Anyone use this bait? Wanting to know if it's any good as was contemplating Cream Cracker, but website doesn't mention price per kilo. Thanks
In reply to Post #1
Are you sure they are still going? If they are then cream cracker was a great bait, as was Christmas cracker
Are you sure they are still going? If they are then cream cracker was a great bait, as was Christmas cracker
In reply to Post #2
They have a website. But haven't heard much about them???
They have a website. But haven't heard much about them???
In reply to Post #3
doesn't seem to be an active site.
doesn't seem to be an active site.
In reply to Post #3
Poor website . I remember that two members of the company split and Magnum baits was formed
Poor website . I remember that two members of the company split and Magnum baits was formed
In reply to Post #5
correct. Paul left to form Magnum Baits and ollie carried on with Elite. My mate was using them at the time. Soon after the split he stopped using Elite. make of that what you will. magnum still make cream cracker but it's £13 a kilo.
correct. Paul left to form Magnum Baits and ollie carried on with Elite. My mate was using them at the time. Soon after the split he stopped using Elite. make of that what you will. magnum still make cream cracker but it's £13 a kilo.
Thanks guys. That's a shame it's no more.
In reply to Post #1
elite baits is still running. After the split with Paul alot of rumours went round that ollie wasn't putting in the high quality milks that go into the baits which was rubbish. A few of my mates have always used his baits since the split and say there's no difference. I myself bought 50kg of smokey mackerel recently and its still very effect and works any where. There's a shop you can order it from in hemel Hempstead but I can't remember whats its called as I went direct to ollie as you get it alot cheaper. The cream cracker is a fishmeal with a creamy tone to it and is a very good bait which does do alot of big fish but personally I always found the smokey mackerel better as its a take anywhere type of bait but my old man prefers the cream cracker as he had his first 50lb common in France on it. Give ollie a call his number is still on the website
elite baits is still running. After the split with Paul alot of rumours went round that ollie wasn't putting in the high quality milks that go into the baits which was rubbish. A few of my mates have always used his baits since the split and say there's no difference. I myself bought 50kg of smokey mackerel recently and its still very effect and works any where. There's a shop you can order it from in hemel Hempstead but I can't remember whats its called as I went direct to ollie as you get it alot cheaper. The cream cracker is a fishmeal with a creamy tone to it and is a very good bait which does do alot of big fish but personally I always found the smokey mackerel better as its a take anywhere type of bait but my old man prefers the cream cracker as he had his first 50lb common in France on it. Give ollie a call his number is still on the website
In reply to Post #8
Ok, so why was the cream cracker that my mate got post Paul leaving different to the one he got when Paul was there? My mate rang Ollie and told him so and got told they had to reduce costs so he went elsewhere. They may have changed it back of course since but it put my mate off using it. Shame as he said the cream cracker was the best fishmeal bait he had used.
Ok, so why was the cream cracker that my mate got post Paul leaving different to the one he got when Paul was there? My mate rang Ollie and told him so and got told they had to reduce costs so he went elsewhere. They may have changed it back of course since but it put my mate off using it. Shame as he said the cream cracker was the best fishmeal bait he had used.
In reply to Post #8
It's called old town angling
Or you can buy direct from him in hatfield
It's called old town angling
Or you can buy direct from him in hatfield
In reply to Post #9
All I know is when Paul set up magnum baits alot of rumours went round about ollie not putting in the high quality milks that went into the basemix and alot of customers showed loyalty to paul and went on to using magnum baits instead. I personally used elite baits smokey mackerel and cream cracker 20 plus years ago from elite baits and then from magnum baits from Johnson ross tackle when i needed to just grab a kilo or 2 when I was running low and didn't notice any difference in the quality and also my catch results and only stopped using it due making my own but this year went back on it due to not having the time to roll the quantities of bait I use and the bait I picked up is exactly how I remember it back then. I've never heard anything where ollie had told people directly that he had changed the make up of the cream cracker and only go by my own friends that used his bait then and now and my own experience of using both baits
All I know is when Paul set up magnum baits alot of rumours went round about ollie not putting in the high quality milks that went into the basemix and alot of customers showed loyalty to paul and went on to using magnum baits instead. I personally used elite baits smokey mackerel and cream cracker 20 plus years ago from elite baits and then from magnum baits from Johnson ross tackle when i needed to just grab a kilo or 2 when I was running low and didn't notice any difference in the quality and also my catch results and only stopped using it due making my own but this year went back on it due to not having the time to roll the quantities of bait I use and the bait I picked up is exactly how I remember it back then. I've never heard anything where ollie had told people directly that he had changed the make up of the cream cracker and only go by my own friends that used his bait then and now and my own experience of using both baits
In reply to Post #10
I always used to go direct so wasn't sure what the shop was called thanks
I always used to go direct so wasn't sure what the shop was called thanks
In reply to Post #11
Dean you weren't on Smallford about twenty years ago using the cream/Christmas cracker were you?
Dean you weren't on Smallford about twenty years ago using the cream/Christmas cracker were you?
In reply to Post #13
Na never fished smallford pit mate
Na never fished smallford pit mate
In reply to Post #13
Christmas cracker works down there Lol
Christmas cracker works down there Lol
A lot of talk of ‘mates' opinions. Probably best for the OP to buy a few kg and try it for yourself.
In reply to Post #14
Ah ok. There was a group of about five or six guys on there when I fished it, around 20ish years ago, they all used the cracker and did very well on it. I wondered if it might have been you. I think it was possibly one of the bailiffs at the time.
Ah ok. There was a group of about five or six guys on there when I fished it, around 20ish years ago, they all used the cracker and did very well on it. I wondered if it might have been you. I think it was possibly one of the bailiffs at the time.
In reply to Post #16
The mate in question has been fishing for 50+ years and carping for 40+. Fished with a lot of good anglers, Regan, Thorpe, Harrison, etc. I tend to listen to what he says. He was mega confident with Elite and then he got a batch that wasn't the same. He's very fussy about baits. That's all I can say.
The mate in question has been fishing for 50+ years and carping for 40+. Fished with a lot of good anglers, Regan, Thorpe, Harrison, etc. I tend to listen to what he says. He was mega confident with Elite and then he got a batch that wasn't the same. He's very fussy about baits. That's all I can say.
In reply to Post #11
Fair enough. I'm not doubting what you say, just going by what my mate told me. He's used a lot of bait firms over the years and knows a good bait when he sees one. Not sponsored so no axe to grind. He was paying for his bait when he used Elite. As far as he was concerned the bait changed which knocked his confidence in it. Elite may of gone back to the original recipe of course.
Fair enough. I'm not doubting what you say, just going by what my mate told me. He's used a lot of bait firms over the years and knows a good bait when he sees one. Not sponsored so no axe to grind. He was paying for his bait when he used Elite. As far as he was concerned the bait changed which knocked his confidence in it. Elite may of gone back to the original recipe of course.
Quite a few guys on Ollie's trips at Rainbow used to put a fair bit of the Christmas C and Smokey M in looked a decentish enough bait from what I remember, they all used to catch well enough with it.
In reply to Post #18
I was speaking to the guy in the old town angling shop about these and he said they were having trouble with the recipe for The pop ups but no mention of the baits
This was around 18 months to 2 years ago though
I was speaking to the guy in the old town angling shop about these and he said they were having trouble with the recipe for The pop ups but no mention of the baits
This was around 18 months to 2 years ago though
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