In reply to Post #15
I'd be gob smacked if any of the major baits cost £2.50 kg for the ingredients. I know what the cost price of one very big bait is delivered, and factoring in production, wages, shipping etc then there's no way it's 2.50 raw.
I'd be gob smacked if any of the major baits cost £2.50 kg for the ingredients. I know what the cost price of one very big bait is delivered, and factoring in production, wages, shipping etc then there's no way it's 2.50 raw.
In reply to Post #16
Saw dust is cheap
Saw dust is cheap
In reply to Post #15
Some baits are made very cheap with filler by big companies, others are not.
Cost ids a very subjective thing, I know someone who sells bait pretty cheap but makes tonnes of it a day os can keep the margin small, as well as that investing in efficient production to bring costs down etc
That bait I post isnt hugely far from one companies fishmeal, you just swap S & A for provimi, reduce it to ten percent max, massively increase the bread crumb and add paprika. reduce the birdfood to a small bucket of seeds per 500kg of basemix
Some baits are made very cheap with filler by big companies, others are not.
Cost ids a very subjective thing, I know someone who sells bait pretty cheap but makes tonnes of it a day os can keep the margin small, as well as that investing in efficient production to bring costs down etc
That bait I post isnt hugely far from one companies fishmeal, you just swap S & A for provimi, reduce it to ten percent max, massively increase the bread crumb and add paprika. reduce the birdfood to a small bucket of seeds per 500kg of basemix
In reply to Post #18
Yeah, but you do put lots of hydro's in it.....
Yeah, but you do put lots of hydro's in it.....
In reply to Post #19
eh?
eh?
In reply to Post #18
Sounds like that company got it right, even cheaper and great catcher.
Sounds like that company got it right, even cheaper and great catcher.
In reply to Post #21
It's being discontinued actually. Christ you do love a wind up though don't you
It's being discontinued actually. Christ you do love a wind up though don't you
In reply to Post #1
After last weekend yes, try Decathlon Scopex which works out at £3.49kg.
After last weekend yes, try Decathlon Scopex which works out at £3.49kg.
In reply to Post #14
I hope your not paying some of those prices mozzi. I get micronised maize at £12/25kg, birdfood around £24/20kg and soya around £18/25kg and that's not trade price
I hope your not paying some of those prices mozzi. I get micronised maize at £12/25kg, birdfood around £24/20kg and soya around £18/25kg and that's not trade price
In terms of a cheap boilie, I was reminded of an old skool bait ages ago. Cat biscuits, micronised maize and semo. A bit of salmon oil, msg and fish flavour and away you go. Very very cheap at around £1/kg rolled and by all accounts catches everywhere.
In reply to Post #25
They were very effective Lincs, I used pretty much that bait but with a bit of bird food added, why would it not work?
The carp loved it and ate it over & over and put weight on. We made the bait and used it before freezing which is a factor I think.
Trouble nowadays with so much media anglers are bombarded with information about bait this bait that, no different to adverts on tv. Best thing is find out for ourselves then we know.
They were very effective Lincs, I used pretty much that bait but with a bit of bird food added, why would it not work?
The carp loved it and ate it over & over and put weight on. We made the bait and used it before freezing which is a factor I think.
Trouble nowadays with so much media anglers are bombarded with information about bait this bait that, no different to adverts on tv. Best thing is find out for ourselves then we know.
In reply to Post #26
Yep the 'find out yourself' mentality seems to have been lost/diluted over the last 10 or so years.
With limited time on the bank, anglers quite often now don't want to 'try it and see', they want a bait they can rely on a hopefully catch on straight away.
What about nutritionally for the fish? Would these Decathlon baits be any 'good' for fish?
Yep the 'find out yourself' mentality seems to have been lost/diluted over the last 10 or so years.
With limited time on the bank, anglers quite often now don't want to 'try it and see', they want a bait they can rely on a hopefully catch on straight away.
What about nutritionally for the fish? Would these Decathlon baits be any 'good' for fish?
In reply to Post #27
Probably not
Probably not
In reply to Post #27
Got the ingredients up, cheap ingredients but that don't mean not good, nutritionally probably missing stuff, but with a good label, your catch, would I use, no, but what do I know, I should just say what I require from a bait , to catch the bigger fish to not blow, and do them good, and whant them to want it,
Got the ingredients up, cheap ingredients but that don't mean not good, nutritionally probably missing stuff, but with a good label, your catch, would I use, no, but what do I know, I should just say what I require from a bait , to catch the bigger fish to not blow, and do them good, and whant them to want it,
You won't go wrong using Marcus's, bulk over run boxes ,as already mentioned, I have caught very,very well on various mixes ,flavours and sizes..
My lovely wife picks it up ,or I get it next day..
You won't go wrong ,in fact I need to get some more!
My lovely wife picks it up ,or I get it next day..
You won't go wrong ,in fact I need to get some more!