives you a clear indication as to why. Flavouring does not have any nutritional benefits, nor a trigger for any response.
As a bait company it's important that we do not dupe our customers with a flavouring that promises you that this alone will catch you fish. The dietary needs of a carp or barbel and all that it contains are supplemented into the base ingredients. This is the catalyst to a good bait, not how good, bad or indifferent it smells.
I could make a 50/50 mix of soya and semolina that will roll well and stink to high heaven, costing £1 a kilo to make and sell for £9.50 - would you know any different? Although it doesn't contain additional supplements and it won't catch you many fish, are you concerned, because if it smells the part, it should work, right? Wrong...
This is not what 3 F T are about, although some companies out there are (not that you'll know).
Do not get bogged down in thinking that any bait must have these massive amounts of flavouring in floods, or otherwise to catch barbel, they don't and it's very naive to think so.
Many of these high flavoured baits are there to mask the nutritional imperfections of the bait, not to be better than anything else.
Multiple catches on these baits are in spite of its high inclusions, certainly not because of its inclusion.
It pays to be honest in this industry and we will always fairly price our products and be honest in their performance.
That being said we sell boosted packs, which is not a highly or over flavoured bait - soluble amino acids and liquid foods are incorporated. Very little flavouring is used which equates to pence, the added supplements used are however fair in its pricing.
Don't be fooled people, high flavoured baits and thinking it's the answer is a myth and not a road you need to be taking."