DaceAce

Just thought I'd post a thread, asking what everybodys favourite 'Method' of fishing the Catmeat is?...i.e. Rigs favoured Floats etc??...

I see quite a variation on show, whilst trotting about & favour Long Bristled Floats myself...
Just thought I'd ask what everyone uses, for this style of fishing??
Plus feeding...I've seen people feed it (In mashed form) also in its normal 'chunk' mode...
And I've also heard people say you shouldn't feed any whatsoever??
Anybody up for a 'Catmeat- Masterclass'

Neilio

I tend to put mine through a maggot riddle at the start of the session, putting in a whole potfull. This doesnt overfeed anything in the swim and puts a nice scent through the water. This gets topped up when its goes quiet and if I start to get bigger carp dominating then it goes straight in from the tin. I sometimes bulk it out with 4mm pellet as a session could be expensive. I always buy catmeat in gravy as the chunks are easier to riddle and the hook pulls through nice on the strike.
Float wise im not fussy and always lay on the bottom between 2 and 6 inches, with a size 10 hook for whole chunks of meat. I usually fish punched luncheon meat or pellet over catmeat (my preference).

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DaceAce

'I tend to put mine through a maggot riddle at the start of the session, putting in a whole potfull. This doesnt overfeed anything in the swim and puts a nice scent through the water'.

Cheers for the reply Neilio...Interesting comments, but isn't this really an 'Attacking' form of fishing?? Why then the caution i.e. the Riddle...

Why not just go for it, on a Catmeat line?? I'm just curious, as its a new style of fishing to me.
I see a lot of people suffering 'false bites' whilst mooching about & hence the query...

I could understand you riddling it in Wintertime but Summer?? Not knocking it Pal, just trying to figure it out...

Neilio

I have fished a few matches and watched countless people putting in too much too soon, remember once you put it in you cant take it out!
The reason I riddle is to get the smaller stuff (pasties and tench) feeding and hopefully get the bigger fish having a go. Its all about building a swim and getting a rythm going. I have in the past put two whole tins down the side and seen carp climbing over themselves as if I wasnt there, but then foul hooking becomes a problem. The false bites your refering to are probably liners as the carp are feeding, to get over it fish just outside your baited area. As there is nothing more annoying that a foul hooked fish spooking everything in your swim. You cant see the fish in your swim so attacking it isnt always the answer.
Hope this explains my earlier post.

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DaceAce

Yep!...That makes sense & I see where you're coming from...That's good advice there & I'll be sure to put it into practice...Do you ever use a 'bait-screw' to hair-rig it??

Also, how many tins of the stuff do you recommend to carry with you (With a Match in mind)?
And do you feed Corn in with it? This appears to be a common practice, as far as I can see...

justin case

I use it quite a bit an apart from the sticky mess you get in, I quite like it as a bait/

I dont use any special rigs or shotting patterns I just fish it slightly over depth so the float doesnt sink, if I need to fish it up in the water I tend to undershot to compensate.
As for type it doesnt seem to matter although I do use the dynamite fenzied for the hook I find it a little more tollerable to being moved about your peg plus it keeps for ages if resealed and put in the fridge.

Feeding, I tend to snip it up in the cup and usually add a few pellet or what ever the other bait Im using on the day is, I rarely set my stool out to fish cat meat all day and use it more as an alternative bait for when things go quiet

JC

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DaceAce

Cheers both...great contributions, I must admit, that I'm warming to this bait, having now, at last, elected to start using it...

On Opens a year or so ago, an old mate of mine would often empty the place, during the first part of the contest...I would then, sometimes overtake him, by building an 'up-in-the air' swim...
But it was obviously a successful approach & I'm glad to be adding it to the armoury...

Neilio

DaceAce I always use a darning needle to pull the hook through big chunks and then push the hook back in covering it completely. You could hair rig chunks in jelly as these are stiffer like JC's dynamite frenzied catmeat. As for how many tins you need for a match I cant say really, but yes feed corn or pellets to bulk it out. Remember to add a little water when potting it out as it can just end up all congealed in a sticky mess. I also liquidize a couple of tins to add to groundbait as this too can add superb attraction to your swim.
Have an inside line a few sections down the bank and keep putting the odd potfull out and watch for feeding signs whilst catching on that other line. Picking out some lumps like this will hopefully put you in the money.
Good luck with the match.

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Sponduke

I agree with everything that has been said above. I use frenzied meat as the hook bait and koshida as feed (in gravy) I tend to empty a few hook baits out and let them get a skin on for about half hour so they stay on the hook longer, this also helps me ship out and keep it on if the bank behind me isn't flat and i cant ship out smoothly. when I feed i always mash half up and keep half full cubed again just to add to the scent trail. I never used to rate this as a bait till I understood using it and now i love it. Let us know how you get on with it

justin case

There is another way of hooking this stuff and I have had some success on the feeder short range with it and that is to use the line to cut halfway into the meat turn the hook 180 degrees and using the line pull the hook into the meet.

its also a very fast way of rebaiting when using it on the pole.

Also dont forget liquidising it, its great if you dont want to feed too much just add a little warm water to a tin, in with the blender and put into a small coke coke bottle, the 500ml one, you can fill your cup straight from the bottle no mess


JC

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