In reply to Post #43
I'm glad that Ryan took over UB baits and I could revert to my usual cork balls and wafters
I'm glad that Ryan took over UB baits and I could revert to my usual cork balls and wafters
In reply to Post #42
Bit dramatic chap, I'm not "shooting anyone down", I just find it very strange that people are so concerned about their bait not being perfectly round. Do people really think the carp mind? Or that their perfectly balanced neat little rig with there perfectly spherical hookbait acts the same way out in the lake with currents, fish movement etc etc, as it does in their 6 inch deep test tank or margin?
As for you steak analogy, its actually quite a good one. For me, I like mine done medium, but I'll eat it from rare right through to well done, as long as its a good bit of steak. Because to me the quality of that steak is the most important bit. You see if the steak is poor quality then it doesn't matter how you cook it, it will still be poor quality, but a good but of steak is delicious even if its not cooked just how you prefer it
Bit dramatic chap, I'm not "shooting anyone down", I just find it very strange that people are so concerned about their bait not being perfectly round. Do people really think the carp mind? Or that their perfectly balanced neat little rig with there perfectly spherical hookbait acts the same way out in the lake with currents, fish movement etc etc, as it does in their 6 inch deep test tank or margin?
As for you steak analogy, its actually quite a good one. For me, I like mine done medium, but I'll eat it from rare right through to well done, as long as its a good bit of steak. Because to me the quality of that steak is the most important bit. You see if the steak is poor quality then it doesn't matter how you cook it, it will still be poor quality, but a good but of steak is delicious even if its not cooked just how you prefer it
In reply to Post #47
If that's a dig at me aswell mush, my photo album over the last 5 years, fishing one night a week would suggest that every little last one percent I make right with my bait and rigs is more than worth the while. for that reason alone, I'm perfectly happy being ultra picky when paying premium rates for a pot of pop ups. And yes, £12 a pot of air ball pop ups is extortionate when they are rolled very very poorly, if your happy chucking any old s*** out like it sounds you are, fair play, but everyone is entitled to expect a certain amount of quality in what they buy, this obviously hasn't been met for quiet a few people now the more digging you do.
If that's a dig at me aswell mush, my photo album over the last 5 years, fishing one night a week would suggest that every little last one percent I make right with my bait and rigs is more than worth the while. for that reason alone, I'm perfectly happy being ultra picky when paying premium rates for a pot of pop ups. And yes, £12 a pot of air ball pop ups is extortionate when they are rolled very very poorly, if your happy chucking any old s*** out like it sounds you are, fair play, but everyone is entitled to expect a certain amount of quality in what they buy, this obviously hasn't been met for quiet a few people now the more digging you do.
In reply to Post #48
Good to hear chap, glad it goes so well for you. I don't just chuck any old crap out as you mentionbut quality of what something actually is matters to me way more than what it looks like.hence I roll my own as I know what goes into the m exactly, which to me is worth more than how something looks. Not digging at anyone, merely making a point. And I'd kindly ask you to refrain from calling me or anyone else "mush". Thank you
Good to hear chap, glad it goes so well for you. I don't just chuck any old crap out as you mentionbut quality of what something actually is matters to me way more than what it looks like.hence I roll my own as I know what goes into the m exactly, which to me is worth more than how something looks. Not digging at anyone, merely making a point. And I'd kindly ask you to refrain from calling me or anyone else "mush". Thank you
In reply to Post #49
Which you've made over and over and over again, to the point people are bored hearing it. Get off your high horse. Carp eat there own excrement, as it was said on a podcast last week, it goes without saying they'll eat anything any shape, doesn't take a genius to figure it out. But if something has no consistency shape and size wise how will it ever be consistently efficient when attached to a hook? It won't. It's pretty simple, some people like myself, won't settle for it, which is an opinion with regards to the original post.
Wow Fantastic, I've rolled hookbaits for the last 15 years too. No one cares though otherwise I'm sure they'd of asked.
Which you've made over and over and over again, to the point people are bored hearing it. Get off your high horse. Carp eat there own excrement, as it was said on a podcast last week, it goes without saying they'll eat anything any shape, doesn't take a genius to figure it out. But if something has no consistency shape and size wise how will it ever be consistently efficient when attached to a hook? It won't. It's pretty simple, some people like myself, won't settle for it, which is an opinion with regards to the original post.
Wow Fantastic, I've rolled hookbaits for the last 15 years too. No one cares though otherwise I'm sure they'd of asked.
In reply to Post #50
No need for the aggressive tone now is there, we're all grown adults after all. You stick to doing your thing, I'll stick to doing mine, and I'm sure both our photo albums will continue to grow nicely.
No need for the aggressive tone now is there, we're all grown adults after all. You stick to doing your thing, I'll stick to doing mine, and I'm sure both our photo albums will continue to grow nicely.
I wouldn't be happy if buying what I was expecting to be round pop-up's and they turned up misshapen, end of, any argument to this is wrong.
In reply to Post #52
As that's clearly a dig at me ill reply. Nowhere have I said people have no right to be unhappy about receiving mishapes. My point with boo whom I originally replied was I find it weird to write off a bait solely on it being a bit out of shape. Which I now find even weirder as he's replied he uses specialised hookbaits cc popups too which can be very mishaped and varying sizes, and justifies it by them being hand rolled. So in theory each one is in someone's hands so should be very uniform really. FYI I've got some lovely perfect little popups, I've got some specialised hookbaits cc which are hap hazard. I know which catches me far more fish......
As that's clearly a dig at me ill reply. Nowhere have I said people have no right to be unhappy about receiving mishapes. My point with boo whom I originally replied was I find it weird to write off a bait solely on it being a bit out of shape. Which I now find even weirder as he's replied he uses specialised hookbaits cc popups too which can be very mishaped and varying sizes, and justifies it by them being hand rolled. So in theory each one is in someone's hands so should be very uniform really. FYI I've got some lovely perfect little popups, I've got some specialised hookbaits cc which are hap hazard. I know which catches me far more fish......
In reply to Post #53
No dig at you just my opinion on the thread hence a reply to no one in particular, if you want to take it personally that's your prerogative, I couldn't careless and certainly not interested in your baits!
No dig at you just my opinion on the thread hence a reply to no one in particular, if you want to take it personally that's your prerogative, I couldn't careless and certainly not interested in your baits!
In reply to Post #54
In reply to Post #55
How childish.
How childish.
In reply to Post #53
I didn't justify it on just being hand rolled? I said I knew what I was getting wouldn't be “perfectly round” as that is pretty clear from the description and pictures.
People like UB Baits and various others managed to make a round pop up round so don't know how Advanced baits haven't managed it and worse still, send them out to paying customers? If they were advertised as mis shaped pop ups then there would be no arguments and I wouldn't of bought them as that's not what I was after
I like them round as I use them for snowman rigs when I use them so like my pop ups as round as possible and was the reason I thought I'd try them out. Hookbaits are very personal and apart from location to me are the next important thing. So if I buy something for a purpose and they are not what I expect/wanted then I'm not gonna use them
Single pop ups I use Specialized Hookbaits sometimes and am quite happy for them to be slightly mis shaped as I knew what I was expecting before I bought them so am happy to use them
I didn't justify it on just being hand rolled? I said I knew what I was getting wouldn't be “perfectly round” as that is pretty clear from the description and pictures.
People like UB Baits and various others managed to make a round pop up round so don't know how Advanced baits haven't managed it and worse still, send them out to paying customers? If they were advertised as mis shaped pop ups then there would be no arguments and I wouldn't of bought them as that's not what I was after
I like them round as I use them for snowman rigs when I use them so like my pop ups as round as possible and was the reason I thought I'd try them out. Hookbaits are very personal and apart from location to me are the next important thing. So if I buy something for a purpose and they are not what I expect/wanted then I'm not gonna use them
Single pop ups I use Specialized Hookbaits sometimes and am quite happy for them to be slightly mis shaped as I knew what I was expecting before I bought them so am happy to use them
Getting mis shaped baits instead of round is no different to getting sent a different flavour/colour. They will still catch you fish but the long and the short of it is it's not what you asked for
Christ. Lot of moaning about mis shaped baits. I wouldn't want to deliver your chicken balls on a Saturday night