Bruno Garcia from the Charente-Maritime fishing federation answers questions from listeners on France Bleu la Rochelle, now 14-year-old Johan lives in Saintes and wonders if lace fishing is allowed in the Seugne river. He sees very pretty fish motionless in the water which do not want to take the bait. He would like to use a cord with a noose to be able to pass under their belly and capture them. He saw the principle of this technique on the internet.
Bruno Garcia:
I’m going to disappoint you Johan at the regulatory level all angling practices must not take the fish other than by the mouth. I understand how you feel with these beautiful fish who taunt you by refusing what you put in front of them. But abstain, you would put yourself in violation and risk being fined. Continue to observe them, try to identify the species you are dealing with and adapt your hookbait, your bait to its eating habits. If they are chubs, at this season they will easily take an insect or even a small earthworm. A little later in the season don’t hesitate to put a blackberry on the end of your hook. If it’s more pike, show discretion by approaching the edge of the water and with a lure or a roach they will end up deciding. The essential approach of the Sioux to deceive the fish and not show itself, and especially on the La Seugne river where the water is currently very very clear and gives no room for error.
In any case, this attempt to fish with a lace is original! You had to think about it, you could liken it to fishing with a lasso.
Completely ! A great, great great grandfather who was a sheriff at the Buffalo Grill was fishing like that.
Guillaume de Saintes would like to know if groundbaits already used last year and which have lost some of their flavor can be reused with as much efficiency.
I too have this same concern. I store the flours, always a little more than I need and when the end of the season arrives there is some left over and sometimes a lot. Already Guillaume take the precaution of keeping them in an airtight container. You will see that even after a year they retain an interesting fragrance. It is true that for the fisherman the first reflex is to feel his groundbait to get an idea of the state in which it is but know nevertheless that this is not the only important aspect. The color also plays an essential role, the grain size too. If your groundbait has taken a little moisture, small agglomerates will form, small lumps and that is really not recommended.
Back to perfume
Yes, so if you think that your groundbait no longer releases the desired smell, do not hesitate to add concentrates of your choice. You can easily find them at your fishing tackle retailer in the carp section. There is something for everyone, corn, hemp, and even strawberries, cherries, etc. I have in mind a perfume that we find under the name of “monster crabe”, it’s the kind of inventions several years later you still have the smell in your nose. Worse than nuoc mam! Good and then if you don’t want to resort to this solution, buy some groundbait with which you will mix that of last year. You will see that once everything is well mixed you will no longer make any difference and above all, and this is the most important, you will no longer have any doubts about the effectiveness of your groundbait.