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You could nip down the supermarket and pick up some egg white powder i would use this at 10% (or 10g to 100g), this should harden the outer skin of the bait and take them long to break down.

How about just making some harder hookbaits? The quick breakdown for freebies is a big advantage.

I might have to adjust the basemix a little or boil the hookbaits for a bit longer, I find they take on water quite quick and breakdown, ideal in the spod mix but as a hookbait I'm not so sure. After being on the rig for a couple hours you could squeeze them and they just go to mush lol. I've only done it as I'll be on the bank pretty much all the time for the next few weeks so just being able to nip home and grab a few bags will be ideal 🤙I've got bags of tigers, pigeon conditioner, maize and hemp in the freezer ready to go 👍👍

To be honest I've had a few of Rod's rebuilds and they are very good, other builders I've used are Steve Boncey and Walter Sewell, both very good although both have pretty much retired, when I asked Walter the last time round he said he'd stopped doing rebuilds. As a case in point originality is going to get much harder and more expensive to replicate due to the closure of Guides and Blanks, and Hopkins and Holloway...

Just thought the old school peeps might like their own vintage tackle section.

I've got some prologic salopettes they are pretty warm and comfortable

Phwoooar it's a thing of beauty 😍

2 satchets of that to 100g will do it as a stop gap, it wont firm them through but will give the baits a hardened skin so will slow the water leaking into the hookbait

Got this from tesco mate, will work it out for a 2 egg mix to test tomorrow 👍 I really like to be using the same hookbait as to what I'm feeding lol, I've got some essential cell hard hookers for backup though mate 👍

Agree with Nick, I would look at making a 1 egg mix of hookbaits with 5-10% of either whey gel or blood plasma that should firm them right through leaving your hookbait in place whilst the feed is breakingdown

That looks good. Tidily packed, makes life easier and reduces freezer burn. Freezers work best when full, fridges work best with least full. As much as I like a freezer full of particles, the ease of preparing means I don't really need a load done upfront, whereas boilies I do.

Been prepping some particles over the last couple days, freezer full, some in the fridge and two full buckets over 👍🤣

These are great, got mine in Dec, love it 👍

8075g of bait 👍 got 7633 in boilie, 442 in paste 👍 Gone for 18mm dumbells 👍 even though it rolled well, I'm wondering if I added a little too much basemix, next time I'm thinking I might add like 100 - 200g less and let it rest a bit longer 👍