New purchases

[elmoputney]

1 hour ago, kevtaylor said:

AVID Revolve Bivvy Table ordered, looks decent for under £30, wanted one with adjustable legs but not wanting to pay silly money and this is metal not plastic so should last.

 

I like the look of this avid revolving table, Kev you really are the poshest angler I know. 

[kevtaylor]

12 minutes ago, elmoputney said:

I like the look of this avid revolving table, Kev you really are the poshest angler I know. 

Bother - missed that, proper upgrade, could have Jeeves serving scones and a lovely cuppa!  Splendid find Elmo old bean x

[ouchthathurt]

2 hours ago, kevtaylor said:

You still buying leads from the tackle shops at like £2-3+ each?

I am mate, I only needed a couple, plus I’ve known this particular tackle shop owner for 25+yrs and he’s been very good with sorting out kit at decent prices, I only paid £1 a lead. I like to give him my custom as much as I can 

[kevtaylor]

2 hours ago, ouchthathurt said:

I am mate, I only needed a couple, plus I’ve known this particular tackle shop owner for 25+yrs and he’s been very good with sorting out kit at decent prices, I only paid £1 a lead. I like to give him my custom as much as I can 

Fair play good man 👍

The thought of paying the 2-3 quid each that I used to pay for Korda leads - jeez! 🤪

[elmoputney]

53 minutes ago, kevtaylor said:

Fair play good man 👍

The thought of paying the 2-3 quid each that I used to pay for Korda leads - jeez! 🤪

Ebay about a quid a pop for me. 

[elmoputney]

4 hours ago, kevtaylor said:

Bother - missed that, proper upgrade, could have Jeeves serving scones and a lovely cuppa!  Splendid find Elmo old bean x

You will have to serve high tea in Kev's corner next year. 

[kevtaylor]

2 hours ago, elmoputney said:

You will have to serve high tea in Kev's corner next year. 

You're on!  Gotta get some nice Jams lol

[elmoputney]

7 hours ago, kevtaylor said:

You're on!  Gotta get some nice Jams lol

We need the Jam

 

[framey]

14 hours ago, elmoputney said:

We need the Jam

 

 Never been a jam fan 

[ouchthathurt]

how about marmalade?? 🤔

[kevtaylor]

2 hours ago, ouchthathurt said:

how about marmalade?? 🤔

Maybe we'll skip this high tea thing after all lol

[elmoputney]

3 hours ago, kevtaylor said:

Maybe we'll skip this high tea thing after all lol

Go straight to the Burger Box for a burger n wing combo meal I reckon. 

[ouchthathurt]

10kg of premier superaminos base mix arrived today 👍🏻

[kevtaylor]

On 05/09/2025 at 20:21, ouchthathurt said:

10kg of premier superaminos base mix arrived today 👍🏻

Blimey that takes me back - you still rolling yourself?

[ouchthathurt]

4 hours ago, kevtaylor said:

Blimey that takes me back - you still rolling yourself?

 

Yes mate, roll all my own bottom baits and cork ball pop ups, I was gutted when I saw his post on the website saying that he was retiring! Got my own boilie mix down pat, I’m so confident using it, I can take it anywhere and not have to worry if the bait will work, one less thing to worry about! 
 

premier superaminos base, premier cream palatant, haiths robin red (gotta be haiths original!) egg albumin, premier shellfish sense appeals, hutchie regular sense appeals (new one not a patch on the original) and CC Moore belachan flavour. Been doing the business for me, I used to use the richworth boiled ham flavouring or hutchie mixed herbs, but I’ve long ran out and can’t find any anywhere! So went for the sense appeals and they’ve proved just as effective. 
 

god knows what I’ll do when premier pack up and retire for good, what basemix will come close to this proper classic? 

[ouchthathurt]

New purchases, Korda extra small clips, ESP claw hammer hooks size 6 barbless, fox cortex soft coated braid. 35lb Korda boom, Korda crimps (krimps??) another Korda crimp pliers (my first set disappeared into my sea fishing kit) 

[emmcee]

3 hours ago, ouchthathurt said:

 

Yes mate, roll all my own bottom baits and cork ball pop ups, I was gutted when I saw his post on the website saying that he was retiring! Got my own boilie mix down pat, I’m so confident using it, I can take it anywhere and not have to worry if the bait will work, one less thing to worry about! 
 

premier superaminos base, premier cream palatant, haiths robin red (gotta be haiths original!) egg albumin, premier shellfish sense appeals, hutchie regular sense appeals (new one not a patch on the original) and CC Moore belachan flavour. Been doing the business for me, I used to use the richworth boiled ham flavouring or hutchie mixed herbs, but I’ve long ran out and can’t find any anywhere! So went for the sense appeals and they’ve proved just as effective. 
 

god knows what I’ll do when premier pack up and retire for good, what basemix will come close to this proper classic? 

If Tony proper Jack's it all in then the only person that will know the superaminos mix would be Geoff bowers ( Abs baits).   My mates now get him to roll their bait  as they don't roll their own and our bait was on the superaminos base mix. They catch well on it . 

[kevtaylor]

17 hours ago, ouchthathurt said:

 

Yes mate, roll all my own bottom baits and cork ball pop ups, I was gutted when I saw his post on the website saying that he was retiring! Got my own boilie mix down pat, I’m so confident using it, I can take it anywhere and not have to worry if the bait will work, one less thing to worry about! 
 

premier superaminos base, premier cream palatant, haiths robin red (gotta be haiths original!) egg albumin, premier shellfish sense appeals, hutchie regular sense appeals (new one not a patch on the original) and CC Moore belachan flavour. Been doing the business for me, I used to use the richworth boiled ham flavouring or hutchie mixed herbs, but I’ve long ran out and can’t find any anywhere! So went for the sense appeals and they’ve proved just as effective. 
 

god knows what I’ll do when premier pack up and retire for good, what basemix will come close to this proper classic? 

Great bait, was on a custom Aminos mix for many years then rang him for suggestions and he put me on the Aminos garlic and tuna as it was a very weedy pit, was also gutted when he stopped rolling baits.  Their stuff is absolutely consistent you know what you're getting and top quality, cannot say the same for other companies where the quality dips once the demand is there - naming no names.

CCMoore Odyssey XXX got lots of confidence in this IMO it's a bit special - big GLM content and not overly pungent - just different.  Tried pro Stim Liver but had zero confidence in that and went straight back to the XXX - caught everywhere on it just like the Aminos - confidence in bait is so important.  If I hadn't found XXX I'd have been worrying and probably rolling my own Aminos still.

[Roughtor]

Just remembered to say Haiths  have changed the make up of Robin Red it's not the same ,a while ago now ..

If you go on Haiths baits blog ,you'll see  Ken talking all about it ,he's been the face of Haiths for yrs    ..

Edited 6 hours ago by Roughtor

[ouchthathurt]

16 hours ago, emmcee said:

If Tony proper Jack's it all in then the only person that will know the superaminos mix would be Geoff bowers ( Abs baits).   My mates now get him to roll their bait  as they don't roll their own and our bait was on the superaminos base mix. They catch well on it . 

I do need to look at the ABS baits range once Tony stops the base mixes, my local tackle shop really rates his gear, back in the day he used to stock premier gear (I brought my first base mix from him in the 90s - premier aminos with some GLM to chuck in) he started stocking ABS when Geoff started doing that. Can’t say I’ve looked at the CC Moore bases, I haven’t needed to as of yet. 

 

1 hour ago, Roughtor said:

Just remembered to say Haiths  have changed the make up of Robin Red it's not the same ,a while ago now ..

If you go on Haiths baits blog ,you'll see  Ken talking all about it ,he's been the face of Haiths for yrs    ..

I buy the robin red HB (Hook Bait) direct from Haiths, it’s a lovely deep red, it smells the business and i wouldn’t be without it, whether it’s the true original or not, I couldn’t say, but it works! Im pretty stuck in my ways when it comes to bait, I had sleepless nights when I couldn’t get any more boiled ham flavour from richworth, I did get a bottle of nutrabaits UTCS smoked ham, but it wasn’t “the one” for me (that’s not a reflection on the flavour, more my own views) so I just omitted the boiled/smoked ham flavour and just stuck to the hutchie shellfish sense appeals only, results didn’t change, but I found the new hutchie appeals didn't match the original ones, so I substituted it for the premier shellfish sense appeals, which was bob on. Caught a 42lb common on it first time out, so I was well happy with that one. The CC Moore belachan flavour I stumbled across when looking for a flavour I could pop in a 3 egg mix that my son could use on day sessions at a local runs water, rather then him emptying my freezer of my lovingly crafted boilies every weekend! I got him a maple flavour and popped the belachan flavour in the online basket as it caught my eye. When I opened it,  the smell knocked me on my backside, eyes watering, gagging, the works! The wife was furious, so I knew then it might be a winner, which it’s proved to be. Only needs 1-2ml per 6 large eggs. 
 

of course, seeing as the bait has remained consistent despite the different flavourings over the years, this would suggest the base itself is the reason and the flavourings matter not a jot! Still, confidence is key isn’t it? 
 

I like to split my carping into 3rds, (I’m a simple soul) what (to me) are the important aspects?? 
 

1: have I got my location right? 
2: do my rigs work? 
3: will my bait work? 
 

well, I know no3 is nipped, the bait has produced wherever I’ve taken it, so no concerns there. 
 

no2 - I have been using the slip D rig on size 6 ESP claw hammers tied with fox cortex coated braid or ESP coated braid for several seasons, the hook holds I’ve had have been to my satisfaction, and over the last 2 seasons, I’ve only had a few hook pulls - usually as a result of my sleep deprived stupidity! If im fishing a pop up, then for a high pop up I’ll use the good old hinged stiff rig, or a low lying pop up calls for a spinner, but as im fishing over particle and pellet this time of year, it’s bottom baits.
 

that leaves no1 for me to have to concentrate on, arguably for me the most important, location! 

[kevtaylor]

39 minutes ago, ouchthathurt said:

of course, seeing as the bait has remained consistent despite the different flavourings over the years, this would suggest the base itself is the reason and the flavourings matter not a jot! Still, confidence is key isn’t it? 

Forgot to add my flavours so just eggs, basemix (Aminos) and Salmon oil - worked so well, probably better than with flavours TBH

[Roughtor]

1 hour ago, ouchthathurt said:

I do need to look at the ABS baits range once Tony stops the base mixes, my local tackle shop really rates his gear, back in the day he used to stock premier gear (I brought my first base mix from him in the 90s - premier aminos with some GLM to chuck in) he started stocking ABS when Geoff started doing that. Can’t say I’ve looked at the CC Moore bases, I haven’t needed to as of yet. 

 

I buy the robin red HB (Hook Bait) direct from Haiths, it’s a lovely deep red, it smells the business and i wouldn’t be without it, whether it’s the true original or not, I couldn’t say, but it works! Im pretty stuck in my ways when it comes to bait, I had sleepless nights when I couldn’t get any more boiled ham flavour from richworth, I did get a bottle of nutrabaits UTCS smoked ham, but it wasn’t “the one” for me (that’s not a reflection on the flavour, more my own views) so I just omitted the boiled/smoked ham flavour and just stuck to the hutchie shellfish sense appeals only, results didn’t change, but I found the new hutchie appeals didn't match the original ones, so I substituted it for the premier shellfish sense appeals, which was bob on. Caught a 42lb common on it first time out, so I was well happy with that one. The CC Moore belachan flavour I stumbled across when looking for a flavour I could pop in a 3 egg mix that my son could use on day sessions at a local runs water, rather then him emptying my freezer of my lovingly crafted boilies every weekend! I got him a maple flavour and popped the belachan flavour in the online basket as it caught my eye. When I opened it,  the smell knocked me on my backside, eyes watering, gagging, the works! The wife was furious, so I knew then it might be a winner, which it’s proved to be. Only needs 1-2ml per 6 large eggs. 
 

of course, seeing as the bait has remained consistent despite the different flavourings over the years, this would suggest the base itself is the reason and the flavourings matter not a jot! Still, confidence is key isn’t it? 
 

I like to split my carping into 3rds, (I’m a simple soul) what (to me) are the important aspects?? 
 

1: have I got my location right? 
2: do my rigs work? 
3: will my bait work? 
 

well, I know no3 is nipped, the bait has produced wherever I’ve taken it, so no concerns there. 
 

no2 - I have been using the slip D rig on size 6 ESP claw hammers tied with fox cortex coated braid or ESP coated braid for several seasons, the hook holds I’ve had have been to my satisfaction, and over the last 2 seasons, I’ve only had a few hook pulls - usually as a result of my sleep deprived stupidity! If im fishing a pop up, then for a high pop up I’ll use the good old hinged stiff rig, or a low lying pop up calls for a spinner, but as im fishing over particle and pellet this time of year, it’s bottom baits.
 

that leaves no1 for me to have to concentrate on, arguably for me the most important, location! 

Same as me ,simplicity is key ..

 

Location  Presentation and bait ..

Got taught that by Gerry Savage many,many years ago I've got LP.B engraved on my landing net ,stainless butt. 

 

Can't add anymore ,what you wrote is spot on...( I used to blog,test  for Haiths )..was good fun ...interesting..