Swinmfeeders

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paddyc · #1 Post by **paddyc** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:54 pm

where stocks sea swimfeeders in dublin? and has anyone had good results with them? im interested in trying these out while away.
I have seen some on ebay-uk and they just seem to sit over the top of the leads but are there any other types?

#2 Post by **EoinMag** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:03 pm

I think Henry would have some Paddy, he does a good bit of coarse stuff, Rory's in Temple bar definitely would.

#3 Post by **Adam S** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:22 pm

southside in cork street will have loads, cage feeders, inlines, open end etc etc

rorys too will have some, if the staff dont drive you mad before you can buy them.

most of them will have a stock or at least a few

paddyc · #4 Post by **paddyc** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:14 pm

I have plenty feeders myself being a coarse angler, and in all the various styles, what im after are the sea versions, they seem to be alot larger and more robust then the coarse ones, just thought some of the shops might stock them...cheers

#5 Post by **Adam S** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:17 pm

southside stock em

paddyc · #6 Post by **paddyc** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:20 pm

cheers adam, ill give dave or james a bell this afternoon.

#7 Post by **fishermannum1** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:54 pm

hi paddyc, you know those little net bags your weans get their marbles in? that is what i sometimes use, an they do the job :lol:

paulocallaghan · #8 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:30 pm

i got some of those pva (i think) bags in southside earlier this year, basically is a fine mesh that you stuff with bait, attach to your rig and it disolves in the water

#9 Post by **Dave** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:33 pm

I've also heard of people using old 35mm film cannisters with a few holes drilled in them as a cheap alternative to swimfeeders.

paulocallaghan · #10 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:38 pm

Dave wrote:I've also heard of people using old 35mm film cannisters with a few holes drilled in them as a cheap alternative to swimfeeders.

tried them but didnt like them, i found the extra weight was giving me a lot of crack offs when casting, even when i switched down to a 4 oz lead

#11 Post by **Dave** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:48 pm

paulocallaghan wrote:i got some of those pva (i think) bags in southside earlier this year, basically is a fine mesh that you stuff with bait, attach to your rig and it disolves in the water

I was always curious about these things. I know those pva bags are used a lot in carp fishing but normally with dry baits, how do they work with wet baits ie baits muscle, fish etc. Does the bait start dissolving the bag, how get around that or is it a problem at all?

#12 Post by **Adam S** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:42 pm

if you are using pva you can smother whats going in with oil. oils wont dissolve pva and will have the added benefit of increasing the scent trail.

paulocallaghan · #13 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:07 pm

Dave wrote:I was always curious about these things. I know those pva bags are used a lot in carp fishing but normally with dry baits, how do they work with wet baits ie baits muscle, fish etc. Does the bait start dissolving the bag, how get around that or is it a problem at all?

wet baits can start to disolve the mesh almost immediately, to help avoid this i try and have all my scent baits cut up and ready to be filled into the bags and only actually fill the bags just before casting.

you would be amazed at how fast the stuff melts

paulocallaghan · #14 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:08 pm

Dave wrote:I was always curious about these things. I know those pva bags are used a lot in carp fishing but normally with dry baits, how do they work with wet baits ie baits muscle, fish etc. Does the bait start dissolving the bag, how get around that or is it a problem at all?

wet baits can start to disolve the mesh almost immediately, to help avoid this i try and have all my scent baits cut up and ready to be filled into the bags and only actually fill the bags just before casting.

you would be amazed at how fast the stuff melts

#15 Post by **Adam S** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:28 pm

thats why i use the oil, pva isnt soluble in oil so the oil helps protect in long enough to get a cast out

#16 Post by **roger de dodger** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:24 pm

used plastic ones and the crabs crushed them to smitherines you can get metal ones and in uk they have a feeder / gripper weight all in one but no one stocks them here :!:

#17 Post by **EoinMag** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:42 pm

Ask Henry to get the DVICE in, it's a cunning invention from some of the english lads.
You can combine good presentation at distance, with head hooked rag etc, and you plug the top of it with your ground bait, it'll all eject when it hit's the water.

http://www.dvice.co.uk/

He's looking to get Henry to stock them so if enough ask Henry he may get them in.