fishster

I was talking to another angler yesterday and he informed me that there is only 1 manufacturer of pellets and they are skrettings so why is it that some fisheries insist on using there own pellets when they are produced by the sam company i thought this to be very strange. Are we been ripped off when we visit these fisheries as if this is the case are we not been conned by these fisheries.What does anyone else think. Or am i wrong. By the way it,s just a question i,m not having a go at anyone.

droid

Not all pellets are the same whether they're made by Skrettings or not.

If you feel ripped off having to buy the fisheries' own pellets then the answer's easy: go somewhere else.

phil07

i agree with fishter the more and more comercial waters i go to now you find that rules state you must fish with their pellets like lindholme for example all he does is change the little indicator from red to blue put them in smaller bags and charge you the same price if not more i dont see why you can not use your own pellets there all the same thing just commercials making even more money then what they all ready do

fishster

droid as i said on my post if you read it properly i,m not having a go at anyone it is just a question.

fishster

to all Pleeeease read post properly I am only asking a question i am not moaning or complaining or having a go at anyone or any fishery that sells their own pellets.It really is just a question.

scutty

Yes we are being conned, Nothing wrong with Fisheries listing safe brands and allowing them. All this we dont know what your throwing in our lakes is BS.

fish farmer

Mmmmm, fellas, I have commented on this subject before. It is good practice for a fishery to want to know what anglers are throwing in. There are pellets out there that are not skrettings or other known brands and until bait suppliers are made by law to state exactly what is in their pellets, it will remain good practice. I agree - from what anglers tell me - that some fishery owners make considerable profit on the 'fishery own' pellets. I can tell a skretting feed pellet by looking at it and smelling it, so fishery owners that try to say your shop-bought pellets are not skrettings, should also be able to tell and perhaps should allow them or reduce the price. I can tell you though, I have seen the prices in some tackle shops and believe me, they too are making a very healthy profit.

We use only Coppens pellets, which we get from Holland and which we feed to all our growing fish and the fish in the fishing pools (anglers baits are nowhere near enough to keep them going as I have said on numerous occasions) as I find them to be the most readily taken by our fish and get very good growth rates, healthy fish, etc. Also, they do a far better range of fry rearing foods, so they give us the full package. As we take fish welfare very seriously, we insist that visiting anglers use the same quality pellets that we feed.

Yes we sell pellets to anglers and yes we make a profit, even though many anglers we talk to tell us we are cheaper than most other fisheries at £1 per pint. The price of fish feeds has risen 3 times in the last 18 months, but we have held our price. To say you are being conned is a bit harsh, it is just the fishery owners attempt at keeping his business going in a very competitive market. It all helps towards staff wages, replacement fish / new stock (yes fish do die from the effects of angling) and the general upkeep of a fishery.

Remember that fisheries started selling pellets when they realised anglers were chucking in high oil baits such as halibut pellets, trout pellets and excessive amounts of liquidised meat - all of which will kill carp due to the high oil and fat content. So yes, maybe some fisheries should revise their prices, but to be sure their fish are getting decent grub, they should be insisting on fishery own pellets. If they allow shop bought ones, there are always going to be anglers that use stuff that they shouldn't! Carp love halibut pellets and trout pellets and meat as much as John Prescott loves pork pies, but it ain't no good for them!!!

rich200

yes but end of the day they just making a living if you like the venue then this should'nt put you off it's about the norm now every where

droid

I did read it properly.
Seemed to me you were making a statement and asking if you were right. But that's difficult to say without knowing what your acceptable level of overcharge is, without feeling that you're being ripped off. Hence my answer.

And bear in mind you're never going to get 1kg bags of any pellet at the 20kg bag rate.

billyno4

yes we are being conned it is just a way of screwing us for extra couple of quid

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