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