This subject was raised in another post in 'General discussion 'so thought I'd start a new one here.
What do you guys use to pre soak your boilies prior to fishing ? I've used Brown sugar dissolved in boiled water for a long time , just enough water so it's mostly all soaked up by the boilies overnight.
Others have mentioned honey ? Anyone use anything else ?
What do you guys use to pre soak your boilies prior to fishing ? I've used Brown sugar dissolved in boiled water for a long time , just enough water so it's mostly all soaked up by the boilies overnight.
Others have mentioned honey ? Anyone use anything else ?
Fresh made baits, leave them drying overnight in the mushroom trays, then give them a slight wet using a home made glug consisting of food based liquids and soluble and semi soluble powders.
Shake them around in a bucket until they have absorbed the liquid, then freeze and use as normal.
Shake them around in a bucket until they have absorbed the liquid, then freeze and use as normal.
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Lake water (the one you are using them on) - better than everything else!
Lake water (the one you are using them on) - better than everything else!
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Honey and warm water that has been pre boilied or lake water but I never stick to one lake so only on occasion.
Honey and warm water that has been pre boilied or lake water but I never stick to one lake so only on occasion.
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I don't soake them I don't cover them in anything
I use straight as is . If you have to soak and cover them then
Why even bother with them.
I don't soake them I don't cover them in anything
I use straight as is . If you have to soak and cover them then
Why even bother with them.
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Well yes that's another point of view , is it worth doing at all ?
Well yes that's another point of view , is it worth doing at all ?
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Some waters 100% - I want my baits to look like they're a safe bet and have been untouched for 12-24hrs . . . .def edge on my current water especially if you can only commit to shorter sessions; results in a quicker bite pretty much all the time.
I've never been an advocate of massive high attract soak it in goo / glaze it / powder it / soak in again etc etc - if the base mix is good enough then let it do the work; if they're hungry they're easy to catch. Think like most things a lot of these additives are designed to catch anglers, not carp . . . . .
Some waters 100% - I want my baits to look like they're a safe bet and have been untouched for 12-24hrs . . . .def edge on my current water especially if you can only commit to shorter sessions; results in a quicker bite pretty much all the time.
I've never been an advocate of massive high attract soak it in goo / glaze it / powder it / soak in again etc etc - if the base mix is good enough then let it do the work; if they're hungry they're easy to catch. Think like most things a lot of these additives are designed to catch anglers, not carp . . . . .
I soak 50% of my freebies and leave the other 50% without. I believe that as shelfies, they need a bit extra to get them going. The soak is the same flavour as boilie.
I only fish days + half a dozen nights a year. I'll do 3 or 4 swims in a session and I believe the soak pulls them down onto my bait quicker.
If I was camping or on a campaign, I'd save my money and not bother with extra soaks, probably just start washing some out in lake water when I got there.
I used to take lake water home and freeze it, so I could wash out baits a day or two before going to the lake then air dry some for the hook that worked really well
I only fish days + half a dozen nights a year. I'll do 3 or 4 swims in a session and I believe the soak pulls them down onto my bait quicker.
If I was camping or on a campaign, I'd save my money and not bother with extra soaks, probably just start washing some out in lake water when I got there.
I used to take lake water home and freeze it, so I could wash out baits a day or two before going to the lake then air dry some for the hook that worked really well
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I tend to subscribe to the John baker theory. If you need to pre soak your bait to get a bite they are either too strong or not palatable enough to start with.
It may have been an edge once upon a time soaking boilies in liquids and powders but so many people are doing it now could it be the edge is actually using a quality bait with little or not artificial flavour straight from the bag?
Let's not lose sight of the fact it's in bait companies interests to sell us the idea multiple expensive powders and liquids are needed to ‘boost' their baits also
I tend to subscribe to the John baker theory. If you need to pre soak your bait to get a bite they are either too strong or not palatable enough to start with.
It may have been an edge once upon a time soaking boilies in liquids and powders but so many people are doing it now could it be the edge is actually using a quality bait with little or not artificial flavour straight from the bag?
Let's not lose sight of the fact it's in bait companies interests to sell us the idea multiple expensive powders and liquids are needed to ‘boost' their baits also
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If your fishing a really silty lake your freebies will go out all lovely and then start to take on and soak in all of that lovely rotting silt smell mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm
Or alternatively saturate the baits using say a watered down glug for example if your on krill (just because it's so popular) soak your boilies in a krill hydrosylate until they can't take on anymore liquid. This will then buy you a lot more time before that rotting silt smell worms it's way into your bait
So yes it is worth doing. The majority of anglers I know that wash in or wash out baits however you wait to call it aren't doing it because they think the bait needs boosting. They are doing it to get around an issue they have found like the above or as someone else said on here to soften up the baits, wash out the colour and mimick baits that have been in the pond for a day or two which they may see as safe or we think they see as safe
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If your fishing a really silty lake your freebies will go out all lovely and then start to take on and soak in all of that lovely rotting silt smell mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm
Or alternatively saturate the baits using say a watered down glug for example if your on krill (just because it's so popular) soak your boilies in a krill hydrosylate until they can't take on anymore liquid. This will then buy you a lot more time before that rotting silt smell worms it's way into your bait
So yes it is worth doing. The majority of anglers I know that wash in or wash out baits however you wait to call it aren't doing it because they think the bait needs boosting. They are doing it to get around an issue they have found like the above or as someone else said on here to soften up the baits, wash out the colour and mimick baits that have been in the pond for a day or two which they may see as safe or we think they see as safe
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Juice from fermented particles takes some beating.
Juice from fermented particles takes some beating.
Depends how I'm fishing, obviously can't soak them if using a throwing stick approach as they'd just split.
However if I'm spodding a bit then yes, I have a water bitt which I use so can soak them from home without using tap water 👍 probably as close to lake water as you're going to get.
However if I'm spodding a bit then yes, I have a water bitt which I use so can soak them from home without using tap water 👍 probably as close to lake water as you're going to get.