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Black pepper spam

Darren, you will not see the garlic spam in shops again. I contacted the manufacturers a couple of years ago explaining I couldn't find it and asked where I could get some. They said they had stopped importing into uk due to lack of demand. I even asked if they would sell me a pallet load, but they were not interested.
You could try ordering from the states , but shipment costs are prohibitive.
 
It's a job to say if the actual flavouring makes a difference all the time. I dug some old tinned sausage cubes out of the freezer last week, they looked awful and were a bit manky smelling, but I had 5 carp in consecutive casts on them, and nothing on boilies. So fish do seem to have preferences but I think it can change from day to day.
 
Darren Hawen said:
Heads up that B&M are doing a run on black pepper spam and seems to be widely available. No sign of the mighty garlic version unfortunately...
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THANK YOU a great spot on the black pepper 👍

BUT ! re the Garlic spam was it so good back then because the alternatives we have today were not about then ? are we looking thru rose tinted ?


I do believe a flavoured meat will have the edge due to a better scent trail possibly ? but not convinced Garlic ( that I have 20 odd tins of ) is any better than Hot and spicy or black pepper ?
 
Gerry Giles said:
THANK YOU a great spot on the black pepper 👍

BUT ! re the Garlic spam was it so good back then because the alternatives we have today were not about then ? are we looking thru rose tinted ?


I do believe a flavoured meat will have the edge due to a better scent trail possibly ? but not convinced Garlic ( that I have 20 odd tins of ) is any better than Hot and spicy or black pepper ?
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Totally agree, ive done better with curried spam than i did with the garlic.
 
Gerry Giles said:
THANK YOU a great spot on the black pepper 👍

BUT ! re the Garlic spam was it so good back then because the alternatives we have today were not about then ? are we looking thru rose tinted ?


I do believe a flavoured meat will have the edge due to a better scent trail possibly ? but not convinced Garlic ( that I have 20 odd tins of ) is any better than Hot and spicy or black pepper ?
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I’ve caught well on both but whichever gives you confidence and it’s garlic for me! Well not for me but you know what I mean..
 
Mike Thompson said:
Darren, you will not see the garlic spam in shops again. I contacted the manufacturers a couple of years ago explaining I couldn't find it and asked where I could get some. They said they had stopped importing into uk due to lack of demand. I even asked if they would sell me a pallet load, but they were not interested.
You could try ordering from the states , but shipment costs are prohibitive.
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Make your own, it’s surprisingly easy and I added extra garlic:

kimchimom.com

Recipe for Homemade Spiced Ham a.k.a. SPAM - kimchi MOM ™

Originally published December 4, 2012. SPAM. You may remember a post I wrote back in June that got me started on my quest for a recipe for SPAM or spiced ham. Very few exist online. Then again, you really can’t beat $1.60 a can for the “real” thing. 🙂 Since then, I’ve made three attempts...Read...
kimchimom.com kimchimom.com
 
Neil Blood said:
Make your own, it’s surprisingly easy and I added extra garlic:

kimchimom.com

Recipe for Homemade Spiced Ham a.k.a. SPAM - kimchi MOM ™

Originally published December 4, 2012. SPAM. You may remember a post I wrote back in June that got me started on my quest for a recipe for SPAM or spiced ham. Very few exist online. Then again, you really can’t beat $1.60 a can for the “real” thing. 🙂 Since then, I’ve made three attempts...Read...
kimchimom.com kimchimom.com
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Id probably end up eating that on a slow day...
 
Darren Hawen said:
Heads up that B&M are doing a run on black pepper spam and seems to be widely available. No sign of the mighty garlic version unfortunately...
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Did they have any of the bbq spam Darren? That's got a nice pong to it, barbel like it anyway, not got much left.
 
They were all on plain spam Gavin, just had to be patient and wait till one came along.
I think fancy bait gives the angler more confidence, so they think they are fishing better.
 
Mike Thompson said:
They were all on plain spam Gavin, just had to be patient and wait till one came along.
I think fancy bait gives the angler more confidence, so they think they are fishing better.
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With the bait choice available today I’d hardly call black pepper spam a fancy bait. And if it gives you confidence whatever it is, isn’t that one of the biggest edges you can get as an angler?
 
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