Quest Baits Blog

By Elie Godsi

Whenever I cast out any rig I want to be confident it doesn’t tangle and that when it settles on the bottom the hook isn’t masked by any weed or bottom debris. I almost always mask the hook with either PVA tape or PVA foam or both. Trapping the hair at the same time definitely also prevents tangles. In the photo you can see two set ups that I use for 90% of my fishing..

I use the Extra Wide 20mm PVA tape from Kryston and PVA foam nuggets from Solar Tackle. I would be totally lost without these products, both of which melt completely and never leave any residue at all.

In the first picture the rig above is a simple single bottom bait. In this case the hook is masked with a few turns of extra wide PVA tape which has been licked a bit to make it neat and compact – as you can see the hair is trapped at the same time. This is also a good set up for distance fishing.

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By Samantha Collins – Ratcliffe;

One of my favourite methods of carp fishing is using PVA bags. It can be an absolutely deadly method of catching carp, because it presents a bed of bait you choose to use, with your hook bait disguised in amongst it. The rig can be cast a long distance when assembled correctly, this presentation is something a carp is not used to in that location.

When I first heard about PVA I thought my partner was having a joke, so I started to find out more about this item. PVA stands for (Polyvinyl Alcohol) which melt when wet. The first time I tried to reach a long distance with a PVA bag it didn’t stand up to the job and I wasn’t confident of the overall result. So I decided to make a rig which would cast and not get tangled when it hits the bottom of the lake. continue reading…

I wanted to share little tactic that I use a lot during the colder winter months. I like to use PVA in most of my fishing situations.

Of course most anglers know that the dissolve rate of PVA goes a lot slower in the cold water temperatures during the Winter months, some types of PVA don’t in fact dissolve at all! Looks a bit strange when you reel in and see the stringer is still there… undissolved.

Sound familiar??

What do I do to be sure that its gone within a few seconds after casting out my bait and stringer ?

There are several types of PVA on the market –  bags, strings & funnel web.

But what I wanted to talk about are the stringer type of PVA.

What I tend to do is unravel the PVA string, most of the stringer materials are 3 separate thinner strands. continue reading…