I've had good success with the squidgy pro 70mm pillys. I think i was using 1/4oz so i could work them faster. Fair few in a packet and has a scent packet as well.

Tried some small gold fleck grubs but they were only interested in a twisty that day. (5g as it matches their food like the above SP).

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there you go tommo, can't go wrong, hlokk's advice is always well researched

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can't beat the good old 3inch/4inch bass minnows in pearl watermelon, but when the herring are boiling, they'll take anything.

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5 gram twisty and 70mm Squidgy representing the same food source?

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Quite a few guys recommend the bass minnows (e.g. 3") for a lot of things, so good to have in your tackle box as Blake mentioned.

Mostly though, dont forget the burley.

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Would they not be representing a small baitfish?

maybe I just read it wrong

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Good old lumo straw hey. When there on there on i mean we arnt chasing marlin here there only hezzas!lol.

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Funny... Powerbass Minnows in any colour but Greens work best! 1/8oz jig head will do the trick. Burley is the main point!

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The twisty, the squidgy and the bait fish were all around the same length, around the same proportions and a silvery or blue colour. All around 70mm (5 and 10g twisty, incl of hook)

Edit: SPESS, not sure about the other guys but direct connection to the herring on very light line on a very light rod is a lot more fun than a straw behind a float, at least IMO. Though in terms of effectiveness and simplicity, hard to beat the lumo tube.

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oh yeah now i get it.........................not.

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hmmmm herring easy on there spess they can be pretty tough , although you are on the right track spess if fisherman breno can give you some advise it would be always test your lures in the pool first (including lumo tube) and always use a twiste double for hezzas to make sure it spins in the direction you want it to
brenz ova n out

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Do they make SP wogs ?? The old boys down Cott used to clean up on herring with wogs, I used to use a yellow straw cut up from HJ's (many many moons ago).

I haven't fished for herring for about 10years so maybe they have refined there taste now  (not!).

Have a great day.

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Yeah they do mate. berkey the makers of gulp etc make maggots and corn by memory.

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What do you use them for ?? Crow fish ?

Funny what fish will eat eh.

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http://www.cabelas.com/hprod-1/0017699.shtml

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I know impoundment trout love them....apparenlty! Ill have to wait for hlokks info first.

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I allways got told to match or mimic the bait with what the fish's normal diet is.

So im stuffed to see how the fish find corn kernels.

But if it works stick to it eh.

Have a great day.

Lindsay

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its soft.... its plastic.....its cheap.....it works....

I've only ever fished for Herring once, this was last Chrissy in Esperance, and cleaned up on little gulp Minnow grubs in Pumpkinseed. Great fun on light gear, heaps of Skippy and little Mackerel things as well.
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Lindsay it all has to do when the trout are stocked into dambs etc that when they are bread up they get fed corn from fingerlings as it beafs there wieght up quicker than most other products, well that are as cheap as corn anyway. Hope that anwsers your question mate. 

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To the rescue! hehe :p

I was wondering about the corn myself before. Its because in the US, they use corn for various panfish/coarsefish, usually freshwater fish (incl trout and bass). To be honest, I think the corn shape is for the angler, not the fish. Any rounded shape would work the same. I'd be surprised if they werent the same stuff.

The gulp maggots are useful to carry around for when you see some gardies or baitfish and dont have any bait for them.

edit: oh and spess: http://www.fish.state.pa.us/images/pages/qa/fish_regs/corn_chum.htm

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Mate you couldnt rescue a 3 dog from running around in circles biting its own arse. But hey im sure youll give it go. Quick answer though not bad at all...........

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Hlokk your out of your depth on that one mate i was and actually still am in the game of developing the actaul pellet sold to fish farms with the right ingredients that helpds this situation so dont be such a smart arse! I never said it was good for the trout i just said thats why they love the corn.

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Fair enough (and hence the sarcasm in my post :p). It woulda been better if it was behind the other post you had. Bit pointless if theres lots in between.

(oh, and you said get the weight up quicker )

edit: it is only one study with one fish with one comparison product though. theres a lot of factors they might not mention, so not calling your expertese into judgement. the link says otherwise, but i dont know whos right :p

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Pemberton trout farm feed their trout on kernels and pellet mix. And the trout love the corn.

Gulp also have a trout dough, not sure how that works

Speaking of that when is the next batch of Spess's Special Brew

Have a great day.

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Yeah, all those eccentric coarse fisherman use corn for bait :-D
South Aussie blokes have been using corn to catch Carp for yonks.

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On its way im just waiting on arrival of buckets from all who wish to get them refilled. Ive only got 5 full at the moment just have to go and pick them up.

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Best thing about corn is you can eat it, pick it out of ya turd, and catch farm bred trout and Crap, I mean Carp. ;-P
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On that note (funny as) enough said.

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Spess, I will take one.  Cheers

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No worries mate ive got one on hold for u as i thought youd want one. Shouldnt be too far away hapefully nextweekend.

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the heat is on boys!!!

Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime.

are you cooking corn?

hahahaha

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