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Review Baiting tool.

Simon b said:
I'm old school, thread it on by hand then whip on elastic, but would interested to see how it works
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Old school always works, I use a baiting needle, but sometimes it has a bend in it, not always straight like Kevin's , guessing it's the way I put the elastic on
 
Mukiwa said:
Old school always works, I use a baiting needle, but sometimes it has a bend in it, not always straight like Kevin's , guessing it's the way I put the elastic on
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I did try a baiting needle but firstly I found it hard to put the hook point on the end due to me old eyes lol, plus time u messed about its quicker by hand
 
Simon b said:
I did try a baiting needle but firstly I found it hard to put the hook point on the end due to me old eyes lol, plus time u messed about its quicker by hand
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Wrong or right, I lay the bait on my needle, wrap it, the I take the hook and sew the hook down the bait , bind the tag end of the hook to stop it moving up the shank and then put my pennel . I do it that way coz then there is less elastic to remove when baiting up again , plus I make my wraps home in cold months, coz me hand don't like the cold
 
Mukiwa said:
Wrong or right, I lay the bait on my needle, wrap it, the I take the hook and sew the hook down the bait , bind the tag end of the hook to stop it moving up the shank and then put my pennel . I do it that way coz then there is less elastic to remove when baiting up again , plus I make my wraps home in cold months, coz me hand don't like the cold
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That's not a bad idea as I suffer from gout in my fingers plus elastic is or can be a pain to remove
 
Simon b said:
That's not a bad idea as I suffer from gout in my fingers plus elastic is or can be a pain to remove
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I hate trying to take it off, coz with rods in the water, I can't stop watching them, then I mess up the bait and make a real mess
 
Mukiwa said:
I hate trying to take it off, coz with rods in the water, I can't stop watching them, then I mess up the bait and make a real mess
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I can do it fairly quickly and when I'm removing elastic and rebaiting I face the other rod that's out, but I got no fear as it hardly moves anyway lol
 
Colin Chaplin said:
Hi Kevin, I not heard of that one before, could please explain, what is the different from the normal bait loaders, and how is it better?.
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Mukiwa said:
Old school always works, I use a baiting needle, but sometimes it has a bend in it, not always straight like Kevin's , guessing it's the way I put the elastic on
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I’ll try explaining with a couple of pics in a bit why I liked it so much the other night. Bear with me. ?
 
Simon b said:
I can do it fairly quickly and when I'm removing elastic and rebaiting I face the other rod that's out, but I got no fear as it hardly moves anyway lol
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PMSL , yes but you never never know, it will happen on your next outing
 
Simon b said:
I'm old school, thread it on by hand then whip on elastic, but would interested to see how it works
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Me too, never used a needle or any sort of baiting tool.
Not knocking them, they seem to produce neat baits but I always figured the fish don’t really care how neat it is and I manage well enough with my fingers.

One thing I do these days is thoroughly cut off old bait with scissors and ensure the elastic is in tiny pieces so if anything were to swallow it, hopefully it would pass through without causing any problems.

Perhaps one for another thread but I’ve often wondered whether we should be leaving that much elastic out there and whether there was a biodegradable alternative?
 
Mr Fish said:
Me too, never used a needle or any sort of baiting tool.
Not knocking them, they seem to produce neat baits but I always figured the fish don’t really care how neat it is and I manage well enough with my fingers.

One thing I do these days is thoroughly cut off old bait with scissors and ensure the elastic is in tiny pieces so if anything were to swallow it, hopefully it would pass through without causing any problems.

Perhaps one for another thread but I’ve often wondered whether we should be leaving that much elastic out there and whether there was a biodegradable alternative?
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I wondered about that to. There must be something else , or another way to secure the bait
 
Mr Fish said:
Can’t really take it all home, but I try and cut it up small now.

But yes, a biodegradable option would be good.
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Might be a stupid idea......... I was thinking at one stage of the pvc stuff for greasy water,

Will it be strong enough in the cast and will it melt away like in fresh water, I have never used it though.
 
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