Catch Reports
Yet more B5 success
Posted in Catch Reports on 11th August 2009There’s not many anglers that can boast they have had more than fifteen UK forties, but Glos big fish angler Martin Finan is certainly one of them. Furthermore, every single one of them has fallen to the incredible B5, and if that doesn’t tell you that the B5 is a phenomenal big fish bait, we don’t know what does!
Martin’s latest success came in the shape of this immaculate 41lb 2oz mirror during an overnight session on a large gravel pit and was the biggest fish out of the pit so far this season. He has since returned to the lake to catch a brace of thirty pound plus commons but no prizes for guessing what bait he had them on!!
Boilie Paste
Mark Stubbles with yet another fine cold water carp. Mark is an extremely succesful and consistent angler and instinctively knows the rewards little edges can bring.
Many anglers tend to overlook the advantages that paste’s can give. Throughout the colder months I nearly always wrap a thin layer of paste around my hook bait. This not only gives the bait a better ‘leak off’ in terms of attraction as the paste slowly dissipates, but also gives the hook bait a completely different texture.
Paste is also an essential requirement if you prefer to make your own cork ball pop-ups or balanced baits. A 10mm cork ball with approx 3mm of paste wrapped around it will give you a nice balanced 16mm hook bait. To make pop-ups however, you will need to wrap a thinner layer of paste around the cork. I find that a 12mm cork ball with approx 1.5mm of paste wrapped around the outside creates pop-ups buoyant enough for most presentations.
Top Tip
We make the paste soft enough for most applications, but if you find the paste starting to dry out a little, just dampen it down with a ‘Bait Glug’ or a ‘Liquid Food’ and re-mould together. (Rinse hands in warm water first)
If you need to leave the paste standing for any length of time, make sure you wrap it up in cling film otherwise it can quickly dry up. It will be fine to wrap up in cling film and leave in the fridge for 24 hours if needed.
