Does anyone put eggshells in there basemix, I've heard s few people do this
In reply to Post #1
Used to, don't bother these days . Makes no difference in the finished bait other than sometimes making them crack when putting the baiting needle through your hookbaits.
Used to, don't bother these days . Makes no difference in the finished bait other than sometimes making them crack when putting the baiting needle through your hookbaits.
Some companies still do it. I believe the thought behind it is adding a crunch to the bait
In reply to Post #1
Someone on here wrote about testing the difference between adding or not adding eggshells. I think that they concluded that it made no difference to results.
I have a feeling it was Ken, but could be totally wrong.
I always liked the idea of the noise from the crunch but suspect that the pharyngeal teeth make much more noise than an egg shell!
Someone on here wrote about testing the difference between adding or not adding eggshells. I think that they concluded that it made no difference to results.
I have a feeling it was Ken, but could be totally wrong.
I always liked the idea of the noise from the crunch but suspect that the pharyngeal teeth make much more noise than an egg shell!
In reply to Post #4
I do it as i cant be arsed to crack them!
I do it as i cant be arsed to crack them!
I used to, until I switched to using egg powder. Not sure it improved the bait but like frothey said it was easier than cracking the eggs
In reply to Post #1
Rollin Baits add them as a free of charge option on their boilies.
Rollin Baits add them as a free of charge option on their boilies.
In reply to Post #1
Dynamite stopped putting egg shells in the Source nowadays.
Draw your own conclusions. More aggro, than the benefits ?
Dynamite stopped putting egg shells in the Source nowadays.
Draw your own conclusions. More aggro, than the benefits ?
About twenty years ago I started adding the shells. I thought I was a right clever so and so with my secret edge.
Made f@@k all difference
Made f@@k all difference
Abs used it in the Malarky baits a few years ago but don't know if they still do 
In reply to Post #8
Doesn't go through roiling machines as well. Same reason as a lot of co's grind their base mixes down.
Kelp and red/yellow factor, for example, should make baits go all lumpy when it's been in the water, but they grind it down as it goes thru the machines easier.
Doesn't go through roiling machines as well. Same reason as a lot of co's grind their base mixes down.
Kelp and red/yellow factor, for example, should make baits go all lumpy when it's been in the water, but they grind it down as it goes thru the machines easier.
In reply to Post #11
Didn't Poacher do this.?
Lee Jackson La Crunch?
Didn't Poacher do this.?
Lee Jackson La Crunch?
I put the shells in all my baits, just gives it a nice texture.
In reply to Post #13
Hardly anyone uses eggs anymore. I love seeing a piece of eggshell in a boilie as it's the first sign of a bit of passion and thought rather than ease of production or lowering cost. Several of the brands that regularly come up on the forum have not used eggs for years or ever. Fresh eggs full of natural protein and binders or some age old powder mixed with water (heavy and cheap) that often sits around in vats for days or weeks. I know which one I prefer. I was in a meeting at one of the biggest U.K. producers two years ago and followed my nose to a foul rotten barrel covered in flies.......egg powder and water and a million dead flies! What we think and what actually happens to our baits is very different. Choose carefully
Hardly anyone uses eggs anymore. I love seeing a piece of eggshell in a boilie as it's the first sign of a bit of passion and thought rather than ease of production or lowering cost. Several of the brands that regularly come up on the forum have not used eggs for years or ever. Fresh eggs full of natural protein and binders or some age old powder mixed with water (heavy and cheap) that often sits around in vats for days or weeks. I know which one I prefer. I was in a meeting at one of the biggest U.K. producers two years ago and followed my nose to a foul rotten barrel covered in flies.......egg powder and water and a million dead flies! What we think and what actually happens to our baits is very different. Choose carefully
In reply to Post #14
Fresh eggs every time 👍🏻 I don't personally use eggs shells in the bait but the same time I don't go out my way to remove them from the liquids if there in there.
Fresh eggs every time 👍🏻 I don't personally use eggs shells in the bait but the same time I don't go out my way to remove them from the liquids if there in there.