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Make a 1 egg mix first and test it before too much time and effort and most importantly money goes into it. sounds good but the fish will decide 👍👍

Hopefully now things should settle down, my dad has been transferred to a rehabilitation unit in a care home quite local to me. He is still confused and unable to make decisions for himself with his dementia so my brother and I have signed the contract for the free treatment for 2-6weeks. It does mean that Dom and I can do alternative day visits to him, which might mean I can actually get fishing in again on the syndicate. On a negative note I had to scrap my Honda Civic after a failed MOT, but have a hire car even if it is a Skoda Yeti.

Hi guys over the past few weeks I've got into the idea of making my own baits rather than buying shop bought. I've tried to think of a mix that should be soluble, and leak attraction quickly and work all year round, for some reason I've wanted to go spicy and creamy at the same time. I am going to use the AA Baits base mixes for now in order to keep it a little more simple. I am starting with the HNV Super red mix which contains: Large amount of Kingfisher Red (Natural), Red Meggablend, Genuine CLO, Hemp Powder, Mixture of Nut ingredients, Combination of high end Milk & Egg proteins and Betaine to name just a few ingredients in this mix. Powders 90 % HNV Super Red mix 5% Blue Cheese Powder 5% my own spice mix (garlic, fenugreek, chilli powder and more Milk B powder 10g per kilo Liquids Egg Fermented chilli extract 50ml a kilo Scopex flavour at 5ml per kilo Do you think that is good? I am trying to not throw the kitchen sink at it presently,

I think It looks alright on paper, if it rolls, smells OK and sleighs any water it goes in, it will be just fine 😂

There's a few proper buffs on here that will be able to give you real feedback. I think it looks ok but I'm no expert!

More like this 👍 Powders 92.5% HNV Super Red mix 5% Blue Cheese Powder 2.5% my own spice mix (garlic, fenugreek, chilli powder and more Milk B powder 10g per kilo Liquids Egg Fermented chilli extract 50ml a kilo Scopex flavour at 5ml per kilo

Thanks for the positive comment I've become obsessed with it this last week 😂 The spice mix was something I thought might be too high tbh I could just start at 2.5% as recommended and add a little more basemix, I could also add more of something else like yeast or an attractor powder but I really want to leave that unless is doesn't work or I feel it needs a tweak. I'm only going to be testing with small batches to start anyway.

Defo a sexy looking mix but I'd personally go lower on the spice. The Kingfisher Red will be largely paprika so the base mix is heavy on spice before you've even started. Maybe go with the AA HNV Superseed if you want to add your own spice mix at higher levels?

At last a breathing space for you and your Brother ; your Dad's in safe hands , and much easier to visit regularly . Shame about your car , at least it lasted while you were commuting to Aldburgh . Skoda Yeti , ooh I've been looking to buy one of those , but my Wife is not so keen 😢 . Well tight lines , Nick , and best wishes to your Dad . 😃

Dynamite still going alright. Plenty of anglers on their books. Think in Europe they have a good following. Their new squid and black pepper seems to be doing alright to those using it locally to me.

I saw that, and here’s me buying a family home for the family like a chump. Could have brought that lake and a caravan…

😆no worries Mate, I know what you meant. Believe me if the syndicate was close enough to the hospital I would fish and visit him as well, but a 60mile drive from North Suffolk to Aldeburgh is not a possibility. I've had some 'Nick time', even if it involved a blank chub chase and two lost end tackles in a snag, and daughter and Granddaughter time with a trip to Norfolk

When I was 19 a v large water near me came up for sale at 40k. I pleaded with the bank to lend me the money and of course they just laughed at me. Ten years later it was sold again for more than a million. I still haven't forgiven the bank 🤣