Catching pellet trained bass is EASY PEASY. Just soften Optimal pellets (any size) with just enough water after 6-8 hrs to make them soft, pliable and moldable very similar to soft modeling clay or pie dough. For 1 cup of pellets use around 2-3 Tbl of water. Experiment with water volume to get it right for each brand of pellets. I like to use warm water for faster softening. Shake pellets until all water is absorbed. Cecil Baird soaks his pellets in a zip loc bag. I use plastic containers appropriate size for amount of pellets. You need to monitor how soft the pellets are progressing and a small spray of water may be needed 20 to 60 min prior to finishing them. When soft, squeeze some into any shape you want and put them on most any size hook or feed them to your fish. Pellets will form mold in around 2 days. Left overs, I refrigerate and or freeze them for later use. For hooks I like # 4 or #2 aberdeen for the large soft rolled pellets and drop them into the area where you are feeding. Then hang on tight to the fish pole.
Note this is not really fishing,,,,,it is called catching. And it does tend to make your fish pellet shy so do not do it often.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/13/24 09:58 AM.
