The Humble Squat for fishing bait

The humble squat can actually be a deadly hook bait, especially on tough canals.
Don't just think of the squat as a canal bait though. Their great for adding to groundbaits as a loose feed, being small they won't break your gorundbait up to early.
And when the going getting really tough cupping balls of leam laced with squats can be a match winning tactic.
Another plus for the squat as that they don't tend to burrow in to the silt like maggots do, allowing your to create a nice feeding area for any passing fish.
So if you've never used the squat give them ago, available instore or for home delivery through the link below
www.soartackle...

[@mg10056]

Squatts used to be in most tackle shops years ago (1970's / 1980's) popularised by Leicester's Likely Lads, especially bronze squatts.
Difficult to obtain nowadays, unless one orders over 2 gallons.
Had to order from Northwich last year.
Do Soar Tackle have squatts in stock throughout the year ?

[@SoartackleCoUk]

Thank you for your input and question 😊
Bit of a forgotten bait really, tend to get used more round here in Leicestershire Derbyshire on the autumn and winter canal leagues.
We only tend to keep Squat through Autumn and Winter as there’s not the demand in the spring and summer.
If we can see people want them and the bigger if is if the maggot farm is doing them then we’ll make sure they’re available for people.

[@mg10056]

@@SoartackleCoUk Thanks

[@Northstar-Media]

Not many tackle shops produce their own bait. I use pinky more in winter months, but not much squats. 🎣
PS maggot I've been getting from tackle shop has been frothing up even when cold why do they do this ?

[@SoartackleCoUk]

Pinkies can be a great bait all year round, like you say especially in the winter.
Frothy maggots, it’s generally because they are sweating. Can happen even more when they are cold especially if in a bait tub with the lid on. As they’ll still be breathing and generating some heat they’ll create condensation inside the tub thus they’ll start the froth up.
The tackle shop should be keeping them clean and putting fresh maize flour on they as they sell them to you, in doing so they should keep happily in a fridge with out you touching them for a couple 24hrs.
Best way to keep maggots or pinkies in the fridge is in a tray the biggest that’ll fit in the fridge. No lid though that is important. Dust they with fresh maize flour.
If they are frothy when you get them home your best off popping them in some fine sawdust to dry them off.
To clean them off you’ll need a 2mm preferably riddle or 3mm shack the sawdust off then pop them in a tray with some maize flour.
Hope that’s of help

[@matthewwallington2552]

Squatt power 🎣🎣🎣 as a junior many years ago got told by all old school anglers if after bream you need squats

[@SoartackleCoUk]

Yes have to agree with you on that one Matt.

[@konjma]

Can you get Red squat or at least colour the Whites ?

[@SoartackleCoUk]

We do get them in red but not that often. The red dye they use seems to really really shorten their life span.
As mentioned in the clip I’ve been playing about Fjuka red power to give them a tinge of red colour

[@konjma]

@@SoartackleCoUk I could imagine normally the squat are fed on the pre-coloured meat , Pinkies also however when you see the fluro pinkies they seem to last forever if kept in correct storage - keep up the great work Scott