Posts Tagged ‘boilie’

LIVER B8 - passes the ultimate bait test with flying colours!

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

by Elie Godsi
31lbs PB commonIf I were to ask you to come up with the ‘ultimate’ test for a new bait - like Shaun’s B8 - what would it look like? Maybe you would that on one rod alongside your other baits and compare your captures? Maybe you could compare your results with other anglers using other brands of on the lakes you ? Maybe you could it on a lake that had never seen that particular and see what your catch rate was like. All well and good but what about the ultimate test? (more…)

Ten Tips ’n’ Tricks For Boilies

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

by Shaun Harrison

What is a ?

Let’s start by firstly establishing what a is; most of you know, but many readers who are new to the sport may not. is the universally known word for describing a bait that has been boiled to create a tough outer skin. By boiling the it makes it much harder for smaller species to eat them, thus increasing the chances of eating them. In this piece I have come up with ten and tricks that can be used with of all descriptions in order to help give you that much needed edge. (more…)

Reader’s Query: Hook to boilie ratio?

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Steve Vaughan wrote:
Could you recommend what to use with 18mm baits, I’ve been using 8 but find i am missing lots of runs on this

Hi Steve

That’s not quite as simple a question to answer as a lot of people might think, and it certainly isn’t straight forward.

Firstly it depends on the itself, as each manufacturer seems to make up their own sizes and they vary immensely. Unfortunately there isn’t a national standard to work from. For example a 6 Korda long is dimensionally a much bigger than say a super specialist of the same . (more…)