PVA Mesh bags with Ronnie Rig

[LC1975]

Hi,

 

I'm using small PVA mesh bags of boilie only, (2 x 15mm and 6 x 12mm baits ) with a match the hatch pop up on a Ronnie rig, barbless hook with a supple hook link on a lead clip.

 

When using barbed hooks, does it matter if you have PVA residue on your hook where the barb is?

I've tested the rig several times in a pan of water and most times there's a large visible amount of residue stuck on the underside of the barb that rarely completely melts.

 

If I use barbless hooks the residue always slides off past the hook point. 

 

I'd rather use barbed if possible.

Thanks

[yonny]

9 hours ago, LC1975 said:

When using barbed hooks, does it matter if you have PVA residue on your hook where the barb is?

I don't think it matters, but it also winds me up. I don't use bags a lot but when I do I protect the hook between a couple of little bits of corn starch packing peanuts (what most people call PVA nuggets). The corn starch is released more easily than PVA, and tends to keep the hook/barb free of debris.

It also protects the hook point from penetrating the bait(s) in the bag.

[LC1975]

Thanks for the tip, It probably doesn't matter either way like you said. 

[salokcinnodrog]

20 hours ago, LC1975 said:

Hi,

 

I'm using small PVA mesh bags of boilie only, (2 x 15mm and 6 x 12mm baits ) with a match the hatch pop up on a Ronnie rig, barbless hook with a supple hook link on a lead clip.

 

When using barbed hooks, does it matter if you have PVA residue on your hook where the barb is?

I've tested the rig several times in a pan of water and most times there's a large visible amount of residue stuck on the underside of the barb that rarely completely melts.

 

If I use barbless hooks the residue always slides off past the hook point. 

 

I'd rather use barbed if possible.

Thanks

I use both PVA bags and meshes of boilies and 'bits', and I hate blobs of PVA on the hook. When I use bags, I push the hookpoint out of the bag in the corner so it doesn't catch on the contents.

With mesh I often don't knot the end and use the hookpoint to close it and have noticed I don't get a blob of PVA as it was the knot that took longer to dissolve.

 

[LC1975]

Tnank

59 minutes ago, salokcinnodrog said:

I use both PVA bags and meshes of boilies and 'bits', and I hate blobs of PVA on the hook. When I use bags, I push the hookpoint out of the bag in the corner so it doesn't catch on the contents.

With mesh I often don't knot the end and use the hookpoint to close it and have noticed I don't get a blob of PVA as it was the knot that took longer to dissolve.

 

Thanks for the heads up, i'll give that a try.

 

[kevtaylor]

I've reeled in my rigs in the morning and the funnel web bag was fully intact, complete waste of a nights fishing lol  Then it was winter and the bags had absorbed oil from halibut pellets doh 🤦‍♂️

[kevtaylor]

22 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:

With mesh I often don't knot the end and use the hookpoint to close it and have noticed I don't get a blob of PVA as it was the knot that took longer to dissolve.

My funnel webs are pretty round like golf balls and I piece through the sides so I'm not going anywhere near the 2 knots, works well

[salokcinnodrog]

1 hour ago, kevtaylor said:

I've reeled in my rigs in the morning and the funnel web bag was fully intact, complete waste of a nights fishing lol  Then it was winter and the bags had absorbed oil from halibut pellets doh 🤦‍♂️

That is the reason I nearly always make mine fresh just before casting.

I do use a mix of pellets for bagging and meshing; halibut, CSL, bloodworm, koi/coarse and GLM in various sizes.

Note, the Crafty Catcher bloodworm and GLM seem to be oversprayed.

I managed to leave some Nash bags in my trouser pocket once, I was quite surprised that they were still undissolved after an hours 40⁰ wash. The plastic bag they were in had allowed water in, but the bags themselves were still almost intact.