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8 hours ago, yonny said:
I think it's supposed to prevent unwanted movement once the hook is engaged in the flesh Phil. Don't think they claim that it adds to mechanics in anyway. @nigewoodcock would know?
Same principle as the twister really. Imagine 3 turns (angles) trying to pull one out. A curved hook will come out in one single, fluid, movement.
The claw pattern allows you a wider gape than a twister though. So will suit different rigs better. Floater fishing for instance. A shorter shank and wider gape, rather than the longer shank and narrower gape of the twister.
The main thing is, what every hook anyone uses, is to make sure it suits the mechanics of the rig you are tying with it.
My goto pattern since using the Nash hooks, is the chod twister on my favoured multi rig. It sits absolutely perfect with the semi stiff skinlink hook link.
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1 hour ago, chillfactor said:
Use all the above methods when needed ,but my favourite has to be by hand on a margin spot or spoon .
@Dannygooner I will have to keep an eye out for the catty you mention as the carp ones are pants these days, when I was working away earlier in the year forgot to take a catty so had to buy one, the shop we used only had korda ones & the pouch came off within 5 mins of using it . I repaired it with cable ties trimmed them back & ended up with the lock part of the tie ripping a big tear in my hand gripping the catty
didn't have any braid with me as I've used that in the past to stich them back on with to good effect.
Haha!!! When we were in France, I had to do that with the cable ties on the one I bought too!!!
Most of of my fish this year have come to a heavily baited spot with all three rods on it. Starting off with 5kg of boilie tipped tight to a spot off the boat. That’s my favourite way of static fishing. One of the lads said to me that I could treble my chances of a bite if I fished three different spots with a rod each.
My reply was along the lines of ... if I think the fish are going to feed on the spot, why would I put rods elsewhere??? I’ve had numerous double tales and quick, second bites whilst fishing with all three, or at least two rods on ‘the spot’! So in effect, I am trebling my chances by fishing three tight together, not separated.
Having said that, I have also had good hits by fishing singles ‘loosely’ chucked to an area. And bags. And zigs. And a lightly baited spot. And particles only. And bookies only. And a mix of both.
It’s all down to knowing, or guessing, what will give you the best chance on any given day. One trick pony’s are exactly that. Will do well some days but struggle most others, blaming something else as it ‘worked’ last time!
if I had to pick THE favourite way to catch them, it would be stalking them with one rod, close in, watching everything they do.
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Churn pool then.
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Look up blackthorn fishery on Facebook.
The lodges are outstanding and it did a 40 this autumn. Lots of 30’s too. And it’s only in Shropshire, so not too far to travel.
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3 hours ago, Old school said:
Basically what I use, along with a feed pellet in the summer, for the lakes supplement feed. Only I pay less than a tenner per bag from the local animal feed store.
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I use 50kg a week of flaked maize on my lake mate.
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Congratulations mate. Welcome to my world of getting to the lake late and packing up early!!!!
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1 minute ago, commonly said:
So new topic on stabilised boilies maybe?
The cultured ones are stabilised,
er shelf life,
er they're round n smell good car
Is that from a different supplier?
Ive heard sandhurst baits will make up a specific recipe, if you know the ingredients. £8 a k, not too sure about that, the Nash ones are £9a k.
Nash scopex squid is available in freezer bait.
And the Nash scopex squid is £39.99 for a 5kg bag
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Just now, commonly said:
Due to less time on the bank & not having freezer space, I thought I'd try the krill shelf life at the start of the year, kak.
Just tried scoped squid, which only comes in shelf life although Nash call it stabilised? What is that all about? Sticking with it for a while.
Good mate of mine always catches with shelf life banoffee. If that's not available he will go real old school and use tutti frutti, which I'm sure are shelf life.
Scopex squid is available in freezer form. Stabilised is a way to ‘shelf life’ a bait.
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20 minutes ago, muftyboy said:
To be fair I haven't seen the forum this busy in ages so it's a good thing ain't it?.
I'm gonna guess arsenal.
Not as busy as my Facebook wall!!! Lol
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Going by his posts, I reckon he’s got to be a manc!!!! Lol
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Just now, yonny said:
I disagree bud. IMO it is far more precise using your hands.
With your hands you can apply pressure to the eye with your thumb and just roll the hook out with little or no damage,. With forceps you're ripping the barb through the flesh imo.
When using forceps the slightest movement of the hand can result in significant movement of the forcep tips, which in turn means significant movement of the embedded hook and barb. I only use them when I'm really, really struggling by hand.
Same.
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If you are trimming the cultured baits, you may as well use standard baits as you would be removing the actual thing you pay more for, the cultured coating!!
I never use glue.
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10 hours ago, commonly said:
Just waiting on delivery of 5k of Scopex squid, got some cultured hook baits too. Has anyone tried them?
Fri and Sat night, can't wait!
Great bait and hookbaits. When mounting the cultured baits, don’t forget to cut a bit of the coating away for where the boilie stop sits. This will keep the stop tight to the bait when the outer layers disperse
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4 hours ago, Highy said:
Angling direct for Nash is as cheap as anywere...for Nash
£8 a kilo you cant grumble at that...i got the 3 for 2 offer....so 6 x 1 kilo bags for £32..
The 3 for 2 is only on the instant action range. The scopex squid is a more expensive bait. But yeah, on the 5kg price, it’s a real bargain.
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The trouble with casting in a high arch, for the spomb to open (it needs to land nose first), is that any sort of cross wind will have you dumping bait all over the shop.
Before the dot spod came out, I would use a traditional spod if any wind as I am a bit ocd with making sure my baiting is spot on. With the dot spod, you can cast it and hit the clip the same as your ‘fishing’ rods. If you clip up to the distance with a spomb, you have to allow extra yardage because of the need to hit the clip so high up, allowing that nose dive.
For me, the dot spod has answered all my questions.
didn't have any braid with me as I've used that in the past to stich them back on with to good effect.
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