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Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Jan 2026 (426 posts / 81,773 views)
TCarper TCarper
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Post #367 13 Jul 2026 11:56
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16mm cc Curry-GPB2 pop ups.

Scot-chegg
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Post #368 13 Jul 2026 17:59
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Hi Mark, are any of the shops getting curry gpb2 balanced any time soon?
TCarper TCarper
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Post #369 14 Jul 2026 06:55
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Yes mate. All three shops will have them within the next week or so. 13/16mm pop ups & balanced. The bucket underneath that one in the photo is full up with Curry-GPB2 16mm balanced.

Got Curry-S2 done as well.

Scot-chegg
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Post #370 14 Jul 2026 17:56
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Thanks mate..I'll have to keep my eyes open for when they hit the shelves. Although I expect I'll need to be quick
MrNuvawun MrNuvawun
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Post #371 15 Jul 2026 18:35
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Hi Mark, any plans to do any bigger wafters/balanced baits ie 20mm, for those of us fishing waters where it’s suicide using anything smaller, due to the numbers of roach and bream etc? I get that 24mm or bigger would be pointless as you’d only get about 10-12 in a tub, but feel 20mm would be doable?
TCarper TCarper
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Post #372 17 Jul 2026 08:12
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There are plans for a 20mm balanced yes mate.

Baitman Baitman
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Post #373 17 Jul 2026 12:51
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Many thanks for the spare parts Mark, very much appreciated πŸ‘πŸ» πŸ’ πŸ₯³ πŸ‘πŸ»
MrNuvawun MrNuvawun
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Post #374 17 Jul 2026 22:03
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Noice, that sounds promising!
Thanks for your reply πŸ‘πŸ»
TCarper TCarper
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Post #375 18 Jul 2026 07:21
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You're very welcome Dave.

The charger & the battery have both lived their lives inside the same room as this drier below. That's why they absolutely stink of a mix of curried/cherrycoke/tutti/monstercrab/squided/garlic vapour with some added ming oil on top. If you want to have a real taste.... Don't lick the battery... You need to lick the slimy film on the inside of that plastic cover. That's seriously intense πŸ˜‚

TCarper TCarper
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Post #376 18 Jul 2026 07:45
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For everyone else making bait in any form, bigger is always better Steve. You know that from rolling your own. Bigger = less work.

For us the complete opposite is true though, bigger, is FAR more work, because rolling the baits is such a small part of the equation work wise for us. Drying bigger baits out between each go through our process adds so much time & so much extra electricity costs to the equation.

It also adds extra costs in terms of materials used. A 20mm bait will take sooo much more liquids to produce than a 13mm hook bait will. Five times they go through the process, so everything gets multiplied by five.

20mm would be the biggest we did. I did some 24mm for a friend... They took forever to produce. Cost us a fortune. He did catch all of the special ones left in Road & Island on them though.
MrNuvawun MrNuvawun
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Post #377 18 Jul 2026 09:57
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Interesting what you say about the bait sizes! 20mm would suit me fine as and when you get round to them. I’d only be interested in the fishy/savoury varieties personally, so will keep my eyes open on what you make in the future πŸ‘πŸ».

Ahhh, Road & Island, that brings back memories! I never did loads, but did really enjoy my time on there…

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jhhilton1983 jhhilton1983
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Post #378 18 Jul 2026 18:24
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Mark very kindly in the past has done me a few tubs of bigger baits as a custom order (long before the absolute blow up in sales they are currently experiencing).

They were for a trip to Thailand and they did me great. Particularly Amazon redtails loved them (my picture is a fish caught on one).

I'm pretty sure I have a full tub left, let me have a search this week and ill get a pot in the classifieds as long as its ok with Mark?

From memory they a GLP1 in 24mm

wagtopus_7 wagtopus_7
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Post #379 18 Jul 2026 19:03
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You know if you do make some GPB2 bal 20mm I would definetly take some, it would stop me messaging you about them like in the past Mark 🀣🀣🀣 The 16mm are mega but a 20mm would be turbo charged with your wizardry πŸ‘Œ
TCarper TCarper
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Post #380 19 Jul 2026 06:47
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Superb old carp Steve. Great photos. I caught the snaglake mirror, from the snag lake a couple of times as a teenager before it had that name.

TCarper TCarper
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Post #381 19 Jul 2026 06:49
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GLM-Plum.

You do what you want with them mate. They are yours. Flog them if you find them.
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