Evening All,
Does anyone know who sells those 'fake' sweetcorn / maize hookbaits which are made as a food source (plastic is banned)
Does anyone know who sells those 'fake' sweetcorn / maize hookbaits which are made as a food source (plastic is banned)
In reply to Post #1
I think eclipse Baits make some called I corn, I'm sure they come in different colours and flavours too.
I think eclipse Baits make some called I corn, I'm sure they come in different colours and flavours too.
In reply to Post #1
Mainline toppers
Mainline toppers
In reply to Post #1
or get some cheap basemix/pop up mix and make your own, will be a lot more cost effective and can make them what ever colour/flavour you want?
or get some cheap basemix/pop up mix and make your own, will be a lot more cost effective and can make them what ever colour/flavour you want?
In reply to Post #4
Good shout to be fair!
Good shout to be fair!
Sorry to jump on this post but I'm looking for a hookbait to fish over maize which isn't plastic... i'd consider making my own but have no idea where to start really. Not sure who does a decent pop up mix?
In reply to Post #6
Maize?
Maize?
In reply to Post #6
Real Maize and some yellow foam on the hair used to always work well for me.
Real Maize and some yellow foam on the hair used to always work well for me.
In reply to Post #6
both mainline and ccmoore do good pop up mixes, get a flavour and colour of your choice and follow the instructions, rather than rolling into balls pinch a bit off and squeeze it corn shaped. You could even just mix the base without colour or flavour, it will come out a nice pale cream colour and I'm sure would catch well in a pva bag. Add some normal basemix and you can make them balanced as well. Options are endless!
both mainline and ccmoore do good pop up mixes, get a flavour and colour of your choice and follow the instructions, rather than rolling into balls pinch a bit off and squeeze it corn shaped. You could even just mix the base without colour or flavour, it will come out a nice pale cream colour and I'm sure would catch well in a pva bag. Add some normal basemix and you can make them balanced as well. Options are endless!
In reply to Post #1
could use a piece of real maize with a chopped in half yellow dumbbell pop up under it (or inbetween 2 maize kernals) . I fish a plastic banned venue in france and that has seen me do fine.
could use a piece of real maize with a chopped in half yellow dumbbell pop up under it (or inbetween 2 maize kernals) . I fish a plastic banned venue in france and that has seen me do fine.
In reply to Post #10
If fake/ imitation baits are banned then i would consider doing the following:
Knock up a one egg mix of pop-up mix (Shilhams Quinoline yellow is my personal favourite) with whatever attractors you fancy, much as for single hookbait fishing. I would then fridge this overnight before rolling it out to appx 5m thickness with a rolling pin. I then take a small punch from one of the kids play-doh sets (that looks just like a kernel of corn and is the right size!) and punch out a whole load of 'kernels'. Boil them up, dry them for a few days and the jazz them up with some of the same attractors as went in the mix and youre laughing
If you cant find a punch then you could always make one out of shaped aluminium (from a beer can) stuck on the end of a biro...thats what a friend uses for similar results
If fake/ imitation baits are banned then i would consider doing the following:
Knock up a one egg mix of pop-up mix (Shilhams Quinoline yellow is my personal favourite) with whatever attractors you fancy, much as for single hookbait fishing. I would then fridge this overnight before rolling it out to appx 5m thickness with a rolling pin. I then take a small punch from one of the kids play-doh sets (that looks just like a kernel of corn and is the right size!) and punch out a whole load of 'kernels'. Boil them up, dry them for a few days and the jazz them up with some of the same attractors as went in the mix and youre laughing
If you cant find a punch then you could always make one out of shaped aluminium (from a beer can) stuck on the end of a biro...thats what a friend uses for similar results
In reply to Post #11
That's a great tip. I once spent a whole afternoon shaping them by hand just to fill one small tub. It took AGES.
That's a great tip. I once spent a whole afternoon shaping them by hand just to fill one small tub. It took AGES.
In reply to Post #9
You've just named 2 of the worst pop up mixes about....
You've just named 2 of the worst pop up mixes about....
In reply to Post #13
granted I haven't used them for a while but never had any issues with them, I'm sure there are mixes available from most companies these days and likely a lot cheaper, just trying to help the chap so feel free to throw up some better and accessible brands for him to try...
granted I haven't used them for a while but never had any issues with them, I'm sure there are mixes available from most companies these days and likely a lot cheaper, just trying to help the chap so feel free to throw up some better and accessible brands for him to try...
In reply to Post #13
What would you recommend then?
What would you recommend then?