Do Tench Eat Boilies?

Boilies play a big part in today's modern day tench angling. Tench have got big from feeding on the ever popular carp angling and angler's bait! So boilies should never ever be ignored.

What is the best bait for tench?

Best Baits

The most effective baits include worms, black slugs, red maggots and casters, as tench are instinctively attracted to such baits. Bread flake, pellets, sweetcorn, prawns and boilies can also be used to catch tench. In some regions, green peas are said to work very well.

Does carp feed with tench?

You can see under the water mixed shoals e.g. of carp and tench feeding together but I had a feeling that the carp are not comfortable to eat when for instance a pike is around even when she is smaller than them. Beware that when you pre-bait some area for long the predators will come.