08-31-2010, 11:14 PM
Don't know about Brownlee specifically, but....
I've heard the same with carp meat. Local cut-bait - can't beat what they already know.
Never tried flavoring/drying them. Doesn't that lose some of the 'blood-letting' nature of the liver?
You can wrap livers in a swatch of nylon stocking around the hook. There are some hooks with springs incorporated to hold dough or such baits on. Then there's the dippin' tube types. I've tried some of the liquid squirt baits - blood 'flavor' - paired with worms, or liver chunks.
Seen tails of coagulated blood made for catfish bait. Get blood from the butcher - spread on a tray, let it "gel" then cut into cubes. Can't say I've tried it, but I'm intrigued.
Shrimp lends itself well to taking on other flavors too. I've worked with the cheap frozen shrimp from WallyWorld, and chop/soak them in various flavors. I've used mixes of the cooking panty (garlic+), or some commercial squirts (gamefish, catfish, anchovy, leech - etc).
And it often comes down to worms. Any attention getter tipped with worm. Seems like it can't be beat, no matter the water, no matter the fish.
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I've heard the same with carp meat. Local cut-bait - can't beat what they already know.
Never tried flavoring/drying them. Doesn't that lose some of the 'blood-letting' nature of the liver?
You can wrap livers in a swatch of nylon stocking around the hook. There are some hooks with springs incorporated to hold dough or such baits on. Then there's the dippin' tube types. I've tried some of the liquid squirt baits - blood 'flavor' - paired with worms, or liver chunks.
Seen tails of coagulated blood made for catfish bait. Get blood from the butcher - spread on a tray, let it "gel" then cut into cubes. Can't say I've tried it, but I'm intrigued.
Shrimp lends itself well to taking on other flavors too. I've worked with the cheap frozen shrimp from WallyWorld, and chop/soak them in various flavors. I've used mixes of the cooking panty (garlic+), or some commercial squirts (gamefish, catfish, anchovy, leech - etc).
And it often comes down to worms. Any attention getter tipped with worm. Seems like it can't be beat, no matter the water, no matter the fish.
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