In reply to Post #40
This is turning out very interesting I see a lot of people rating Abs and essentials b5 I'm going to check them out.

Thank you all

Surprised no one has mentioned paste

In reply to Post #42
I was thinking about using paste around the lead

Been useing paste round the lead a bit this season but find that I foul hooked a few with a short hook link

Not a fan of paste around the lead.
Wrap it around a hookbait or a spiral hair spring thing.

In reply to Post #43
You'd be better off using rough coated leads and keeping them submerged in a pot of concentrated dip when not in use.

Change your lead each time you re-chuck.

In reply to Post #1
maggots
worms
trout pellet paste, on the hook, not round the lead.

for boillies -
Specialised Hookbaits S2
Nutrabaits Technispice
Trent Baits SSD Pro9

In reply to Post #47
Bollies:-

PRB for consistency
TnM for results
Fruit Frenzy for confidence

I often used all 3 together mixed up, but always fish PRB on the hook/hair/screw

Other baits:-

Tigers
Hemp
Chickpeas

In reply to Post #1
Long time ago
Lea valley baits - a dark red fishmeal with plum zing. .
Mainline - essential opal
Essential - b5 shellfish plum
Three baits id take to any water in the world.
Single hookbait would be proper job squid and octopus white 11mm, deadly

In reply to Post #49
Dynamite Baits Mulberry Florentine, followed closely by DDBaits Guana RedBull, and finally Mistral Baits Pure Pineapple(trying to get hold of some, but no longer available)

Not sure about best, basing it on length of time used, and boilies only.

1 Nutrabaits BFM, used it from probably when it came out or near to it (late 80's/early 90's) until 2007, started on Cranberry flav, also used Scopex, Raspberry, but my fav Leepex. Cranberry did the most fish but by god was the LPX version good in the time used.

2 DNA S7, used since it came out, total confidence, may even use with a different flavour at some point to be 'different'.

3 Perhaps a odd one but after returning from a break in fishing of 5 years I didn't fish enough to warrant a freezer bait. Having dabbled with Solar Banoffee way back when and loving it, the nearest Shelf Life alernative at the time was Dynamite Baits Banana Nut Crunch which I used until S7 was released and I was fishing more regularly, again DB BNC a very good bait for me for the use.

There are other flavours & boilies which I rate above the top 3 but haven't used in earnest, when I say earnest I mean for years at a time, original RH Scopex, Richworth Tutti, RH Mulberry. I still always have some Tutti and Scopex hookbaits/pop ups in the bag even if it's not the same. As for boilies, so very nearly started using Carp Company Icelandic Red all those years ago, a very good bait at the time too.

Why didn't I go back to NB BFM? t the time price and availability, must say the BFM Krill has peaked my interest but like a lot of others I've moved on and don't need a alternative as I'm happy with S7.

Push come to shove and I had to stake my life on it, best bait overall would be a worm or a maggott.

In reply to Post #51
Essential Shellfish B5
Mainline Cell
And my own Ugley NUTmix

IMO Best ever bait no longer available was Hutchies Addicted

In reply to Post #48
Is it prb or psb that you use

In reply to Post #1
NOT a Boilie.

Northern specials
Scopex squid
Anything involving tiger nuts