In reply to Post #25
The lake i fish at the moment is fairly small so just fishing to the margin as there isn't really enough middle water to fish in i guess, well whenever i go i never see anyone not fishing the margins so i mainly just standard hair rigs but do have a few spinner rigs
The lake i fish at the moment is fairly small so just fishing to the margin as there isn't really enough middle water to fish in i guess, well whenever i go i never see anyone not fishing the margins so i mainly just standard hair rigs but do have a few spinner rigs
In reply to Post #24
Sorry mate, I missed this query.
I buy the shelf life PT, that's quite important since while they're sat in the liquid glugs they are not going off or growing white coats after a few weeks as you get with freezer bait, which must be used at the time.
So typically a 5Ltr bucket with approx 2kg of 18mm PT, I probably tip in 100ml out of a 500ml bottle and then coat in crayfish meal first and second krill meal after that, pop the air tight lid back on the bucket and it's then good for a long time, but you find after the liquid has been absorbed, the meals form a crusty coating after a couple of weeks.
You say how long do you soak the baits, in my opinion once soaked and coated I'd still be 100% confident with it after 3 months.
Personally in all the years I've been fishing this particular combination of bait, with liquid and the meal coatings is the best I've ever used. Everywhere I have taken this it has performed excellently.
The other bait I swear by is AS Baits TNT (tigernut and tangerine) I tend to glug those also with matching TNT glug and coat them in crumbed TNT instead of a meal as per the CCM's.
Two baits that have never let me down and will be my first choice year in year out.
Sorry mate, I missed this query.
I buy the shelf life PT, that's quite important since while they're sat in the liquid glugs they are not going off or growing white coats after a few weeks as you get with freezer bait, which must be used at the time.
So typically a 5Ltr bucket with approx 2kg of 18mm PT, I probably tip in 100ml out of a 500ml bottle and then coat in crayfish meal first and second krill meal after that, pop the air tight lid back on the bucket and it's then good for a long time, but you find after the liquid has been absorbed, the meals form a crusty coating after a couple of weeks.
You say how long do you soak the baits, in my opinion once soaked and coated I'd still be 100% confident with it after 3 months.
Personally in all the years I've been fishing this particular combination of bait, with liquid and the meal coatings is the best I've ever used. Everywhere I have taken this it has performed excellently.
The other bait I swear by is AS Baits TNT (tigernut and tangerine) I tend to glug those also with matching TNT glug and coat them in crumbed TNT instead of a meal as per the CCM's.
Two baits that have never let me down and will be my first choice year in year out.
In reply to Post #1
must admit prefer to roll my own but of all the ready made baits i have tried 3 stick out Mainline cell - just works, Sticky Krill - seems to dominate some waters but my favourite and one i would happily use anywhere is sticky bloodworm. Tend to go for the 20mm as they are softer in the middle and seem to have more sent.
For cheap fishing a nice bed of frozen sweetcorn and hemp plus fake corn will always work.
must admit prefer to roll my own but of all the ready made baits i have tried 3 stick out Mainline cell - just works, Sticky Krill - seems to dominate some waters but my favourite and one i would happily use anywhere is sticky bloodworm. Tend to go for the 20mm as they are softer in the middle and seem to have more sent.
For cheap fishing a nice bed of frozen sweetcorn and hemp plus fake corn will always work.
Got so say Atlantic heat by baitworks has always done me proud.
Its a lot down to personal preference but here are my choices
Sticky krill
Dna s7
Dna switch (haven't tried the bug yet)
All 3 I have massive confidence in
Sticky krill
Dna s7
Dna switch (haven't tried the bug yet)
All 3 I have massive confidence in
In reply to Post #34
Hemp and cheap: Two words I'd thought I'd never see in a sentence
Hemp and cheap: Two words I'd thought I'd never see in a sentence
In reply to Post #37
You think hemp is expensive
You think hemp is expensive
In reply to Post #38
Compared to other particles, yes I do. You can get 25kg of maize for about £10. Whereas the same amount of hemp is about £50. 5 times as expensive. Also, hemp quality can be a bit temperamental these days.
Compared to other particles, yes I do. You can get 25kg of maize for about £10. Whereas the same amount of hemp is about £50. 5 times as expensive. Also, hemp quality can be a bit temperamental these days.
In reply to Post #39
It is expensive compared to maize, but as the seeds are so much smaller it goes further and keeps them grubbing about longer. Very easy to go too heavy with hemp too whereas maize they don't tend to become so preoccupied. It's definitely one of the best particle baits
It is expensive compared to maize, but as the seeds are so much smaller it goes further and keeps them grubbing about longer. Very easy to go too heavy with hemp too whereas maize they don't tend to become so preoccupied. It's definitely one of the best particle baits
In reply to Post #40
Absolutely agree. I'm not disputing its effectiveness. Just making the OP aware of the costs involved
Absolutely agree. I'm not disputing its effectiveness. Just making the OP aware of the costs involved
In reply to Post #39
Still absolutely dirt cheap. £50 for enough hemp to last months.
Could easily use £50 of boilies in a weekend.
Still absolutely dirt cheap. £50 for enough hemp to last months.
Could easily use £50 of boilies in a weekend.