OldBoy

obviously not mate 👍 I did suggest Sticky baits, as for Byran Jarret. read my post, not my best mate at all 😂 As for calling someone a liar... did you actually read the comments on the website about not using coloured hookbaits? Believe what you want? Best wrap this up now, don't want to turn it into an arguement, anyone can see what is on the website, bit of an obvious U turn

I so wish a mate hadn't said about SHB as a Xmas pressie.... wouldn't have even thought about them before 😂 However, as you suggested, from the website. Quote: "We are often asked why our hook baits do not come in bright colours, as that is what people generally associate with a pop up. A bright colour may provoke a response from twenty feet, we would far rather provoke a response from 200 yards through a carp’s amazing sense of taste. " Err.... I see all, but one are now in bright colours, seriously, who do you believe? 👍 Shame people selling stuff on line actually checked stuff on their web sites 😂

tbh, mate, none, so many out there, wouldn't have any idea? ..... If anyone is interested I have a few tubs of Sticky baits pop ups that I use very rarely and they still work

Wish they would do them for the ATTa alarms 👍

Couldn't be more wrong, greekski, not allowed to post on the other forum for a few years 😂 Apparently I upset another member on there who was also banned too, way before SHB

With repect mate, from another forum I dip into, this bloke not actually shared anything about a 3 week process? Maybe you know better and would share? Anyway. guess the guy will have made loads of dosh from his well documented elsewhere exploits on gambling winnings 😀 Think I will dip out of this thread now, probably going to be a lot of his 'fan boys' his phrase defending the 'company', coming on here if they even know it exists? Just for others, don't be taken in by a lot of bullsh*t about bait, been going on for sooooo many years.... just do your own thing and enjoy being out on the bank 👍

Actually mate if you are referring to SHB, I would never buy any, and wouldn't from any of the new 'companies' with hookbaits that seem to be on line now. I am not opposed to SHB, tbh couldn't give a t*ss, just feel that so many anglers are buying a pot of hookbaits that, imo, are so overpriced, just trying to put another point of view that's all 👍

Actually mate, sorry to disappoint you on prices, my fishing mate at the time was a best mate of Brian Jarret (ex Hinders Bait when in a glorfied shed), so pop ups and glugs at mates rates 😀 Anyway, the pop ups were probably the cheapest avaiable back in day, and glug was probably a Gycerine based 'flavour' who knows? Deff in those days, nowhere anything like rip of prices now..... To pre-empt, any replies, YES, they were a 'wonder bait' for me and others at the time,,,, were they 'double or triple or whatever cured' of course not 😂 Believe what you want, it's still the ability I had at the time to be on a venue to study fish movements etc and shared knowledge that caught me a few lovely fish..... Oh best not mention Chum Mixers before flying rats invaded.... not sure how much that bait cost!!

My biggest mirror, from Horseshoe lake, in the 90's came over a big bed of premier amino boilies, hook bait was a Hinders Strawberry pop up soaked for days in their glug, was it a wonder bait? Yes for me and others at the time it was.... Did it cost £20 0f course not 😀

Hello mate; Not sure if you are aware of social media? but prob not the best idea to give an email address on an open forum! 🙄 Also on another forum, some replies to your other post there: Daveyyyyyyyyyyy Posts: 8 Old Thread #1 12 Feb 2026 at 12.39pm Will 10 ml of flavour + 3 ml of talin be ok for a 1 egg cork ball pop up mix 🤔 As a rule of thumb, I’d start by using about 1/3 of the levels you are suggesting and work from there. 3ml flavour, 1ml sweetener, depending on suggested inclusion rates from manufacturer. As per MrNuvawun's post below. When I roll corkballs I always go by the manufacturers recommended levels for a 1lb mix, Like 2ml Flavour & 1ml Talin. Use that for a 1 egg mix. Then take it from there. Less is more, you don't want them too strong. With such as thin skin and you lose some through the boiling/drying process. You can always carefully rehydrate them bit by bit afterwards once dried in a flavour/talin/hydroslate type solution. A lightbulb moment for me was Jason Hs podcast a while ago when he talks about the hookbait being the one thing you actually want then to eat - not try via attraction. I have never used a synthetic flavour that is palatable at high doses. In his book Gerry hammond said he liked a high dosage flavour in his pop up mix. Sorry to mods for posting this from elsewhere but..... Anyway mate, dont with bother with own hookbaits, apparently maize. tigernuts and even luncheon meat actually work too 😂

Exactly right mate 👍 Posted Friday at 08:0 @greekskii also to answer point 2. The big common from a club pit has been caught on SHB multiple times over. It’s a club ticket. Plenty of day ticket and easily accessible venues amongst the catches. Can’t understand the point you are trying to make about venues tbh. Makes no odds on if they are effective or not. People might look at the fish and go “I’d love to catch that I’ll try get a ticket”. But no one goes “SHB is catching those fish, I’ll get a ticket so I can use it on that venue” Can't be to bothered, honestly, but some of the captures were made from a couple of North Devon 'holes in the ground', and were very expensive venues, some from syndicate venues, a few from london club lakes which I give respect to. Anyway, the point I was trying to make, obviously unsucessfully, is that the ' what rod, line, hook size etc newbies' will lap the catch reports up and no dought part with dosh for these 'wonder' baits ☹️ I get the feeling that so many new hookbait 'companies' will be popping up soon - no pun intended - it will be a war out there!

Just my thoughts, didn't realise this thread was started so long ago and now has sparked to life again! As for the 'company' involved: 1. Can't deny any of the carp pics posted elsewhereare very impressive. 2. Are those venues actually available to the 'average' angler?... I very much dought it 3. Can you question the blokes comittment in early days? Deff not as I believe he had some great catches from the Thames. 4. He provided some valuable 'insights' into tiger nut, maize and other stuff preparation. However, should a certain company appear to have so much influence, on say, another forum? I don't think so. It appears this company are now planning to ditch the web site in the coming months and sell direct to shops instead, probably an economic consideration? Anyway, just my personal view.... I don't need to say this to the long standing members on here, but no one will convince me a so called wonder bait will ever be replacement for location and hard work on any venue, Sorry, mini rant over 👍

Good to read all the posts on here 👍. I alaso found this: https://www.totalcarpmagazine.com/icon-donald-leney-–-start-something-beautiful

I am assuming not many (any) waters have these now? If there are they are deff under the radar now I suspect. I did have the pleasure of catching some of the beauties back in the day from Horseshoe 😀👍 Apparently this guy is still trying to keep the strain going: https://www.leneycarp.com/ Does it matter? probably not tbh, but fair play to the bloke 👍