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Wasn't Geoff Salisbury massively involved with all this Normark/Diamura/Carbotec rod building. My understanding was Diamura, for what ever reason, stopped supplying Normark with their blanks, Geoff then went off and started Carbotec, using the Diamura blank as almost a direct copy of the...

Richard, I'm just winging it at the moment. I've made 2 x 100g batches of boilies, giving me about 80 baits, enough for one or two sessions on the upper Trent. As I only bought a small amount of ingredients to start with, I don't have the luxury of making up a larger amount of my dry ingredients...

Second batch. This time rolled on a mates Gardner rolling table. Worked the mixture a bit too much, started off nice and round but ended up with barrels and a drier mix in the end. Not bad though, and good enough to use. Made the sausages as we went along, rather than all in one go. Think we...

First batch hot out off the pan. Ever so slightly sticky, so a bit more dry ingredients required, but not much. Now drying out in the garage.

I use the Prodigy. I can vouch for them if you can't find any X-flites.

Just out of interest, what was the difference between the X-flite and the Prodigy ??

There's a couple on eBay, Rob.

Interesting. I've had a photo taken off the internet (possibly off here) and used as part of an advert on FB marketplace. The thing is the rods and reels for sale aren't the same as in the picture.

I've crimped 25lb Amneisa with the Korda 06 crimps. As long as you crimp them properly (I didn't first time) they are quite secure, and as you say, very neat. The 06 crimps are a very snug fit. Have you looked at the Gemini booms, Alan. Now they are very neat...

I bought a Daiwa Connoisseur 14' power float rod earlier this year. Teamed it up with a Daiwa 4012 TDR. Not had chance to use it yet, but they feel nice in my hands.

I've followed this guy's guidance for making boilies.

https://aabaits.co.uk/product/hnv-fishmeal-base-mix/

It’s off the AA baits website. That’s where I’ve bought most of my ingredients from.

Here's a 100g test mix I've put together. Not rolled any yet as I'm waiting for nearer the season. Pretty simple TBH, nothing too in depth to start with. As it stands at the moment I'm just trying to not get too involved in buying loads of ingredients, just a fishmeal base mix, then add one...

I have a friend who worked in Exeter angling around the time Geoff Salisbury was the brains behind Normark rods. Geoff used to take him to matches all over the country. My friend has a Titan I believe, that Geoff gave him. A totally unbranded prototype that is unmistakably a Normark. I've seen...

Ordered a few bits off the AA baits website. Made quite a saving over JBs stuff, so we'll see how I get on. Spicy Crab and Garlic anyone ??

I did type "boilie base mix" into google, and they were one of the ones I looked at. AA baits was another. Trent baits also. Unfortunately we have to buy such a large amount.

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You did, Richard, and I thanked you and others for the info. It was more a rhetorical question TBH. If I do go down the home made bait route, Id like it to be something I'd put together rather than one I'd used from somewhere else. I've watched lots of Jonh's YouTube videos and it's not...

Pretty much my worry TBH. I use what I think is a good quality bait at the moment. After going to the trouble and cost of making my own bait, there is still the fish to consider. After all that, they still may not actually eat my bait, and if they did, was it "my" bait, or just the fact they...