Throwing sticks, spod rockets, method feeders, PVA, bait boats……… last time we
looked at spod rockets and PVA bags. This time we will start off with PVA
string. The same soluble principles apply for the string as the bags. It
dissolves when it comes into contact with water. So a popular use for this
string is a PVA stringer, when using a hair rig for carp the hook is separate to
your boilie bait on the hair. By threading three or four boilies onto some PVA
string and using either a boilie stop as per your hair or even a piece of grass
or twig to stop them falling off on casting, you can then tie the string to your
hook. Once again you will have several items of bait presented next to your
hookbait.
PVA Stringer
In Line Method Feeder
The method feeder is either a wire cage or of a weighted triangular construction
enabling compacted groundbait to be squeezed around it which again will deposit
a decent size pile of feed around your hookbait. For distance, ideally the
feeder should be of inline design so the line passes through the centre and then
a bead up to a swivel which your hook length is attached to. You need to mix
some groundbait up in a bucket until it is of a fairly dry consistency. Then
take a handful and mould it around the feeder until it is of a similar shape to
a rugby ball. Your hook is now around twenty centimetres away from the feeder so
after casting out to your chosen spot leave the rig for a while and then reel in
a little to place your hookbait amongst the feeder bait which by now should have
fallen off the feeder. Remember also to use the correct specification rod and
line with a shock leader for this type of work as you will be loading the whole
outfit up when casting. Other methods of introducing bait to the water are the
good old catapult and throwing sticks. The catapult comes in various different
classes to distribute varying weights over varying distances. Make sure you hold
a catapult at chest height so if the elastic breaks it does not hit you in the
eye.
Considerable distances are achievable with a ball of dry mix groundbait using a
catapult and practice definitely makes perfect with this method.
The throwing stick is a hollow tube and has probably been around as long as any
other device to propel feed out far into the waters. The throwing stick is
hunting tool dating back to Neolithic times. Boilies can, in experienced hands,
be launched to distances of one hundred metres or more using this method. A
simple curved hollow tube delivers the bait at high speed then you need to cast
to the same spot with your hookbait…………not easy even if using a marker float.
Radio Controlled Bait Boat
Throwing Stick
The last and the most modern method of groundbaiting available we are going to
cover is the Bait Boat. Cheating or not cheating……….. Make your own mind up. If
you have around eight hundred euros spare then a radio controlled boat, some of
which are capable of carrying up to two kilos of groundbait, can accurately
deposit its load through an opening hatch exactly where you want it. Just load
up the hold with your chosen mix or boilies and send it off to drop its cargo.
Some anglers use these to devastating effect on lakes where big carp are
lurking. Personally I rather use more basic methods to catch fish, I think it is
more of a challenge and that is what fishing is all about to me. But there again
maybe I am just being old fashioned!
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