In reply to Post #14
Good shout about the oyster shell wrecking rolling tables, I’d forgotten about that but is very true. Fortunately I stopped adding it to my bait before mine got torn to shreds!
Good shout about the oyster shell wrecking rolling tables, I’d forgotten about that but is very true. Fortunately I stopped adding it to my bait before mine got torn to shreds!
In reply to Post #15
Re the Scopex, I find with most flavours you get so nose blind when rolling, that inevitably you end up a bit underwhelmed by the smell after boiling it. I guarantee if you leave it air drying and pop out for a few hours, the second you open the front door and walk back inside, it will hit you like a sledgehammer!
Re the Scopex, I find with most flavours you get so nose blind when rolling, that inevitably you end up a bit underwhelmed by the smell after boiling it. I guarantee if you leave it air drying and pop out for a few hours, the second you open the front door and walk back inside, it will hit you like a sledgehammer!
In reply to Post #15
Well done , iit makes a session special when you catch a few on the first outing with a new bait , definitely a good starting mix
I believe AA's hydro is chicken liver?
It' alway was stinkier than pork..
CLO/egg biscuit can come up a tad dry or lead to more porous bait,
Often just doesn't absorb as much liquid as you think.. then dries up and contracts before you can get the sausages on the table.
to be honest my cereal binders (well the whole recipe) is complicated,
12. 5% yellow egg biscuit, deli nature not a bait company copy full of brown rusk.
10% semo
8% soya
7% eack of maize flour, meal and SG60..
which by the way absolutely hums, not just that wet milled maize smell.
But it doesn't seem to affect the catching.
Well done , iit makes a session special when you catch a few on the first outing with a new bait , definitely a good starting mix
I believe AA's hydro is chicken liver?
It' alway was stinkier than pork..
CLO/egg biscuit can come up a tad dry or lead to more porous bait,
Often just doesn't absorb as much liquid as you think.. then dries up and contracts before you can get the sausages on the table.
to be honest my cereal binders (well the whole recipe) is complicated,
12. 5% yellow egg biscuit, deli nature not a bait company copy full of brown rusk.
10% semo
8% soya
7% eack of maize flour, meal and SG60..
which by the way absolutely hums, not just that wet milled maize smell.
But it doesn't seem to affect the catching.
In reply to Post #1
Maybe something like this?
10% Pre-digested fishmeal
30% LT94
20% Semo
20% CLO
10% Vitamealo or skimmed milk powder
5% Robin Red
Add 20ml Salmon Oil and 3ml of your favourite flavour per pound of base mix
Could do away completely with the Robin Red (not what it used to be) and customise it as you wish.
Maybe something like this?
10% Pre-digested fishmeal
30% LT94
20% Semo
20% CLO
10% Vitamealo or skimmed milk powder
5% Robin Red
Add 20ml Salmon Oil and 3ml of your favourite flavour per pound of base mix
Could do away completely with the Robin Red (not what it used to be) and customise it as you wish.
In reply to Post #19
£40 for 5kg of good quality fishmeals from Active baits.....why go anywhere else...Malarky took Wingham apart a few years ago!
£40 for 5kg of good quality fishmeals from Active baits.....why go anywhere else...Malarky took Wingham apart a few years ago!
In reply to Post #20
Nothing wrong with Malarky, friend did really well on it about 15 years ago. However to some making your own bait is a hobby in itself (nothing wrong with that) and then catching on your own bait is another step forward in the enjoyment of fishing 😎
Also for £8 a kilo a home roller can make something really different (and probably better but depends on how you define better) to everyone else which can be a big advantage on some lakes 😀
Nothing wrong with Malarky, friend did really well on it about 15 years ago. However to some making your own bait is a hobby in itself (nothing wrong with that) and then catching on your own bait is another step forward in the enjoyment of fishing 😎
Also for £8 a kilo a home roller can make something really different (and probably better but depends on how you define better) to everyone else which can be a big advantage on some lakes 😀
In reply to Post #21
Was thinking the same tbh, quite a few used Malarkey on my old syndicate but then it was £5/kg or less and collectively application was high.
iirc there were a few baits loosely based around the same 'original' mix?
And yes, home rolling your own recipes is part of the satisfaction, mine is about £5/kg rolled, some extravagance with more expensive ingredients but at a useable price.
Was thinking the same tbh, quite a few used Malarkey on my old syndicate but then it was £5/kg or less and collectively application was high.
iirc there were a few baits loosely based around the same 'original' mix?
And yes, home rolling your own recipes is part of the satisfaction, mine is about £5/kg rolled, some extravagance with more expensive ingredients but at a useable price.
When I rolled my own I dropped any notion of comparing prices from the start. If you add your labour it's incomparable, you can't compete with scale so there's no point.
As mentioned, for me it was about the satisfaction. Before selling my stuff I did consider it again but the price of eggs or dried alone put me off seeing as we dont keep chickens anymore 🙁
As mentioned, for me it was about the satisfaction. Before selling my stuff I did consider it again but the price of eggs or dried alone put me off seeing as we dont keep chickens anymore 🙁
In reply to Post #18
I believe AA’s liquid liver is of beef origin, unless you were talking about a powdered hydro they do, in which case I apologise 😁
I believe AA’s liquid liver is of beef origin, unless you were talking about a powdered hydro they do, in which case I apologise 😁
In reply to Post #24
They sell beef liver powder and a pharma grade beef liver-mino type liquid.
I remember buying something similar years ago, can't remember the exact name.
But otherwise AA are down to chicken liver products. CHX powder and hydro.
They sell beef liver powder and a pharma grade beef liver-mino type liquid.
I remember buying something similar years ago, can't remember the exact name.
But otherwise AA are down to chicken liver products. CHX powder and hydro.