Choosing a Winter Bait - Quest Baits

sgmsII|IIII|IIII|160gmOne of the few fi shmeals suitable for colderwater, LT 94.I|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIthe carp are these days, I am still more thanhappy to fish with baits emitting hardly anysmell, particularly in the coldest conditions.You don’t need to attract the carp. The carpare already there if you get your locationright. Unfortunately, these types of baitwould hardly sell commercially. Anglerswant to be able to smell the bait. I am surewith most anglers it is the smell that givesthe confidence rather than what is actuallyinside the bait when the carp get around toeating them.If I am fishing waters I don’t know then Itry to use baits with subtle smells emitting|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIII|IIfrom them. As I said 50gms at the start ofthis piece, I often mix and matchbetween the non-smelling baitsand subtle flavour leak-out baits.Fortunately for me, in 60gms the bait gamethe customers do seem to like these.The three most successful baits in myQuest Baits range are Fruity Trifle(fruit and cream blend), 70gms Irish Cream(smells like Bailey’s) and RahjaSpice (Indian spice). All have veryattractive angler-friendly smells andall leak off their flavours 80gmsat a steadyrate but retain taste after the bait has Essential oils give a good bait a lasting taste.been out for a length of time.“out at home to see how much flavour isMany baits 90gms resembleescaping from your bait and for how long.little more thanSimply fill a glass of water and drop a boilieunflavoured100gmspastaonce they have110gms”into it. After a period of time, taste thewater and see if you can detect the flavourbeen in it. If you can, then the flavour is startingto leak out. Pour the water away and repeatout in the water for a the process. As long as you can still detectfew daysthe flavour in the water then the flavour isstill leaking. If you suddenly find there is noI feel this taste left in the bait is one flavour evident then the flavour has finishedthing that is so often overlooked. During leaking out. Now, simply break the baitthe winter time when baits are likely to be open and see if the boilie has retained anyout for long periods before the fish decide smell. Simple tests you can do with any baitto feed (often several days after we return at any time of the year. For proper accuratehome), then I want them to still tasteresults you need to be doing these testsgood. As I said in last month’s Paste Baits with the glass kept outside to simulate thearticle, many baits resemble little more than temperature in which you would be fishing.unflavoured pasta once they have been out Hopefully the words in this piece willin the water for a few days.have once again got the old grey matter|There Is A World Of DifferenceBetween Flavour And Taste!Flavours are leaking away from the bait.Taste remains. A simple test can be carried500mlticking over. If something I have written hastriggered a few alarm bells then hopefully itwill have all been worthwhile.Until next time, I will leave as usual andwish you all – Best Fishes.400mlBait Quest Shaun Harrison650400m40gms700mlLate-November again, and it’s allsmiles for a true winter whacker.300m200ml23100ml100 l016_Bait_Quest.indd 9 16/1/07 18:33:00