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So before I start I not saying the above is wrong, I am just offering an alternative view on what is happening to your bait. So we air dry our baits why ? well usually to get more shelf life out of them, but what are we really doing to the bait itself, when you design a bait you want it to be moist in the centre it help it release the soluble attraction when the bait gets flooded with water, when you air dry you remove all the water from the bait so when they enter the water it takes a lot longer to get to this point, also are you dulling the effectiveness of the ingredients ? is the soluble content still has effective after the moisture has been removed from them, are they still even soluble ?, after air drying what you are left with ? Hydration mainly used to re hydrate air dried baits right ?, How many re hydrate with a liquid similar to what was in the original bait ?, if not have you taken a bait and changed its profile from what you originally purchased as you may well have neutralised the original liquids that were in the boilie to start with. All this said people still catch plenty of fish using this method but is what you have caught on a bait that has morphed from its original purchased state to a form of high level attractor bait as touched on by the scientist in his rotary entry and thats why it scores high. Is all the above a bait industry tactic to sell more products from add on sales. So there are plenty of thinking anglers present on this site, I would be interested in some of them's thoughts on the above subject.

Another vote for the ESP one, I currently have the Cygnet one at the minute which is good for grouping boilies at short range but struggles over 60 yards

Don't have the 60 but I do own the Compact mate I find cranking the front down when it gets nasty works for me even with the front low you still have a decent head space for a brolly plus you can get the bedchair right to the back, the sides are more extended round than on the mission umbrella so you get more coverage at the sides especially when the brolly is set higher. Hope thats of some use to you

See this is the other side of the coin, I am not sure there is a right or wrong answer, I was looking for peoples opinions as we have a loads of good anglers on here that have a very wide selection of angling experiences. Your last bit takes my initial idea of fish being more spooked by brushing against items they can't see or the feel of that material and turns on its head, or is it the fact that touching the line did spook them but only temporarily and they have just done another circuit of there route and come back for another look as they know there is an easy meal waiting. Obviously the whole sight thing goes out the window at night, as they must be used to brushing against things in the dark but do some materials feel more unnatural to them, knocking against something like tubing might feel more like a piece of debris on the bottom, but then a wet leadless leader may feel just like a bit of weed.

This is along the line that I was thinking that tubing although visible would look more like something already on the bottom which they could natural just avoid as they can see it (as there eye sight is suppose to be quite good close) as where items like leader materials might feel more unnatural against there flanks if touch or bumping into something they can't see. Also brushing against something they can't see must be weird for them. Never thought about vibration would this not effect leadcore more as oppose to mono and braid based materials

Sorry to thread hijack There is a lot written at the moment between invisibility or camouflage of end tackle, I have been of the opinion that the fish brushing against line or possibly something less visible to its eye eg.. fluorocarbon leader etc spooks them more than anything especially if it is slightly sat up off the bottom, as where tubing although being more visible would the fish being able to see it cause then to just work around it as just something lying on the bottom. I'm not trying to attach any form of intelligence in fish, like they know a leader is a leader etc.. , but more looking at them brushing against a certain material makes them more spooked than maybe others Just interested in peoples thoughts

Chemical free baby wipes, which are essentially just water based. I am sure the line wipes some companies do are just these re hashed.

If its any use to you I use about 4 feet, and generally most of the materials on the market straighten (the good ones anyway) by just running your fingers a couple of times down the length of leader, also remember to clean the leader ever so often as they pick up muck which makes then more visible than something like tubing.

Fox items at the minute but thats mainly due to them producing a nice set of components for my current rig choice. With regards to companies its horses for courses, everyone will have there preferred components the main thing is that you have confidence in using them not what brand is on the outside of the packet.

I don't sharpen them, but to be honest they are sharp straight out of the packet i have drawn blood several times when tying simple rigs, I love the pattern perfect for the rig i use them with and the hook holds have all been nailed so far, the only thing I am not certain of is the coating it seems to taint quite quickly but i need to use them more to give a proper verdict, another nice thing is the price point 50p a pack cheaper than my previous choice

I'm down to just 1 at the minute which serves both presentation's I favour, 7-8 inches of ESP Tungsten Loaded, strong wide gape hook (at the minute this ESP Croygen Grippa not used them long enough to make a proper evaluation), piece of tubing over the eye, hook ring swivel and hook bead, I just adjust the hook bead and putty to weather i am using a pop up or wafter. Looks like most of the good reliable rigs are already covered in other posts

I thought one of the key reasons for corn being so successful is its high in lysine , the natural sugars do play a part as well but these are fructose based (I think). Betaine is created through an extraction process on sugar beet

Is that your taxi out side Beanz

England were very poor, 2nd half goal down and we were just so slow with no movement, Joe Hart's fault we lost routine save that, and as for the owl's management from the sidelines nonexistent. I have defended Rooney this comp but that is the worst 45mins I have seen him play. Iceland deserve it if we are going to play like that

We certainly lack width last night with no rose or walker, when you have a team like Slovakia camped in there final third with the bus well and truly parked you need to stretch the defence to open the space we just herded them tighter together, as highlighted 6 changes 2 or 3 of those have barely played any football this season (sturridge, wiltshire, henderson). Why mass changes it is only a short tournament. Nearly every cross went to the patch of grass at the far post where not 1 red shirt was. For me its the managers fault he setup them up to play that, Woy must have been short of video footage of Slovakia Henderson cant even fill out his voting card

Again a lot of possession but no creativity, final ball again very poor. Will need to improve if we are going to go any further.

This any use to you, all the chub stuff i own is very well made https://www.total-fishing-tackle.com/sale/other-sale-items?manufacturer=52

Have to agree with you Stevo, been our best player has held the ball well and not given it away in midfield, he has been poor for Utd but I think thats more to do with LVG being a loon. As for Kane he looks knackered, as much as I love Harry he looks leggy (he's played nearly 60 games in the last 12 months )

Some belting fish there fella

The best bit of advice I can give you is pop down your best local tackle dealer and go and pick a few up and get a feel for the rod, we have had several budget rod threads and all usually throw up a multitude of different answers and people have found one recommendation better than the other because it feels better for them Personally I can recommend both the Fox Warriors and Sonik Blacks as good budget rods, others have found the Shimano Tribals excellent value. With regards to test curve I will leave it for the lads that fish the method feeder on a more regular basis, but im guessing that it will depend heavily on the sixe of feeders you intend to use

The old bunch of worms under a bubble float

Danny boy open your wallet and let me help myself Although I have to admit being interested in the new bank wear though depending there isn't to much carp tax on them.

He's planning a full series of them I believe all based on course species not just carp. He's not a half bad angler either.

For those of us that have younger children or grand children and you want to read them a carp bedtime story look this one up, its not released till the end of May, but I am friends with the author so have had a sneaky peek. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Curious-Colin-Carp-Alan-Harrison/dp/1785549626

After Nick's sterling review, Ive been using Pro in Dark and Light Blend ever since, excellent line for the money.