Bait Bands - Talk Angling fishing chat and tackle advice

ktull.fsnet.co.uk · 21st July 2008, 02:18 PM

I think that the price of some bait bands is a rip off. Have any forum members found a material to make their own?

jethro · 21st July 2008, 02:39 PM

hollow pole elastic.

..Jethro..

Oneabung · 21st July 2008, 02:43 PM

Have you tried eBay, think I bought 1000 for £5 or something silly.

ktull.fsnet.co.uk · 21st July 2008, 06:08 PM

Thanks

Sponduke · 22nd July 2008, 11:36 AM

the best one's I have found are the drennan small or medium 99p for about 30-40 but again ebay is the way to go

ubat · 22nd July 2008, 01:20 PM

Stop messing about!

Tie on some Gardner latex bands, they never break!!!!!!!!

rive t · 22nd July 2008, 05:48 PM

Mosella micro bands are superb

big g · 23rd July 2008, 10:12 AM

Try 6mm latex tubing. Available from engineering catalogues etc. We just got some at work for a quid a metre. Just cut it up.

ktull.fsnet.co.uk · 23rd July 2008, 06:51 PM

Have heard varying reports of the Bait Bander. Some say it's not the strongest of designs, which got me thinking about a pair of pliers we used to use when I was serving my time. Basically it was the same idea as the Bander with the three fingers opening when the plier handles were compressed. We used to use them for expanding the insulation sleeving on electrical connections. Hope this makes senseto you, can't think for the life of me what they were called, and can't find them in any catalogue. It may be that the price would be prohibitive, but it was just an idea.

ubat · 24th July 2008, 07:14 AM

I use a small pair of smooth bent nosed pliers, find it quick and easy