Being new to barbel fishing and from a carpy back ground, tiger nuts have always been an awsome bait for me. Know most barbel baits are more savoury rather than sweet.. but has anyone given them a try as they are very angler friendly for a hair rig as have hard nature and never nibbled or warn away by small shoal fish.
Any thought chaps?

Originally Posted by A M Smith

Being new to barbel fishing and from a carpy back ground, tiger nuts have always been an awsome bait for me. Know most barbel baits are more savoury rather than sweet.. but has anyone given them a try as they are very angler friendly for a hair rig as have hard nature and never nibbled or warn away by small shoal fish. Any thought chaps?

I have used a few times and have never had anything on them, although caught a lovely Crucian Carp on the trent on one. My opinion? Not good for Barbel, one bait in fact I don't think they hardly ever eat. You can try though and post your results mate. I just don't think they work for them. Nowt taken away for Carp though, they're fantastic, in fact one of the best baits for Carp.

Ricky

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Hiya smithy me&my dad did a three day session on the Trent at start of season we tuck two nice chub a big bream and four barbel smallest 7.8lb pleasant trip apart from the guy who was fishing about sixty yards down stream, he was with a group of mates who where there for the social not the fishing. There was four mates and the guy nxt to me one of the mates had one fish in three days but the guy nxt to me was catching constantly I tried to see what he was using with my bins it wasn't until day three I found out what he was on( tigernuts ) I was happy with my catches in the sunny conditions but the guy bagged up and his mates didn't and they were all down stream of him baffling all the fish ran the gauntlet passing the circus stopping at mateyboy and I got the leftovers but tigernuts maybe there the nxt mega barbel bait they might just need a bit of time. Gud luck pal

Originally Posted by Pheonixphythian

Hiya smithy me&my dad did a three day session on the Trent at start of season we tuck two nice chub a big bream and four barbel smallest 7.8lb pleasant trip apart from the guy who was fishing about sixty yards down stream, he was with a group of mates who where there for the social not the fishing. There was four mates and the guy nxt to me one of the mates had one fish in three days but the guy nxt to me was catching constantly I tried to see what he was using with my bins it wasn't until day three I found out what he was on( tigernuts ) I was happy with my catches in the sunny conditions but the guy bagged up and his mates didn't and they were all down stream of him baffling all the fish ran the gauntlet passing the circus stopping at mateyboy and I got the leftovers but tigernuts maybe there the nxt mega barbel bait they might just need a bit of time. Gud luck pal

I think I'll try these again then mate.

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In the early 90's I took a carp angler pal of mine on the Ribble. He landed a 9lb 2oz fish, which was huge for back then. On a tigernut. I didn't even know what they were.

Have recently been given a bag of hemp and tiger nut, was going to give one a try on the hook. Will do so now with far more confidence.