NASH E-ZINE SUMMER 2016
SUPER SOAKERS Nash consultant JASON MASSAY reveals a great bait shortcut to bring more takes when your rod hours are limited. Soak it all up!
“…the washed out boilie was often the one that got the takes – too many times to be coincidence.”
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or most people the bait they put into a swim is the bait that comes out of the bag – but not for me. I’ve arrived at a simple but brilliant bait edge that catches loads more than the boilie you leave the tackle shop with. I’ve always washed boilies out using lake water, to me there’s nothing more natural than food that smells of the lake you are putting it in. I used to be particular about using lake water to prepare my own particles like hemp and pigeon mix too. So it’s been second nature for years to take a large empty bucket or water container and bring home a gallon of water from the lake.
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I only get one night at the weekend to fish, occasionally two so anything I can do to catch fish quickly is a huge help. The theory behind washed out baits is that carp on hard fished waters can tell the difference between freshly introduced baits and those that have been sat on the lake bed for 12 or even 24 hours. Remember, very few baits that are old and soft and washed out of their attractors are the ones that carp get caught on. It’s logical, and I always found that if I fished a washed out bait on one rod and a standard bait out the bag on the other, the washed out boilie was often the one that got
the takes – too many times to be coincidence. I don’t think it’s all about smell because this year I’ve started adding additional liquids to my boilies as they rehydrate and that has definitely made a difference again. Whatever the reason my soaked boilies catch me more carp. A boilie that has been dried and rehydrated is at its maximum capacity for liquids, a bit like there’s only so much water you can get a sponge to hold. They can’t absorb the smell of silt or decaying weed from the bottom, and instead of taking water in they can only release attractors for you.
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During Jason’s first season fishing Farriers last year his soaked boilie approach notched up 11 fish including a personal best 40 lb common, four mid 30s and some solid upper 20s – as well as a 33 lb koi!
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Jason air dries 5 kg of 4G Squid boilies at a time. In the warmer months you can use the shed or the garage, in the colder months the boilies have to come indoors.
The baits are dried for up to 5 days and will become rock hard all the way through, smaller and feel a lot lighter.
24 hours before going fishing the dried baits are put in a bucket and covered with lake water to begin rehydrating.
For each 5kg of boilies Jason has been adding 3 capfuls of 4G Liquid Bait Soak and 2 capfuls of Liquid Betaine from the Ace Cards range.
After 24 hours the baits will be loaded with attractive liquid but still smell of the lake they are being used in. Use them as free offerings only, they will be too soft to stay on the hair.
For a hookbait Jason has caught well on the 4G Squid Snowpots, combining a 15mm bottom bait, and 10mm pop up in yellow, purple or pink. It all gets a dip before casting out.
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ZIP, FLIP AND KIP
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