Collecting wasp grubs.....

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Collecting wasp grubs.....

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Found this wonderful description for collecting wasp grubs in an old book published in 1948 that I recently won....it has made me smile on this damp evening :)


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I didn't even think of using them for fishing today. I got rid of a nest out of the shed yesterday. :doh:

Good advice there though Robbi. What was the book title?

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See why I stick to my 'worms scoured in fennel' ????? :Wink:
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In this excerpt from Fishing's Strangest Days you shall see the potential perils whilst wasp grub collecting...

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sEO ... ait&f=true

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Kingfisher wrote:I didn't even think of using them for fishing today. I got rid of a nest out of the shed yesterday. :doh:

Good advice there though Robbi. What was the book title?


"Fishing" by George D Clifford. Lovely little book :)
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Thanks Robbi, I have a box of books here I bought from a book shop owner on ebay who was shutting down. I'll have to have a scan through them and see if I have it.

God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling.

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Too risky for me :Scared: I will stick to maggots,

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Used wasp grub myself very good bait for chub and other fish as well.

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Sod that for a lark......ill stick to fresh bulls testicles! :Hahaha:
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RBTraditional wrote:Sod that for a lark......ill stick to fresh bulls testicles! :Hahaha:
So how do you use them? hair rigged? Popped up? On a stiff rig? :Confused:
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