Specialized hookbaits

[Its-grim-up-north]

Hi guys, has anybody tried these? A lad In my local tackle shop swears by them. There pricey tho at 15 quid for 35 hookbaits but he seems to think there worth it. 

[harpz_31]

your not joking there pricey, that's just ridiculous.

has the guy rolling them got a couple of Michelin stars ?

 

 

[Its-grim-up-north]

3 minutes ago, harpz_31 said:

your not joking there pricey, that's just ridiculous.

has the guy rolling them got a couple of Michelin stars ?

 

 

They sound like they put a lot of effort into making them, rolling each one by hand...

[salokcinnodrog]

1 hour ago, Its-grim-up-north said:

Hi guys, has anybody tried these? A lad In my local tackle shop swears by them. There pricey tho at 15 quid for 35 hookbaits but he seems to think there worth it. 

I know how long it takes to roll a 1 egg mix of specialised flavoured pop-up or bottom baits.

That is extortionate!

 

 

 

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[dayvid]

LOL , there avin a larf  , Honestly though , good luck to them for trying .

A fool and his money comes to mind .

[phil dalts]

I have used these for many years. Always rely on these. Yes they're expensive BUT what price would you put on not blanking?? There's something about them, they do work and in general I won't throw out anything else

[Its-grim-up-north]

1 hour ago, phil dalts said:

I have used these for many years. Always rely on these. Yes they're expensive BUT what price would you put on not blanking?? There's something about them, they do work and in general I won't throw out anything else

What flavour do you usually use mate? If you don’t mind me asking...

[phil dalts]

I have tried most of the range, S2 work best for me

[yonny]

Yeah, they're pricey but they're worth it.

20 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:

I know how long it takes to roll a 1 egg mix of specialised flavoured pop-up or bottom baits.

It's not the rolling that costs. It's the curing process.

21 hours ago, harpz_31 said:

has the guy rolling them got a couple of Michelin stars ?

He might as well have. It's a mental process they go through.

I've used:

S2 - As an all-rounder this is probs one of the best hookbaits money can buy. Works all year.

F1 - Brilliant in winter/early spring. A bit different to anything else you've tried.

GLMF - Awesome dark spicy hookbaits. Best used over bait I've found.

I've used the cork balls and the crushed cork options. Both awesome but I prefer the crushed cork - more versatile.

They're not the kind of hookbaits you use on overstocked puddles/commercial lakes, it would cost you a fortune. For tricky lakes when you need something that little bit special to compete, these are the nuts. I completely understand those that aint prepared to pay that kind of money, it's fair play. I've caught a lot of big fish on these which justifies it for me.

[Its-grim-up-north]

34 minutes ago, yonny said:

Yeah, they're pricey but they're worth it.

It's not the rolling that costs. It's the curing process.

He might as well have. It's a mental process they go through.

I've used:

S2 - As an all-rounder this is probs one of the best hookbaits money can buy. Works all year.

F1 - Brilliant in winter/early spring. A bit different to anything else you've tried.

GLMF - Awesome dark spicy hookbaits. Best used over bait I've found.

I've used the cork balls and the crushed cork options. Both awesome but I prefer the crushed cork - more versatile.

They're not the kind of hookbaits you use on overstocked puddles/commercial lakes, it would cost you a fortune. For tricky lakes when you need something that little bit special to compete, these are the nuts. I completely understand those that aint prepared to pay that kind of money, it's fair play. I've caught a lot of big fish on these which justifies it for me.

Thank you mate, I appreciate the info.

[phil dalts]

I thought it was a secret ha ha 

[yonny]

1 hour ago, Its-grim-up-north said:

Thank you mate, I appreciate the info.

Any time buddy.

1 minute ago, phil dalts said:

I thought it was a secret ha ha 

A funny story..... one year I was doing rather well on a syndicate near me. There were 2 other guys catching more than everyone else too. Three of us in total catching maybe 80% of the fish. It got to autumn and I was present for a capture with one of these guys - his hookbait was an S2. He was gutted I'd clocked it until I told him that the S2's are what I'd been catching on too (we'd both been keeping it quiet lol). As a result of this we then spoke with the third guy that was smashing it and guess what..... he was on the S2's as well. So the three top rods had all been using the same hookbaits completely independently of one another.

Coincidence? Maybe. Personally that is enough evidence for me to indicate that those hookbaits are bit special.

[phil dalts]

Why I use em

[crusian]

5 hours ago, phil dalts said:

I thought it was a secret ha ha 

Well don't tell anyone then Phil 🤐 .

When you do use these pop ups Phil what do you feed with please ? .

😃 

[framey]

I had a tub of S1 and S2 when they first came out and all my coatings came off 

never bothered after that 

[phil dalts]

3 hours ago, crusian said:

Well don't tell anyone then Phil 🤐 .

When you do use these pop ups Phil what do you feed with please ? .

😃

Boilies, shhhh

[yonny]

15 hours ago, framey said:

I had a tub of S1 and S2 when they first came out and all my coatings came off 

Sounds like you had moisture in the tub mate. They're really sensitive to moisture, you have to be careful.

[Old school]

couldnt resit it i ordered a tub of S2, two week wait though!!

[framey]

On 15 January 2019 at 09:02, yonny said:

Sounds like you had moisture in the tub mate. They're really sensitive to moisture, you have to be careful.

i always put a bit of rock salt  in my pop ups

 

[Its-grim-up-north]

4 hours ago, Old school said:

couldnt resit it i ordered a tub of S2, two week wait though!!

About a week this time of year... I’ve been told.🙂

[Old school]

28 minutes ago, Its-grim-up-north said:

About a week this time of year... I’ve been told.🙂

it did say there is a two week wait on the website but maybe thats old, dont know why i did it really, just spent the last couple of evening rolling nutrbaits lol...

decided to stop chasing a bait and go back to what i used 20 odd years ago! when i opened that bottle of maple flavour i was 20 years younger 😂

Edited January 16, 2019 by Old school

[phil dalts]

Not uncommon to wait 3 weeks

[chillfactor]

On 14/01/2019 at 10:51, yonny said:

Any time buddy.

A funny story..... one year I was doing rather well on a syndicate near me. There were 2 other guys catching more than everyone else too. Three of us in total catching maybe 80% of the fish. It got to autumn and I was present for a capture with one of these guys - his hookbait was an S2. He was gutted I'd clocked it until I told him that the S2's are what I'd been catching on too (we'd both been keeping it quiet lol). As a result of this we then spoke with the third guy that was smashing it and guess what..... he was on the S2's as well. So the three top rods had all been using the same hookbaits completely independently of one another.

Coincidence? Maybe. Personally that is enough evidence for me to indicate that those hookbaits are bit special.

Just seen this ...Really quite mad these stats mate . And there's me thinking your a good angler  

On a serious note though , that percentage of captures falling to the same hook baits certainly makes you think ! 

[Old school]

On 17/01/2019 at 13:38, phil dalts said:

Not uncommon to wait 3 weeks

looks like you were right im still waiting for mine to arrive 

[yonny]

13 hours ago, chillfactor said:

Just seen this ...Really quite mad these stats mate . And there's me thinking your a good angler  

On a serious note though , that percentage of captures falling to the same hook baits certainly makes you think ! 

For sure mate, there has to be something in that.