I want to use the same out of the bag boilie bottom bait for hookbaits but make them white.
The bait is currently a light brown nut bait. Will any kind of glug change it to white? (i only want the hookbaits to be white)
ive tried Korda Buttercorn Supreme but think will be too thin
The bait is currently a light brown nut bait. Will any kind of glug change it to white? (i only want the hookbaits to be white)
ive tried Korda Buttercorn Supreme but think will be too thin
In reply to Post #1
You'll struggle to turn a brown bait white TBH. Also, if the the fish are happily munching your light brown freebies, then a similar coloured hookbait is gonna get picked up. If you really want a white hookbait then it would be easier to just buy a pot. You could get some 10 or 12 mm ones and use alongside your brown ones as a snowman. Best of both worlds then.
You'll struggle to turn a brown bait white TBH. Also, if the the fish are happily munching your light brown freebies, then a similar coloured hookbait is gonna get picked up. If you really want a white hookbait then it would be easier to just buy a pot. You could get some 10 or 12 mm ones and use alongside your brown ones as a snowman. Best of both worlds then.
In reply to Post #2
i wondered it that may be the case
i wondered it that may be the case
In reply to Post #3
Don't fancy rolling your own with some titanium dioxide in there? Can you get the base mix of the feed boilie you are hoping to match?
Don't fancy rolling your own with some titanium dioxide in there? Can you get the base mix of the feed boilie you are hoping to match?
In reply to Post #1
Cant you just use a white food dye? Worth a try
Cant you just use a white food dye? Worth a try
In reply to Post #5
i will give that a try
i will give that a try
In reply to Post #1
Have you tried throwing a few baits in a bowl and see how they look after 12 hours? Washed out they me be whiter than you think if the original colour is only light brown. You could then maybe wash a few out, dry them and use them as hookbaits.
Have you tried throwing a few baits in a bowl and see how they look after 12 hours? Washed out they me be whiter than you think if the original colour is only light brown. You could then maybe wash a few out, dry them and use them as hookbaits.
Can't remember the make but I bought a white colouring from a bait company, it made them lighter in colour but definitely not white.
That was making baits from scratch, if you can't make them white then, than I can't see how you would be able to on an already made bait
It made it easier for the coots to find though
That was making baits from scratch, if you can't make them white then, than I can't see how you would be able to on an already made bait
It made it easier for the coots to find though
In reply to Post #7
thanks everyone
the nearest i can get so far is to chop the bait up and remover outer skin and wash them out or soak in a goo. It seems that probably will be the lightest i can make them without changing bait.
thanks everyone
the nearest i can get so far is to chop the bait up and remover outer skin and wash them out or soak in a goo. It seems that probably will be the lightest i can make them without changing bait.
In reply to Post #4
+1, if it's hookbaits only you could knock up a pot in less than a hour with a small gardner roller table, no need for anything too fancy.
+1, if it's hookbaits only you could knock up a pot in less than a hour with a small gardner roller table, no need for anything too fancy.
In reply to Post #9
What is this nut bait that you're so determined to use ? There are numerous white hookbaits available, Trent Active Nut and Sticky White Manilla to name just two. As already suggested, there's also the option of knocking up a one egg mix yourself. You don't even need any dye if all the ingredients are white or thereabouts. By removing the skin from your freebies and then washing out for hookbaits, you're gonna remove a good proportion of soluble attractors. You could end up with your free offerings being more attractive than your hookbaits !
What is this nut bait that you're so determined to use ? There are numerous white hookbaits available, Trent Active Nut and Sticky White Manilla to name just two. As already suggested, there's also the option of knocking up a one egg mix yourself. You don't even need any dye if all the ingredients are white or thereabouts. By removing the skin from your freebies and then washing out for hookbaits, you're gonna remove a good proportion of soluble attractors. You could end up with your free offerings being more attractive than your hookbaits !
In reply to Post #11
all of which are pop ups ... (not what i want). We will have to agree to disagree on a chopped/washed out hookbaits being deteimental.
all of which are pop ups ... (not what i want). We will have to agree to disagree on a chopped/washed out hookbaits being deteimental.
In reply to Post #10
yes, thats a good option
yes, thats a good option
In reply to Post #12
Fair enough. Honestly not disagreeing, just trying to suggest other options. What about a piece of white sinking corn with your nut bait ? Try the washed out baits by all means but what is this must have nut bait ? Just curious 😁
Fair enough. Honestly not disagreeing, just trying to suggest other options. What about a piece of white sinking corn with your nut bait ? Try the washed out baits by all means but what is this must have nut bait ? Just curious 😁
In reply to Post #14
It's not a special bait, no better/worse than any other nut bait .... but I've done ok on it
.. and had it been possible I would of liked to have experimented using a white hookbait of it. I won't use plastic any more.
It's not a special bait, no better/worse than any other nut bait .... but I've done ok on it
.. and had it been possible I would of liked to have experimented using a white hookbait of it. I won't use plastic any more.
Best bet is to talk to the supplier of the bait. They may do a custom order for you or provide you with all the ingredients to make a white hookbait for yourself.
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