Catch Reports
Back in the thick of it!
Posted in Catch Reports on 24th March 2007Following on from his outstanding success of 2006, Martin Finan from Glos has immediately been back in the thick of the action. Martin decided to fish for a 24 hour session on a relatively low stocked gravel pit to produce a 3 fish catch, topped by this awesome looking 30lb 1oz Mirror. Not bad for the middle of Feb!
Martin introduced approx 100 B5 barrels per fish and presented a B5 Corker Pop-up fished ‘Withy Pool’ style over the top. It’s already looking like Martin can look forward to yet another cracking year ahead.
Boilie Paste
Mark Stubbles with yet another fine cold water carp. Mark is an extremely succesful and consistent angler and instinctively knows the rewards little edges can bring.
Many anglers tend to overlook the advantages that paste’s can give. Throughout the colder months I nearly always wrap a thin layer of paste around my hook bait. This not only gives the bait a better ‘leak off’ in terms of attraction as the paste slowly dissipates, but also gives the hook bait a completely different texture.
Paste is also an essential requirement if you prefer to make your own cork ball pop-ups or balanced baits. A 10mm cork ball with approx 3mm of paste wrapped around it will give you a nice balanced 16mm hook bait. To make pop-ups however, you will need to wrap a thinner layer of paste around the cork. I find that a 12mm cork ball with approx 1.5mm of paste wrapped around the outside creates pop-ups buoyant enough for most presentations.
Top Tip
We make the paste soft enough for most applications, but if you find the paste starting to dry out a little, just dampen it down with a ‘Bait Glug’ or a ‘Liquid Food’ and re-mould together. (Rinse hands in warm water first)
If you need to leave the paste standing for any length of time, make sure you wrap it up in cling film otherwise it can quickly dry up. It will be fine to wrap up in cling film and leave in the fridge for 24 hours if needed.
