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In reply to Post #1953
Yes I have to say I think I am going to try the GPB2 and stick with it. I agree it must be a confidence thing. I don't change any other aspect of my angling anymore. I even stick to the same boilie(s) which has taken me many years to get to.
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This weekend we are taking special orders for the the following...
Pink F1, 16mm & 13mm pop ups, 16mm & 13mm balanced.
Red or white S3 balanced, 16mm & 13mm.
Yellow S4 balanced, 16mm & 13mm.
DNA Bug 16mm & 13mm pop ups, 16mm & 13mm balanced.
We constantly get asked for some of these above throughout the year.
If you are interested in ordering any of the above, please text or WhatsApp message us on our work mobile. (Contact page of website). You will be told what to order from our website. Please include the full name, and what you require, including sizes, pop ups, or balanced in that first message.
They will be sent out from Monday onwards.
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Forum member Sam again, Sutton 2, GPB1 over Poacher TigerNut & Maple, the length of that carp is insane.
Aaron, Papercourt, S2 over Wraysbury Baits Nut mix.
FishOn Joe, GPB1 over shops particle
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In reply to Post #1952
The S2 & the GPB1 will catch ANYWHERE & EVERYWHERE Carpbandit.
You have answered your own questions in your last post. Confidence is absolutely everything. Confidence means you are not thinking about stupid things like "shall I change this, or shall I change that". Confidence means you are fishing well, and applying yourself to the things that really matter. Not worrying yourself about silly things, that are not the reason why you are not catching.
I have said this before on here, the difference between a really good angler, and an angler with zero confidence... Is that the the really good angler understands that he is not going to smash the carp every single time he goes fishing. That's impossible, especially fishing lower stock syndicates. But he changes nothing toolwise. The only changes are watercraft changes. He understands that for a whole variety of reasons beyond his control, the carp are not going to be throwing themselves up the bank every single time he goes fishing. When things are right again, he is using the best rig, with the best bait, and he will smash it.
Some anglers lack confidence. They will blame their line, their hooks, their bait, anything and everything except the fact that they did not fish that well... Or simply that the fish for whatever reason, were not playing ball. That can be conditions, or the fish were smashed last week and are all sitting in the snags. Two blanks and they have changing everything. The stars align, but they have changed everything now. They blank again, when they should be hauling. It's a vicious circle, that 90% of carp anglers get stuck in.
I made a statement on here when I first joined. "There is absolutely NOTHING man made that you can cast into a lake, that is as attractive to a carp as an S2". That has changed now though.
The GPB1 & GPB2 are better than the S2. They are everything the S2 was, and then a whole lot more. But there is still an entire an army of anglers all over the country, that would never even try either hook bait. The reason, is confidence in the S2. It works both ways. Confidence is everything. Stick with them. You will have the session of your lifetime, and from that moment on EVERYTHING will change for you. You will no longer go fishing 'worrying' about silly things.
You will go fishing and start catching more carp than everyone else around you.
I have lost count of the amount of CF members, who have contacted me, and flat out told me that our hook baits have absolutely transformed their fishing. Not caught a few and are happy. Transformed it, to another dimension. That should be you.
If you are a fishmeal fan. There is nothing that will even come close to our GPB2.
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In reply to Post #1951
This is the thing though right, it depends on the lake.. see I have tried the S2s on my previous lake and couldn't catch on them and the GBP1 on my current lake and couldn't catch on them, however I can't see how they wouldn't catch, but I am an out and out fishmeal user so to me the GBP2 Make sense and the ingredients will work brilliantly (in my head) which is probably the key. As someone has said, there is probably an element of not leaving it out long enough to see the results or using it as often as i would my go to hookbait. So it's probably having faith and sticking with it.
I really want them to work for me as I have seen the results others have had with them.
It's a funny old game isn't it. I do kinda feel like I must not be getting the best out of the hookbaits when I've used them. OR maybe it was just bad conditions and I would have blanked regardless.
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In reply to Post #1950
But funny that, can’t buy a bite on the gbp 1s or 2s.
Even went through a stage of stubbornly using them as it must be me.
Back on s2/3’s and away they went.
Funny thing fishing.
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In reply to Post #1946
I fish over baitworks Royal marine if that means anything.
Confidence is key though. Its funny, I have the most confidence using pink baits, that's what i catch the most on, so that's what I mostly use. But the man next to you only uses white and can't buy a bite in pink. I regularly fish 3 pink s2s very tightly on one spot, and then say how I have no confidence in yellow baits as I never catch on them. Of course I don't, I don't use them 
Anyway I forgot what I was talking about. Oh yeah, S2s till early spring, then GPB1/2's till late autumn for me, and I doubt I'm the only person here who goes that way.
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In reply to Post #1939
I put in an order on Monday thinking I might get it before Xmas and it arrived today. Well chuffed. Thanks Mark and the team.
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In reply to Post #1946
I understand your issue, I know you like bait. Stick to ONE fishmeal and you will catch.
You use decent food bait.
Marks baits don't need to match anything, find feeding fish, fish well and patiently over bait/s or particles of choice and the fish will find your FOOD hookbait. 
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In reply to Post #1946
IMO you’re barking up the wrong tree with how you think Marks baits work or need to “complement” the feed bait. But I’m sure he’ll put me right when he’s back 😂
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In reply to Post #1945
I know what you mean I loved the S2s they taste amazing if you touch one on your tongue.
I am just so confident in fishmeal baits though and I've tried all year on my syndicate with different coloured popups and bright hookbaits but I only ever catch on match the hatch and occasionally washed out pink.
As i say would love specialised to do a B5 or red fishmeal variant, bet they would sell like hot cakes. Im a big fan of GLM as an attractor and I'm also trying out a bit of essentials newish garlic bait so I think that's the one to go for
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In reply to Post #1944
What this guy said.
Pink crushed Cork S2s. Fished as a single, or over bait. Confidence in a pot.
I wouldn't worry at all about trying to match the hookbait to the bait your feeding. I've had numerous fish this year very shortly after baiting heavily, or whilst still baiting, situations where it was pretty apparent the first bait picked up was my hookbait.
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In reply to Post #1940
Just use s2 CC over it nothing else required! Broke my pb every season for last 4 years doing just this over dna s7 or slk
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In reply to Post #1942
Just let Mark know your a Carpforum user. He'll look after you.. 
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In reply to Post #1941
Fairenough, I've used the s2 and the GBP1s b4 but really like the idea of the glm and fishmeal added to the GBP2
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