Consultants 'Tip of the Week': Particles
Personally, I'm a great fan of particles and always have been. Let me make a couple of issues quite clear though...I don't actually own a spod, never mind a spod rod! It's quite possible to have a lifetime of particle use behind you without going to these lengths, I assure you. Second, particles are absolutely excellent in very many areas...providing there aren't too many small silver fish to eat the lot.
Pretty well everybody's particle fishing probably began with maggots and casters. I then moved on to sweetcorn, hemp, various nuts and seeds and then mini pellets in pretty much that order. Today, paraphrased my thoughts are these.
I still like mini particles like hemp and tiny dust pellets as a way of stimulating feeding. However, I'm wary of using them to too great a degree in case you kick off an occupation with them that is difficult to overcome. Hemp especially can be...
