waveydavey21

Folks,

Any good advice on a groundbait mix for tench. Fishing for tench in the Gloucester canal. Thanks.

David

polepot

Just put plenty hemp in it, they love it

Oneabung

Hi chap,

I like the sensas carp but with the big bits taken out with a riddle, then add a bit of liquid worm extract but dont know if this works on the Gloucester as I havent fished it - perhaps some other members will give you better advice.

WCA

I always add a touch of aniseed to my tench GB

Dick

To add to the confusion further.... ll

For canal tench I go one of two ways depending on the cut in question. Local knowledge will put you right on this.

Method 1: Savoury (lol) - Sensas Lake 33%, Sensas Bream 3000 66% (big bits seived to control food content - the biscuit) Whole bottle of BWB liquidised worm to a kilo of mix. Mix it quite dry, as the worm will make it very sticky otherwise. Add casters to taste (theirs, not yours!)

Method 2: Sweet (predictable lol) - Sensas Lake 50%, Sensas Magic 50%, Tins worth of liquidised corn (I like pescaviva, but you can do your own, and add flavour such as strawberry if you like), mix dry as per method 1. Add corn and pellet. You may need to add tracix in red or black, as this mix is quite light. Depends on water clarity and bottom colour.

Tight lines.

Dave

fred

I agree with Polepot. Use plenty of hemp but add loads of casters as well.

Didn't think there were that many tench oin the Glouster canal.

Where abouts are you fishing it

waveydavey21

There will be six sections. The only one I can remember at the minute is the Castle stretch.There is also a stretch behind a cinema..all the other info is in work. Do you fish it often Fred?

Stu

I always use the Bloedmeal additive that VDE produce when I am specifically fishing for tench. As the name suggests it has dried blood in it and tench seem to love it. A few years back I fished a few lakes in the Lea Valley (Hertfordshire) a fair bit and the only time I ever caught them was when I put this in the groundbait mix. Without Bloedmeal I wouldn't catch tench, even with the rest of the mix the same (primarily red Expo or Lake3000 plus brown crumb) and same loose fed (caster, corn and pellet).

fred

I used to fish it a lot a few years ago before I moved to Bishops Stortford.

I was pegged opposite the Castle once.

Are you fishing for them in particular or are you going to fish a match.

waveydavey21

Fred,

Fishing a match.

Apparently that section was stocked last year with tench.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

david