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Having had a fishing layoff for about 12 years I’m back to maggot drowning to introduce my young son to the sport.
I’ve missed a lot of developments and innovations in that time including paste so when my local tackle shop said Sonubaits Fibre Paste was a killer bait I took a punt on a bag. Watched all the videos thinking “yeh but they are all sponsored pro anglers on carp puddles” but learned as much as I could
Didn't need it on hols fishing for silvers but a 6am session at my local free water this morning to use up Saturdays casters knocked me sideways.
Casters were immediately bringing in small carp - 2-4oz - at a bite a cast with fast and finicky bites until the paste had stood half an hour. Popped on my first pinch of paste and BANG ! A whopping take within seconds and a half pound common !
Well the next 90 minutes were simply bonkers and after getting a Kamasan B911 16 hook straightened by something big and angry I beefed up to a size 12 Kamasan Animal with bigger paste lumps and the bigger fish came out to play. Biggest was 6lb (no monster I know) but the sheer numbers of 2 & 3lb commons and mirrors throwing themselves at the hook shocked me. Even got a 1lb tench and that was a massive surprise bonus.
Is this everyone’s experience and are there any other “must try” baits or methods you can recommend ?
Karl
I’ve missed a lot of developments and innovations in that time including paste so when my local tackle shop said Sonubaits Fibre Paste was a killer bait I took a punt on a bag. Watched all the videos thinking “yeh but they are all sponsored pro anglers on carp puddles” but learned as much as I could
Didn't need it on hols fishing for silvers but a 6am session at my local free water this morning to use up Saturdays casters knocked me sideways.
Casters were immediately bringing in small carp - 2-4oz - at a bite a cast with fast and finicky bites until the paste had stood half an hour. Popped on my first pinch of paste and BANG ! A whopping take within seconds and a half pound common !
Well the next 90 minutes were simply bonkers and after getting a Kamasan B911 16 hook straightened by something big and angry I beefed up to a size 12 Kamasan Animal with bigger paste lumps and the bigger fish came out to play. Biggest was 6lb (no monster I know) but the sheer numbers of 2 & 3lb commons and mirrors throwing themselves at the hook shocked me. Even got a 1lb tench and that was a massive surprise bonus.
Is this everyone’s experience and are there any other “must try” baits or methods you can recommend ?
Karl
