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Prawns for Tench

  • 26-05-2004 10:11am
    #1
    beer enigma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,213 ✭✭✭


    Anyone see the article in Angling Times recently about using prawns for tench ??

    Just wondered if any of you have used prawn for coarse fishing ?


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  • #2
    Pimp Ninja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭Pimp Ninja


    Interesting....

    I havnt seen this article.
    Is it in the May issue or the June issue???


  • #3
    LastIrishMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 630 ✭✭✭LastIrishMonkey


    i have heard of a guy that uses monkey-nuts to catch trout ! :confused:


  • #4
    beer enigma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,213 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    I think it was the first week of May (may have been the last week of April) - just moved house, so catching up on back issues. Basically the guy microwaves frozen praws for a minute on 'high' and then uses the middle of the prawn as hookbait (the microwaving gives it a better texture for staying on the hook) & loose feeds the ends.

    He was saying that its good for roach and a few other species as wel.

    I'll dig out the paper see if I can find a link


  • #5
    beer enigma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,213 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    Article was actually Tuesday April 6th - lots of catchig up to do !!


  • #6
    uch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭uch


    You will catch Tench on Prawns but they tend to be a bit selective, the smaller fish are'nt really interested, sound like what you want but if there are no big fish you'll blank. You can also try cockles, they work very well but go easy on the loose feed as they will fill the fish up very quickly, I'd suggest a fishmeal based groundbait if you plan on using either.

    21/25



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