spoke to my dad, best bet is getting hold of Ken. He has done a reasonable amount of time on there. no shelf life boilies. my dad gets bait made by a UK company which he sells at the lake which works well. obviously it gets piled in there more than any other so would be a good start. you can always give him a call if you are worried about your preperation, he wont mind giving you some advice.
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