Comments on: Peel & trim those boilies! http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:03:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Shaun Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:12:47 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/#comment-154 Hi Steve, I use all types of chopped baits and rarely use a bog standard hook bait out of the bag without tweaking it in some way. I have caught a fair few on butterfly type set-ups but only tend to use them when fishing short sessions as the water soon soaks into the side of the bait where the hair stop is and makes it easier for nuisance fish to pull the baits off the hair. A particular favourite of mine is the 'Jap's Cap' which is half a pop-up over a conventional boilie to slow the sink rate but not as slow as a snowman. Another favourite is half a pop-up and half a boilie fished together to resemble a standard round bait. Once you cut the baits you release so much more flavour without having to resort to 'in your face' flavour levels. Hi Steve,

I use all types of chopped baits and rarely use a bog standard hook bait out of the bag without tweaking it in some way.

I have caught a fair few on butterfly type set-ups but only tend to use them when fishing short sessions as the water soon soaks into the side of the bait where the hair stop is and makes it easier for nuisance fish to pull the baits off the hair.

A particular favourite of mine is the ‘Jap’s Cap’ which is half a pop-up over a conventional boilie to slow the sink rate but not as slow as a snowman.

Another favourite is half a pop-up and half a boilie fished together to resemble a standard round bait. Once you cut the baits you release so much more flavour without having to resort to ‘in your face’ flavour levels.

]]> By: Steve Guy http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Steve Guy Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:36:48 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/#comment-149 Shaun/Pat, Things certainly haven't been easy on my winter water this year, so with just a couple of rotas left I will certainly try this idea out. As a further point on shaped baits, what's your thoughts on 'butterflying' boilies, fishing a boilie chopped in half and fished back to back on the hair ? I've used this style several times in France and it's always seemed to get results, fishing this over pellet/hemp with mainly whole freebies and just a couple of chopped freebies. Shaun/Pat,

Things certainly haven’t been easy on my winter water this year, so with just a couple of rotas left I will certainly try this idea out.

As a further point on shaped baits, what’s your thoughts on ‘butterflying’ boilies, fishing a boilie chopped in half and fished back to back on the hair ?

I’ve used this style several times in France and it’s always seemed to get results, fishing this over pellet/hemp with mainly whole freebies and just a couple of chopped freebies.

]]> By: Pat Gillett http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Pat Gillett Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:19:01 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/#comment-147 Hi, Shaun That's where i first saw the method used along with the washed out bait method. Although it's been around for a long time it's a method that i don't think is very widely used. It's a method that continues to work, maybe due to the fact that it is something different. cheers, Pat Hi, Shaun
That’s where i first saw the method used along with the washed out bait method. Although it’s been around for a long time it’s a method that i don’t think is very widely used. It’s a method that continues to work, maybe due to the fact that it is something different.

cheers,
Pat

]]> By: roy van goor http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/comment-page-1/#comment-145 roy van goor Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:55:57 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/#comment-145 hi, i will give it a try the next few weeks.. could just be the small difference that can make you catch that fish in hard conditions.. i agree on the different size issue...seen that many times before.. fish that are known with boillies...witch fish isn't these days..can make out the difference perfectly they need to feel the bait to pick it up..so there is the strong point of this method in my opinion greetz roy hi,

i will give it a try the next few weeks..
could just be the small difference that can make you catch that fish in hard conditions..
i agree on the different size issue…seen that many times before..
fish that are known with boillies…witch fish isn’t these days..can make out the difference perfectly
they need to feel the bait to pick it up..so there is the strong point of this method in my opinion

greetz roy

]]> By: shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/comment-page-1/#comment-144 shaun Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:05:39 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/#comment-144 Hi Pat, I first started to use the peeled/nibbled 'apple cored' baits at Patshull Park Church Pool in the late 80's early 90's - it proved to be a brilliant winter method there and I have continued to do it to this day. A little bird tells me you used to fish there a bit. Can't remember bumping into you there but I guess we must have come close? Hi Pat,

I first started to use the peeled/nibbled ‘apple cored’ baits at Patshull Park Church Pool in the late 80’s early 90’s – it proved to be a brilliant winter method there and I have continued to do it to this day.

A little bird tells me you used to fish there a bit. Can’t remember bumping into you there but I guess we must have come close?

]]> By: Pat Gillett http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Pat Gillett Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:12:41 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/peeled-and-trimmed/#comment-142 Shaun, This is something I first saw used about fifteen years ago and is a method I have used a lot in the winter since then. I had a good deal of success on a few local waters by 'apple coring' and then critically balancing pop-ups. By doing this you could get away with using a lot less shot / putty to balance the bait. May have only been coincidence but it did work far better than normal untouched pop-ups. I also use this method a lot whilst barbel fishing, again through the winter. I generally chop a 15mm frozen special crab boilie down to around the size of a 10mm pellet and then cover this in paste so it is about the size of a 16mm bait. This gives a good flavour leakage, and when the little particles of paste start to come away from the hookbait it leaves a totally mishaped bait that the barbel seem to really like. Doing something different to the crowds very often pays dividends. Cheers, Pat Shaun,

This is something I first saw used about fifteen years ago and is a method I have used a lot in the winter since then. I had a good deal of success on a few local waters by ‘apple coring’ and then critically balancing pop-ups. By doing this you could get away with using a lot less shot / putty to balance the bait. May have only been coincidence but it did work far better than normal untouched pop-ups.
I also use this method a lot whilst barbel fishing, again through the winter. I generally chop a 15mm frozen special crab boilie down to around the size of a 10mm pellet and then cover this in paste so it is about the size of a 16mm bait. This gives a good flavour leakage, and when the little particles of paste start to come away from the hookbait it leaves a totally mishaped bait that the barbel seem to really like.
Doing something different to the crowds very often pays dividends.

Cheers,
Pat

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