OldBoy

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 👍

Just fork out £20 for a tub of magic beans mate..... all your worries will be over! 😂

Too many adverts on this, think it was filmed on Bury Hill Bonds lake.... awfull place but the guy proves his point.... maybe:

This guy got loads of abuse back in the day for apparently fishing in an 'out of bounds; area, not sure that was true, maybe jealousy from others I suspect. I had left fishing it when this was made. From memory he also claimed to be one of the first to use a method feeder on there, I know that is not true. Anyway, a good bit of stalking on a big pit at the time.

Part two:

Used to have these on VHS. In his prime was a bit of a lad, but lot's of great info from his first 3 books. Remember meeting him at a Carp Society slide show and talk many years ago, then went outside for a demo of his air powered boilie cannon thing 😀 Part one: Part two: No copyright infringement intended but think some of a certain age might like this ?

Ignore this link, hopefully I have reposted this as a 'proper link' now and also added a topic title. ****** Mods feel free to delete this topic ******

Thanks for doing that mate 👍. Unfortunatly I make a complete 'dogs dinner' about my links recently, should improve in the future now. Not sure if any mods can do this, but maybe remove my post in the YouTube section and I can replace it with a topic with a proper heading and hopefully a proper link this time! 😃

https://www.google.com/search?q=floater+cake+for+fishing&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDwgBECMYJxjqAhiABBiKBTIPCAAQIxgnGOoCGIAEGIoFMg8IARAjGCcY6gIYgAQYigUyDwgCEC4YJxjqAhiABBiKBTIJCAMQIxgnGOoCMgkIBBAjGCcY6gIyCQgFEEUYOxjCAzIJCAYQRRg7GMIDMgkIBxBFGDsYwgPSAQoxMjA2M2owajE1qAIIsAIB8QW1Th8XVC0EnfEFtU4fF1QtBJ3xBbVOHxdULQSd8QW1Th8XVC0EnfEFtU4fF1QtBJ0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:104c89bb,vid:quFl78BbkNA,st:0

Ignore that, it doesn't work on here...... Not a fan of AI, but google search for COG link displayed this; The Korda COG (Center of Gravity) lead system is a carp fishing setup designed for superior hooking by aligning the hook link with the lead's center of gravity, improving weight transfer for instant bite indication, and offering lead ejection like a standard lead clip. Setup involves using a specific COG lead with a matching Korda Boom and Lead Clip, attaching your hook link to the boom's swivel, and securing it with a pin for a fixed, highly effective bolt rig, or removing the pin for a running setup, using silicone tubing to cover and control retention.

Sorry can't do a proper link without a big URL on here

Once again no criticism, but yes been around for years, good luck to the young lad for making it work for him tho. https://www.google.com/search?q=cog+lead+system+setup&oq=cog+lead&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyCQgBEEUYORiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMggIBxAAGBYYHjIICAgQABgWGB4yCAgJEAAYFhge0gEJODQ1MmowajE1qAIIsAIB8QXqvXa12FGS1A&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:eabc2f0f,vid:jnDDa9fka6w,st:0

A great idea, maybe a place to post links that are not 'so well known' on there? Think we all know about the usual tackle sponsored ones by now 😃 I did start another post on here about the Rod race YouTube channel, hopefully people will post links to more stuff on the new topic 👍

Not sure if this is the right section to add this but.... Many over a certain age will remember the original series, it's now on YouTube with a new series and they have their own channel. I have watched the first two episodes and have to say I really enjoyed it, so refreshing to not hear some bloke banging on about big carp captures, which in my opinion has been done to death. I am no way associated with the channel, but if you want a break from the usual stuff, maybe give it a try?

Plenty of similar hookbaits out there apparently, without the constant rants that guy gets away with on one of the many forums available out there 😂

A mate of mine suggested I might like a pot of some 'wonder hookbaits' for a pressie. When it turned out they were at least £20 a pot I had to say, are you joking, save your money, apparently they are 'cured' not in salt as I understand that is what used to be meant, but no they have gone through some sort of 'mystic process'. Oh but they have been backed up by loads of big carp captures, well that's as maybe but I had to say save your money, get me something else instead. Obviously a bit provocative, but what a waste of money for 99% of normal anglers? Anyway, Happy Xmas to all 👍

Deff slowed up / finished for me for a few months, old bones can't take the cold weather fishing anymore 😃 I did manage to get a copy of Archie Braddock 'Fantastic Feeder Fishing' a while ago, old skool now but very interesting read, makes a change from usual big carp stuff books 👍

Sounds ideal mate., I don't get the enthusiam a lot for carp now, probably because of the club water I now fish, it is not what it used to be. Still like playing about with tactics that are not so trendy now and they do work too. Think when you reach a certain age it is just making the time on the bank that matters to me

Just a thought, I use inline leads when bag fishing, no leaders or lead core. Probably best to make sure if you have a crack off / cut off, that the line can pass through your lead set up?