Small boilies/pop ups

[Roobz]

Instead of trying to push a baiting needle through a small boilie. try drilling a hole with a small drill bit. (by hand!!)

[lutra]

I don't want to start any product placement but the baiting needle that comes with the Guru pellet cones is excellent for hair rigging small boilies. It's one of the thinnist needles I have come across and great for small pellets and mini boilies.

Cheers Dales.

 

I don't see anything wrong with a bit of product placement if its helpful.

[Dick Dastardly]

Cheers Dales.

 

I don't see anything wrong with a bit of product placement if its helpful.

 

Now I agree with that.These days (as I found out when I lost the last of my original meedles last season) finding a thin "spike with barb" type needle is hard.

 

But I know Brian knows what I mean about product placement!

[lutra]

Thanks for all the responses guys. i suppose im not really looking for a boilie per say. more somthing like a small pop up. id like to keep the hook just slightly off the bottom. im going to give soft hooker pellets a go next time im out, might even throw some imitation gear on the hook to aid boiyancy

i have been thinking about chopping down a pop up.

How about hair rigging a small piece of form and rolling a bit of paste round it. You might be able to get some paste to match some small boilies.

[Roobz]

Just found that Sonubaits do a 6mm pre drilled white choc boilie. is white choc mainly carp bait?

there are no common or mirror carp in the lakes i go to, just small crucians

[Elton]

These may be of interest:

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/News/quest-bai...imple-pops.html

[h2o]

Alright guys, just a quick question. is 8mm the smallest size boilie you can buy? the reason i ask is because the lakes i fish are silver fish only and most of them are small. (very new venue)

 

there are some good size chub and bream in there and a few tench. i think the owner said he stocked them at around 4-5lb about a year ago.

i want to target the bigger fish on the moethod feeder really tight to the centre island. i was thinking of trying a very small pop up. or boilie hair rigged to a size 16-18 hook. on a short hook link.

 

Having a quick browse around the net i can only find 8mm stuff. i think these might be a tiny bit to big to get into the fishes mouths. or am i just being abit of a plonker and over thinking it all??

 

Also what sort of flavours are most productive for these fish at this time of year?

hi try the carp balls website pick your own colour/flavour down to 4mm 3.99 plus 1.50 p and p never tried them but they are reviewed on fishing magic site

[Roobz]

Cheers h2o il check them out

[tony tinca]

I don't want to start any product placement but the baiting needle that comes with the Guru pellet cones is excellent for hair rigging small boilies. It's one of the thinnist needles I have come across and great for small pellets and mini boilies.

 

 

Snap Thats exactly what i use , i love all guru products

[Dales]

Snap Thats exactly what i use , i love all guru products

 

That needle has become one of my favourite bits of tackle. But not so sure about the colour