Tench have grown in popularity in the last 10 years on small stillwaters

Tench have grown in popularity in the last 10 years on small stillwaters. I’m not talking about the magic 6lb plus specimen that many ambitious anglers claim to have caught but the small hard fighting fish of 6 oz that provide great sport for thousands of us each season. With us having a mild winter last year, a lot of these prolific small tench venues are enjoying some early sport and groundbaiting seems to be getting their heads down already. One of Whizzo’s most popular mixes is perfect for these little green gremlins It’s ‘STENCH’. This mix is a rich blend of crumb, corn molasses and crushed Hemp. The attached pics show how in a relatively short time the mix breaks up and creates a particle rich carpet for the fish to feed over. A few grains of corn and casters mixed in should keep the little tinca’s occupied for hours.One venue local to myself that has a great small tench lake is Risby Park near Beverley in East Yorkshire. Visit their new web site at: http://www.risby-park.freeserve.co.uk/ and see what they have to offer. This year already has seen some 30 lb nets come out and regulars reckon that someone will hit the ‘Ton’ very soon.Reply to Email from Mr Howard of Sheffield.Q. Why is groundbait so expensive for a 1 kg bag when you can buy a bag of plain crumb for less than £1.A. Good question. I think that I should start by agreeing that it does seem a lot to pay for a mix when you see that some groundbaits have reached the £4 mark for 1kg. I should say that I do sometimes wonder why there is such a jump in price but I can only speak from our own principle on this matter Firstly the main difference is that most tackle dealers that sell bags of plain crumb usually buy it in bulk and bag it up themselves, so the labour and number of hands that it has gone through is minimal. On the other hand a MIX will have passed through a number of stages before it gets on the shelf. A mix may have up to 6 different ingredients in it, many of the ingredients have to be ground or crushed then blended together and because of the relatively small size of the industry all this is labour intensive and rarely automated. Then there is the packaging and labelling and finally the distribution, at the end of which you get a custom made mix that is designed to do a job specific. Commercially, all involved have to make a profit from the products in question to survive, however you will be pleased to hear that there will be no price increase on the Whizzo range of products this year.Enjoy your Tenching Whizzokev

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