Rig foam

[Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Ok so i put up a thread last week about some pva nuggets ( bio degradable corn starch packing peanuts ) I bought ( won) off eBay ..this box cost me 8 quid in total I won the box full for £1 .( lucky I know ) with 7 quid postage ..they arrived today and I decided to test them against fox high risers and gardner colured rig foam ....

All 3 performed as follows 

Fox 10 secs 

Gardner 13 secs 

My eBay ones 12 seconds 

Now bearing on mind my bath was still quite warm so times would probably be different on  the pond weather dependent .but my main objective was achieved knowing that I can now fish with the ones I bought  safe in the knowledge that they perform as good as the two other shop bought ones but for a fraction of the cost ..plus I won't be running out any time soon

 

[yonny]

Not recommended for eating..... gutted lol.

[greekskii]

1 hour ago, yonny said:

Not recommended for eating..... gutted lol.

not recommended... but when you've ran out of food and were meant to be home 3 days ago but it looks so good for a bite then this box will see you through another 2 nights

[snowmanstevo]

They also look longer than normal PVA nuggets...... perfect for how I use em 😎

[cyborx]

Just gotta buy a £1's worth of white ones now bud

 

 

 

 

just remember to keep em away from moisture, bit of damp and they ruined

Edited August 22, 2018 by cyborx
er!! Cos is all ;)

[Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Going to pack them down into 2 sealed boxes to prevent moisture mate 

[Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy]

11 hours ago, snowmanstevo said:

They also look longer than normal PVA nuggets...... perfect for how I use em 😎

Ideal for me also mate 

[Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy]

11 hours ago, greekskii said:

not recommended... but when you've ran out of food and were meant to be home 3 days ago but it looks so good for a bite then this box will see you through another 2 nights

Made me pmsfl this comment lpl

[B.C.]

Good for you for testing them Davey, wise move.. Should last you a while that lot......

[Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy]

5 hours ago, B.C. said:

Good for you for testing them Davey, wise move.. Should last you a while that lot......

Thanks pal ..had to make sure mine worked the same before casting out and seeing as I had the other two rig foams here  it was a no brainer to test all 3 against each other 

Edited August 23, 2018 by Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy

[cyborx]

15 hours ago, Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy said:

Going to pack them down into 2 sealed boxes to prevent moisture mate 

i bagged mine into carrier bags full and taped em shut then put 3 or 4 carriers into a bin bag and taped that too, i then store them in my wooden shed with a couple of dehumidifiers on.

i take them a half bucket at a time and reseal it all each time.

[smufter]

I use the ones from Carp Craze. They are a little bit smaller so I tend to use two in different colours. That way, you know they've both come off....😉

I bought a box of cheaper ones, they are okay but not quite as "dense" so tend to come off a bit too quickly sometimes, doesn't matter how hard I squeeze them together. I've even had them fly off at impact before, which kind of defeats the object!!

I'll stick with my Carp Craze jobbies. The bright blue ones are best  

 

Edited August 24, 2018 by smufter

[kevtaylor]

Support your local tackle shop - hardly breaking the bank at £2.99 👍

 

[AndyCh]

12 hours ago, kevtaylor said:

Support your local tackle shop - hardly breaking the bank at £2.99 👍

 

That's no different to saying that we should all be buying our bait at full price from local tackle shops.

Noooo thank you!

[salokcinnodrog]

1 minute ago, AndyCh said:

That's no different to saying that we should all be buying our bait at full price from local tackle shops.

Noooo thank you!

You should be😉

 

 

[AndyCh]

On 24/08/2018 at 06:21, smufter said:

I use the ones from Carp Craze. They are a little bit smaller so I tend to use two in different colours. That way, you know they've both come off....😉

I bought a box of cheaper ones, they are okay but not quite as "dense" so tend to come off a bit too quickly sometimes, doesn't matter how hard I squeeze them together. I've even had them fly off at impact before, which kind of defeats the object!!

I'll stick with my Carp Craze jobbies. The bright blue ones are best  

 

I won't use the blue ones after being told that blue colouring is repulsive to carp.

I know there's not much logical about that, but I just can't put one on my hook.

[greekskii]

44 minutes ago, AndyCh said:

I won't use the blue ones after being told that blue colouring is repulsive to carp.

I know there's not much logical about that, but I just can't put one on my hook.

I've seen carp caught on blue pop ups before. 

[kevtaylor]

4 hours ago, AndyCh said:

That's no different to saying that we should all be buying our bait at full price from local tackle shops.

Noooo thank you!

Not really Andy - its like saying they are £2.99 in fishing shops, hardly worth the bother of looking for alternatives, not for me anyway.

[hutch]

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I won't use the blue ones after being told that blue colouring is repulsive to carp.

Must be a lot of upset carp that live in lakes that have had dye added to stop weed growth as that is predominantly blue.

[Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy]

On 22/08/2018 at 09:30, greekskii said:

not recommended... but when you've ran out of food and were meant to be home 3 days ago but it looks so good for a bite then this box will see you through another 2 nights

 

[Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Caught yesterday  after casting out with blue... 20lb 8oz ..they can't dislike blue that much can they lol 

[kevtaylor]

As a teenager all my match luggage was blue and I still caught, I didn't even hide it, just left it on show on the bank.

Looking back now its no wonder I didn't win them all - noddy 😊

[kevtaylor]

2 hours ago, Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy said:

Caught yesterday  after casting out with blue... 20lb 8oz ..they can't dislike blue that much can they lol 

and in a blue hat.......

Crazy times  

[Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy]

3 minutes ago, kevtaylor said:

and in a blue hat.......

Crazy times  

Was using the above blue foam aswell mate 😂😂😂

[yonny]

20 minutes ago, kevtaylor said:

As a teenager all my match luggage was blue and I still caught

My first rod bag was a blue jobby from Argos💪👌