In reply to Post #60
Don't tell, but I used to put multi-coloured beads on a hair.
They are perfect for moulding paste around...
Don't tell, but I used to put multi-coloured beads on a hair.
They are perfect for moulding paste around...
In reply to Post #62
Way back in the early College days we used to put "luminous" beads ahead of the lead. Whether they were in fact luminescent at 10 feet is open to doubt, but we had loads of carp while using them
I have also tried "Glow in the dark" artificial corn, but never had a take on it.
Way back in the early College days we used to put "luminous" beads ahead of the lead. Whether they were in fact luminescent at 10 feet is open to doubt, but we had loads of carp while using them
I have also tried "Glow in the dark" artificial corn, but never had a take on it.
In reply to Post #62
What was the benefit of using coloured beads covered by paste?
What was the benefit of using coloured beads covered by paste?
In reply to Post #64
The beads hold the paste on the hair.
The beads hold the paste on the hair.
In reply to Post #65
I asked why you chose coloured beads.
I asked why you chose coloured beads.
In reply to Post #66
Folk do it a lot in sea fishing to give their bait more attraction - popular approach when fishing for flounder and other flatfish.
I guess the same theory with carp which folk have put into practice and had success 😃
Folk do it a lot in sea fishing to give their bait more attraction - popular approach when fishing for flounder and other flatfish.
I guess the same theory with carp which folk have put into practice and had success 😃
In reply to Post #66
They were handy. Also more visible than black or green if the paste came off
They were handy. Also more visible than black or green if the paste came off
In reply to Post #57
I have used all 3 of those hooks, in fact this year I had a 55lb cat pick up a boilie fished on a carp"R"us nailer and it headed straight for the biggest snag in the lake, I turned it successfully and when netted the hook was embedded just past the barb in the center of the bottom pad, if you know cats, you'll know that's a hard spot, that cat fought like a demon[don't they all] and that hook held its shape perfectly.
Ray called me later that week about another matter and I told him about the landed cat, he has great faith in his hooks, and so do I.
I have used all 3 of those hooks, in fact this year I had a 55lb cat pick up a boilie fished on a carp"R"us nailer and it headed straight for the biggest snag in the lake, I turned it successfully and when netted the hook was embedded just past the barb in the center of the bottom pad, if you know cats, you'll know that's a hard spot, that cat fought like a demon[don't they all] and that hook held its shape perfectly.
Ray called me later that week about another matter and I told him about the landed cat, he has great faith in his hooks, and so do I.
In reply to Post #69
Is Ray someone we should know?
Is Ray someone we should know?
I think all hooks have the potential to open out, all depends on so many variables, but it's a piece of thin metal at the end of the day, none are indestructible in the wrong circumstances.
Confidence in that pattern afterwards is a personal thing obviously. But it could just have been bad luck rather than a poor product
Confidence in that pattern afterwards is a personal thing obviously. But it could just have been bad luck rather than a poor product
In reply to Post #70
In reply to Post #69
Is Ray someone we should know?
Ray Dale-Smith founder and owner of Carp-R-Us.
Nice guy, met him a few times when he was doing the tackle shop rounds promoting his gear.
In reply to Post #69
Is Ray someone we should know?
Ray Dale-Smith founder and owner of Carp-R-Us.
Nice guy, met him a few times when he was doing the tackle shop rounds promoting his gear.
In reply to Post #70
Embarrassing aint it
If you dont even know who Ray is your a no one these days....
Embarrassing aint it
If you dont even know who Ray is your a no one these days....
In reply to Post #72
I thought carp r us went tits up
I thought carp r us went tits up
In reply to Post #74
That was toys r us i think
That was toys r us i think
In reply to Post #74
very much alive and I ordered recently and its all good, I use his hooks, never had one fail.
https://www.carprusdirect.com/
very much alive and I ordered recently and its all good, I use his hooks, never had one fail.
https://www.carprusdirect.com/