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  1. Kevin Brown

    Making your own bait.

    Im picking 5k up tomorrow from BAF going to use it with two JB flavours although like you I’m convinced it’ll work without I’m contemplating adding 50g beef liver per 1k just for a bit of personalisation . They won’t let me in the FB HMBB group , tried 3 times now 🤣
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    Hooks.

    The Gardner muggas in size 12 are good for maggot fishing otherwise it’s a Bank Tackle size 10 or 8 depending on size of bait
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    Making your own bait.

    No I don’t think so , a good flavour emits a food signal , they’ve no idea what’s in the base mix for them , but the initial attraction is from the flavour , this is why we use low flavour levels in HNV baits because we want the base mix doing all the work long term , it’s the opposite in low...
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    Making your own bait.

    Absolutely in the short term , pair them with a good flavour they can be devastating No doubt you have used hemp maggots worms castors Not sure how much nutritional value is in those baits
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    Making your own bait.

    If they didn’t care what a flavour smells like , the 50/50 mixes would never work as they have very little nutritional value and rely solely on the flavours pulling power / attraction. A decent base mix with a big enough food signal needs no flavour , a point I’m going to prove to myself this...
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    JB Taste F2 basemix

    That’s the kicker for me , it’s hard to swallow that postage . However it’s cheaper from Johnstone/Ross or Yateley Angling , postage is free if over a certain amount . But I did get a couple of kilo from Yateley and it did have the old price covered up with the new price , so made me think how...
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    JB Taste F2 basemix

    I used it last year on 4 different rivers , don’t think you’ll be disappointed. Although this season I’m going for something different from BAF , just because I can tinker more and I can buy local avoiding shipping costs. Still be using a combination of two JB flavours though.
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    2 x ESP Terry Hearn mk2 carp rods 12' 2.75tc

    This is from 9 years ago , doubt he’ll still have them
  9. Kevin Brown

    And the extra help came along too!

    Love it 🥰
  10. Kevin Brown

    Making your own bait.

    I’m glad you did , it’s got me on a journey of bait research now , I mean all the big bait companies must get there ingredients from the likes of BAF AA etc You look at DNA , Nutrabaits and Sticky etc and they all push the same Hydros, oils , Ingredient's and flavours that AA and BAF sell ...
  11. Kevin Brown

    Making your own bait.

    So basically all you’ve done is buy a ready made base mix and added CLO with garlic and chilli ? It’s not a criticism , but I thought you wanted to start from scratch with a new formulated base mix , or is this just to get you going with making your very own bait .
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    Making your own bait.

    Might be of interest.. https://nutrablue1.gumroad.com/l/theartofhomemadeboilies?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHe5OgtAtM0HRN7a0zcwvMXPhpicCSDlMfBiFACjpcTSsqmbk9zvzsE7-uw_aem_AWe1YOsyrwRAQFGkpym4F6yvRoGmjq_OQpdsKeKX35BV_jc7m3viFHIeHU5RzTye-Ik
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    New pb barbel

    What size hook for two 20 mm ?
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    New pb barbel

    Well done Rich that’s a great achievement 👍
  15. Kevin Brown

    Making your own bait.

    I go back further than that , caught carp on cat food , par boiled potatoes etc Barbel baits back then was sausage meat mixed with breadcrumbs or rusk Started with Hutchys base mix , mingle fruit , black magic etc which were a pig to roll Baits that stand out for me are Geoff Kemps ...
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