Fishing Jazzman

I only normally fish using red maggots, bread, sweetcorn when fishing. I have been reading that pellets and expander pellets are very good baits. I've never used pellets before and am wondering how you go about fishing with them.

I fish at places like Packington Somers, and have noticed that many maches are won using pellets.

How would I start???

What sizes?

Do I feed while using them hoping for a bite or do I keep chopping and changing my baits until the fish start to bite!

Which pellets are best for - carp, tench and roach etc.

Thank you in advance

Brian G

Pellets are probably the most used bait in fishing today, you will require different sizes of feed pellet at different times of the year but for now start off by feeding 3mm feed pellets before using them cover with water and almost immeadiately drain the water off this ensures they will all sink, the amount you feed will be dependant on how the fish are feeding, some days it will be a case of dumping a cup full others it will be just a pinch, but as the weather warms up the pellet will come more into its own, for hook bait you can use an expander pellet, but never discount hook baits like corn, meat, paste as they will also catch over a bed of pellet,

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moonshine45

Hi jazzman i use pellets for most of my fishing and try to use the same size on the hook as i feed eg; feed 4mm fish 4mm, But this is not always the case, at manor farm leisure i fed 4mm and had 4mm on the hook but bites were very slow and after a couple of hours i tried 6mm on the hook and had all my fish on them from then on,My preferred pellets are r s elite , ringer coolwater for this time of year and standard ringer when it warms up,and fin perfect expanders,GOOD LUCK.

justin case

Im quite new to pellet fishing too, and found that some of the pre packed hookers are very good I have been using the VDE ones and some of the small jello pellets I have been using these while I play around getting the expanders right, these will stay on the hook and have even used them on the feeder

So far so good and Im catching ok on them, I have taken a slightly cautiuous approach with regards to feeding starting with a small cup full and then feeding to bites there after


Good Luck

JC

stevelockett

I suspect the carp would probably come shallow at Packington, although let me point out that I have never fished there.
If you can get them shallow by constant feeding (10 or 12 pellets every 20 seconds or so), you can have great fun on the pellet waggler. Not many people fish that style in the Midlands (compared to down here), it is more of a Southern thing, so you might just have a burst of catching loads of fish before others follow you.
For this method, you will need 8mm or 10mm pellets and some dumpy wagglers. Hookbait is a hair-rigged pellet the same as you are feeding. Just tie a pellet band into a loop at the end of a hair rig and you can easily change baits.
The float needs to be set somewhere between 3 feet and 1 foot deep and you have to feed some pellets, cast into the baited area, feed some more and then reel in and cast again if you haven't had a bite. It can be hard work, but when you get it right it is great fun.

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Oneabung

Your starting point is to get yourself a pellet pump - have a read of how to prepare expander pellets - Preparing Expander Pellets for Fishing

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Fishing Jazzman

Hello Oneabung,

I do have a pellet pump which I brought at the go fishing show. Tried to use it at home but the pellets would not sink! I must have been doing wrong?

How long do I have to leave the pellets in the pump for???

I have brought some VDE RS elite pellets this morning but it give no idea how long you should leave them in the water within the pellet pump! Any help will be appreicated..

jethro

could always take your pump & pellets to your local tackle shop I'm sure they will give you a quick lesson.

Billynomates

3/4 fill the container with water and the required amount of pellets, pump about 8 times, remove the lid and see if they all sink, if they don't re pump until they do, drain off the excess water until they are just covered after a few more minutes they should be ready to use

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Fishing Jazzman

Got myself some 4mm pellets and went fishing this morning. Very surprised how quickly I got bites.

Caught 6 nice tench - the biggest being 4Ib 2oz a load of small carp to a 1Ib and a nice selection of cricians too. Not bad for three hours fishing.

I wish I had used pellet ages ago - the best bait out.