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Apparently, salt boils out at 102 degrees C boring AI response, And Sugar: Low concentration: A small amount of sugar raises the boiling point only slightly (around 100.5°C to 101.5°C). 80% sugar solution: Boils at roughly 110°C to 112°C (230°F to 234°F). Anyway, with respect, I can't see that adding anything to particles pre boiling really has any benefit. I just use my particle baits this season with limited success, which I really like. After all what would an old guy like know after 50 years of fishing? 😄

Well whatever 'goodies' are added ie artifical flavours etc, maybe even sugars or salt 'might' help but wouldn't they be boiled out tho? I only now add something to my chick peas, black stuff, to dull the colour down, before boiling them. Only thing I can think of that would possibly still take on any 'goodies' whatever that might be would be groats, no boiling involved in prepping them Thanks for your reply tho 👍

Remember someone doing some Brazil nuts maybe? Trouble is, I think, most cooked particles would never soak in any 'extras' just wash off quickly in lake water... 😕

Not sure if I am allowed to post this on a chilled site like this is but: Have looked on 'another place' and seems like so called magic hookbaits are going thru the roof price wise 😂 Think I might have an idea to do the same with mini tubs of particle hookbaits, can't be bothered but suspect it will eventually happen? The hookbait 'wars' seem to have reached stupid levels, one bloke even challenging others to a 'carp match' for lots of money..... Years ago remember a thing about 'Carp anglers' vs 'Match anglers'..... Match fisherman won on Carp caught weight.....

Lovely looking commons mate, great condition too 👍

I used to use Gardener Insizor hooks for my PVA bag rigs on a 'german' rig. Now gone back to Drennan Super Specialist Wide gape hooks for my current style of fishing, short hook length on a very simple stiff knotless hair rig, just seems 'lighter' and tbh not had any problems with them at all. It's really what works for you I guess, just makes me think about how much people waste money on so much rig things too. After all, isn't a Chod rig actually just an old fashioned 'Helicopter' set up? But of course you need all the 'c**p' now to be a proper carp angler? Sorry, mini rant over. Just off to search for a pot of the latest £45 pot of hookbaits!!!! 😂😂☹️

@salokcinnodrog and @InteraX Sorry guys, no disrpect about age thing, I am slighty older 😂 Can understand why you want a good bedchair for session fishing 👍 On the subject of reels and line: Before 'Big pit' reels were even thought about. I used big sea fishing reels to do the same job. as for line, well used to fork out for some 'Tryline'' maybe a typo stuff. However, bought some 15lb sea fishing line after and did exactly the same job and if you think about it, sea fishing line needs to be more abrasion resitant? Don't think AI that has now crept into search stuff is 100% reliable but: AI Overview There is no exact global count, but dozens of primary factories manufacture raw fishing line worldwide, while hundreds of companies brand and distribute it. Actual Line Extruders vs. Brand Labels The Makers (Extruders): Only a relatively small number of specialized chemical and polymer plants worldwide actually extrude the raw nylon, fluorocarbon, and polyethylene (braid) filaments. Major manufacturing countries include Japan (such as Sunline and Momoi Fishing), China, the United States, and Germany. The Brand Owners: Hundreds of tackle companies market and sell fishing line under their own names, but many outsource the actual extrusion and spooling to these specialized manufacturing plants.

Guessing you guys must be of a 'certain' age? Without going on and on about the old days (late 80's and 90's) but remember when an Argus bed chair and blanket were fine, might have said this before on a HorseShoe thread tho! Anyway, can see the way 'carp fishing' is or has gone now, it's big business for a lot of companies, I am not bothered about the latest super bedchair/bivvie/bait boat/rod/reel/ bait etc etc..... Sadly I feel the pastime I really loved in the past is now for the social media generation, sign of the times I know. As for me, now given up the use of boilies this season, I am doing purely a particle approach, have had a few and just feels nice to me to do something different for a change 👍

This is a tricky one to respond to. When I lived in Surrey - many years ago - there were 3 main tackle shops I used to visit and buy stuff from. KC Angling (Sutton): Long gone now and a very big help to me when as a Junior and match fished with LDAS club, Kenny Collins an absolute legend for help and advice, and also an England International Steve Gardner worked there too. Used to buy my Casters, maggots and hemp on a Saturday ready for fishing on Sunday. Gerrys of Wimbledon: An iconic shop, stocked everything at the time anyone could possibly want, prices were always top rate but the help advice was always great, I believe it has now been sold and a furniture store now? RoseHill Angling: Very small local shop, long since gone However: Cheam Angling: Still going strong I believe and moved across the road from it's tiny shop I remember it was. Do I use tackle shops? Very rarely now as tbh I don't need any more rods / reels / nets / alarms etc. I might nip in my local shop very rarely for hooks and a bit of a moan but obviously that won't keep them in buisness. It really needs a good web site, socials etc to keep the on street shops going I suspect? Having said that, Flea Bay, Amazon and a Google search brings up so many options for buying fishing stuff now

No digital stuff in those days as you know, I do have a few more but seems hard to believe now but a 'roll of film' only had 24 or 36 pics to take, oh and the wait to get them back from boots! 😃

Yes it was, there were a few others in the South too - now closed Bury Hill springs to mind - 'any method Trout fishing' 😂 At that time the South West didn't have a close season I remember?

Early 90's again, at the time a working gravel pit very close to M25, remember Concorde used to pass overhead.... Noisy [censored]! 😃

Early 90's Broadlands lake

I went to club lake early morning today, had a few mid doubles close in under an overhanging tree, and one mid water too. By 12 o'clock was far too hot so packed up but enjoyed the fishing. Just a small thing tho, my Atts remote packed up mid session, tried to replace it with a Duracell AA rechargeable battery, blooming thing is actually slightly larger than a normal one so didn't fit!!☹️ Didn't stop me having a good day tho 👍 Take care in this heat all.

Not really mate, Remember fishing a lake on M25, near Wraysbury, back in the day, lots of old fish , and not known at the time. Sorry I didn't check catch reports from 2024 ,

As @salokcinnodrog said, never heard of them, but tbh have zero interest in yet another person selling £20 plus tubs of hookbaits 😂 One thing the bloke might have to really take into account is that these Tubs seem to be popping up - no pun inteaded - so many times now. As for catch reports, I very much doubt anyone on here has been to Gigantica 😂, Wraysbury.... etc etc @greekskii, you might choke on your keyboard, but have to say a certain bait bloke, once again I am not a Troll, has deff got the market for this stuff sown up as far as I can see, shame he never actually did a book about his early days carp fishing. I would have bought it 👍 So @Asterman, not sure if you are on here to promote the stuff, guessing you won't get much luck tbh?

Also think groats, bit of an old skool thing, might also soak this stuff up too, if you can be bothered with it all now

I remember those days mate, "You can add these liquids to your spod mix, your particles, your powdered groundbait, your pellets." Agree with the groundbait, maybe glugging air dried boilies too, if anyone ever does that now? Tbh, otherwise a waste of time and effort...... Tin hat on! 👍

Not always like that Ian, A fantastic swim for floater fishing back in the day, before flying rats arrived 👍 Just if anyone is actually interested, back then it was an early fox bed chair, think an Argos sleeping bag and a blanket on top...... did me ok at the time 😟

Based in West Sussex mate, My main venue now is a certain group of club lakes off A27, have to say it's not what it used to be ...... sign of the times I guess, lovely big beds of pads ripped out and slowly turning into brown puddle lakes ☹️

Yes, nothing at all on the Witney bank at that time, except for a wooded footpath. Remember an old "newsletter" we used to get that suggested the CS wanted to somehow put 'islands' in the middle of Winter Bay, obviously never came to anything 😂 Think they wanted to / did some sort of stock pond on the trout bank around that time too?