If you carry a tub of paste around in your bag for a while you will find it starts to harden off and become dry and crumbly thus difficult to use. I do one of two things in these instances to bring the paste ‘back to life’.

First I carry a spoon around with me as I find it much easier to scoop the paste out this way than scraping it out with my fingers.

Once I have the bit I want to use I simply wet my hand in the water then re-mould the bait. If I need to do a larger quantity then I add oil to it at home. For most baits I use corn oil but sometimes use a fish oil on the fish flavoured baits. The addition of the oil keeps the bait workable for a much longer period of time. The supermarkets are full of different infused oils so there is plenty to experiment with. The nut oils can be well worth a look.

Best fishes, Shaun

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