Do tench like groundbait?

Do tench like groundbait?

Most anglers wouldn’t associate tench fishing with using groundbait, but a few years ago now I stumbled across a great combination that works very well in both a cage and Method feeder – and the tench love it!

What is the best rig for tench fishing?

Tench love maggots, and a maggot feeder rig gives you the best of both worlds – a pile of maggots presented right on top of your hookbait and an inline feeder set-up to help hook a fish once it has sucked in the bait.

What flavours do tench like?

The best boilie flavours for tench are pineapple, bloodworm and krill.

What is the best groundbait?

With so many options, I am going to run you through a few of my favourites groundbaits and how I fish with them!

• Sticky Baits Manilla Active Mix.
• Munch Baits Cream Seed Stick Mix.
• DNA Baits Cloudy Spod Mix Blizzard.
• CC Moore Krill Bag Mix.
• Dynamite Baits Krill Method Mix.
• Sonubaits Chunky Fish Groundbait.

Will tench take boilies?

Boilies play a big part in today’s modern day tench angling. Tench have got big from feeding on the ever popular carp angling and angler’s bait! So boilies should never ever be ignored.

Do tench like pellets?

Pellets are full of protein and they have a really strong and distinct flavour to them, which the tench, as well as many other fish, just can’t resist.

What size hooks for tench?

The hooks you should be using for your specimen tench fishing are wide gape carp hooks with a size ranging from 8 to 12, depending on the size of your hookbaits. I prefer strong carp hooks because tench are so incredibly strong fighters.

What bait is good for tench?

Best Baits The most effective baits include worms, black slugs, red maggots and casters, as tench are instinctively attracted to such baits. Bread flake, pellets, sweetcorn, prawns and boilies can also be used to catch tench. In some regions, green peas are said to work very well.

Do tench like sweetcorn?

Sweetcorn. Tench love sweetcorn! No matter if the venue is frequently fished by many anglers or has never been fished before, tench will always take one or two grains of sweetcorn on the hook.

Do tench like cheese?

Cheese is an effective bait when ledgered, float fished or free lined and cheese is a very effective fishing bait for chub, carp, tench and barbel.

What is the mainline for tench?

A robust monofilament mainline is your best choice for specimen tench fishing. Use a 6-8lb breaking strength for clear and open water, and a 10-12lb mainline for snaggy venues. You can find the best mono line for tench on Amazon here.

Do tench like boilies?

Tench have got big from feeding on the ever popular carp angling and angler’s bait! So boilies should never ever be ignored.

How much groundbait should I use?

Pour the groundbait into your mixing bowl. A full 2.5lg bag will be enough for a full day’s feeder fishing session, but you may need twice that if you know that the fish respond to regular feeding with small nuggets of groundbait, or you are fishing the Method for a full day.

Can you fish with bread?

A. Actually, bread is a great bait for fish like catfish, suckers, and carp. Many anglers use “dough balls,” which is simply rolling bread into a ball around a hook and fishing it under a bobber or on the bottom.