bait section

Welcome to the Scunthorpe Police Angling Club Bait Section, here you will be able to learn about the different baits available to the angler, how to prepare them and care for your live baits, it is our intention to educate anglers in the corect use and care of all baits so that they may get the best from their days fishing .......... enjoy and tight lines !..........

All of the baits that an angler uses , with the exception of bloodworm or other natural bait such as caddis, slugs, flies, swan muscles, snails, worms (dendrobenas, lobworm, reds, brandlings) or any other naturally occurring bait can be classed as a foreign substance to the fish to a certain extent but with the constant use of baits such as maggots, casters, corn, squats, pinkies, hemp seed, tares, pellets, meat and boilies these baits have become the main diet of many fish throughout the country due to them being used for such a long period of time and in such vast quantities, the fish in many still waters have become accustomed to feeding on such baits more than the naturally occurring food that they once relied upon to survive because of the constant surge of these substances entering the water and them being readily available to the fish without much effort therefore the fish have begun to rely on these baits to maintain a healthy life, this is why we constantly here of such huge weights coming from the commercial venues up and down the country often in excess of two to three hundred pounds something that years ago would have been looked upon as impossible but is not just here that the weights have gone up due to constant feeding of these baits on our rivers and canals anglers are pushing the weights up year upon year, accepted is the fact that angling technology has advanced to a stage where the angler has the upper hand and anglers in general have a greater understanding of the feeding patterns and methods available to catch more fish.

In this section you will find a comprehensive guide to caring for and preparing your baits for use on your angling excursions, all of the normal run of the mill type baits are covered from maggots to seed baits and some other baits that you may not be aware of or have not used before ! every angler should know how to care for and get the most from the baits that they use whether it be for match. specimen or pleasure fishing the day will produce more fish with fresh clean well prepared bait whatever that bait may be.

It is now just as readily accepted that bait bought from a supermarket rather than a tackle shop can produce more fish on your days fishing with maggots and casters being pushed aside on commercial venues being replaced with a whole manner of other baits that become more and more popular as they are fed in and anglers begin to educate and catch fish on them, this is not to say that maggots and casters have had their day and I don't believe that they ever will but this shows a different train of thought developed largely by the introduction of carp from abroad some fifteen years ago when the commercial fisheries became the place to go, Now when you fish at one of these venues you are just as likely to catch a specimen Roach on a piece of luncheon meat or a pellet as you are on a more traditional bait such as a maggot or caster.

River fishing is a different story of course with many rivers lending themselves well to a good days sport on the maggot or caster, although huge weights can be taken on pellet, meat, Tare, prawn and cheese to name but a few only solidifying the theory that if enough of a certain bait is used by anglers over a period of time then the fish will more readily take that bait rather than it's own natural diet ! just like on the commercials so the more anglers that fish the rivers the more that anglers will eventually catch ?

Lets split the different baits into a few categories for now starting with the most popular

Maggots (these being big maggot, pinkies and squats)

Casters

Worms (these being lobworms, reds, brandlings, dendrobenas, bloodworm and jokers)

Seed Baits (these being predominately hemp, tares, wheat, chick peas and maple peas for general fishing with the exception of mass particle baits such as bird seeds and others)

Bread baits (this being natural breads of all descriptions including flavoured or paste baits)

Meat Baits (these being predominately Luncheon meat, all sausage type meats, raw meats, bacon, liver, meatballs or others)

Vegetable Baits (such as corn, peas, potato, carrot, natural herbs and other vegetables)

Cereal Baits (such as flaked maize, maize meal, bran, cornflakes, porridge oats and others)

Fruit baits (such as strawberries, bananas, grape, peaches or other such fruits)

Sweet Baits (such as marsh mallows, wine gums, soft foam sweets or others)

Pellet Baits (such as trout pellet, halibut pellet, marine pellet or others)

Nuts ( in all varieties although it is not advisable to use these for general fishing, I would advise against their use altogether as they can contain poisons or become poisonous over time if not prepared properly so I will not explain the use of these baits further)

Man Made Baits (such as boilies, floating cake)

I have included as much information as I think you will need on these baits although I have included more content on the most popular baits and the ones that will catch you more fish.

Please use these links to go to the bait of your choice or use other associated links situated in the categories list below left.

Vegetable Baits & natural herbs

Ground baits, flavourings and Biscuit base mixes