Fishing With Pellets?

whats the best way to fish with pellets? i was trying on a hair rig 2day with 6mm ones but when i pulled it out of water it had come off, am i doing it rite or are they just best for like ground bait feeding the fish with? cheers

Pellets can be a cracking bait to use. I use them on Rivers for Chub and Barbel. When I use them i have 6mm, 8mm, or 10mm on the hook using a bait band.
Size 16 hook For 6mm
Size 14 hook for 8mm
Size 12 hook for 10mm
When you get to the bigger sizes 12mm+ i like to hair rig those.

what kind of pellet were thay? the soft hooking ones or the hard ones?

soft hooking ones but they was abit hard lol

yeah pellets are great to catch a lot of fish with.if they are soft i go straight on the hook with a 6mm one while i feed 3mm sinking pellets to make a good ground feeder.
you could also use 3mm pellets as a groundbait then fish with maggots over the top i have caught many carp, bream roach like this
if you find it hard to hook the bait you can hook them through the rounded part & not through the circle part...a bit hard to explain.
have you tried paste??? this can be done by grinding the pellets in a blendor then add 2 eggs. or you can buy paste from a tackle shop.
if you are using pellets in winter try to use ones with a low oil content.

i hope this helps a bit
good luck

[madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by slimeofsnail

have you tried paste??? this can be done by grinding the pellets in a blendor then add 2 eggs. or you can buy paste from a tackle shop.
if you are using pellets in winter try to use ones with a low oil content.

i hope this helps a bit
good luck

What a mess when we use pellet as paste all we do is once they're soaked then we take a couple and massage them into paste and squeeze it on to a hook may only last one Cast but when they give you a fish a chuck who cares

why not use a a pellet spear thingy. like a hair rig but a bit of soft metal twisted up to make a spike and u just push the pellet on the spike hay presto!

[madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by warrior04

why not use a a pellet spear thingy. like a hair rig but a bit of soft metal twisted up to make a spike and u just push the pellet on the spike hay presto!

Onlu just found these
Must ask the question are they any good???
how soft is the metal - - - -don't want to damage the fish too much other than a hook hole

i really like them, i have never been in a stiuation were i have see or damaged any fish, it normaly just lies out side the fish's mouth, just as a hair rig would. the spike its self is stiff but you could bend it if it were in the way. give them a try thay take a tiny bit of getting used and you can use them to fish mini bollies as well,

well ive never actually used paste so what do i do with it lol? i only got my fishing gear at xmas but i have been fishing quite afew times before that but with my mates gear and i only used the stuff he had, so if you coul dgive me tips on how to use paste and stuff like ground bait aswel that would be really helpful,

p.s can you buy that pellet spear thing from a tackle shop & also what are them things called what you attatch the ground bait onit on your rod? i no you can use pva bags but what are the other things called cheers.