In reply to Post #29
i tend to also agree.
if your paying for something advertised, then you should receive that product regardless of you "might" have a wonder product the "might" work
i tend to also agree.
if your paying for something advertised, then you should receive that product regardless of you "might" have a wonder product the "might" work
In reply to Post #30
Thinking mainline basemix what additives goes well this that mix if you ever used it
Thinking mainline basemix what additives goes well this that mix if you ever used it
In reply to Post #32
Boo...I also agree with you. I think most would (ip100 aside, who is making himself look stupid)
I too have had some baits off of Advanced (I fell for the flashy FB advertising) and I was shocked just how poor the quality of the baits were. Like you say, none of them are round (which IMO DORES matter) and they actually resembled poorly home rolled baits. I was so disappointed with them that they went straight in the bin and I vowed there and then to stick to making my own.
Boo...I also agree with you. I think most would (ip100 aside, who is making himself look stupid)
I too have had some baits off of Advanced (I fell for the flashy FB advertising) and I was shocked just how poor the quality of the baits were. Like you say, none of them are round (which IMO DORES matter) and they actually resembled poorly home rolled baits. I was so disappointed with them that they went straight in the bin and I vowed there and then to stick to making my own.
In reply to Post #29
100% agree with this.
Re post 26 Frenzy;
Disagree with it being easier to make your own and roll by hand though, it takes a lot of hard work to get a top level hookbait perfected and repeatable.
I sympathize with Boo and think he is ok having a moan, if you are not fully confident in your bait then why use it?
100% agree with this.
Re post 26 Frenzy;
Disagree with it being easier to make your own and roll by hand though, it takes a lot of hard work to get a top level hookbait perfected and repeatable.
I sympathize with Boo and think he is ok having a moan, if you are not fully confident in your bait then why use it?
In reply to Post #33
Everyone is entitled to their opinions and we will always have people that will not agree with you but that's fine and would make the world a boring place if we all agreed on everything
I'm not trying to knock/slag off the company as the actual bait itself could very well be a really top shelf, nothing compares hookbait. But bait, more so hookbait choice is so personal to everyone and everyone is different in what they would be happy to use
On this occasion I wasn't to happy with the baits, looks wise at least. As for me I like a round pop up if I'm buying round pop ups. I'm not saying they have to be perfectly spherical with no imperfections but a good percentage of them looked like wheels with 2 flat sides and a curved top and bottom, again this might be fine for some people but it wasn't what I was after.
I tried rolling my own pop ups before and it was a disaster most of them turn out like wheels which I found out to be the sausage being to big for the diameter of the bait you want (if I remember rightly) I decided there and then it just wasn't worth the agg of trying to make my own
Like I've said previously I'm a sucker for a pot of hookbaits and when I had a sort out of my garage last week I had 100 pots 🙈🙈
Some of the bait I received yesterday reminded me of my pop ups I tried to make. My point wasn't about the actual bait itself as I've not used it so could very well be the best hookbait ever, but I never ordered mis shaped baits I ordered round ones
Everyone is entitled to their opinions and we will always have people that will not agree with you but that's fine and would make the world a boring place if we all agreed on everything
I'm not trying to knock/slag off the company as the actual bait itself could very well be a really top shelf, nothing compares hookbait. But bait, more so hookbait choice is so personal to everyone and everyone is different in what they would be happy to use
On this occasion I wasn't to happy with the baits, looks wise at least. As for me I like a round pop up if I'm buying round pop ups. I'm not saying they have to be perfectly spherical with no imperfections but a good percentage of them looked like wheels with 2 flat sides and a curved top and bottom, again this might be fine for some people but it wasn't what I was after.
I tried rolling my own pop ups before and it was a disaster most of them turn out like wheels which I found out to be the sausage being to big for the diameter of the bait you want (if I remember rightly) I decided there and then it just wasn't worth the agg of trying to make my own
Like I've said previously I'm a sucker for a pot of hookbaits and when I had a sort out of my garage last week I had 100 pots 🙈🙈
Some of the bait I received yesterday reminded me of my pop ups I tried to make. My point wasn't about the actual bait itself as I've not used it so could very well be the best hookbait ever, but I never ordered mis shaped baits I ordered round ones
Is anyone able to tell me what the buoyancy is like on these lads?
In reply to Post #11
same here bought a couple of pots arrived the other day, the hydro pineapple some should have gone in the bin,not happy at all ,after being a long term baitroom customer, first impresions not good,il try them out soon ,just glad ive got lots of mitchs left.
same here bought a couple of pots arrived the other day, the hydro pineapple some should have gone in the bin,not happy at all ,after being a long term baitroom customer, first impresions not good,il try them out soon ,just glad ive got lots of mitchs left.
In reply to Post #36
I found them really really good, bouyancy wise, they held there position in tests pretty much identical to the night before in fact over 36 hours they looked the same. I think due to the glugging they have taken on pretty much all the liquid they will take on and therefore keep the bouyancy they go into the water with. i would say that once glugged they can become quite crumbly to pierce and you need to use a fine needle or risk cracking them. Ive not cought on them yet but i know a lot who have and i dolike the amino monster concept of powder and glug, although i know thats not unique i do find the brand honest and good value . i dont worry too much about the shapes of the hookbaits and consider them good value / product really and the fish ive seen caught on them this year is pretty impressive.
I found them really really good, bouyancy wise, they held there position in tests pretty much identical to the night before in fact over 36 hours they looked the same. I think due to the glugging they have taken on pretty much all the liquid they will take on and therefore keep the bouyancy they go into the water with. i would say that once glugged they can become quite crumbly to pierce and you need to use a fine needle or risk cracking them. Ive not cought on them yet but i know a lot who have and i dolike the amino monster concept of powder and glug, although i know thats not unique i do find the brand honest and good value . i dont worry too much about the shapes of the hookbaits and consider them good value / product really and the fish ive seen caught on them this year is pretty impressive.
In reply to Post #29
I agree, personally I wouldn't buy "hydrolised" pop ups off someone that cannot spell hydrolysed but maybe that's just me.
I agree, personally I wouldn't buy "hydrolised" pop ups off someone that cannot spell hydrolysed but maybe that's just me.
The best hookbaits I've ever bought, by a long way, are specialised hookbaits gpb1 crushed corks. Nowhere near round, or even a uniform size, and the fish definitely don't seem to mind.. Seems like many over think things waaaay too much
In reply to Post #35
Agreed. As you say everyone is entitled to their opinion, unfortunately some like to over play their opinion.
Hey ho makes the world go round.
Agreed. As you say everyone is entitled to their opinion, unfortunately some like to over play their opinion.
Hey ho makes the world go round.
In reply to Post #40
I must have 15-20 pots of various things from Mark and you are correct, his crushed corks aren't uniform in size and are a little bit mis shaped as they are hand rolled. I knew from the pics and the description that what I would be getting wouldn't be like you'd expect from a pot of round air balls. I was happy with this and have caught fish on these
The main point you seem to be glossing over is the fact that the baits a few people seem to of received now are not what they were expecting and in general poorly rolled (again could very well be the best hookbait ever). You seem to just dismiss the fact that they are poorly rolled as if it's nothing and are shooting people down for daring to question something that they have paid for and has fallen short of expectations
Another analogy that you will probably say is pedantic and irrelevant 🙄 if you ordered a steak and it was over/undercooked to what you wanted would you just eat it as it don't really matter as food is food? And if you went to ask them to change the steak their t's and C's say no returns so tough basically. Would you eat in that restaurant again?
Like I've said from the beginning, ordered some pots of round hookbaits, they are poorly rolled and I won't be using them again and sticking to other hookbait makers. That's it, not trying to ruin the blokes business not telling anyone to avoid the company, not saying the baits are rubbish amd won't catch fish etc
I must have 15-20 pots of various things from Mark and you are correct, his crushed corks aren't uniform in size and are a little bit mis shaped as they are hand rolled. I knew from the pics and the description that what I would be getting wouldn't be like you'd expect from a pot of round air balls. I was happy with this and have caught fish on these
The main point you seem to be glossing over is the fact that the baits a few people seem to of received now are not what they were expecting and in general poorly rolled (again could very well be the best hookbait ever). You seem to just dismiss the fact that they are poorly rolled as if it's nothing and are shooting people down for daring to question something that they have paid for and has fallen short of expectations
Another analogy that you will probably say is pedantic and irrelevant 🙄 if you ordered a steak and it was over/undercooked to what you wanted would you just eat it as it don't really matter as food is food? And if you went to ask them to change the steak their t's and C's say no returns so tough basically. Would you eat in that restaurant again?
Like I've said from the beginning, ordered some pots of round hookbaits, they are poorly rolled and I won't be using them again and sticking to other hookbait makers. That's it, not trying to ruin the blokes business not telling anyone to avoid the company, not saying the baits are rubbish amd won't catch fish etc
Looking at this thread my advice would be stick to ub baits. Definitely the best at sensible prices 👍🏻
In reply to Post #43
My advice is keep on fishing Top Bomber!!
My advice is keep on fishing Top Bomber!!
In reply to Post #38
Cheers chewbakka
Cheers chewbakka