Good afternoon all , I wanted to ask if any of you folks have used Belachan to any degree in your Angling ?

I'm thinking of using it in pellet, liquid form as part of a spring / summer solid bag tactic .

The water im fishing is a park and as you can imagine sees all the same tactics year in year out .

I'd like to try a complete different and subtle approach and with a bait that I've not seen or heard any one use .

I'd be grateful for all of your experiences and opinions.. good or bad .

Thanks I'm advance

In reply to Post #1
Bread is always a good bet on a park lake, and very few carp angers use it. You could try PVA bags of white bread crumb mixed with grated belachan block?

Many go down the bread and white boilie route and as a result I've seen fish spook off bright baits and even freelined bread flake . Also the water is clearer than gin , that's why I want to be very subtle .

Thanks for the idea though and replying

In reply to Post #1
It's brilliant, I've just taken delivery of another half pallet and I have no where to put them

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A "boilie wash" made from a grated block mixed with warmed up fish sauce ( squid brand ) and a sugary liquid such as molasses is superb for spring, also, grated into hemp once its finished cooking and still hot is a winner.

Smells is somewhat unique, some might say not suitable for civilised society, but it works in spring BIG TIME and always will.

In reply to Post #1
Belachan is one hell of an ingredient , use with confidence , I would stay away from the block type Fromm cc moore and go with the potted paste version you can get at the Asian supermarkets.

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Years ago I fished a lake where maggots were really effective through winter. I put the belachan through a garlic press and created some belachan sausages that looked like maggots/small worms. It worked very well and out fished most who were using simple maggots. The only problem is the smell of belachan - I know that's what makes it attractive but it makes the whole bivvy smell not to mention your hands, clothes etc!

In reply to Post #6
That sounds absolutely spot on mozzi . Music to my ears .

Thank you

In reply to Post #7
I'll defo be looking at the shop version.

Thank you

In reply to Post #8
Im not fussed about stinking .. my chub cheese pastes are pungent especially with N-butyric in them..

Secondly it will keep the dragon away

In reply to Post #7
Go block, the salts matter! the potted one is alright in boilies but again, not a patch on the block.

I wish it was as I can get it cheaper and an 40kg cartons where as the blocks are 250g and I spend a good proportion of my life unwrapping them lol

In reply to Post #12
Also, the block is a shop version ccmoore just repackage it, search for. belachan block or trassi block

Get the 90 per cent paste.

Block is very low in shrimp.

In reply to Post #11
Seriously mate, get some disposable gloves when you handle it. The smell lasts on your hands for days, it smells like s###