A good smelly cheese paste??

[dizidave]

Ive never really used a hook any bigger than a 12 and very rarely used a 12!....looks like ill have to get me some hooks

[Elton]

Just bringing this back to the top, as it seems to get quite a bit of interest.

[Anderoo]

Just bringing this back to the top, as it seems to get quite a bit of interest.

 

Elton, I meant to do this last year but never got around to it - I'm about to make up my first batch of the year and can do a step by step photo article thing for the main site if you like?

[Elton]

Elton, I meant to do this last year but never got around to it - I'm about to make up my first batch of the year and can do a step by step photo article thing for the main site if you like?

 

Sounds good to me. Just don't go posting me samples!

 

Wurzel, the commercial fisherman cum angler who posts mainly in the politics forum, has a ball of paste permanently in his pocket (even when we're cod fishing). I keep meaning to have a word with him about the smell...

[Anderoo]

Sounds good to me. Just don't go posting me samples!

 

I can't promise that

 

As it leads nicely into small river chubbing, I could do you one on that too if you're interested. Now the nights are pulling in it's nice to do a bit of writing again.

[Elton]

I can't promise that

 

As it leads nicely into small river chubbing, I could do you one on that too if you're interested. Now the nights are pulling in it's nice to do a bit of writing again.

 

Any articles are always gratefully received

[ubat]

One of the problems with using pastry can be the hard fat content, when it drops into the water it can go harder, especially this time of year, getting in the way of a proper hook hold. I used to use soft margarine and flour added to the softish blueish mix of cheeses, also added a little vintage cheese for flavour/ smell. Also, tried some of the "smelly cheese" flavourings, never again, took ages to get the smell off my hands

If I was to use it again, it would try it with a short hair, so the hook would always be unmasked, wrap the paste around a ledger stop or spring, could even use a mixture of hard vintage and soft blue without any additives, dip it in cold water so it goes solid before casting, well maybe

[ayjay]

One of the problems with using pastry can be the hard fat content, when it drops into the water it can go harder, especially this time of year, getting in the way of a proper hook hold. ......................................................................

 

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..........could even use a mixture of hard vintage and soft blue without any additives,

 

You won't have a problem with it going hard if you use a shortcrust pastry mix in the right proportions, puff pastry does have a higher fat content and could potentially cause a problem.

 

Another very effective paste recipe (passed on to me and subsequently tried and tested by me) is equal quantities by weight of Red Leicester and Dolcelatte; that won't go hard either.

 

I've never needed to hair rig cheesepaste.

[Chub Frenzy]

I want to do some cheese paste chub fishing in the river and was wondering what sort of hook, rig and best wa to make a paste which is nice and soft that doesnt go hrd in the icy waters of december.

Thanks

[Elton]

For those who missed it, Anderoo's article is here:

 

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/coarse-fishing...heesepaste.html