Maggots
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Maggots
Autumn for me, is a time for stick floats running down the slightly swollen river.
I “always “ buy reds but today I thought that I’d try bronze, which I don’t think I have used since the demise of the carcinogenic dye ( was it anatto or something?).
They were hardly bronze, more like slight brown
And didn’t work well, fortunately I had half a pint of manky reds.
I “always “ buy reds but today I thought that I’d try bronze, which I don’t think I have used since the demise of the carcinogenic dye ( was it anatto or something?).
They were hardly bronze, more like slight brown
And didn’t work well, fortunately I had half a pint of manky reds.
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Re: Maggots
Personally I like a red. I well remember using bronze for chub back in the late seventies/early eighties….although I’m sure they’d have been just as happy with a red back then given the opportunity….
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Re: Maggots
I prefer proper mixed maggots (White, Red, Bright Orange, Blue and Bright Yellow) choice of colour on the day is always handy.
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Re: Maggots
I don't think you need to worry too much about Annatto, Homer. The dangerous bronze maggot dye was Chrysodine.Homer Simpson wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:09 pm Autumn for me, is a time for stick floats running down the slightly swollen river.
I “always “ buy reds but today I thought that I’d try bronze, which I don’t think I have used since the demise of the carcinogenic dye ( was it anatto or something?).
They were hardly bronze, more like slight brown
And didn’t work well, fortunately I had half a pint of manky reds.
I was always careful with it myself, but I remember seeing lots of anglers with bronze hands...,
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Reds in clear water, whites when it gets a touch of colour, then bread!
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Re: Maggots
When I used to use maggots regularly I never seemed to catch more on colours than on whites. I never buy anything but whites now.
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Ah! Yes Chrysodine, was a long while ago and I had forgotten the name. I had a metal tube of the stuff to do my own.Wanderer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 8:25 pmI don't think you need to worry too much about Annatto, Homer. The dangerous bronze maggot dye was Chrysodine.Homer Simpson wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:09 pm Autumn for me, is a time for stick floats running down the slightly swollen river.
I “always “ buy reds but today I thought that I’d try bronze, which I don’t think I have used since the demise of the carcinogenic dye ( was it anatto or something?).
They were hardly bronze, more like slight brown
And didn’t work well, fortunately I had half a pint of manky reds.
I was always careful with it myself, but I remember seeing lots of anglers with bronze hands...,
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Re: Maggots
If I'm trotting with white maggots and not catching after a few trots then I change to reds, and vice versa. Often a colour change leads to bites. But if white and red fail then if I have a few fluoro coloured I am put one of them on the hook, and if I don't catch on one of them then I know I'm wasting my time !
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Re: Maggots
Or…..you’ve got a pike in the swim ( which what happened to me yesterdaySantiago wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:28 am If I'm trotting with white maggots and not catching after a few trots then I change to reds, and vice versa. Often a colour change leads to bites. But if white and red fail then if I have a few fluoro coloured I am put one of them on the hook, and if I don't catch on one of them then I know I'm wasting my time !
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Re: Maggots
I’ve never had much luck with bronze and many of the waters I fish seem to favour reds. However, my late Mum always swore by having a good mix of what she called “Tutti Frutti Maggots”, being very systematic in trying all colour combinations for 2 and 3 on the hook. She never used a single maggot that I saw. It still surprises me how often I decide to do the same!
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