In reply to Post #15
Frozen paste balls (rolled like normal boilies, just not boiled) made with a decent high quality milk protein basemix are IMO some of the best winter baits you can use. John Baker is a massive advocate of paste wraps for hookbaits...but you never see anyone doing it! Edge
Frozen paste balls (rolled like normal boilies, just not boiled) made with a decent high quality milk protein basemix are IMO some of the best winter baits you can use. John Baker is a massive advocate of paste wraps for hookbaits...but you never see anyone doing it! Edge
In reply to Post #16
I agree, I always wrapa boilie in plenty of paste, had my biggest carp using this tactic.
I agree, I always wrapa boilie in plenty of paste, had my biggest carp using this tactic.
In reply to Post #17
Paste wraps! Back when I was younger I used to fish Horseshoe a lot. When it was warm I did really well fishing on the edges of blatant clear spots in Summer Bay. I used to mould a big lump of scalded trout pellet paste around the hookbait and hook, cast it out to the clip in the middle of the blatant spot and then pull my lead back until it locked up against the weed. By using a reasonable length hooklink this meant the bait was perfectly presented on the edge of the spot with the hook point being protected by the paste. It would dissolve quickly and I had numerous takes really quickly after casting out Bet you dont see many people do that these days 
Paste wraps! Back when I was younger I used to fish Horseshoe a lot. When it was warm I did really well fishing on the edges of blatant clear spots in Summer Bay. I used to mould a big lump of scalded trout pellet paste around the hookbait and hook, cast it out to the clip in the middle of the blatant spot and then pull my lead back until it locked up against the weed. By using a reasonable length hooklink this meant the bait was perfectly presented on the edge of the spot with the hook point being protected by the paste. It would dissolve quickly and I had numerous takes really quickly after casting out
Bet you dont see many people do that these days
Had a decent session in France quite a while back using odyssey xxx. Made myself some hookbaits as normal, wafters, pop ups etc, but then i made a paste wrap around the hookbaits. I incorporated crushed mealworm, snail shells all sorts of other bits, then air dried it for a few days. The paste would disintegrate in the water over a period of time leaving the hookbait. I've also used the scalded pellet over the hookbait too on short sessions.