harpz_31 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 done a few sessions now with my own made boilies and have had very good results so im looking to upgrade my rolling gear to cut down prep and rolling time (taking about hour per kilo atm) theres a few different tables and guns out there ranging in price and wondered what peoples view are. I don't mind the price (obviously not going pro so nothing to expensive) as long as the quality is good. elmoputney 1 Quote
elmoputney Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 6 hours ago, harpz_31 said: done a few sessions now with my own made boilies and have had very good results so im looking to upgrade my rolling gear to cut down prep and rolling time (taking about hour per kilo atm) theres a few different tables and guns out there ranging in price and wondered what peoples view are. I don't mind the price (obviously not going pro so nothing to expensive) as long as the quality is good Have you ever seen the carpcatchers bait making video on you tube that may have a tip or two to help you speed it up a little? He has a production line going on In his kitchen, What set up are you using, I guess next level is pneumatic gun and one of these looks a lot quicker even with the manual version there is a video on the page of it working https://www.boilieroller.co.uk/bait-making-equipment Have a look at caulking guns BTW you can get pneumatic ones of those and they may be cheaper and just as useful Quote
framey Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 Gardner ones are ok for the DIYer upgrade to the shilhams then upgrade again to the Benz etc all depends on how much you want to make Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 On 29 June 2019 at 11:36, harpz_31 said: done a few sessions now with my own made boilies and have had very good results so im looking to upgrade my rolling gear to cut down prep and rolling time (taking about hour per kilo atm) theres a few different tables and guns out there ranging in price and wondered what peoples view are. I don't mind the price (obviously not going pro so nothing to expensive) as long as the quality is good. Even though I made a fair bit of bait myself I stuck with Gardner Bait guns and rolling table. I also only made 4 egg mixes, but could do 4 in an hour. It was a case of mix a 4 egg mix and gun (or roll) into sausages and cut the unboiled balls, batch them for boiling into around a hundred at a time, (I used a big chip or catering pan ), and while the first lot was boiling (1.30min) would start mixing the next 4 eggs. I would then have plenty of baits to boil and dry on an air drying tray or two. I would bag them into 500 or kilo bags after they had dried, or leave them air drying long term. Quote
harpz_31 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Report Posted July 1, 2019 17 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said: I also only made 4 egg mixes, but could do 4 in an hour. i think its more method than equipment that will save me most time like they say "don't work hard work smart" salokcinnodrog 1 Quote
elmoputney Posted July 1, 2019 Report Posted July 1, 2019 Just incase you didn't find it this is the video, this may help you to work smarter harpz_31 1 Quote
elmoputney Posted July 2, 2019 Report Posted July 2, 2019 This video has some useful tips and equipment for scaling up Quote
harpz_31 Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Posted July 8, 2019 Just got my new gardner rolaball bait master and I've got to say I'm not impressed, I've not used it to roll yet but it doesn't slide very smoothly and catches because the 3 sections you have to screw together are slightly misaligned. The way that the sections are attached (on the bottom only)means the middle bows up so the only way to get it flat it to screw it down It's obvious that when it was designed the main focus was making it as cheaply as possible and a quality product was way down on the list. Quote
harpz_31 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Report Posted July 10, 2019 Gardner sausage gun for sale only used 3 times Anyone recommend a gun please Quote
elmoputney Posted July 10, 2019 Report Posted July 10, 2019 Have a look at my caulking gun thread that might help you Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted July 11, 2019 Report Posted July 11, 2019 On 8 July 2019 at 23:05, harpz_31 said: Just got my new gardner rolaball bait master and I've got to say I'm not impressed, I've not used it to roll yet but it doesn't slide very smoothly and catches because the 3 sections you have to screw together are slightly misaligned. The way that the sections are attached (on the bottom only)means the middle bows up so the only way to get it flat it to screw it down It's obvious that when it was designed the main focus was making it as cheaply as possible and a quality product was way down on the list. 12 hours ago, harpz_31 said: Gardner sausage gun for sale only used 3 times Anyone recommend a gun please Those guns do die quickly, especially if the mix is too dry, the caulking guns are the same, I have killed a number with thick mastic or putty. As much as I hated spending the money, https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/gardner-deluxe-sausage-gun When it comes to rolling tables, don't bother with the longbase, just use the standard rolling table. I found it faster than the longbase. Quote
760 Posted July 11, 2019 Report Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) Don't spend that on that gun! https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-foil-cartridge-applicator-gun/808fg Edited July 11, 2019 by 760 harpz_31 1 Quote
harpz_31 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Report Posted July 11, 2019 56 minutes ago, 760 said: Don't spend that on that gun! https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-foil-cartridge-applicator-gun/808fg Lol Got 1 this morning Absolutely awesome bit of kit elmoputney and 760 2 Quote
harpz_31 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Report Posted July 11, 2019 Yea elmos been bangin on about um for ages so thought I'd get 1 to shut him up 😉 Seriously tho elmo cheers for the recommend mate top bit of kit, am well happy(for once) elmoputney and salokcinnodrog 2 Quote
elmoputney Posted July 11, 2019 Report Posted July 11, 2019 Ha I am still surprised someone actually listened to me 😀 Glad to help though 👍 salokcinnodrog 1 Quote
ouchthathurt Posted November 5, 2019 Report Posted November 5, 2019 On 11/07/2019 at 15:25, 760 said: Don't spend that on that gun! https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-foil-cartridge-applicator-gun/808fg These are the rolling guns I've been using, they last for ages! I'm about to replace the one I have as it's finally worn out. I knock up several kilos on a weekly basis, I always keep a Kg or two in the freezer so I've got bait if a chance for a bankside visit appears, plus I try keep a Kg or two going into the lake on a weekly basis, even if I'm not fishing, just to keep the carp interested in my bait and eating it risk free. I use a small gardener rolling table, i find that if I have a little measuring guide, then I just gun out all the mix into sausages that are cut to the right length using my measuring guide, then I place two sausages in the rolling table with a large enough gap between them so they don't get mashed together through the rolling action. Give them a quick going over with the table, tip them out into an old plastic Tupperware box then another two sausages etc etc until all my pre prepared sausages are used up. then refill the gun, measure out and cut the sausages and repeat. Doing it this way, rather than measuring out the sausage, then rolling, then measuring out another sausage then rolling... Etc was usually quicker. Either way, the rolling table is much faster than the old method of rolling each individual boilie by hand!! Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.