1 THEIR BRIGHT COLOUR REALLY STANDS OUT
The water is becoming clearer by the week, meaning that the fish will start to use their eyesight more to hunt down food. Fluoro pinkies are much brighter than red or white maggots, making it easier for fish to spot them. Keep a trickle going through the water column and it won’t take long for fish to turn up in your swim.
2 BIG FISH LOVE THEM TOO!
Pinkies have always been seen as a small-fish bait, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Two or three on the hook will tempt bites from big skimmers on canals, while bunches of four or five are deadly for carp and F1s because they are rarely used on commercial venues.
3 THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE FOOD VALUE
Loosefeeding will entice fish into the swim but introduce the wrong baits and you’ll struggle to get bites. This is because fish don’t need much to satisfy their appetite at this time of the year and will only eat the odd mouthful of baits like pellets and corn. Pinkies, on the other hand, have very little foo
