Frayer1 Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 Guys, I think that I'm satisfied with my boilie mix. Now I need to make pop ups. What options do I have? Cork dust? What else? I' would like to have complete control of my recipe, so I do not will include Polaris pop mix or similar... :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 Is this any use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 Cork balls and wrap the paste around them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekskii Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 49 minutes ago, Frayer1 said: so I do not will include Polaris pop mix or similar... 😕 Corkballs are your answer then. Cork dust is useless imo. You’ll end up with good wafters though. hand rolling with large cork granules works. or make your own pop up mix? No idea how though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 I just make pop ups using my usual boilie basemix, slightly upping the flavour, use the whites of the egg only, and added egg white powder (from the baking isle in Tesco) and wrap it around 10mm cork balls, they produce baits of 12mm or so. By only using the egg white and added egg white powder produces a harder skin to them, I make them as one egg mixes, which will produce a small number of baits, once airdried in the airing cupboard for a few days, will last in an air tight tub for a fair while. I use bait floss to attach them, they don’t pierce with a needle, (well they will, but a piece of cork may break off and punch a large hole in the bait, plus breaking the skin on the bait allows water ingress which will break the bait down.) I drop each bait in a glass of water as I make them to check their buoyancy. welder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 Years ago we used poly balls to get a nice balanced bait that we could get to go really slow or just enough to take the weight of the hook out of it I'm guessing you can still get them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Paws Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 When you say poly balls, I'm assuming that's as in polystyrene? Probably frowned upon nowadays and I'd stick to cork. Cork dust is probably better as you don't the hard centre compared to using a ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpepecheur Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 If you microwave your normal boilie mix (instead of boiling it) it will make your baits pop ups. emmcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Golden Paws said: When you say poly balls, I'm assuming that's as in polystyrene? Probably frowned upon nowadays and I'd stick to cork. Cork dust is probably better as you don't the hard centre compared to using a ball. No worse than plastic or cork baits 🤪 Edited January 3, 2022 by framey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Paws Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 That is true and I do use plastic corn! I have this imaginary Greta Thunburg sat on my shoulder and she tuts every time I do something questionable! I cycle to work most days (weather permitting) and so I offset any carbon I use to go fishing against that. Anglers are the original conservationist and I do try to think about the impact that what we do has on the environment, hence why I think that polystyrene in fishing is highly questionable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jone5y Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) Wrap paste around a cork ball. Get cork balls 2-3mm (can't remember which I used to do) smaller than you want the finished popups. Soak the cork balls in egg prior to making the popups. Add 5% Egg Albumen to your base mix (substitute for your binding component e.g. semolina or soya) to toughen them up. Air dry for at least 2 weeks. Store them in tubs and coat them in whatever oil/stuff you want periodically. I've still got a pot of homemade cork ball popups that I made at least 6 years ago dowsed in salmon oil which are still perfectly useable. I had another pot which finally went mouldy after about 5 years without use. If you actually want to care about your environmental impact then keep using cork balls and stop going on holiday in an aeroplane. Edited January 25, 2022 by Jone5y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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