Noob question incoming...
Popups that do not contain glass spheres, what makes them buoyant? I fancy making my own but I do not know where to start
I was thinking today whilst having an angle and I don't actually know!
Edit: I got thinking about popups after watching Nick H on the tube the other day. What ingredients was he speaking of ie: fancy milk protein etc?
Popups that do not contain glass spheres, what makes them buoyant? I fancy making my own but I do not know where to start
I was thinking today whilst having an angle and I don't actually know!
Edit: I got thinking about popups after watching Nick H on the tube the other day. What ingredients was he speaking of ie: fancy milk protein etc?
In reply to Post #1
You need the lighter milk fractions, like calcium Cassienate and sodium cassienate. Perhaps include a very light fish meal like krill. For binders a mix of whey 80 and egg albumin. These are soluble so you then need binders/insoluble ingredients unless you want a sticky mess that lasts five minutes in the water.
I've been down this route and to be honest it's a massive arse. Your better off using an off the shelf mix and tweaking it.
I played around years ago and it wasn't very successful. Went back to it recently and got reasonable results. Just.
You need the lighter milk fractions, like calcium Cassienate and sodium cassienate. Perhaps include a very light fish meal like krill. For binders a mix of whey 80 and egg albumin. These are soluble so you then need binders/insoluble ingredients unless you want a sticky mess that lasts five minutes in the water.
I've been down this route and to be honest it's a massive arse. Your better off using an off the shelf mix and tweaking it.
I played around years ago and it wasn't very successful. Went back to it recently and got reasonable results. Just.
In reply to Post #2
What about a Shillhams mix? Any mix you prefer?
Thanks
What about a Shillhams mix? Any mix you prefer?
Thanks
In reply to Post #1
If you make cork balls, you don't need those fancy milk ingredients
If you make cork balls, you don't need those fancy milk ingredients
In reply to Post #1
Consistancy, that is what you need, with an easier to use mix.
Choose a reputable mix, look on here for a good rated ready to roll airball mix, or make corkball pop ups, and be accurate with everything, WRITE IT DOWN.
Scribble it down on a piece of paper, post-it note, then later on put it on a word document, on your iphone, where ever... just note everything you mix up, and roll size, boiling time, drying time.
You will, with practice, get a good pop up to suit your needs. Good luck.
and don't glug them to death afterwards either
just a really light film over them.
Consistancy, that is what you need, with an easier to use mix.
Choose a reputable mix, look on here for a good rated ready to roll airball mix, or make corkball pop ups, and be accurate with everything, WRITE IT DOWN.
Scribble it down on a piece of paper, post-it note, then later on put it on a word document, on your iphone, where ever... just note everything you mix up, and roll size, boiling time, drying time.
You will, with practice, get a good pop up to suit your needs. Good luck.
and don't glug them to death afterwards either
just a really light film over them.
The BAF mix is very good and easy to work with.
In reply to Post #1
Microwaving them helps make them buoyant, it's not trendy I know but we caught very well on them.
Microwaving them helps make them buoyant, it's not trendy I know but we caught very well on them.
In reply to Post #1
I used to mix my own ingredients as there was no other way, but these days I just use some Polaris from Mainline - saves pissing around and frankly, does the job. Just mix up with one egg, then customise with your choice of flavours and enhancers. I hand roll into 15/16mm baits, boil for 3 minutes and airdry for a couple of days. I've done really well so far this year by adding CC Moore NS1 flavour and a few drops of N- Butyric Acid. Colour as you see fit, but I like to add no dye at all. Gives you a milky white colour. I catch everywhere on them, including some pretty tough waters. Proving to be a good winter bait as well ...
I used to mix my own ingredients as there was no other way, but these days I just use some Polaris from Mainline - saves pissing around and frankly, does the job. Just mix up with one egg, then customise with your choice of flavours and enhancers. I hand roll into 15/16mm baits, boil for 3 minutes and airdry for a couple of days. I've done really well so far this year by adding CC Moore NS1 flavour and a few drops of N- Butyric Acid. Colour as you see fit, but I like to add no dye at all. Gives you a milky white colour. I catch everywhere on them, including some pretty tough waters. Proving to be a good winter bait as well ...
In reply to Post #1
12mm cork balls, CC Moore hard hookbait mix and liquid attractor takes some beating in my book smells the same as the freebies you put out unless of course you want an alternative hookbait?
I can also vouch for Sticky Krill hookbait mix with cork balls.
Michael
12mm cork balls, CC Moore hard hookbait mix and liquid attractor takes some beating in my book smells the same as the freebies you put out
unless of course you want an alternative hookbait?I can also vouch for Sticky Krill hookbait mix with cork balls.
Michael
Sticky kit and Cork balls works fine for me.