John Baker big chub mix

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

hi all

 

got some JB mix,just a quick question, to make a small ish batch,say enough for a little pre-baiting and some for hookbiats,how many eggs do you use?

[Anthony78]

Im no expert when it comes to boilie mixes but I think most mixes require six eggs so just devide all the other ingredients by six to make a smaller amount using only 1 egg.

[Elton]

Boilies for chub? :confused:

[Severn Wolf]

Streuth, they`ll be using them for Barbel next.....

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

cheers ant thats baisicly what i thought.

 

yes elton,boilies/paste for chub,i am fishing for some very big chub and boilies/paste are one of the baits they like.to catch them you have to present them with a bait they rae going to at least pick up and test!

 

severnwolf my PB was on a boilie!

[Elton]

Severn Wolf:

Streuth, they`ll be using them for Barbel next.....

Nah, barbel will never make it to stillwaters

[Dunk Fairley]

I've used JB Big Chub for a few years now. In short, it's brilliant.

 

As far as mixing it up goes. I always do a six egg mix. that usually gives me enough for a good pre-bait if I feel the need and sometimes enough for a days fishing as well.

 

It's hard to over prebait with paste, if you are doing it over a few days without fishing. I drop a few walnut sized balls into likely looking spots and let the fish find it. If it's a one day affair, I throw a few hazelnut sized lumps into the spots, then fish a walnut/golf ball size on the hook.

 

Any left over at the end of the day, can be thrown in to pre-bait for the next time, or taken home and hand rolled into boilies. I'm not too worried about the nutritional value of the boilies, as I only ever wrap paste around them for the hook bait. When prebaiting, I just use the paste.

 

Going back to pre-baiting. I've actually not bothered too often with this paste, as I've found it pretty much instant for Chub and Barbel.

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

hi dunk,

 

it does come higly recomended mate!

good to hear someone else has had results on it.

cheers for the info on mixing,but most of the pastes i have seen in the mags etc like trigga,two eggs are used,i am new to this paste/boilie game,i unashamedly admit to using shelf-lifes for ages.so six eegs sounds like a lot to me!

how much of a 1kg bag will be used if i use six eggs?or how many batches will it make?

 

with the pre-baiting,thats pretty much how i work it,drop in bait up, come back..

 

dunk your info/knowledge is greatly appreciated mate!

 

[ 12. February 2005, 05:00 PM: Message edited by: Ratty46 ]

[Dunk Fairley]

Make up the wet ingredients first. 6 eggs, 1-2 ml Chub Attack flavour per egg (I use 1 per egg)Liquid Anchovy Extract 2 1/2 ml per egg (I use 15 ml to a mix), then add the dry and mix to a SOFT paste. Leave for about 3 hours, to let the dry ingredients absorb the liquid, in which time it'll get a bit stiffer. Then, if required, add some more dry mix until you have a firm paste.

 

You'll get a six egg mix, plus a bit left over (maybe 1/4 of the bag) from a 1 kilo bag. What you don't use, can be kept if the bag is tightly closed.

 

As far as presentation goes, I use either a cork ball or boilie, with paste wrapped around, on a short hair*. I wrap the hook in the paste, but always leave the hook point exposed. I dont like hair rigging with the entire hook hanging free, as chub usually pick up a large bait with their lips and hold it at the front of their mouth. I want the hook inside the mouth, not hanging outside the lips.

 

I also use "Hair riggers", which are little springs which you squish the bait into on the hair. They work well, but if there are a lot of minnows around, they can pick it clean quite quickly.

 

I've recently perfected another method of presentation which is fun. When trotting a float in a chub swim, I put a flat "flake" of the paste, about 2cm wide on a No10 hook. It flicks and turns in a current, almost flashing at the fish. I've seen them charge across and take it. It's great.

 

This paste, although not cheap, advanced my large chub catch rates overnight.

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

nice one fella,

i am using it neat so to speak,see my mate picked it up for me,he didnt get me the chub attack(wish i had asked him know)

was going chubbing tomorrow but its a little windy at the mo!24mph?not exactly quivertip weather!

 

i dont hair rig for chub,i have done and it has worked but i would rather go staright on the hook on maybe them "paste coils" i do hear they work well,

i know all about greedy chevin and his amazing lips!pull,pull,pull strike...nothing there!

 

the trotting technique is a good'un,

chub god terry lampard uses it a lot no feed,just a couple of trots in a likely swim,flake on the hook as you say.

 

cheers again dunk.

let me know if its pointless using it with out the chub attack.

 

[ 12. February 2005, 05:53 PM: Message edited by: Ratty46 ]