Catch Reports
River whacker for Lee
Posted in Catch Reports on 14th August 2011This report slipped through the net and should have gone up last month, but big UK river fish are a rare event and a thirty from the river has got to hold a similar credibilty rating than any fifty pound lake fish in our book.
After a short baiting campaign using the B5 Lee Willmott took advantage of some nice falling air pressure and fished a short afternoon/evening session to open up his river account this season with this gorgeous 32lb 8oz mirror. The big river mirror was one of Lee's target fish this year so he was obviously well pleased to have put the fish on the bank considering he can only fish about one night a month at the moment. Well in mate!
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.
