In reply to Post #67
It's just at my local store mate, they are meant to be doing a refit so they are selling all the stock at low prices.
It's just at my local store mate, they are meant to be doing a refit so they are selling all the stock at low prices.
In reply to Post #79
I'm not trying to sit here and say ABS won't catch the same number of carp as RG, hand craft, bait works, or any other.
But it's difficult for me to word the view Im trying to give, but to me, bait encompasses more than the ability to catch fish. no disrespect meant but a lot of brands fall short in respect of being what I consider to be well rounded, sympathetically formulated responsible baits. in fact the vast majority do. either through cheap ingredients, irresponsible use of high end ingredients, a lack of fundamental knowledge regarding nutrients and how to balance them, ethical mark ups, sustainability etc I'll even hold my hands up and say two of the ingredients I use I don't truly believe are sustainable, and as a pescatarian I have a moral conflict when using things such as liver and meat products, and Im ashamed at the amount of plastic I use, Im not trying to come across as looking down as if Im gods gift to bait and if it seems that way to anyone I apologise. I just say what I see. I hope that makes sense. Everyone have a lovely weekend.
In reply to Post #81
I do it all for the love of the fish man.
Cool, I applaud that. What's for dinner?
Fish... obviously
I do it all for the love of the fish man.
Cool, I applaud that. What's for dinner?
Fish... obviously
In reply to Post #82
veg curry with coconut ruce and garlic naan
veg curry with coconut ruce and garlic naan
In reply to Post #83
Coconut ruce... Is that a pelagic species?
Coconut ruce... Is that a pelagic species?
In reply to Post #1
Have used DNA S7 & SLK in shelf-life, both worked very well for me, I found SLK to be slightly softer than S7.
Have used DNA S7 & SLK in shelf-life, both worked very well for me, I found SLK to be slightly softer than S7.
In reply to Post #81
The junk food shops outsell the health food shops, the majority don't care, as long as it catches them fish for an insta pic. Look around and see whare we are, loads of idiots fishing for spawning fish and loads bitching about lakes being closed.
The junk food shops outsell the health food shops, the majority don't care, as long as it catches them fish for an insta pic. Look around and see whare we are, loads of idiots fishing for spawning fish and loads bitching about lakes being closed.
Geoff Bowers is a legend. Full stop. He's forgotten more about carp bait.... Than most will EVER know.
I can't actually believe some of the rubbish that I'm reading.
So here's some cast iron FACTS... ‘Not opinions', but FACTS.
2013, Sticky Krill was conceived. It was the first year SHB started. I was fishing Roach Pit. Sticky had most their best consultants on there testing the Krill. A handful of weekend anglers were using my hook baits and Geoffs freezer bait. That soon changed into most of the syndicate for good reason. That year there was 127 carp caught on the bottom... Five were caught on tigers. 120 carp were landed on S2's, most fished over Geoffs freezer baits. Zero, yes zero were caught on Krill. The only Sticky consultants who caught... Were the ones who asked for permission to use my hook baits. The others all blanked, all year.
Geoff is a legend of carp bait. Full stop.
I can't actually believe some of the rubbish that I'm reading.
So here's some cast iron FACTS... ‘Not opinions', but FACTS.
2013, Sticky Krill was conceived. It was the first year SHB started. I was fishing Roach Pit. Sticky had most their best consultants on there testing the Krill. A handful of weekend anglers were using my hook baits and Geoffs freezer bait. That soon changed into most of the syndicate for good reason. That year there was 127 carp caught on the bottom... Five were caught on tigers. 120 carp were landed on S2's, most fished over Geoffs freezer baits. Zero, yes zero were caught on Krill. The only Sticky consultants who caught... Were the ones who asked for permission to use my hook baits. The others all blanked, all year.
Geoff is a legend of carp bait. Full stop.
In reply to Post #87
Well said! 👍👍
Well said! 👍👍
In reply to Post #87
He is
He is
In reply to Post #87
I didn't believe the MC nut recipe at first, til I got a mate to order 5kg and I compared it to the recipe I had, Identical.
I didn't believe the MC nut recipe at first, til I got a mate to order 5kg and I compared it to the recipe I had, Identical.
It's interesting reading as usual 
JC started sticky baits as I am aware and then it was sold off. After JC I believe, the Xs was created, a hell of a bait, never used it myself but I know people who have and have heard of all the captures that fell to it. The guy behind the Xs was a top Northern carp angler, can't remember his name at the moment but grapevine and all. more recent baits, can't comment but they seem to catch well and like most bait companies their ranges have progressed or changed
Stuck in a traffic jam the other day so I decided to listen to the carp chronicles after some comments on here, Dave Moore interviews, which were very good. Later listened to the Callum Wilson one, one of the men behind BAF. Well worth a listen and some facts shared. DNA and BAF have very close links and the man behind DNA knows his stuff, trust me!
For the record I have never used either of the above, sticky or DNA, so there is no bias from me at all
Use whatever your preference is for me. One word, confidence, forget about the rest and focus on your fishing
It's a fact that most bait companies know 90% more that the people buying the round balls. Carp fishing is done for people now, how much time have you got on your hands is the question?
JC started sticky baits as I am aware and then it was sold off. After JC I believe, the Xs was created, a hell of a bait, never used it myself but I know people who have and have heard of all the captures that fell to it. The guy behind the Xs was a top Northern carp angler, can't remember his name at the moment but grapevine and all. more recent baits, can't comment but they seem to catch well and like most bait companies their ranges have progressed or changed
Stuck in a traffic jam the other day so I decided to listen to the carp chronicles after some comments on here, Dave Moore interviews, which were very good. Later listened to the Callum Wilson one, one of the men behind BAF. Well worth a listen and some facts shared. DNA and BAF have very close links and the man behind DNA knows his stuff, trust me!
For the record I have never used either of the above, sticky or DNA, so there is no bias from me at all
Use whatever your preference is for me. One word, confidence, forget about the rest and focus on your fishing
It's a fact that most bait companies know 90% more that the people buying the round balls. Carp fishing is done for people now, how much time have you got on your hands is the question?
In reply to Post #90
Nick, you're embarrassing yourself now and you need to stop for your own good.
If my previous post which you ignored was not enough... Do you need me to post 20+ UK 40's and 3 UK 50's that I have personally caught over Geoffs bait?
Not sure why you would need to purchase 5KG of Geoffs bait, apart from some strange obsession that you are showing on here. You really need to let it go mate seriously. This is doing you no favours whatsoever.
Geoff was making successful carp bait before you were born. Results are everything, and results using Geoffs bait speak for themselves.
I don't care what some re bagger of his bait said about it turning up in bread sacks... If they had any clue, they would not need someone else to roll their bait for them in the first place. The carp world (especially bait) is a poisonous one. Don't get involved Nick. I guarantee you that I know a hell of a lot more than you or your friends about the different grades that re baggers buy.
Geoff has been at the game very successfully for a long long time. That and everything else I've said are cold hard facts. What you are typing on here about his bait is conjecture, and a whole lot of bitching between people desperately trying to be where Geoff is.... It's all pretty embarrassing to be fair.
Nick, you're embarrassing yourself now and you need to stop for your own good.
If my previous post which you ignored was not enough... Do you need me to post 20+ UK 40's and 3 UK 50's that I have personally caught over Geoffs bait?
Not sure why you would need to purchase 5KG of Geoffs bait, apart from some strange obsession that you are showing on here. You really need to let it go mate seriously. This is doing you no favours whatsoever.
Geoff was making successful carp bait before you were born. Results are everything, and results using Geoffs bait speak for themselves.
I don't care what some re bagger of his bait said about it turning up in bread sacks... If they had any clue, they would not need someone else to roll their bait for them in the first place. The carp world (especially bait) is a poisonous one. Don't get involved Nick. I guarantee you that I know a hell of a lot more than you or your friends about the different grades that re baggers buy.
Geoff has been at the game very successfully for a long long time. That and everything else I've said are cold hard facts. What you are typing on here about his bait is conjecture, and a whole lot of bitching between people desperately trying to be where Geoff is.... It's all pretty embarrassing to be fair.
In reply to Post #92
Spot on.
Spot on.